WordPress.com Forums » Tag: buisness site. - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/buisness-site WordPress.com Forums » Tag: buisness site. - Recent Posts en Sun, 19 May 2013 11:51:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 kathrynwp on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1117310 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:26:15 +0000 kathrynwp 1117310@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We reserve the right to assess sites' suitability for WordPress.com on a case-by-case basis, and our determination is that the type of site in the film-distributor scenario described by the OP doesn't violate our Terms of Service.

If anyone needs further clarification on their own site, please start a new thread and add the modlook tag so a staff member can have a look.

If you have any concerns you'd like to discuss privately, feel free to indicate that and a staff member will be glad to send you an email. Thanks!

]]> raincoaster on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1115392 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:47:18 +0000 raincoaster 1115392@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you're the producer, then what Kathrynwp said applies to you: you are fine.

]]> auxclass on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1115358 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:48:17 +0000 auxclass 1115358@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Kathrynwp, is one of the staff - however most of the support here is provided by unpaid volunteers

]]> samhurwitz on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1115337 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:19:37 +0000 samhurwitz 1115337@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank everyone. Seems an earlier update of mine did not make it to this forum. I AM the producer of all the projects I distribute. I self distribute. So I assume that is ok?

Kathrynwp, your description says "Happiness Engineer." Are you staff or a member?

Thank you

]]> thistimethisspace on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1115221 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:29:27 +0000 thistimethisspace 1115221@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @notawoodpecker
You are new here and I am not. We Volunteers have spent over 6 years telling others that they cannot sell any product they did not make or any service they do not provide that's not allowed here.

Justifying WordPress.com policies is not the role of a Volunteer answering support questions.

WordPress.com blogs are not suitable for marketing purposes as they cannot be equipped for ecommerce.

If Staff is making a policy change then I expect they will put it in writing and place it in the support documentation so we can link to it.

A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for the marketing of a film.

]]> notawoodpecker on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1115193 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:58:30 +0000 notawoodpecker 1115193@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ In my head I can see the justification, but I can't really put it into words. I'll wait for a Staff clarification to see if I'm right.

]]> thistimethisspace on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1115172 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:29:45 +0000 thistimethisspace 1115172@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @kathrynwp

I don't understand either. A distributor is not a creator. I want Staff to clarify this and update the support documentation to reflect the clarification please.
timethief (logged in under my other username account)

]]> raincoaster on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1114927 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:48:53 +0000 raincoaster 1114927@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't understand, then. How is a distributor falling under that heading? They don't create the products: they are basically a wholesaler.

]]> kathrynwp on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1114902 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:08:07 +0000 kathrynwp 1114902@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, in general selling your own products - i.e. original products that you have created - is fine.

]]> notawoodpecker on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1114729 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:40:58 +0000 notawoodpecker 1114729@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ ^ And I take that to mean being produced directly by you or under your supervision, not buying or ordering them from someone else.

]]> kathrynwp on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1114703 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:28:53 +0000 kathrynwp 1114703@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ lubicp - if the products are your own, then what you describe is fine.

]]> lubicp on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1112861 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:42:52 +0000 lubicp 1112861@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ In a similar vein: Does WordPress.com allow a business blog that displays products, but no eCommerce ordering? I'd like to use a WordPress.com blog to display example photos of products for a small embroidery and engraving business. However, I would not allow product ordering; only a contact phone number and email.

]]> kathrynwp on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1111437 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:29:21 +0000 kathrynwp 1111437@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ A site where you link to several movies that you distribute, through an Amazon affiliate account, is fine.

]]> raincoaster on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1109802 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:01:42 +0000 raincoaster 1109802@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Since you are a distributor, not a producer, it is almost certain that this would violate the ToS. You will want to get an independently-hosted WordPress.ORG site so you can use ecommerce tools to properly distribute your movies.

]]> samhurwitz on "Is my biz site that promotes my products considered advertising violating tos? t" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/is-my-biz-site-that-promotes-my-products-considered-advertising-violating-tos-t#post-1109781 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:30:25 +0000 samhurwitz 1109781@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am a film distributor with several movies which I sell to the public. I wish to build a business website on wp.com that showcases each of my films (products) and link to where customers can purchase DVDs or stream VOD. Is this considered advertising that violates the tos?

Also, if some of these links are to Amazon, can I link through my affiliate account I have with them?

Thank you.

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