There is a good chance that you have seen or head about Craigslist verified accounts. Verified accounts, or PVA as they are commonly known, are standard phone verified accounts that posters on Craigslist use. Craigslist originally did not require the use of a phone verification in order to post. Originally, the website was not limited by phone or any other kind of verification and all you needed to post an ad was a valid email account. This quickly changed as Craigslist grew to become the world s largest online classified site. As the site grew and the traffic increased, so did junk or spam advertising. This basically lead to the introduction of phone verified accounts. Craigslist requires the use of PVA in order to limit or control the amount of ads people place online. Without the use of Craigslist verified accounts, you are now limited or restricted to what areas you can post in.
As already mentioned above, Craigslist did not always require phone verification or PVA. It was a free and open to use classified website. As the site grew, such lax regulations or controls lead the a steady increase in spam advertisements. With so much traffic on Craigslist, it was a potential gold mine for anyone with a service or product that was in high demand. Craigslist has strict rules on how often you can post and many users and advertisers were abusing or breaking these rules. Hence, PVA were introduced with the hope of forcing or limiting the number of ads people were posting. The first section that phone verification was introduced in was the erotic services section. This was done as a test to see how PVA would affect Craigslists. After the testing phase was completed, phone verification was then expanded to the remaining services section. Now, to post an ad in the services section, you must first use a valid phone number to verify your account. The use of Craigslist verified accounts did not stop there. Phone verification may be required in every section of Craigslist no matter where you post, but is primarily limited to the services section.
Without the use of Craigslist verified accounts, you ll discover very quickly that you can t post an ad. In order to make your account verified, you must provide a valid working phone number. Unfortunately it isn t as easy as using any phone number. Craigslist checks your phone number to ensure that it is based in the USA and it is not a VOIP or other disposable and potentially anonymous phone number. This filters out 99 of phone numbers that work via the internet and the majority of disposable cell phones. Once you have verified your account and made it PVA, there are a few rules you should adhere to when posting. CL permits one ad every 48 hours with verified accounts, posting anymore than this and you run the risk of having your account put on hold. If you find your account on hold, there is absolutely nothing you can do to get it re verified. The account is dead and so is the phone number you used to verify it with. If you try and use the phone number linked to the dead PVA with a new account, you will receive a message that the phone number is already in use. You will need to create and verify a new account using a completely new phone number.
Craigslist verified accounts were introduced with the hops of controlling spam. So, you will find that all the services section requires a PVA before you can even start posting an ad. Other sections on Craigslist may also require a PVA and you will see a similar screen requiring you to phone verify your account before you continue posting your ad. Phone verified accounts can only be created with valid phone numbers based in the USA and you must also be careful when posting with them. Ignoring this places your extremely valuable PVA at risk of being placed on hold.
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