Why Is Craigslist Blocking All My Postlets Ads Now?

Urgent! Craigslist now says "Postlets.com" ads are not allowed. We've used Postlets for years in the real estate business. I see many people are having this problem all of a sudden. Is there a work around?

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Answer #1: Posted by enrique31272 on November 1st, 2012 3:22 PM

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Capture your screen image from Postlets. Convert it to a jpeg file. Use Image Shack(free online) to convert the jpeg file to HTML and copy and paste to Craigslist.

Answer #2: Posted by BrittanySDReal on November 12th, 2012 3:51 PM

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I would suggest trying another service. It appears Craigslist has a problem with Postlets in general, and this is not going away any time soon; they've already blocked 2-3 redesigns from Zillow. If you don't want your ads messed with, I would try something like PostMaven.com. I jumped ship to them and have been really happy so far.

Answer #3: Posted by Odin on October 30th, 2012 4:59 PM

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The workaround is to create the ad in the conventional manner, as described at:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/how_to_post or
http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/posting_fees

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