Comments on: Craigslist Power Posting Pointers: Avoiding the Ghost of Christmas Present http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/ An Enlightening Oasis for the Entrepreneurial Spirit Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:51:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6-beta1 hourly 1 By: ian http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-5612 ian Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:25:09 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-5612 Thanks Jay - I haven't thought about Craigslist in a really, really long time - and don't have any idea what's going on there from a marketing standpoint - so any thoughts I have on this blog about circumventing the "ghost" issues are really outdated and very possibly, completely wrong..:-) ( ironically this blog still gets tons of traffic from these posts - but CL is not part of my strategy anymore - as it was simply too much trouble to even mess with after a while) Thanks Jay – I haven’t thought about Craigslist in a really, really long time – and don’t have any idea what’s going on there from a marketing standpoint – so any thoughts I have on this blog about circumventing the “ghost” issues are really outdated and very possibly, completely wrong..:-) ( ironically this blog still gets tons of traffic from these posts – but CL is not part of my strategy anymore – as it was simply too much trouble to even mess with after a while)

]]> By: Jay http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-5611 Jay Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:19:28 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-5611 I could be wrong but it seems to me that ad ghosting happens in single's rather then "all your ads" being ghosted. I may be wrong but I would post 5 ads in one city and most of them appear then 4 more ads in another city and they are ghosted but all my previous ads remain. I have tried using html pictures with the link added into it with barely any difference. I could be wrong but it seems to me that ad ghosting happens in single’s rather then “all your ads” being ghosted. I may be wrong but I would post 5 ads in one city and most of them appear then 4 more ads in another city and they are ghosted but all my previous ads remain. I have tried using html pictures with the link added into it with barely any difference.

]]> By: Dave http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 Dave Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:09:19 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-5222 great post! Just wondering how does craigslist "know" If u have hidden text? Thanks great post!

Just wondering how does craigslist “know”

If u have hidden text?

Thanks

]]> By: Albert http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 Albert Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:52:25 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-2871 How do you avoid being ghosted? Can you determine if your ads are running? My responses are decreased. What is working now? Al How do you avoid being ghosted?
Can you determine if your ads are
running?

My responses are decreased.
What is working now?
Al

]]> By: ian http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-2821 ian Tue, 27 May 2008 18:08:15 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-2821 Hi Craig - Wow - I'm not sure I can answer this one well...If I were you, I would simply repost, and see what happens. I would take a look at the forum area for this section, and see if anyone else has had similar problems ( I would imagine having ads FLAGGED here would be the more likely issue) and just try again in the absence of any obvious problems. Good luck though - hope you and your wife are successful in your efforts to adopt! Hi Craig – Wow – I’m not sure I can answer this one well…If I were you, I would simply repost, and see what happens. I would take a look at the forum area for this section, and see if anyone else has had similar problems ( I would imagine having ads FLAGGED here would be the more likely issue) and just try again in the absence of any obvious problems.

Good luck though – hope you and your wife are successful in your efforts to adopt!

]]> By: Craig http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-2816 Craig Tue, 27 May 2008 04:38:45 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-2816 Dear Ian - Today I tried my very first Craigslist post - and of course it ghosted. I had no idea what that meant until I googled your column after I could not find my ad on the site. The ad I was trying to post was for adoption. My wife and I would like to adopt a child, and we thought we would run some ads on Craigslist as we have done in a few newspapers. However, the very first one ghosted -- even though there was no prohibited content, we cannot have over posted, and the ad by definition was unique. Would you have any suggestions on how someone who is not a professional e-mailer can get around this? Any ideas you can offer would be much appreciated. Thanks! Dear Ian – Today I tried my very first Craigslist post – and of course it ghosted. I had no idea what that meant until I googled your column after I could not find my ad on the site. The ad I was trying to post was for adoption. My wife and I would like to adopt a child, and we thought we would run some ads on Craigslist as we have done in a few newspapers. However, the very first one ghosted — even though there was no prohibited content, we cannot have over posted, and the ad by definition was unique. Would you have any suggestions on how someone who is not a professional e-mailer can get around this? Any ideas you can offer would be much appreciated. Thanks!

]]> By: Barney http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 Barney Tue, 20 May 2008 07:39:10 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-2777 I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with ipgreen or a similar program that changes your ip address for you? I noticed someone saying they drive to another wifi spot an log on again, that is just changing your ip address and that allows you to post again. This software does it for you, I'm just wondering how well it works? I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with ipgreen or a similar program that changes your ip address for you? I noticed someone saying they drive to another wifi spot an log on again, that is just changing your ip address and that allows you to post again. This software does it for you, I’m just wondering how well it works?

]]> By: ian http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/comment-page-1/#comment-2729 ian Tue, 13 May 2008 03:08:36 +0000 http://karmicconsulting.net/2007/11/04/craigslist-power-posting-pointers-avoiding-the-ghost-of-christmas-present/#comment-2729 <p>no problem Matt - glad to be of help..:-)</p> no problem Matt – glad to be of help..:-)

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