Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts

The latest move by Craigslist has caused massive uproar from the Craigslist marketing community. Some time ago Craigslist introduced Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts into the erotic services section. Many people did not realize that this was just the first step Craigslist was going to take. In a nutshell, to post in any of the services section you must first verify your account via phone. All that is required is that you use a valid phone number so as to receive a pin verification code. Having completed this you are now able to post in phone verified sections. After the introduction of phone verification, there have been some obvious changes. Phone verified accounts permit you to only post one ad every 48 hours in sections that require phone verification. The upside to this is that many spammers on Craigslist have either stopped posting or had to scale down how often they post. It seems that Craigslist is on a never ending battle in its attempts to stop unwanted spammers. Overall, the introduction of Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts has definitely changed Craigslist forever.

Have you recently been forced to create Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts, then you should be aware of the exact kinds of numbers supported. Even though there are many different kinds of phone numbers, they are not all compatible. This was done with the main purpose of trying to stop or at least prevent people from abusing the verified account system. In actual fact, only a very few kinds of phone numbers are supported. Phone numbers that have been stated to officially work with Craigslist are standard landline and cellphone numbers. In reality there is much more to it than just this. There are many cell phone companies which will not work. Many prepaid and disposable cell phones will not work. It is easy to understand why this is the case because Craigslist is aware that some users will buy them just to make Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts. VOIP, while widely used in the USA are also not compatible. Again, the reason for this being that Craigslist believes it is much easier to get and change VOIP numbers just to create phone verified accounts. If you create your own phone verified accounts, make sure you use neither prepaid or VOIP lines to avoid any headache.

There is no bill from Craigslist if you use a phone number to create a phone verified account. This step is required only to verify your account and not to try and bill you. There are people who have heard or been told from others that Craigslist actually charges you a small fee for each verified account. This will not happen. Again, your phone number is used for verification purposes only. Making this a requirement makes it difficult for people outside of the USA and spammers to abuse Craigslist. This doesn't stop people from making Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts through other means or methods that Craigslist isn't currently blocking. If you use your own verified accounts or you buy them from someone else, Craigslist will never attempt to charge you or bill you for anything at all. This is solely for verificaton.

Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts are not like normal accounts on Craigslist. These accounts have specific rules on how they can be used. Ignoring these rules usually results in verified accounts being blocked by Craigslist and are no longer able to be used. The main point to remember when using verified accounts is to not post too often. No more than one ad every 48 hours should be posted via verified accounts. Anyone doing anymore than one ad every 48 hours stands the chance of having their verified accounts put on hold. The first warning you will get if you post a similar ad within a 48 hour timespan is that Craigslist will display a warning that a similar ad has already been posted and the new ad will not go live. If this happens to you, immediately stop using that account for a few days. When using verified accounts to post it is best to use multiple accounts and swap amongst them while posting. Post with one set of accounts on the first day then change to a second set of verified accounts on the second day and finally change back to the first set on the third day. Post only from the first set of verified accounts on the third day or after 48 hours has passed. The key point to remember is not to post more than one ad every 48 hours when using Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts.

You may know that Craigslist can sometimes place accounts on hold. The exact cause of accounts being put on hold is unknown but it is possibly related to posting too many ads. If you do find you have an account on hold you can quickly make a new one. However, Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts can also be suspended. There is a common belief that because accounts are verified, they can't be blocked by Craigslist. They incorrectly assuming that the accounts are "bullet proof" or just immune to any other normal posting rules on Craigslist. This couldn't be further from the truth. In actual fact, phone verified accounts should be treated with much greater care than normal accounts. Just remember that verified accounts are still subject to Craigslist posting rules. Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts can be banned by Craigslist as easily and as quickly as normal accounts if used to spam Craigslist.

Craigslist has done it again and made changes to IP limits and how they affect Craigslist Phone Verified Accounts. If you create too many accounts in a short period of time, they are quickly suspended and put on hold. This has nothing to do with the phone numbers used, but is directly linked to your IP and the number of accounts created. As of now, it is unknown as to what time frame Craigslist monitors IP activity when creating accounts, but be aware you will need to use a vastly unique and different IP for each account you create. I would guess that the threshold of accounts created and IPs monitored is based on a 24 hour period. When you create accounts try and get an IP from a different C class IP range. This can be difficult to do if you are using standard wireless or dynamic IP DSL connection as most ISPs put you in a single C class IP range and each time you reconnect to get a new IP you are in the same IP range. This will only cause problems and you will find that any attempt to create bulk accounts will quickly be stopped and all your accounts suspended.