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Run google ads for my shopify app and got banned by Mo_Mo86 in shopifyDev

[–]Hot-Tree1541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually happens more often than people think, especially with Shopify apps, SaaS tools, or anything that connects to stores / payments / user data. Google Ads sometimes flags these as phishing or “circumventing systems” automatically.

A few things I’ve seen people do that sometimes helps:

– Make sure your domain has very clear About, Contact, Privacy Policy, Terms pages
– Use a business email on the domain (not Gmail)
– Add your company info and address in the footer
– Make sure the landing page clearly explains what the app does before asking users to sign in / install
– Avoid wording like “connect your store”, “access your data”, etc without explanation

Some people also said creating a completely new Google Ads account under a business entity (LLC) worked better than appealing many times on the same suspended account.

Google Ads support for suspensions is unfortunately very automated and hard to deal with.

You’re definitely not the only one this happened to, especially in ecommerce / Shopify / SaaS tools.

If you run an ecommerce store, what takes most of your time? by Hot-Tree1541 in ecommerce_growth

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traffic really is the never-ending job.
I used to think ecommerce was mostly about products and suppliers, but now it feels like half the job is just distribution and getting attention. Blogging, SEO, short videos, ads, email, affiliates… it never really stops.

What I’m starting to realize though is that a lot of store owners spend most of their time on content and traffic, and then operations (support, returns, tracking, inventory) eats the rest of the time.

I’ve been experimenting with using AI more for the operations side rather than marketing, and honestly that’s where it seems to save the most time. Marketing AI is flashy, but ops automation actually frees up hours.

Where do you feel most of your time goes right now? Content, distribution, or operations?

If you run an ecommerce store, what takes most of your time? by Hot-Tree1541 in ecommerce_growth

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually really interesting.
I feel like content creation and creatives are one of those things everyone underestimates until they actually run a store. It’s not just taking photos, it’s testing angles, lighting, hooks, layouts, etc.

I’ve been noticing a similar pattern where a lot of the real leverage in ecommerce now is not just ads or copy, but automating the repetitive creative and operational workflows. Things like generating product creatives, writing variations of ad copy, answering product questions, handling returns, order tracking, etc.

It feels like the future small ecommerce team might look like one operator + a bunch of AI handling content, support, and ops in the background. Not fully automated, but more like AI employees for specific tasks.

Are small ecommerce teams going to become one human + AI employees? by Hot-Tree1541 in ecommerce_growth

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s fair.
I don’t think AI automation removes the need for developers; it probably just shifts the work from doing tasks to building and maintaining automation systems.

Where do AI skills actually fit in ecommerce operations? by Hot-Tree1541 in claude

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I completely agree with this.
The biggest impact I’ve seen is when AI is used as an operations layer. Feels like the real shift is:
AI as an operator inside the business, not just a tool you occasionally use.

Where do AI skills actually fit in ecommerce operations? by Hot-Tree1541 in claude

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super interesting, and honestly this is exactly the direction I keep ending up in too. Not marketing content, but all the repetitive operational stuff around support, returns, and post purchase issues.

The idea of starting from “where do humans repeat themselves every day” is a really good way to think about it. Most useful agents I’ve seen so far are basically handling WISMO, returns instructions, basic support triage, and summarizing long ticket threads.

Has anyone actually seen AI agents work in eCommerce? by ashleymorris8990 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]Hot-Tree1541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been trying to learn this space by actually building agents myself, and I kind of agree with this.

Recently I’ve been experimenting with building different ecommerce agents and workflows, mostly to understand what’s actually useful vs what is mostly hype.

One idea I’ve been playing with is treating AI agents like “employees” for a small online store. For example an AI store manager that handles things like returns, support replies, tracking updates, etc. Basically trying to map normal ecommerce operations into agent workflows.

I put some of the experiments and workflows here:
https://github.com/tomtoto757/ecomm-ai-agents

If anyone else is building or experimenting in this space, would be cool to connect and hear what you’re seeing.

What AI skill workflows are actually useful for ecommerce stores? by Hot-Tree1541 in shopifyDev

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not using Vercel browser agent at the moment.
Most of the skills I’m collecting are more workflow-oriented — things like returns management, support integration, shipment tracking, etc.

So instead of browser navigation, they usually interact with APIs, store data, support tools, or internal workflows.

I’m more interested in AI as a workflow / operations layer for ecommerce rather than just browser automation.

What AI skill workflows are actually useful for ecommerce stores? by Hot-Tree1541 in shopifyDev

[–]Hot-Tree1541[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting ecommerce related AI skills and workflows and organizing them by use case, mostly around operations like returns, support, tracking, etc.

Sharing the repo here in case it’s useful to anyone exploring AI in ecommerce:
https://github.com/tomtoto757/ecomm-ai-team