How To Post Ads On Craigslist And Not Get Deleted Or Banned

Here are some of my rules I am using when posting to Craigslist.

• Craigslist is one of the most popular sites in the world with a huge database of different topics, from jobs, cars, love connections, housing, resumes.
• Craigslist is very very popular that is why it is often a target of spammers.
• Craigslist has each month over 10 million new posted Craigslist ads and that is why it is said to be in top 30 of most visited sites in the world.
• Craigslist.org is a daily spammer target zone, they try everything to post as many ads as possible per day on Craigslist to different cities, because usually Craigslist community is very responsive to your ads.

Craigslist is constantly updated by their own programmers to detect any kind of behavior that is breaking Craigslist TOS. Your ads on Craigslist will be deleted if you post several ads to different cities where you don’t live. Craigslist TOS say that you can post only ads in the city where you live. So if you live in Los Angeles you can not post in Craigslist Miami. Well you can but it is not recommended. Usually posters on Craigslist like that are banned or their posts are flagged. Your ip can get banned for few days or permanently if you are repeatedly breaking their rules.

Here are my tips how to post several ads on Craigslist without getting banned:

1. Always se different ip for each Craigslist post. Also use different email for each Craigslist post.
2. Always use different descriptions in Craigslist ads, never repeat the same descriptions. Otherwise your Craigslist post will get flagged.
3. Always change your IP Address after your Craigslist post, that is a must, you have to be able to do that, if not change your internet service provider. You can usually change ips simply by logging off your internet connection and logging in again. You don’t have to restart your pc for that. Foreign IPs on Craigslist will always be detected, so posting in Craigslist USA from Europe is not going to happened, sooner or later you will be tracked down. Posts like these are deleted prior being published. Usually you can post from Europe to Craigslist Asia, of from Uk to Craigslist Germany and vice versa, but posting to Craigslist USA cities is way more strict. So be careful about that. One way to fix this is to use your friend pc in USA and use a windows remote login for posting on Craigslist USA.
4. Ad Titles have to be relevant to categories. You have to also switch your titles when posting several ads. This prevents the post being flaged or deleted so often.
5. Craigslist rules always change but usually you will be fine if you post up to 20 ads per hour. Also have some delay between posts. Like I said before rules always change and Craigslist is getting better and better detecting spam posts.
6. Always select the right category when posting, posting into wrong category will have your ad deleted.
7. Don’t go crazy by posting too many ads in short time. Take a break between posts.
8. Write Craigslist ads that look natural and anti spam. Check other posted ads an mimic them.
9. Never use CSS in your posts
10. Limit your ad to 30000 k size.
11. Don’t use javascript on Craigslist.
12. Don’t use frames or iframes.
13. Use simple small sized images in your ads but never use flash, your posts will never be published.

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edwin  - Thanks... |2008-12-27 10:34:36 Hi, Thanks and great tips. You explained me why my ads always not show up. Thank you very much. Reply 1 0

jackson |2008-12-27 10:35:00 are you plugging your site or asking real questions? :) Reply 2 0

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  - how to make this person stop flagging me |2009-01-12 21:38:59 I am constantly get flagged in craigslist and its not fair at all. Because one of person has the same as me and he flags me a lot. To him is all about competition because last year I sold more vehicle than him. I don't know why he is so jealous of the sudden and I know my ads sounds interesting and attracts to the viewers. He said I have no creativity but I do because I more highly eduacated than this person and he is only GED graduated and doesn't know about what he is talking nonsense calling me "LITTLE GIRL". I am more adult than him and I am 39 years old and he is only 26 years old. Has no high school and college degree/ Reply 0 4

wha? |2009-05-15 22:43:26 you're educated? fooled me. your post can be condensed to a subset of the title. Try following the rules with CL and boost sales by hiring a girl (no need to be little) who speaks fluent english, preferably with a local accent. Void the last part if selling in a local where english is not the primary/dominant language. Reply 0 2

Louida  - I love your site |2009-02-26 10:23:07 Thanks for the information. I been trying to post about legitimate free paying sites and I get flagged quickly!! I see my competition on there and I know it is them flagging me. But I'm glad I have found this site. Also come visit my website at link:EarningFreeMoney.com I will be lisiting legitimate paying programs that are free when I come across them. Reply 0 2

Miami Web Designer  - Web Marketing on Craigs List |2009-03-07 09:47:55 What about using anonymous proxies? Reply 1 1

jackson |2009-03-07 10:19:32 Well if you have some private proxies, but those are expensive, usually most of the proxies ain't working. CL is smart, very smart Reply 0 0

Peggy Wood  - how to change the category |2009-05-05 16:48:24 I put something in the wrong category. How do I change that from auto to car&trucks by owner Reply 0 3

jackson |2009-05-06 06:55:26 i think you can always edit your post if you register, you have to login in into your account and edit the posts Reply 0 0

Riyaz  - using ip scrambler |2009-09-18 08:58:19 i am using an ipscrambler and multiple magicjacks for getting registered in a city and posting ads, with unique email addresses. It does ask for phone authentication, and when i go to my account it shows my ads as live, but i don't see the posts on CL. Any idea, why that happens? Riyaz Reply 8 0

Will  - Banned from craigslist |2010-07-22 22:28:15 I have been banned from craigslist. I have tried opening new verified accounts through pay phone with different email accounts. I manually change my ip every time i post. I try to keep my ads different from each other. But my ads get ghosted and craigslist make me reset the account all over again which makes all my effort worthless. It's a waste of time. How can get go back to posting on craigslist? Buying a new computer? Reply 27 13

keith  - Ghosting |2012-01-06 22:48:39 Hey There. DId you resolve your problem. I recent got banned and all my ads are being ghosted. Did buying a new computer solve the issue?? Reply 0 0

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