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Does anybody have experience with creating a network of sites (appearing as separate businesses) in order to cover different areas for the same service while using the same phone number? Do search engines pick up that footprint and degrade or even deindex those sites because of the spam?

**Example:**
You have 15 domains without GBPs but with the same number listed in the contact info and in the Organization schema markup on all of them.

Welcome, ecommerce friends! As you can imagine, an interest in ecommerce also invites those with questionable intentions, opportunists, spammers, scammers, etc. Please hit the ‘report’ button if you see anything suspicious. In an effort to keep our members protected and also ensure a level playing field for everyone, the community has adopted the following rules for posting / commenting.

**IMPORTANT** – it is the sole responsibility of the user to read and follow these rules; ignorance of rules will not be an excuse for reinstatement if you are banned. Every community on reddit has their own rules, and new members / visitors should always make the minimum effort to conform to group guidelines.

**I. Account Requirements**

– To prevent spam and ensure quality contributions, r/ecommerce requires a Reddit account age of 10 days *and* a minimum Reddit **comment** karma score of 10. **Both** conditions must be met. There are no exceptions, so please do not contact moderators. Obvious or suspected AI content will be removed.

**II. Content**

– No Self-Promotion: Do not solicit, promote, or attempt to acquire personal or private contact with users in any way (even if free). This includes soliciting posts, DM requests, invitations, referrals, or any attempt to initiate personal contact. *This includes posts seeking services*. Your post/comment will be removed, and you will be banned without warning. This is not the place to promote yourself or seek out services in any way.

– No External Links (Except Site Reviews): Do not post links to services, blogs, videos, courses, or websites (see Section III for site review exceptions). Do not link to your YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or other pages.

– No 3PL Recommendation Threads: These threads are repetitive and often promotional. Refer to previous threads.

– No “Get Rich Quick”, “Success Stories” or Blogspam Posts: Do not post “We turned $XXX into $XXX in 4 Weeks – Here’s How,” How-To Guides, “Top 5 Ways You Can…” lists, or other blogspam.

– No “Dev Research” Posts: Posts seeking “pain points,” app validation ideas, app reviews, or feedback on app/software ideas are not allowed – r/ecommerce is not a focus group.

– No Sales, Partnerships, or Trades: Do not offer your site, course, theme, socials, or anything related for sale, partnership, or trade. Discussion about selling your site or how to sell a site is also prohibited.

– No Low Effort Posts: Please be as descriptive as possible in your posts, no posts like ‘Check out my new site” or “How do I get sales” with little further context.

– No Unsolicited AMAs: Unsolicited “Ask Me Anything” posts are rarely approved, except for highly visible industry veterans.

– Civil Behavior Required: Be civil and adult at all times. This includes no hate speech, threats, racism, doxing, excessive profanity, insults, persistent negativity, or derailing discussions.

**III. Linking Policies**

– Posting a link to your ecommerce site for review or troubleshooting is allowed and encouraged. All other links are subject to Section II-2.

**IV. Dropshipping Guidelines**

– Dropship-specific posts are allowed but may receive limited feedback, or removed in cases of ‘low effort’. Consider using r/dropship and r/dropshipping.

**Moderation Process:**

– Moderators will remove posts and comments that violate these rules, and may ban without warning in cases of blatant disregard for rules.

*Ruleset edited and revised 6-18-2025

Context: I’m not sure if you’ve read my previous post, but WhatsApp Business has been blocking my account (for 6–8 hours, then I manage to recover it) during peak work seasons. I receive around 400 messages over a period of 3 weeks to 1 month.

This is a WhatsApp account I’ve been working with for over 6 years, and I’m genuinely afraid of losing it—because if I lose it, I’d lose my entire business.

I know, it’s time to make a change and have “my own platform” so my business can be more secure.

I’ve considered two alternatives:
1. WhatsApp API, and
2. A website that functions similarly to WhatsApp Business.

Option #2 is risky. The thing is, people who want to purchase a service usually don’t want to go through any kind of registration process (even the shortest one) out of laziness. That’s just a theory I have—I haven’t tested it yet—but I’m afraid of losing clients because of it.

So I’ve decided to first try WhatsApp API, since WhatsApp is an app we all have, and it’s very practical—especially when it comes to notifications. People are always checking WhatsApp, unlike a website.

The reason I’m writing this here is the following: I do academic work. I complete assignments for people who don’t have time to do their university work (because they have to work, because their professor doesn’t explain well, or simply because they don’t feel like doing it). I know, it’s not the most ethical thing—but it ends up being really helpful for people who genuinely want to learn from the work we do.

And here’s the sensitive part: according to WhatsApp API policies, my account could be taken down, even after it’s been created (this is something I asked Geminy about).

Obviously, when registering the account and everything else, I would present it as “academic tutoring,” because if I say outright that we do other people’s assignments, I won’t be accepted. I already have a website and everything, where I present myself as an “academic tutoring” service—kind of like a front.

My biggest fear is this: starting to use WhatsApp API, building everything up over a year, and then suddenly having the account taken down. I’d lose all my progress, my clients, everything.

So here’s my question:
Is it really that risky to use the WhatsApp API for doing academic assignments?
Can they really figure out what I do in the long run?

A friend of mine is charging me around $350 to help me set up the API, documentation, etc. He’s trustworthy and says he’s helped launch over 60 API accounts. But what really tempts me to pay him is that I’ll be able to ask him for help in case any issues come up related to all the things I just mentioned—because I feel like setting up the API itself isn’t that complicated.

My biggest concern is not knowing how to handle future problems that might arise with the API.

Hey SEO folks,

I’ve been working on SEO for my own small business website (local niche, service-based), and while I’m seeing good growth in impressions and clicks via Google Search Console, the actual leads/conversions are still super low.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

1. Fixed technical issues (indexing, mobile usability, Core Web Vitals)
2. Built out service pages + blog content targeting long-tail keywords
3. Improved meta titles/descriptions (based on CTR data)
4. Added schema markup (LocalBusiness, FAQ, etc.)
5. Optimized Google Business Profile regularly

Traffic is up. CTR is okay. But leads are trickling in slowly; It not matching the traffic growth.

My Questions:

1. What have you done to bridge the gap between SEO traffic and actual conversions?

2. Do you think I should focus more on UX/CRO at this point?

3. Any advice for someone trying to scale local SEO results into real business impact?

I’d appreciate any honest tips, even harsh truths. Just want to learn and improve. 🙌

Thanks in advance!

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Hey guys, I am trying to track my ETH from cold wallet to bank, and it’s been a nightmare as I’ve been buying since 2014 and using multiple wallets and exchanges. I wish to make it easier. I have the cold wallet address, and the address of the first purchase. Anything that help me to track this automatically I’ve been using etherscan and it’s been a headache as it’s a spider web.

Any help would be more than appreciated! Looking forward to the responses! Thanks!