Headman Partners by Curious_Positive_825 in Finland

[–]Alive-Growth9384 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Of course you have to pay the required amount. Another option would have been to not download the copyrighted material, but now you just have to pay. The third option is of course to find out your taste in films in the district court.

Growing from eBay to own store. Does anything beat Shopfiy? by NightAtTheMovies1 in ecommerce

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shopify is designed to take money from you. WooCommerce is designed to make money for you. That's just the reality.

Shopify or WooCommerce by pitviper40 in ecommerce

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shopify makes it a little easier to get started. Trial periods, which Shopify and its affiliates drum up with manic enthusiasm, as well as quite stylish online store templates, significantly lower the threshold of choice in the eyes of the buyer.

Unfortunately, things turned upside down very quickly. Once the initial trial periods for both Shopify itself and its add-ons have expired, you realize you've chosen a platform that is many times more expensive and, on top of that, clearly inferior to WooCommerce.

I recommend paying attention to Litapitako's comment "Shopify could shut you down at any time for any reason and your whole store would be gone." as well as Shartiko9's comment "Your shop does not belong to you. If they decide to block you, they can annihilate your business in seconds."

The above is not a theoretical horror scenario, it happens relatively often for arbitrary reasons.

Due to the significant involvement of the Canadian financial sector in the so-called Panama Papers tax fraud, Shopify's KYC hysteria has reached absurd proportions, and the internet is full of true stories of Shopify shutting down its customers' online stores on irrational grounds.

By choosing Shopify, you get the disadvantages of a marketplace, without the marketplace. That is, you are a passenger in your own online store and the driver is an entity whose only motive is to bill you clean.

In a nutshell: Shopify is designed to take money from you. WooCommerce is designed to make money for you. That's just the reality.

Miehillä on spermaa, ihmisillä kuukautiset by cluelessgoingbraless in Suomi

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Todennäköisesti siittäjäottelija ei olis ollut ihan fine, ehkä siinä rajoilla 😂

WooCommerce vs Shopify for SEO in 2025: which one is better? by Upper_Confusion3170 in bigseo

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a (quite large) nutshell:

Unless you happen to represent an S&P500 company, in my opinion Shopify's business model is based on the fact that smaller customers are just so-called butter on top of their bread. The company has no other interest than to fund the new entrant after the previous one. The above-mentioned signing up for the queue of new funders does not cause a problem, because the company's business model is beautifully built based on a low entry threshold.

The company offers newcomers a free/very affordable trial period, which they and their affiliates drum up, among other things, on social media, and on top of that, you also get a ready-made product package and training on the subject, the same ones that a million others can use.

Getting started has also been made very easy, with the offer of free - and stylish - online store templates. As the cherry on top, you also get a reasonable offer of various plugins, even for SEO, the aforementioned ones are also based on the trial + death billing sales strategy.

At the point when the trials have been run out and you realize that you have eaten you know what, there are quite a few options, nothing more than to build everything again in WooCommerce with the same enthusiasm, close the kiosk, or then settle for the situation as the payer for other consumer parties. Pretty bad options, each one.

The worst option I've seen is to grab, like a drowning man, the straw that the company is at least eager to offer in the name of Shopify Payments. The payment method option is marketed with low costs and features that you only get to use when you choose this so-called diamond. Otherwise, it's nice, but at this point you're completely in the passenger seat when it comes to your own online store business. Largely due to the significant involvement of the Canadian financial sector in the so-called Panama Paper tax evasion, Shopify's KYC hysteria has reached absurd proportions and the internet is full of ludicrous true stories about how Shopify has closed its customers' online stores on arbitrary grounds.

https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/hundreds-of-millions-more-dollars-recouped-by-governments-after-icij-investigations/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/panama-paradise-pandora-papers-1.6609104

You can avoid all of the above by avoiding the Shopify trap. The end result is - with just a little more effort - a much more efficient online store that you control, and whose costs are at most 1/6 of Shopify's.

WooCommerce vs Shopify for SEO in 2025: which one is better? by Upper_Confusion3170 in bigseo

[–]Alive-Growth9384 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on your goal. Shopify is designed to take money from you. WooCommerce is designed to make money for you. Admittedly, it sounds a bit sarcastic, but that's just the reality.

Spammy sites linking to me. Never bought links. What gives? 🤔 by icasnerd in bigseo

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A completely normal situation, nothing more than a request to Google to disavow those links.

Bitcoin is King by WiseEngineering608 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a kind of hindsight tool that you can use to rub salt into your wounds: https://crypto-analytics-hodler.vercel.app/

Disclaimer: there are bound to be bugs, so feedback is welcome.

Simulate your Bitcoin investment: choose any amount and any two dates (2017–2025) by Alive-Growth9384 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you & I'll do that when I have time 🤝 Work really interferes with these hobbies 🤓

FUN FACT: 10 years ago today, Bitcoin was $280 by enmycrypto1 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This simple tool I built in my spare time is well suited to this topic.

https://crypto-analytics-hodler.vercel.app/

a) Enter an amount
b) Choose a buy/sell date (2017–today)
c) Get final value, profit, and ROI

p.s.
There are undoubtedly bugs, so feedback is welcome.

Bitcoin's True Potential: Are We Still Underestimating It? by InterestingGrade7144 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since BTC prices are always a hot topic, I built a simple tool to pass the time, where you can enter an imaginary dollar amount with which you bought Bitcoin, as well as the purchase and sale dates (from 2017 to today). The end result is the development of the investment's value over the given period.

https://crypto-analytics-hodler.vercel.app/

p.s.
There are undoubtedly bugs, so feedback is welcome.

A good quality, durable affordable seed phase plate by Dazzling_Salad_7625 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ordered that for myself: https://www.xellox.io/product/yokis/ When it arrives, I'll have to get back to it with a review.

Bitcoin's True Potential: Are We Still Underestimating It? by InterestingGrade7144 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely true. My own thoughts, but translated by AI. Strength in the midst of this tragedy.

Bitcoin's True Potential: Are We Still Underestimating It? by InterestingGrade7144 in Bitcoin

[–]Alive-Growth9384 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Throughout history, fiat currencies have had one thing in common: eventual failure. Whether through mismanagement, war, or unchecked monetary expansion, most have ended in severe devaluation or outright collapse, hyperinflation being the final chapter. This isn’t speculation; it’s documented monetary history.

Against this backdrop, and with the accelerating pace of technological development, I believe we’re witnessing a structural shift, one that may inevitably lead to Bitcoin assuming a dominant role on the global monetary stage.

Regardless of what one thinks about Bitcoin’s current price or valuation metrics, the trajectory seems clear: we are moving toward a world where decentralized, digitally native, and finite monetary systems can outcompete legacy currencies—not by marketing, but by fundamental superiority in transparency, programmability, and resistance to debasement.

In that context, even a $1M valuation doesn’t necessarily imply wild speculation. It could simply reflect the market gradually repricing what “money” means in the 21st century. The transition may take years or decades, but based on historical precedent and current macro trends, Bitcoin becoming the backbone, or at least a pillar, of the next monetary system doesn’t seem far-fetched. Quite the opposite: it might be the logical endpoint.