WhatsApp commerce guides
Reference, not news. The mechanics of selling on WhatsApp — the part that stays true whether you read it today or in six months.
- Plain-English
- Cited to Meta
- Evergreen
What should I read first?
They build on each other — from "should I be on the API?" to a live, clickable way in.
AI agents for commerce: how they sell, support, and scale
A plain-English guide to AI agents for commerce: what they do, how they differ from chatbots, where they run, how to build one, and how to measure them.
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How to build your first AI agent for WhatsApp commerce
A step-by-step guide to building your first AI commerce agent: role, knowledge base, skills, guardrails, connecting WhatsApp, testing, and launching small.
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Designing clean AI-to-human escalation for commerce
How to design AI-to-human escalation customers never feel: when to hand off, the context to carry, where to route it, and how to measure and tune the seam.
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AI agent guardrails: keeping a commerce agent on-brand
How to set guardrails that keep an AI commerce agent on-brand and accurate: grounding in your own content, a 'never improvise' list, and testing before launch.
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How to measure AI agent quality in commerce
How to measure AI agent quality without fooling yourself: why deflection is a vanity metric, the three numbers that matter, and how to read them together.
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WhatsApp Business API: how it works and who needs it
A plain guide to the WhatsApp Business API: how it differs from the free app, who needs it, how to get access, and how Meta's per-message pricing actually works.
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WhatsApp Business App vs Business API: which one you need
WhatsApp Business app or Cloud API? An answer-first decision guide comparing cost, agents, automation, broadcast caps, CRM, and verification for your store.
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How to create a WhatsApp link and QR code for your store
Build a wa.me WhatsApp link with a pre-filled message, place it everywhere customers find you, and turn it into a QR code for offline-to-chat. Free generator inside.
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- The 24-hour & 72-hour windows
- Connecting your store to WhatsApp
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