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If you are thinking of a Craigslist proxy, you can go about it two ways. Via renting or just by setting it up yourself. When is it best to rent and when is it best to setup your own? If you are posting a lot of ads each day on Craigslist, you should probably consider creating your own server. Just how much is a lot? Posting anywhere above 30 ads a day, would mean that I would consider setting up my own. Less than this and you should be ok with renting IPs from someone else. Renting IPs from other people is fine, but usually they come at a much higher price compared to setting up your own. If you need to post a lot of ads on Craigslist, look at investing into your own Craigslist proxy instead of renting from someone else. You can save heaps over time.

Are you putting ads on on Craigslist via a Craigslist Proxy? If so, does Craigslist know just what you are up to? This depends entirely on how anonymous your Craigslist Proxy is. If you are using an exclusive or proxy server for Craigslist that you setup yourself and are the only one with access, most likely what you are doing is completely safe from the prying eyes of Craigslist. However, if you are posting on Craigslist with a free or shared proxy server, then there is a good chance that everything you are doing is completely visible. Shared & free proxies typically offer less security and are not anonymous, something which is vital to successfully post ads on Craigslist. The main reason is due to their how anonymous they are and that elite proxy servers typically can not be detetected as a proxy server. Furthermore, you may be using a server that has several people on it who also post on Craigslist.. Do you want to share a proxy server with 50 other people who are also posting on Craigslist? Obviously not. If you are using an elite Craigslist Proxy then you should be safe and anonymous on Craigslist.

Finding that you always get ads flagged on Craigslist? A lot of people seem to think that ads are flagged due to some IP or proxy reason.. Usually this isn't the problem.

Craigslist users flag ads, not Craigslist itself. You will find that your ads are usually flagged for these reasons:

A. What you are posting on Craigslist is spam or perceived as spam. In terms of content, posting frequency or posting locations.

B. Someone else who is in the same market as you has decided to flag your ads so they can sell more. You will find that they are just delibrately flagging your ads wherever possible. You will find that such groups of this kind exist with the sole purpose of flagging people off Craigslist.

The main cause of your ad getting flagged is usually one of the above. It usually is not due to your Craigslist proxy.

Thinking about setting up a Craigslist Proxy and curious about why or if a password is really needed to access it?. Having to constantly enter usernames and passwords when changing IPs can be tiring but should not be neglected. Proxy servers are machines out in the open on the internet and therefore can potentially be accessed by anyone. Even though there are millions of other IP addresses out on the internet this does not make it impossible to find your proxy server IP. In this day and age there are a multitude of tools that can make IP scanning a very simple process and allow someone to scan thousands and thousands of IPs in a very short time. Make sure that whenever you setup a proxy that you always make it password protected. If someone else gains access to your proxy server then you can be held liable for any damages that they do through the use of it. Instead of not using a password, look to use software the can save usernames and passwords for the IP ports on your proxy to save time. Use these instead as they will achieve what you want (speeding up the login process) but also alow you to retain the high level of security that your Craigslist Proxy requires.