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by ivanmontillam 1720 days ago
In Latin American 3rd world countries, people also conduct business via Instagram.

They create Instagram accounts and post products as posts, with a caption of "DM me for price".

It also turns on every alarm on my mind, when they start calling these "Instagram pages". It blurs the line between a real website and an Instagram account (In Spanish, "website" is "página web" as well).

I've also heard: "My business went to hell because Instagram killed my account" and that's when I reply: "Have you ever thought of owning a real website?"