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renewing my IP, is there a way?

Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:05 pm
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69301 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:05 pm
Not for this site. But I am having issues with a venue that I use for advertising. Craigslist.
For some reason I have been getting flagged a lot and now many of my postings are deleted right away.
While it shouldn't be a big deal the craigslist ads bring in an extra revenue of about $1200 a week. So I don't want to stop. What it is, is that I am posting in items for sale, when I do a service instead. Which I get is wrong fro craigslit nerds. But my message is "don't buy used junk fix your equipment for much less". I'm looking to save the consumer money and if I can offer you a service for much cheaper as I don't pay the higher advertisement rates for those jobs, then so be it.

So anyway. I guess that makes me a spammer. I run one ad a day, many in my field run 3-5 a day.
I am also licensed and insured, while mst who advertise are not (I'm a cold caller).

So I realize my errors and how to not upset the flaggers. But now my IP is tarnished. I tried to sell a truck for a friend today and the posting was taken down before it posted.
Now I can go without craigslist, but I really do feel that I am posting in the proper category.
There is no service category for my field.

I have no ads up now, as we are closed until the 6th. But I want to start back up. The extra revenue has been nice. I get more calls from Craigslist than I get from all my print advertising combined.

(Google still gives the most, and is worth it)



Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:06 pm to
quote:

extra revenue of about $1200 a week


im in
Posted by GrammarKnotsi
Member since Feb 2013
9426 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:09 pm to
Proxy
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
47570 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:09 pm to
quote:

renewing my IP, is there a way?


I'm an IT nerd but in programming, not IP/networking things. But can't you simply post the ad from a McDonalds parking lot to have a different IP from your home network?
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15051 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:13 pm to
You could try buying a static one. $10-40/month appears to be the going rate. You may even be able to sign up for a month, request a static one, and then hop back off the plan and hope you don't revert back to the old one. Ask if you can request a specific one. You may not be able to. I'm really not certain, but it's worth a shot.

ETA: I would think that changing providers would switch it, but that's also not certain. They may buy/sell from each other.
This post was edited on 2/27/14 at 3:15 pm
Posted by RebelOP
Misty Mountain Top
Member since Jun 2013
12478 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:16 pm to
I'm pretty sure you can call your ISP and ask them to send over a new IP.
Posted by Cactus Tiger
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since Sep 2008
342 posts
Posted on 2/27/14 at 3:16 pm to
Your IP is assigned by your internet provider but is easy to change.

Go into your router settings. Change the routers MAC address. Just change one of the values by a number or letter and router will reset and be assigned a new IP.
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