Guides

WhatsApp, explained for how India actually uses it.

In India the customer journey starts, runs and closes on WhatsApp: the enquiry, the price check, the order, the payment confirmation screenshot. These guides answer the questions every Indian business hits on the way, without myths and without filler.

WhatsApp Web for Business

WhatsApp Web for business: the India guide

Somewhere between the tenth enquiry of the morning and the evening rush, every Indian business owner discovers that a ph

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Did Someone Block You

How to tell if someone blocked you on WhatsApp

WhatsApp never tells you that you have been blocked. That is deliberate: blocking is a privacy feature, and announcing i

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Virtual Numbers

Virtual numbers for WhatsApp: what works and what gets banned

The reasons an Indian business wants a separate WhatsApp number are practical: keep the personal number off the shop hoa

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The 6-Digit Code

The WhatsApp 6-digit verification code, explained

The 6-digit code is WhatsApp’s proof that you control a phone number. You will meet it when you install WhatsApp, switch

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Broadcast Messages

WhatsApp broadcasts that actually reach Indian customers

The festival offer, the new-batch announcement, the restock alert: for an Indian business, the broadcast is how one mess

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Block & Unblock

How to block and unblock on WhatsApp

Blocking on WhatsApp cuts a contact off completely: no messages, no calls, no view of your last seen, profile photo upda

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Sending Links

Sending links on WhatsApp that customers can actually tap

The catalogue link, the payment page, the location pin, the demo video: an Indian business sends links on WhatsApp all d

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QR Codes & Linked Devices

WhatsApp QR codes and linked devices, the India guide

India runs on QR codes: payments taught every customer to point a camera at a square. WhatsApp has two QR codes of its o

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Ticks & Read Receipts

WhatsApp ticks, read receipts, and reports

Every WhatsApp message carries a tiny status display: a clock, one grey tick, two grey ticks, or two blue ones. Those fo

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