Craigslist Question

Let me start by saying I'm not a Craigslist marketer. I'm logged into my CL account now and it has been 11 months since the last time I made a post. I only have 1 account and I re-verified it by phone yesterday, using the same number I used last year when I made my last post.

I made a post yesterday in the jobs category because I'm looking for someone to help me out with something. I made a very detailed post, and then CL asked me to phone verify, yada yada, which I did with no problems.

I got the email asking me to verify that I wanted to post it, and I clicked the link and CL told me my ad was live. I clicked their link to verify this and *poof* it is there. In fact, it is still there today with that link.

The problem is that it is not showing up if I use their directories to go there. I live in a small city, and the category that I chose gets maybe 1 post ever 1-2 weeks, so mine should be at the top. There's nothing showing in that category since May 4th, though.

The ad also doesn't show up if I search for it.

Can anyone that actually uses Craigslist give me some help? I will PM the link to the ad to you so you can see it if you'd like.

Thanks in advance,

-- j