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Software, Auto Posters, & Proxies DO NOT WORK!

Let me see if I get this right...

Posting multiple ads on Craigslist is only feasible when:
1. You have pre-selected the regions where you want your ads to appear (such as Dallas, Chicago, LA, Las Vegas)
2. You have located the same number of individuals to post for you as you have regions (such as five regions, five posters). Selecting different individuals means you have the same amount of different IP addresses.
3. These same individuals should be the type not to use CL to post. You should have individuals to post for you using the maximum number of posts you can get per IP address. This means the individuals 'hired' to post for you should be legal high school and college students.
4. Since posting a maximum of 2-3 ads per person, per day doesn't translate to much income, you should again, choose limited income individuals such as the school students aforementioned. Arrange perhaps a weekly allowance for Starbucks coffee (equivalent to two beverages a day) or one meal per day for the student to post 2-3 times a day for you. There's not much effort required by the poster as you should have crafted all the copy-writing for the ads prior to them being posted.
6. Make sure the ads are in a graphical format, legible, with your site's URL clearly displayed. Hosting the images with ImageShack will ensure that your images have dynamic URLs, further mitigating the risk of being banned/ghosted by CL. There should be no links of any kind in the ad.

This is the only way I think posting multiple ads on CL will work for the long term. Yes, paying those kids to post items for you is an expense, but CL is free advertising to begin with. If you have a product or service in the $15-45 range, then obviously the cost-benefit is in your favor.

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