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How To Use Craigslist For Hookups In 2022 – 5 Easy Tips For Men

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5 Steps To A Successful Craigslist Hookup

You can easily find a Craigslist hookup with women even though the personals section is no longer active. Within minutes you can post an ad and possibly meet someone for a casual encounter. 

Read everything on this post to find a hookup on Craigslist! You must understand how using Craigslist for hookups works today.

Done correctly, you can meet a woman for no-strings fun. Ignore the tips below; you'll always fail.

1. Understand how posting a personal ad now works.

The Craigslist personals section is a think of the past. The site removed their personals section for a reason.

The good news is you can still post a Craigslist ad for a hookup. Beware: Craigslist monitors people posting personal ads and flags them for deletion, which means your ad will have a limited shelf life.

The ideal time to post an ad is on weekends when more women use the site. Honestly, you're wasting your time posting a personal ad on a Tuesday afternoon..

I also recommend posting in the evenings when more women actively use Craigslist. You want as many eyeballs on your post as possible to maximize the chances of a match.

2. Protect your identity by creating a generic email.

Never use your personal email, especially a work email, when posting on Craigslist. Yes, men do this. If you want anonymity (which you should), it's best to create an email address for your ads on Craigslist.

Your primary email probably displays your full name. Also, people can simply copy it into Google and find out who you are. Don't risk it!

Protecting your identity takes seconds. Create a Gmail account here so you can post on Craigslist discretely.

Note - Craigslist will ask you to verify your email with a phone number. You must link your email to a phone number if you want to post an ad.

3. Post an ad in the Missed Connections section.

The best place to post a Craigslist hookup ad is in the Missed Connections section of the site. You'll get a lot of views from people and may pique a woman's interest.

There are two sections of an ad (A) the headline and (B) the body of the post. You can whip a good one out in under a minute.

Creating your headline

A great headline will capture a woman's attention, while a bad one will get ignored. Here are tips for your headline:

  • Keep it tight and on point, but be direct. 
  • Avoid using sexual words (hook up, NSA, DTF, etc.) because Craigslist will quickly flag them. "Fun" and "good time" are better options.
  • Asking a question is good as it speaks to women browsing the site - examples include "Need a release?", "Looking for me?" or "Are you deprived?"

Creating your description

Now it's time for your write description. Here are tips for this section of your post:

  • Short and simple is key - the more information you write, the more likely Craigslist will flag you.
  • Avoid describing your body features. 
  • Similar to the headline, keep sexual words out of your description.
  • Write enough to pique a woman's interest.
  • Innuendos are effective as well.

Examples I've tested include "Male seeking a female" or "Guy here. Seeking a woman for tonight." Yes, that's all you need.

I always keep the post description as short as possible because it maximizes the potential of matches. Your goal is to get a response - weed out what you don't want from the responses you receive.

4. Wait for responses and find a match!

Hopefully, you'll get responses to your ad once it's posted. You could get several responses, or a handful - this depends on the ad, the number of women viewing your post, the timing, and your location.

I've tested in several cities across the United States. Sometimes I get a lot of responses, while others, a handful.

Below are examples of responses to testing in San Diego recently. You can see the variety of people responding to my post.

Women seeking discretion on Craigslist

Women are still looking for hookups on Craigslist.

There are couples seeking a third on Craigslist

Couples are on Craigslist seeking a third.

Are there escorts on Craigslist personals?

Escorts may respond to your ad on Craigslist.

Men will respond to your Craigslist ad

Men will respond to your post.

5. Eventually, Craigslist will flag your post.

The more times you post a personal ad, the more likely Craigslist will flag you. It's going to happen eventually.

It may come to the point where you post an ad, and Craigslist flags it instantly. When this happens, start over - create a new email and use a different description in your post.

You're fighting against time - meaning Craigslist will flag your ad at some point. It's inevitable. But if your ad is up long enough, you'll connect with multiple potential hookups.

How long until a personals ad is flagged on Craigslist?

Your personal ad will eventually be flagged for deletion.

Final Thoughts

You can still post an ad for a hookup on Craigslist. It doesn't always work, but it's worth a try because you never know... you may match up with a female.

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