How to: start a direct message
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Veil123
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Hey Jack Marks. Welcome to BHW.
As a new member, I would recommend you to take your time and read the forum rules as well as the Newbie Guide.
After that, you can go through all of the forum sections (https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/) and start interacting with other members in various threads.
Muhammad Zain
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I have done my 15 posts but still I am not able to do PMOnce you've reached that golden number of 15 posts (that are of excellent quality and contributing top-notch stuff to the forum) you will be able to start conversations (also known as PMs) with other members.
There are a couple of ways you can do this.
First off, you can go to your inbox and click 'Start a New Conversation':
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You will be taken to the Conversation composer:
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In the 'Participants' box, start typing the username of the person (or people) you want to have a conversation with. The system will bring up a list of suggestions as you type. If you are adding multiple participants, separate their names with a comma.
Then, type something useful in the 'Conversation Title...' box, and type your message into the main text editor. You can decide whether other people in the PM can invite more members into the conversation, or whether you want to lock the conversation, by ticking the boxes at the very bottom of the editor.
When you are happy with the conversation, click 'Start a Conversation' and it will be sent to the other participants. This conversation will also appear in your inbox.
The other way you can start a conversation is particularly useful if you decide to PM someone while you're browsing threads.
You can click on any members name, whenever they post, to see this pop-up menu:
Click 'Start a Conversation' and you will be taken to the same conversation composer, but this time, the participant field will be pre-populated. You can then create your conversation in exactly the same way as above.
It's worth noting that you must leave at least 30 seconds between each PM you send - the system will not let you send more than one message in any 30 second window. This is an attempt to prevent PM spam.
Veil123
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The posts in the Lounge does not count: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/a-list-of-sections-with-restrictions.1051614/
Veil123
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You can't sell on BHW unless you become a Jr.VIP or Marketplace seller. More information regarding the membership levels can be found here: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/updated-bhw-member-levels.889577/
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— Don’t sell —
Newbie members are not allowed to sell on Black Hat World. Full stop.
We want to see you putting time and effort into the forum before you start using and abusing us for cold, hard cash. If you are interested in selling your own services on BHW, these are the ways to do this:
- Upgrade your account to either Jr. VIP or Marketplace Seller membership and create a Marketplace Thread where you can sell your services.
- Upgrade your account to Premium membership and put a link to your service or website in your signature. Jr. VIPs and Marketplace Sellers can also create signatures.
- Contact our advertising support to start promoting through banners and category advertising
- Upgrade your account to Premium, Jr. VIP or Marketplace Seller membership to respond to Want To Buy and Hire A Freelancer requests. You should read the rules for both of these sections here and here respectively.
Here's a thread where you can learn more about what you are allowed to do at your member level.
Don't try to get around the rules by selling to other members through PMs or using any other forum sections (Media Buying, Dropshipping, etc.)
francisco Parra
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- May 14, 2020
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I have 15 post but i still cant start a conversation.
Veil123
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Spamming your way to 15 posts just so you can send a PM is against the rules. Have you bothered reading them? https://www.blackhatworld.com/help/terms
Especially this part:
If you are doing this just so you can try to sell something via PM - Don't. Unless you want to end up being red (banned)
And to finally answer your question: The PM won't be enabled for your account right away. It might take few hours up to a day to have the limitation removed.
francisco Parra
Newbie
- May 14, 2020
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I didnt do spam, just i said thanks to some post, but yes now in advance i will use the tanks botton.
Thanks for your reply!!
Veil123
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If you have a problem or a question, open a ticket at https://support.blackhatworld.com and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
Sadly is not something I think I should actually open a ticket as I'm not even sure as it requires such a formal report yet.
Just checking to clarify some doubts I had over the service provided from the market place.
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most of your posts are thanks, so little weight carried.
Sallim
Newbie
- Jan 31, 2020
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Same thing happened to me and then I found myself here. This explains things.
Rahat48050
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- Nov 26, 2020
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It's always cool to learn something new.. Specially it's important for me as I didn't know this information.. it's awesome... And my countdown begins now.