Craigslist Phone Verification

It is spreading like wild fire and causing major havoc on Craigslist. Some time ago Craigslist introduced phone verification into the erotic services section. After a period of testing it was finally introduced into all the services section. Basically, before you can post in the services section now, you must verify your Craigslist account via phone. This is a simple process that involved inputting your phone number, receiving a phone call and a code and then typing it in. Once done your account is ready to post on Craigslist with. Since phone verification was introduced, a few things have changed. There are a lot stricter rules on how often you can post and your ads must be more unique than the previous spam rules allowed. The good side however is that many spammers have been eliminated from posting as they live outside of the USA or live in the USA but can not get enough phone numbers to continue posting like they used to. All in all, I think phone verification has had a positive effect on Craigslist.