Ecommerce store owners dislike unsolicited audit offers
16 posts across 6 communities in the last 60 days; 44% from r/ecommerce.
“The TOS in question: "You can't benefit from bringing people here if I suspect that you would have visited with them anyways, because if you do I'll stomp my little feet and be very angry with you for not giving me more money".”
“Yes, genuinely free: no payment, no commitment. The sample is a real reply we post under our own account. Because r/selfpublish is strict about promotion, that one goes up as pure help (no mention of VSB Scribe). In communities that allow tool mentions we would add the one-line…”
“The foot-in-the-door audit is where this usually leaks. A low-lift look with no price reads as free consulting, and the person from the booth has nothing concrete to approve except another meeting. Before the next expo, put a number on that audit: fixed fee, one page, and a…”
Several posts express frustration with users promoting free audits within the ecommerce subreddit, which is against the sub's rules. Moderators actively remove these solicitations, and users find them disruptive.
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“Yes, genuinely free: no payment, no commitment. The sample is a real reply we post under our own account. Because r/selfpublish is strict about promotion, that one goes up as pure help (no mention of VSB Scribe). In communities that allow tool mentions we would…”
“The foot-in-the-door audit is where this usually leaks. A low-lift look with no price reads as free consulting, and the person from the booth has nothing concrete to approve except another meeting. Before the next expo, put a number on that audit: fixed fee, one page, and a short not-included line (no vendor calls, no implementation). Send that with the sample. If they will not pay for the small one, they were browsing. The bigger proposal comes after they have the page, not instead of a price.”
Soliciting is strictly forbidden in this sub and is strictly enforced.
“She works for free? Not saying it’s a good or a bad service, I don’t know But to say she doesn’t get commission: paid is stretching things a bit”
Soliciting is strictly forbidden in this sub and is strictly enforced.
Soliciting is strictly forbidden in this sub and is strictly enforced.
“Bullying people into giving you discount is immature. Why would anyone want to even entertain someone like that?”
“The TOS in question: "You can't benefit from bringing people here if I suspect that you would have visited with them anyways, because if you do I'll stomp my little feet and be very angry with you for not giving me more money".”
“Never interested in such an offer, even without the YouTube recording. Penetration testing has value, but a code audit? Especially from a dev shop. Dev shops don’t have a great reputation for code quality”
Soliciting is strictly forbidden in this sub and is strictly enforced.
Your content has been removed. Posts or comments offering reviews, audits, roasts, or feedback on others' products are not allowed in r/SaaS regardless of whether the offer is free or paid.
Soliciting is strictly forbidden in this sub and is strictly enforced.