How to create a Phone Verified Account

Phone Verified Account (PVA) is required to post ads in the USA or Canada craig's list cities.
How to create a Phone Verified craigslist Account:

1. Go to the account signup form to create an free CL account. You will need a valid email address to create an account on CL.
2. Then try to post an ad under any service category in any city of USA or Canada. Craigslist will ask you for Phone Authentication. Just follow those steps.

Few tips regarding CL PVA:

• You should post only one ad per PVA on every 48 hours interval.
• You need US or Canadian land phone number to create a CL PVA. VOIP numbers will not work at all.
  

Why I need PVA in For Sale categories?

Everyone knows that craigslist now requires Phone Verified Account (PVA) to post ads under service categories in the USA and Canada. But sometimes craigslist.org asks for PVA even when you try to post under "for sale" or community categories. But why?
Filtering system of craigslist is very complicated and strange. There is no way to know the exact reason for requirement of PVA in non-service sections. Apparently this is IP based. So if you are trying to post on craig's list from an fresh IP address then most probably CL will not ask you for for phone verified account except for service categories for which PVA is always compulsory. But if you are trying to post from an foreign IP then CL will always ask you for phone verification. Craigslist.org has blacklisted some IP addresses of USA and Canada too. If you try to post from those suspected IPs then you may be asked for PVA even for the "for sale" or "real estate" categories.

Is there any way to avoid phone verification for the "for sale" categories?
No, if you are trying to post from blacklisted IP then there is no way to avoid PVA requirements.

How to Search all Craigslist cities

Have you ever wondered how to search all Craigslist cities at once or how to search multiple categories at the same time? Yes, craigslist doesn't have any such facilities built-in. But there are alternate methods to do so. You can use search engines like google, yahoo to search all craigslist sites although this will require some advance knowledge of search operators.
I have found a very simple site which allows you to search all cities of craigslist at once. You can even use this site to search classified listings posted on other free classifieds sites too. Country specific specific search is possible. I specially like this feature. Oh, yes, the site is www.SeekYourItem.com

Feel free to try this simple free search engine www.SeekYourItem.com to search all craigslist as well as other free classified sites worldwide. No sign up is required.

What is ghosting, How to avoid ghosting on craiglist

What does ghosting on craigslist means?
If any ad is marked by craigslist's spam filter then it is simply dropped from the listing page of craigslist. But the ad poster is not informed. When the ad poster check with the confirmation URL he will think that the ad is live but it is not actually available on the craiglist site. This is popularly known as "ghosting".

Why an ad is ghosted on craiglist?
An ad may be ghosted for many many reasons. Following are few of them:

• Your doamin name is blacklisted by craiglist
• Your phone number is blacklisted by craiglist
• Your email address is blacklisted by craiglist
• Your IP address is blacklisted by craiglist
• Your are posting prohibited items
• You are over posting i.e exceeding daily posting limit
• Your ads are being flagged by the visitors a lot.
• Your titles or descriptions contain blacklisted keyword phrases.
• You are posting under wrong category

How to avoid ghosting while posting on craigs list?
To avoid ghosting on craigslist post the same ad on evey 48 hours interval. Some people thinks writing to craigslist support team will resolve the ghosting problem. But remember craiglist has only about two dozens of employee. They don't have time to read your email.