Our team has been brainstorming for months now on how to most effectively allow users to place images on their classified ads. We wanted to keep the interface simple and easy. This meant absolutely no annoying window pop-ups and no unnecessary new page directs.

The current functionality is the result of our brainstorm. We wanted the images unobtrusive so that the ad’s layout is not compromised. We decided that an image gallery per ad was the best way to go. Users who are interested in a particular ad should opt to click on that ad to maximize it, then click on a particular image to view the ad’s gallery.

Adding images to the ad was another thing. Again, we wanted to preserve the Web 2.0 interface and yet find a very meaningful and easy way to show the users the images they have been uploading to their ad, just as we show a preview of their ads before they submit.

If, say, a user decided to post a Philippine real estate ad, the user would want to add several images (like the map, the floor plan, and the model), the user can see thumbnails of each image, and can readily remove these images. The user can also see how much more free space is available for images.

Ultimately, we hope that this new functionality will make your experience in our classifieds site that more meaningful.

Speaking of images, we are still offering a limited offer of free banner ad space on the right side of our website. If you are interested, simply send us a gif or swf file of your ad with dimensions of either 120pixels width x 90pixels height or 120pixels width x 240pixels height, and send it to admin @ classifiedsph.com with the site you want the ad to redirect to.