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Marketplace ideas

Yclas isn't only for classified ads. Here's how to set it up as a job board, a business directory, a property site, a rental marketplace and more.

At heart, Yclas lets people publish listings that others can browse, search and respond to. With the right categories, custom fields and settings, that covers far more than classified ads. Here are some proven set-ups, with the features that make each one work.

Job board

Employers post vacancies; candidates browse by sector and city and apply.

Set up How
Categories Sectors: Engineering, Hospitality, Healthcare… with subcategories for specialisms.
Jobs pack The Jobs pack template adds contract type, remote or on-site, salary range and company, and lets candidates apply with their CV. See Property and jobs packs.
Price field Switch it off if you don’t show salaries as a price. See Listing page and form fields.
Expiry 30–60 days, so old vacancies drop off. See Listing expiry.
Earning Charge employers to post, or sell featured job slots. See Ways to make money.
Applications With the jobs pack, candidates click Apply for this job and employers download the CVs from Job applications.

Business directory

Companies list themselves; visitors search by category and area.

Set up How
Directory mode Business listings with opening hours, services and prices, social links, claims and quote requests. See Run a business directory.
Categories Business types: Restaurants, Plumbers, Lawyers…
Locations Towns and neighbourhoods. See Locations.
Custom fields Anything else you need, such as year founded.
Map Show businesses on a map. See Maps.
Reviews Let customers rate businesses. See Reviews and ratings.
Expiry Set to 0 so listings never expire, or yearly with a paid renewal.
Earning Charge businesses for each quote request, membership plans for listed businesses, or featured placement.

Property and rentals

Agents and owners list homes to buy or rent.

  • Categories for Sale and Rent, with subcategories by property type.
  • The Property pack: fields for type, bedrooms, bathrooms, size, energy rating and features, plus floor plans, viewings and open houses, agency pages, a map search and landing pages. See Run a property marketplace with the property pack.
  • A map on each listing, and an interactive map of all properties.
  • Memberships for estate agents who list many properties.

Vehicles

Cars, motorbikes and boats.

  • Add vehicle catalogue in Custom Fields adds mileage, fuel, transmission and more, and the built-in catalogue fills in makes and models for you.
  • The vehicles pack adds key specs, similar vehicles, compare, test drives, trade-ins, price labels, VIN checks, dealer stock pages and make and model landing pages. See Run a car marketplace with the vehicles pack and Vehicle data.
  • Plenty of photos per listing. See Photos.

Equipment and machinery

Dealers, contractors and farmers sell or hire out machinery, from excavators and tractors to forklifts and catering equipment.

Marketplace with checkout

Sellers list products and buyers pay on your site, with your commission on every sale.

Events and tickets

Organisers list events and sell tickets. See Sell event tickets.

Services and freelancers

Tutors, cleaners, photographers, tradespeople.

Closed communities

A marketplace only for the staff of a company, students of a university or members of a club.

Choosing your idea

The marketplaces that grow are usually narrow: one kind of item, one type of user, one region to start with. You can always widen later. Pick something you know well, where people today buy and sell through scattered Facebook groups, newspapers or word of mouth, and give them a better place to do it.

Updated 22 October 2026 · Suggest an edit