Ever wondered what causes the need for Craigslist phone verified accounts? You probably, like many, know that it was introducted to try and stop spammers. This is true, but there is actually a reason or cause for phone verification. Not being aware of what causes this can make posting on Craigslist extremely difficult.

Many assume that there are sections which require phone verification and sections which don't. This is only partly true. There are indeed some sections that require phone verification. This includes primarily the services section and was initially trialed with the erotic services section. From there it spread the to remainder of the services section. Most people know that if you want to post in the services section you will need a verified account. What they may not know is that many if not all of the other sections also can require a phone verified account before you are allowed to post. What they may not also know is that how you post on Craigslist is the actual cause of needing to verify your account before you can continue. Craigslist logs IP along with other data to keep track of how people post. They do this to try and ensure that no-one exceeds their posting limit and posts too many ads. Several months ago, Craiglsist introduced a new filter where they appear to be keeping track of how many ads are posted from an IP range. When the number of ads (perhaps within a specified period of time) is exceeded, you will be asked to verify your account before you can continue. What sections does this affect? Most if not all. Many people, mainly casual users, can post ads in the for sale section without ever needing a phone verified account. However, for those who post multiple ads each day, you will soon find that your IP or IP range that you post with has been blacklisted and no matter what you do you will need to verify your account.

If the cause of requiring phone verified accounts is known, how can one best avoid or try to prevent it from happening? The best thing you can do is rotate your IP as much as possible. This may or may not be something you can do, as it will depend on what kind of internet connection you have. However, if you are able to rotate IPs between posts you will increase the chance and life duration of your IPs. Will your IPs eventually get blocked? Yes, they probably will. This is especially true if you are posting with only a very few IPs. The solution? The more IPs the better. Doing this will help you avoid the dreaded phone verification request for as long as possible.

Hopefully using the tips above you can now avoid or put off having to use verified phone accounts for as long as possible.