subject: Common Craigslist Problems And How A Craigslist Proxy Can Help You [print this page] If you have tried to post ads on Craigslist before you may have discovered that it can sometimes be a very painful experience. Posting ads isn't hard, but getting your ads to go live can be a real nightmare. All of this stems from how the site is setup and the scripts and tools they have running behind the scene that make posting on the classified website difficult at best. There are a few problems people constantly have and that is ads ghosting and the need for phone verified accounts. These problems are very common and there is a specific cause which explains why you may be experiencing either one or both of these problems. Once you know what causes ghosting and the need for verified accounts, it will make posting ads on Craigslist much, much easier.
The biggest problem most users have is that they post an ad on Craigslist and it doesn't go live. The ad was "ghosted". This is the term given to any ad that is posted but can't be found anywhere online. No matter who long or how hard you look, it is impossible to find these ads. That is why they earned the name as ghosted ads, they are invisible like ghosts. This problem is typically caused by some kind of content, words or something else, in the ad which triggered a filter at Craigslist.
These filters scan every single ad placed and look for anything that is classified as unwanted. If your ad happens to contain one or more of these words, your ad will have a very good chance of being flagged and not showing up. How can you avoid this? The best thing you can do to avoid ghosting is take a look at all the other ads that are in the same section as you want to post in and only use words you find in them. This way you'll have a good chance of avoiding any forbidden content.
The second problem many people have is that they can post on Craigslist for a while and then suddenly they are asked to register an account and phone verify that account. This is referred to as phone verification. Phone verified accounts are required in the services section but can also be required in other sections. What triggers this need for PVA in other section on Craigslist? If you post frequently from one or a few IPs, there is a good chance that after some time you'll be asked to phone verify.
It doesn't matter if you use a new fresh account, you'll still be asked to phone verify. Craigslist has picked up on your IP range and detected that someone is posting excessively from that IP range. Their solution? Force phone verification on anyone who tries to post ads on Craigslist using those IPs. The only way you can avoid this problem is to use a completely different IP. Reconnecting to the internet may not work as you will probably need IPs from a different service provider.
Bypassing all of the common problems above can be made much easier with your own Craigslist proxy server. These proxies simplify getting multiple IPs and make the chance of ads going live greater when they are used by people who understand how Craigslist works and know what you can do to increase your live ad hit rate. Setting up your own proxy server is also much easier than you may think and a valuable tool for any Craigslist poster.
