How I Get Started On Craigslist

Sharjeel Anees
2 min readOct 19, 2021

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Craigslist is a useful resource for people who want to purchase or sell things online.

We can avoid transaction fees and shipping costs by posting and buying on Craigslist.

Aside from that, you may get the opportunity to meet some lovely folks from your own neighbourhood!

The following are step-by-step steps for creating a Craigslist account:

Step 1

Go to the official website:

www.craigslist.org/about/sites

Step 2

You will be given the choice of visiting one of the following nations or continents:

a. United States

b. Canada

c. Europe

d. Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East

e. Oceania

f. Latin America

g. Africa

To go to the sign up screen, select your nation, state, and city (in subsequent windows). Simply click on the "my account" tab below the "post to classified" box in the upper left hand corner.

Step 3

In the left-hand bottom corner, click the "Sign up for an account" link.

Step 4

On this screen, type in your email address and click "Create account."

Step 5

Craigslist will send an email to your email address (as specified on the previous screen) to finish the account signup procedure. This email will include a link that will guide you through the process of changing your username and password.

Step 6

On the Password Setup screen, type the same password twice and then click the "Submit Password and Log In" link. Please make sure that the password you choose is at least eight characters long.

Step 7

After you’ve created your password, you’ll be brought to a screen that displays the site’s terms of service. Once you’ve finished reading it, click the "I Accept" button to continue. This will complete your new Craigslist account.

Step 8

To access your account in the future, go to

http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites

a. Repetition of steps 1 and 2

b. Click the "Log In" option and enter your email address and password.

You are now ready to use your Craigslist account.

Step 9

To make an ad:

a. Select your city from the selection in the upper left hand corner and click the "Go" option.

b. From the following screen, identify the ad kind you want to choose.

Community, personal, services, sales products, housing, and jobs are the categories from which you will be invited to choose.

To proceed after making your choices, simply click the "Continue" option.

c. You must follow the directions on the screens in the following sequence (which is based on the category you preferred).

d. When you’ve provided/filled out all of the essential information, this advertisement will be put on the city site where you started.

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Sharjeel Anees

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