Your public ID is the ID of your ad or profile. To find it:

1. Login to the website and click your name near the top right of the page.
   
2. In the menu that appears click "My Control Panel"
   
3. When on your Control Panel page, click on the "Public Profile" tab
4. When on your "Public Profile" page, near the top you will see the heading, "Edit Publicly Visible Profile [ID: abcd]" where "abcd" will be replaced with your unique profile ID.
   
5. You can also scroll right down to the bottom of your Public Profile page and click the link there that will take you to the public view of your profile. Your ID will be showing near the top of the page after your profile title.