One of biggest issues you can have with Craigslist is that of ghosting. Have you ever posted an ad only to find that no matter you did you were unable to find it anywhere at all? This is commonly known as ghosting. Ghosting is done deliberately by Craigslist in an attempt to control or limit the number of ads people post on the classified site. There are several causes of ghosting ranging from IPs, ad content, accounts used and posting frequency. If you buy your accounts or PVA from someone else and don t make your own, then this could be the source of your ghosting problems.
It is common practice for people to buy normal or phone verified accounts for Craigslist from third party suppliers. They do this because it is much easier to buy pre made accounts than to make them yourself. This saves a lot of time and time is money. The downside to this is that ghosting can be caused by accounts that were improperly created. When accounts are created at Craigslist, the IP used and possibly other information is stored. If you buy your accounts from a supplier who creates thousands of accounts and does not pay attention to rotating IPs and other methods required to ensure accounts are not red flagged at Craigslist, you may find that those accounts have major ghosting problems and possibly even bigger problems. Use these tips below to make sure you are making the best or buying the best quality accounts you possibly can.
If you create your own accounts or buy accounts or PVA from others, the first thing you need to always pay attention to is the IP used. Craigslist tracks IP activity when your account is created. Many suppliers who want to save time and money simply bulk create accounts from the same IP range. This is the best way for them to cut down on costs as they need only a few IPs and can create thousands of accounts. The downside is that Craigslist will catch on quickly if they see multiple accounts all coming from a very few IPs. The other problem is cookie based. Craigslist also tracks account activity via cookies. If you forget to clean or clear your cookies between creating accounts you will also find that you might experience higher than usual amounts of ad ghosting. Always make sure you or your supplier cleans all browser cookies between creating accounts. You can do this by the options in your web browser or using some of the many free programs out there that will help you clear web browser cookies.
Ghosting on Craigslist is a big pain and there is no one stop solution or magic bullet that will fix all your ghosting problems. This is because there are multiple causes of ghosting and not just one. However, one of the biggest causes is using accounts or PVA that aren t properly created. If you buy accounts from a third party supplier, make sure that they take the required steps to create safe accounts.
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