Craigslist Ads Poster

A lot of companies are looking for posters for Craigslist ads.
Although this is forbidden by the craigslist terms of service, craigslist is such an awesome marketing tool, companies have hired outsiders on a per-ad basis to post them.

This is how it works:

1. Find a company or individual through whatever means (GetAfreelancer.com or oDesk is good) that wants ads posted. They pay between .10 to .50 per ad depending on the type of ad and what category the company wants it posted in.

2. Get the ad material and list of cities/categories from the employing company.

3. Start posting the ads.

4. It seems simple at first, but as you do more ads and post in different categories it becomes more difficult.

You get problems like flagging(when another user flags your ad for some reason) or ghosting (when you post the ad but it never appears on CL). More about that later and ways to get around it.

5. You submit a spreadsheet with the links to your ads to the employer, who usually pays through paypal.

*Note: this is the simple gist of it, there can be more problems and other ways to go about it:There is software to aid in ad posting (ezadposter etc.)

There are malicious other users who want to flag you just because you're trying to make some money. You will probably have to get the phone-verified accounts which verify each CL account to a phone number (there is a maximum number of ads you can post with each account).

Craigslist is changing the system constantly, so you have to be able to manage your strategy.

I never done it before, but I could manage it.
It's good to try!
Good luck!