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This article will guide you on how to use WhatsApp without getting your account blocked. We'll start with a quick summary of key tips for those short on time. Then, we'll delve deeper into each recommendation, providing more details if you need them.
WHY NUMBERS GET BANNED:
1) THE AGE OF THE NUMBER:
New numbers are immediately under suspicion. Getting a number and immediately adding it to whatsapp web immediately raises flags on whatsapp filters.
It is important you take these steps to avoid your number getting blocked.
Warm up the number first on whatsapp: You can do this by sending and receiving messages and files from real users for a few days before linking it to the API.
Very important:Â Do not connect your whatsapp to MonkeyPesa immediately after registering a new number on WhatsApp. Wait a day or more!
2) COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPAM:
This is the most common reason for blocking numbers on WhatsApp. Here are the most important recommendations in this regard:
Question in the first message:Â It's important to get the customer to engage in a dialog with you and respond with at least something. This is how you will achieve a good response rate ratio. The easiest way to achieve this is to ask the customer a question first.
The STOP command:Â If you add the phrase "write stop to stop receiving our messages" at the end of the newsletter, it will be more convenient for the customer to write "stop" than to send a complaint to WhatsApp. This way you'll weed out dissatisfied customers and save your number, and at the same time increase your response rate.
Personalization: Make messages unique – change the text and address the recipient by name (Hello, #[Name]).
3) SUSPICIOUS MASS ACTIVITY:
If you have been sending 7 messages a day and all of a sudden you start sending 300 messages in a short span, Whatsapp filters will automatically pick you up and block your account. Everything out of the ordinary automatically blocks your account. For example, if you haven't created groups, a sudden mass creation of groups will make messenger algorithms very suspicious. If you have not previously written to various numbers that are unfamiliar to you, you should also not rush into it in the first few days.
How to get this sorted:
It is necessary to gradually increase this activity.
For starters, don't send more than 2 messages per minute, more than 6 hours a day, more than 3 days in a row.
4) RESPONSE RATE (ratio of messages sent to messages received)
WhatsApp tracks how often people respond to your messages. Sending very long messages to try and drive instant business means less people respond. Seek advise of sales professionals and writers to guide you on how best to structure messages to get better responses.
CORE PRINCIPLES
In a nutshell, the more your interaction with clients resembles real conversations between acquaintances, the lower the risk of being blocked. Now, let’s consider actions that a real person most likely wouldn’t do during a conversation:
Send hundreds of messages per minute. This is physically impossible, and there’s hardly any reason to do so;
Constantly message strangers, especially with links included;
Send identical text to many people without considering whether it’s of any interest to them;
Communicate impersonally, without mentioning the recipient's name;
Send messages at equal intervals, say, exactly every 5 or 10 seconds.
CONCLUSION:
These guidelines will help your account not run into any issues