FAQs

SquawkBoard is your online neighborhood bulletin board. Post and respond to ads in your local neighborhood.

You can advertise just about anything on SquawkBoard: things for sale, services, dating ads, personals, and more.

It's easy! Just click the "Post an Ad" link at the top of any page, fill out the form, and post your ad. It's free to post in most categories. Ads in some categories cost money, and you will be guided through a very simple process to pay with your choice of credit card or PayPal.

It's easy! Just go to your ad and click the "Make Changes" button at the bottom of the ad.

It's easy! Just go to your ad and click the "Delete Ad" button at the bottom of your ad.

That depends on the category you post in. Paid ads stay live for the length of time you pay for - either by the week or by the month. Free ads stay live on the SquawkBoard for up to three months.

You can post in most categories on SquawkBoard for free. SquawkBoard charges a small fee to post in only four sections. There is a small "Ad Posting Fee" in the Dining Guide, Professional Services, Jobs, and Adult sections only. All other sections on SquawkBoard are free. If you post in a category where a fee is required; when posting your ad you will be guided through the simple process of paying to activate your ad.

It's easy. Just log in, type your message in the box below the ad you want to respond to, and click "Send Response." Please note that the person you are replying to will be able to see your email address and reply to you directly. If you do not want your email address to be seen by the person who posted the ad, you should not reply to ads posted on SquawkBoard.com.

No, your email address is private and never shared even when you post or respond to ads. The only way someone can get your contact information is if you enter it in a message sent through SquawkBoard.

Yes, when you respond to an ad on SquawkBoard, we send an email to the user who posted the ad. They will receive your email address along with your message and they may reply to you directly.

SquawkBoard parental controls allow you to suppress certain sections of the website in a specific brownser on a speciific computer. If you are using Net Nanny, Safe Surf, or any other standard parental control software, then all sections of SquawkBoard that should only be allowed for adult users will be blocked accordingly. However, if you are not using these industry standard software solutons, you can still block the adult, persaonls, and dating sections from being seen by children or others in your household by simply clicking the DISABLE button next to any section you want to suppress on the SquawkBoard website. Learn more

Certain sections of SquawkBoard are intended for adults only. This includes Dating, Personal Personals, and Adult Corner. Parents can prevent children from seeing these sections in two ways.

First, SquawkBoard is designed to work with popular parental control software such as SafeSurf and NetNanny. If you use this software, the adult sections will be blocked.

SquawkBoard also offers an additional layer of protection. As the parent in the household, you can use the "Disable" links on SquawkBoard to remove the sections completely from the website. Simply click the "Disable" button to remove the sections, and any other users who log in to the website will not see these sections at all. To bring them back, go to "My Account" and re-enable them.

Safer Society links are links provided for your convenience to popular references from various community safety websites. SquawkBoard provides these links to 3rd parties as a convenience and is not responsible for nor does it endorse any content on 3rd party websites.