The GypsyBug Story
We went to place an ad in the Little Nickels and to our amazement it was not cheap! So, we started thinking there should be a less expensive way to advertise.

Born about four years ago, was our concept of free online advertising. Our research left us wondering why there was NO place to advertise that was family friendly. Thus the idea of a site that was and is to this day a place on the Internet for the whole family to place and read ads without running into adult content. So we got the "bug" and came up with the name "GypsyBug" that has to do with freethinking and not being stuck in the envelope, but outside of it!

In the last few years we have tried different marketing techniques to get our site out there, to find out how limited our resources are. We had some members try-putting ads on Craigslist promoting something which we are not. That was a tremendous mistake and hurt our site. The mentality of that marketing, by some people trying to have something for nothing, has been hard to make right. We do apologize to those that were misled by ads on Craigslist that were not placed by our office. Wouldn't we all like a free lunch? At this time we are still trying to recover from this experience. We want to get back to our original concept of family, neighbors, friends, and communities supporting a site that is suppose to bring people together.

We are partnered with PayPal (which let us tell you, was not easy). Also a Disney sponsored site called "SafeSurf" scrubs our site on the hour to help keep us clean. Without the exposure of the more popular advertising sites our growth has been slow but steady. We have had a lot of support from our members and will continue to grow with them. We are proud to say that as of last week our site has been ranked 137,000 out of millions worldwide.

Despite the challenges of creating a site that is totally family safe, we are continuing to evolve and grow. We want to thank all of you that have supported our concept of family values on the Internet. Watch us grow!