Promoting Local Clubs

(Know how to post? Jump right to the HTML for your listing.)

Step 1: Choose a city

Choose the most appropriate city from the list to the right. If you don't see your city, take a second glance -- you'll probably see a nearby city or metropolitan area.
(While we can't guarantee that your location will be covered, Craigslist is constantly expanding, and over 80% of Meetup Groups will currently find an appropriate location.)

Step 2: Pick your category

Once you've chosen your city, click the post to classifieds link in the upper left-hand corner of the Craigslist page. Then, since you're posting a listing for an event, choose event and then events or classes, depending on which category your event fits into best. Depending on your city, you may now need to choose a neighborhood. If asked, pick the one that best describes the location of your event.

Step 3: Complete the form

Now you'll see a form you need to fill out to create your listing. For event listings, fill out the form as follows:

• Event Start Date: The date of your event.
• Event End Date: Leave this blank unless your event spans more than one day.
• Posting Title: This can be whatever you'd like, but it should provide a general description of the listing. The name of your upcoming Meetup will probably work well. For example, "The Seattle Spanish Language September Meetup".
• Specific Location: Enter a few words that describe the neighborhood or venue location. In New York City, for example, you might enter "Midtown".
• Posting Description: Copy and paste the code below into this field to create your listing.

Notice the section of the form titled "Your email address". After entering your email address (which is required to post to Craigslist) we highly recommend selecting the radio button labeled "do not show any email address". It's important that you choose that option, otherwise you'll likely get unwanted junk mail.

Step 4: Verify your email

The final step is verifying your email address and publishing your listing. A few minutes after accepting the terms of service, you should receive an email from Craigslist that contains a link that will verify your email address and show you a preview of your listing. Click the Publish button, and you're done! Your listing has been posted to Craigslist for everyone to see.
Save the notification email; you can use it later to edit your listing, or to delete it from Craigslist altogether.