Craigslist RULES question...PLEASE HELP

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by jcv1972, Mar 24, 2010.

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    Hi

    Im not sure how CL works but I want to post my service on CL.

    Can I post the same ad in different cities and if not how would I go around this?

    Thanks
     
    jcv1972, Mar 24, 2010 IP
  2. jimbo2087

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    if you use the same ad text then you will get picked up automatically by CL.

    One way to get around this is to take a screen shot of the text, upload it to an image site and then use html to display the image in your post. This way the robots can see its the same.

    CL also uses geo ip targeting so you might need to get some proxies.
     
    jimbo2087, Mar 24, 2010 IP
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    It's fairly complicated. How many different cities? If you're talking about more then 5-10 you're going to need to find a way to switch IP's, otherwise they will ban your IP completely.

    You will need multiple accounts, usually phone verified.

    Switch up your ads, especially the title's and it works pretty well.
     
    MarkAse, Mar 24, 2010 IP
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    For services you need a phone verified account. And CL will not let you post the same ad in multiple cities. But if you vary the ads a bit (same content, different wording) you can safely post 2-3 ads per day. If your ads don't get flagged, you can rotate ads through different cities and get a lot of exposure with one account. For more, you'll need to go to the next level: switch IP addresses and use multiple accounts. You'll probably reach a point where it is more trouble than it is worth.
     
    gcintermed, Mar 26, 2010 IP