Price increases drive growth in adult ad revenue:

According to this blog post from the AIM Group, the Village Voice Media-owned Backpage.com has not only raised their rates for ‘adult ads’ but is also still raking in the cash…

Village Voice Media, which owns Backpage.com, increased rates in several markets. Before it eliminated prostitution ads, Craigslist charged $10 for a one-week listing in the United States. At the time, Backpage prices ranged from $3 to $12 per online post in 23 U.S. cities surveyed by the AIM Group. Based on an online review of prices in December in those same cities, Backpage raised rates to at least $5, although rates in the highest-priced markets were reduced to $10. Rates for reposting ads to the top of a particular day, and rates for highlighting a listing, also were revised.

The AIM Group estimates it generated $2 million from prostitution ads in December, nearly four times the amount generated by its closest competitor.

It seems that Village Voice Media and Backpage.com are doing a lot about prostitution and human trafficking. Enough to line their pockets with $2 Million in ad revenue for the month of December alone.

Again I find it ironic that while Village Voice Media is supposed to be this champion for free speech that they find it necessary to cash out at the price of other people’s freedom.