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What should I do now that my ads are be ghosted on Craigslist?

by waroflove
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Last week I notice that after I place an ad and then check within 20 minutes its not there. Its been driving me crazy. Other websites like backpage.com, salesbuddie.com, and several more I just don't get the same response if any like I do when I use Craigslist.

I thought maybe I should not post anything for a week or so and hope things will go back to normal.

Thanks in Advance
#ads #craigslist #ghosted
  • Profile picture of the author datingworld
    I don't think Craigslist is worth your time to be putting ads there. it's charm has gone.
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    • Profile picture of the author ae2080
      Craigslist is tough to conquer! There is money to be made but why not just focus your time and effort on other places where you won't have to fight the system.

      If you want to post more than twice a day (which is against there rules) you will need multiple IP address and multiple accounts. In my opinion it is not worth the hassle.
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  • Profile picture of the author John J M
    In order to really market on CL, it requires multiple accounts in multiple cities, which is very difficult (if not against the rules to do)...been a while since I even tried it. One thing I remember that worked was just leaving it for a while and trying again in about a week. Sometimes, they'll give your account another shot.
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  • Profile picture of the author arkina
    The thing that is great about Craigslist is that it is run by the community.

    The thing that is TERRIBLE about Craigslist is that it is run by the community.

    Competitors will flag your ad. It doesn't matter that the flag is a lie. Nobody is going to do anything about it. Once it is flagged it gets removed.

    Innocent people who offer babysitter or dog walking get their ads removed every day. Garage sales in the suburbs are flagged and deleted because some greedy person wants all the customers to themselves.

    It's sad really when people take grassroots organizations and ruin them and prove that human beings cannot be trusted.
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    • Profile picture of the author vanbino
      just leave it for a week or two, some times is like that
      Craigslist ghost your ads, but few weeks everything goes back to normal

      there will be times when you are get flagged right away and you also have to leave your account alone for some time

      do not listen too people that say that leave craigslist alone, it is a very good traffic source depending on what you are promoting

      another thing that you want to do is to set up 2 to 3 accounts to have them as a back up in that way, you will always have ads


      for the three accounts use different ips, pva, and so on
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  • Profile picture of the author Meharis
    Originally Posted by waroflove View Post

    Last week I notice that after I place an ad and then check within 20 minutes its not there. Its been driving me crazy. Other websites like backpage.com, salesbuddie.com, and several more I just don't get the same response if any like I do when I use Craigslist.

    I thought maybe I should not post anything for a week or so and hope things will go back to normal.

    Thanks in Advance
    Personally, Craigslist is a waste of time and constant frustrations.
    The only way to avoid problems is following their rules.
    Open three accounts and post twice daily for each account.
    Anyhow, you remain at the mercy of being flagged, but won't be
    much time expended.

    Meharis
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  • Profile picture of the author Moneymaker2012
    Did you put any links? craigslist do that in order to prevent spammers.You should make sure that your ad within limits.
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  • Profile picture of the author ralphragew
    as what i know.. to post multiple ads you should have multiple accounts and an ip changer..
    3 posts per account a day.. and your ip should be the same address where you post your ads.
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