Community posts vs commercial posts

GuestResearcher.com keeps personal community listings free and asks businesses and commercial operators (property managers, realtors, apartment complexes, rental businesses) to use a separate path. An individual offering a place they own or live in posts as a community member. Here's the distinction in plain terms.

Community posts

• Personal posts from verified researchers, fellows, students, and academic/government community members.
• A room you're subletting, your own moving-sale items, a free item, a non-commercial community event.
• An individual offering a place they own or live in (a room, a unit, or their home) — an owner-occupant or homeowner posts as a community member, not a business.
• These are the heart of the site and stay free.

Commercial listings

• Property managers, realtors, apartment complexes, and rental businesses.
• Businesses and service providers.
• These follow a separate path and are held for review.

How they're handled differently

• Commercial posts are reviewed before they publish and may have different terms.
• Commercial listings are reviewed before they appear publicly.
• Personal community listings from verified members publish on the normal community path.

Why split them at all

• It keeps the community marketplace genuinely community-run and free for individuals.
• It lets the site stay sustainable without charging researchers.

If you're a landlord or business, start with the For landlords page. If you're an individual researcher, just post — your personal listings are free.