Affiliate Program

I had some issues with my affiliate program but now it should be working out.

Click here to sign up.

UPDATE: I had the wrong address in there yesterday (9/30). I apologize. Please sign up for the program above to sell and get a commission. (50% - Not a TON, I know, but perhaps my product is underpriced. I've been told this..)

HTML Code.. and other stuff

Someone mentioned to me that recently (within the last few days) Craigslist has disabled the ivory text. This is preprogrammed into the .pxp file that I had with version 2.2.

I will try to figure out some more codes to set up into the PhraseExpress program.

I also have a slick new idea that I may share with ya'll.. but maybe next time, I have to research it further.

Best,

MWM

New Version Just Released

Hello All!

New eBook Update! - Craigslist PowerPosting 2.2 is out 9/15/2007

I put it together! I'd still like to tune it up a bit, and I may, but I want everyone to
have the download link so they can get updates any time.

Please email me at craigslistpowerpostingupdate@gmail.com and I will send you the updated version link.

Please state your name and I can search my history.

I would put the link on this blog but I do not want it to leak.

I believe this version is pretty much free of flaws. Although, we all know how Craigslist likes to change its rules on us.

It also utilizes some HotKey stuff that makes posting faster.

Please disregard the stuff below this post on the blog as it is outdated with this version.

Email me and I will send you the link...

Best,
MWM

Postings Not Showing Up? - Part II

Ok -

Craigslist is getting trickier. Part of me thinks that they can somehow scan the images to see if there are duplicates, even if they are DIFFERENT images but look the same.

So I suggest to all of you that you put a QUOTE on your page. Using quotes or miscellaneous text is a classic trick that many have done for some time. Combining it with the PowerPosting process it is rather simple and creates a powerful process with ads that stick.

Just go to this site: http://www.brainyquote.com/

And grab a quote that is fitting for your ad.

For every new ad you post or repost, try using a new quote.

Yes this does seem tedious, but in reality it is a simple cut and paste, and once you have your initial ads set up you can simply paste in the quote when posting AND when REPOSTING.

Adding variation when REPOSTING seems unimportant, but I believe that you must do this.. otherwise some ads are NOT showing, according to some. I am testing this as we seapk.

Tonight I've successfully posted around 10 ads, that are all showing, they all have UNIQUE images (but same looking) and all have quotes.

In some i've experimented with creating a black HTML frame around my image, but I also saw that the quote doesn't look so bad without being hidden. Just make it related to your product! If you are selling an artistic product, add an artistic quote!

It is well worth it in the end...

Email me at clpptest@gmail.com to tell me how this goes. It is a hassle, yes, but it allows my technique to still work.

Ads Not Showing?

I've noticed that recently sometimes ads do not show in certain cities.

I am working hard to figure this out.

Most of the time, it seems ads DO show.

Take into consideration the following factors when posting. Any of these could put up red flags.:

1.) IP address (Not sure if this is a huge factor with small amount of "powerposted" marketing)
2.) Cookies on your computer (Not sure if this is a huge factor)
3.) The frequency of your postings -- how quickly you are doing them one after another.
4.) The HOSTING of your image.
5.) The anonymous email address option - turned off, on, or leave out..

I am currently seeing success with my postings when I do not make my email anonymous (via craigslist). My images are hosted on my godaddy.com server. I am not sure how successful Photobucket still is, yet.. I am still pretty sure it DOES work.

I am going to test this further and should have more results soon.

When testing, you must consider many factors at once.. almost like addressing symptoms of an illness.

My product was designed to work around CL filters, but, as they change their filtering, SOME issues will and do arise. I will do my best to keep you all posted.

But for the most part, my process still seems to work..

Photobucket Not Working?

If photobucket is not working, use a more low key image hosting site. Or try hosting it on your own server.

IP Issues

I've heard that many people from outside of the US use a proxy to get to Craigslist. Is it possible to get to craigslist without a proxy? I think so, but to be honest, I do not know.

If you are viewing this blog from overseas, please post something in the comments section of this post.

If your account has been banned, you can use a proxy to get past this. I do not know much about proxies because I've never used one.

Another alternative is to use a dial up modem to do your postings. That way you have no IP issues to worry about.

A Bit on Adult Areas and Invisible Text

If you post in the adult areas, you may find that CL is a bit more agressive in their removals.

I am not sure if they'll delete the posts done with the PP technique, but it is MUCH more likely to see postings flagged by CL users in this area.

I see that most people in the adult areas are using the INVISIBLE TEXT trick. This is mentioned in my book. You can see when posts are using this by highlighting the bottom portons of their ads. Many have tiny white text here. This is what they use to make their postings unique. They are extracted from a large info source, like a encyclopedia.

I think this technique is much more common than my technique. I'd say that this technique combined with an autoposter and catchall is how most people are doing this.

If you want to use invisible words, you can prep a bunch of files with random stuff entered inside of this code:



You can tell which postings are using invisible code by highlighting the bottom of the postings.

I cannot do mcuh tech support on this area as I do not know much about it...

PS

CL needs to be researched and kept up with. Please stay in tune with it if you want succcess with it. It can be a frustrating place at times.. I have people come to me whining about why their posts are not working, why they are not selling, etc. Do my process right. Do your ad right. And have a good product / service.

You NEED a captivating ad. You NEED a website. You need to do it right. Its not a quick fix.


I do not want to discuss this sort of thing via email because I do not know much about it. So please research it yourself. Craigslist takes patience and research.

So, how do I know if my ad is staff deleted or flagged/deleted by Craigslist's users?

I thought this might be interesting to bring up:

How does one know if their ad is deleted by a staff bot or by the users of Craigslist?

Its easy. To tell if its staff deleted you will see that all your ads were deleted at once.

What makes them get staff deleted? DUPLICATE content or an outbound link url that triggers them to delete. That is why they all need to be unique, as described in the ebook.

To tell if its been flagged by users of Craigslist, you will see the ads get removed individually.

The Skinny on URL Redirects

Hello All ~

Welcome to this blog. I've created this to be able to allow the users (of my ebook) to be informed of any last minute changes to my ebook or techniques. And ... there are certainly some. Otherwise I would not be writing this.

The main reason I am posting this first entry is to state that the IceURL re-directs that I mentioned in CraigslistPowerPosting 2.0 are NO LONGER WORKING. So I do NOT recommend using IceURL. If you do use it, you will see that your posts will be deleted shortly after you post them.

For a surefire route on having your posts stay on Craigslist, I recommend NOT using any sort of outbound link. If you choose to, find one somewhere on the internet that you think many other Craigslisters are not using. Test it out. I know some work because I have an ad up right now that hasn't been deleted.

I know this is hard for some of you to accept... but its just the way that Craigslist works. They have never liked outbound links. If you are posting one ad, you can have an outbound link. But if you are posting duplicate ads/links, their bots will immediately see the same outbound link twice and they will not like you.. and will likely delete the ads.

I recommend simply creating a compelling ad and allowing customers to email you. Not the sales pitch that many marketers are used to. I recommend having a clever ad created by a good graphic designer. This should cost you between 35 - 100 bucks (in the US). If you choose to outsource, it will be far less.

Or utilize your own creativity and create something that does not look junky. Either way, show off your talents in a witty way without the sales pitch. For some reason I feel that long pitches hurt you on CL. Perhaps put the bulk of the sales pitch in the autoresponder's email.

From my own personal experience, I was able to gain customers to my service just by visually selling them my services via my ad. I had examples of my work within my ad. I think at this point you're realizing that I am in the creative field. You are right.

So make your ad good. If its interesting enough, people will be motivated to send you a brief email.

Or, buy a domain that is memorable and do it the old fashioned way and place the URL within your image based ad. If they want your product enough, they will gather up the energy to simply type in the URL in the URL bar.

After all, it worked for me quite well.

So please, save your Craigslist energy for the times when you have a good product / service that can sell itself well through an ad verses an agressive sales pitch. I dont know if CL is the place for this.