Saturday, December 20, 2008

Selecting the Greatest Craigslist Proxy

If you have been forced down the road of setting up or looking for your own Craigslist proxy, then these tips may be of use.

* Make sure it is 100% anonymous - Typically, proxy sellers will state in bold letters that their proxies are 100% anonymous. Many use this as nothing more than a tactic to draw in customers. You can quickly check to see if they are telling the truth by going to http://www.whatismyipaddress.com and seeing what is displayed. If it shows anything like that you are using a proxy, it won't work for Craigslist.
* Multiple IPs - For posting on Craigslist, you are definitely going to need more than one IP. One IP isn't enough unless you are only posting 1 or 2 ads a day. Check that the proxy provider has no problem with multiple IPs.
* FAST - Proxies that perform like dead horses aren't uncommon. So slow in fact that you are wasting precious time. Ping the IPs of your proxy provider to see what kind of connection speed you have. You want a proxy that isn't slow when web surfing or has around a 200 - 300ms ping time.

I hope those tips help you in finding your very own and hopefully reliable Craigslist proxy.