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Responding and Emailing Craigslist Ads

by nrg2011
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I found a niche that I think will be profitable, responding to specific craigslist ads/keywords in ads, and I have a couple questions for the Warrior Forum think tanks..

There are about 50 new ads that go up each day nationally that fit my criteria. I would like to send one email to each ad, letting them know that I have a service that can assist them.

QUESTION #1) If I respond to 50 different new ads a day, is craigslist going to block my emails?

QUESTION #2) Do I need to use a gmail/yahoo/etc address, or one from one of my websites? Does it matter?

QUESTION #3) Can I send them as a mass email to all, or do they need to be sent out individually?

QUESTION #4) Do I need to use more than one email address, or will one suffice?

QUESTION #5) Is there a program you can recommend that does this, or is it better to just do it manually?

QUESTION #6) Is there a better way to do what I am doing?

Thanks in advance for the assistance.
#ads #craigslist #emailing #responding
  • Profile picture of the author nrg2011
    I am not sending spam, in the sense that I review each ad personally before I decide to respond to it to make sure it is relevant to the service I provide. I am not just emailing random people. Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie123
    Read Craigslist TOS. That will explain what you can do. If you go for under-the-radar techniques, realize it will cost you money to implement, you must have a skill set, and even then there is no guarantee of success.
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    • Profile picture of the author nrg2011
      Thanks for the point in the right direction, Paulie...
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  • Profile picture of the author opatrao24
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    • Profile picture of the author nrg2011
      I would be replying from a US IP/Email.. I can change my IP at will, and can use multiple emails if necessary. Does this help? Thanks.

      nrg2011
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      • Profile picture of the author nrg2011
        Grr.. Craigslist frustrates me so much. Any help is appreciated...
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        • Profile picture of the author wealth1
          Originally Posted by nrg2011 View Post

          Grr.. Craigslist frustrates me so much. Any help is appreciated...
          I don't think there is a limit on responding as far as Craigslist is concerned. I think a limit may be on what you can send through your isp to avoid spam.
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  • Profile picture of the author Claire Koch
    it depends on what you are selling if you are selling a service i don't get the poblem, search on here for craigslist you'll get all kinds of the lowdown on what you need to do.
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    • Profile picture of the author nrg2011
      I am not looking for help on POSTING craigslist ads. I am looking for help on RESPONDING to posted craigslist ads... If there are any discussions regarding that, please post a link on this thread. I appreciate the help.

      nrg2011
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      • Profile picture of the author velwil
        hey NRG, did you ever find a work-around on messaging ads on CL? or at least a good resource online that explains how it works? thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author pixiesloveme
    I am wondering the same thing a OP
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  • Profile picture of the author pminus
    I developed a product that will download all of the emails from craigs. You can select categories and even search for emails based on specific keywords. Think of it like a niche specific phone directory. I have other products that can download information from other places too.
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  • Profile picture of the author bengirwb
    At the bottom of Craigslist Ads I've seen is this message:

    "it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests"
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    You also might want to place multiple ads describing your service so clients come to you. My free craigslist software below might be of use to you
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