If you feel this way the most effective way to change this is to post onReddit. Shopify wants to keep complaints private. Public complaint onReddit go out to google and prevent other people from signing up.

this is completely ridiculous. guest posting is common. Shopify needs to get with the times and update this rule which exists for no reason

I am wondering if any other sellers want to team up to create a shipping account with greater volume and lower shipping prices. I think if we had 4 or 5 stores teaming up we could get good rates. Let me know if this seems like a good idea and tell me...