 (Prudent Press Agency)--- If you are having problems posting ads on Craigslist then take a second and read this article, perhaps it may help you.
If you have more than one craigslist account that you're posting ads to then it's very important that you use a land line dial-up connection with a dial-up Internet Service Provider when you do it.
Craigslist monitors IP addresses of each account. You WILL need different IP addresses if you have more than one CL account, that is if you expect to keep them open and not have them shut down permanently.
If you have a Cable Internet or DSL Internet based telephone service then you have what's called a static IP address. What this means is that you have one IP address so when you are placing ads through multiple craigslist accounts their computer picks up your IP address and knows right away that it is the same person placing the ads. This is not good and it could cost you all of your accounts and your ads, not to mention your time.
By using a dial-up Internet service, every time you redial you get a different IP address. Please note: Most dial up modems will be damaged if you connect them to one of these Internet-based phone services. You NEED a land line connection and a solid dialup Internet service provider that has good amount of dial up numbers.
When choosing a dial-up Internet service provider you want to avoid companies that use proprietary software like AOL, Net Zero ect. You need a basic Internet service provider with no bells and whistles. You need to find a company that has a lot of dial up numbers in the USA and Canada if you are posting there, preferably one that is inexpensive.
Many of the dial up number networks are old so you'll have to test each number out. Don't always go by the speed of the connection, try to surf around a little bit and see if you get disconnected often or if it's surfing really slow. Once you find a a good connection number make note of it so you don't have to keep searching different numbers each time you want a dial out. Try to use an area code that is in the area where you are posting your ads if possible.
Another posting tip that is very important. NEVER jump around from state to state posting ads. For example; don't post one ad in Maine, one in Nebraska, one in Chicago, one in New York, one in Dallas and one in Phoenix. If you do this craigslist will think you're a spammer and all of your ads will be removed and not just the ones you did today either, all of your ads that you have active in that account will be removed also. You will end up losing everything and have to start all over again. So DON'T make that mistake!
Your account may also be red flagged and they will limit your ads sometimes to only one per day. They do this by ghosting out your ads. Your ads will appear to be live in your account control panel yet will not go live on the site. This is called ad ghosting. I always post 2 ads first then wait to see if they appear on CL before posting anymore so I don't lose my work to ghosting.
A nice cheap dial up Internet service provider is BasicISP.net They only charge $6.95 a month and have over 46,000 dialup numbers in the USA and Canada. You might have to test the numbers until you find the top speed connections but at $6.95 a month no one can beat it.
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