How to Change IP Address to Post on Craigslist – Bypass the ‘Sorry Something Went Wrong’ Problem

Last updated on October 27th, 2023 at 03:44 pm

Much of my online money making career could be summarized with the phrase – “sorry something went wrong’ yet it’s actually quite a common Craigslist error that many marketers are likely to see.

If you use Craigslist in the limited manner that most people use it then you’ll probably never see this error.  However if you try and post different adverts or use directories outside your exact location then it’s probably only a matter of time.

In fact this error isn’t really an error most of the time, it’s because something you’ve done has caused either your account or IP address to be flagged.  Sometimes it’s only limited but often it means that you can forget using Craigslist in anything other than a passive way (i.e no adverts) using that account and IP address.

Spread your Digital Wings on Craigslist !

It’s of course one of the very oldest directories on the internet, most of us can’t even remember when it started!  It was actually started as a local directory for the San Francisco area in 1995 and is now a billion dollar company.  Ok the website has never really looked that way, but you can be assured that behind the low technology image, lies a super sophisticated web site.

They have now slowly started charging for more and more adverts but many posts are still free plus rates for things like selling your car are still pretty low!  It has a huge audience though and many internet marketers base their entire business model on selling throughout the different directories.  Reaching millions of people across the world for a few bucks in fees, has got to be an opportunity hasn’t it !

How to Change IP Address to Post on Craigslist

So what’s the ‘Sorry Something Went Wrong’ Error ?

The error usually occurs when your account or IP address has been blocked, anything other than basic functionality will normally cause an error or you may eventually get a message confirming your IP ban.   Basically though if you start seeing this error, you can usually forget this account for posting adverts and most other functionality.

If it’s a one off and you don’t want to do any significant advert posting on the platform the easiest thing to do is to just change your IP address and create a new account.  Often just resetting your internet connection may do this, or contact your ISP to help if required.  However remember if you repeat the actions your account will get banned again very quickly.

Of course this is no use if you want to make money out of using Craigslist properly – we need to use multiple accounts and a decent proxy service to control our IP addresses.

To Solve the “Sorry Something Went Wrong Error” – create a new account and change your IP address.

Using Craigslist Through Proxies

There are lots of proxy services available which can hide your IP address quite easily and if you just want to use Craigslist on a minimum scale then any of them should do.  You just need to use an IP address in your local area to keep your real IP address hidden.  If you have any issues just discard that address and choose another one instead.

However if you want to turbo charge your Craigslist use and fully use the platform you’ll need something a little more extensive.   This is where choosing a proxy service becomes a bit  more difficult for Craigslist.  There’s loads of great services around but not many have the infrastructure to work with this platform.

One of the main issues is that Craigslist requires your IP address to be geo-located in the same area as the directory you want to use.  That means if you’re IP address is located in Chicago then you’re stuck with using the directories in that area.  However many internet marketers and entrepreneurs don’t want to be restricted like this particularly if you’re using a Craigslist Auto poster.  However finding a proxy service provider which can switch and target IP addresses to a specific city level is quite difficult.  Combine this with the other requirement that the IP addresses should be classified as residential (assigned to a home user) and it become  almost impossible.

For example one of my favorite proxy services is RotatingProxies yet they don’t allow you to specify to the city level which is needed to use properly in the USA.  They’re ok to use in certain locations but trying to use these IPs across the US simply won’t work properly.