So today I find out that a shopify app Negotio - an app from the shopify store - has been scraping my content and using it on their own domain. I was using that app so prospective buyers could negotiate a best offer on my product page. I happened to find out using a google image search and where my image and domain should of shown up, low and behold there is my product image with a link to the negotio.io website - and not one of my images with a link to my website… I click on the link and there is my image, content and links to more of my product images and content.
I simply have no idea how a developer thinks they are helping someone by stealing that websites content and traffic. It makes me wonder how much business I have lost because Google thinks they own the content I have been creating. I wonder if my entire website has not been basically hijacked by this app developer… Naturally, I have no idea what to do. I reached out to shopify and of course they said they’ll pass on my information to the app developer…sigh…
https://negotio.io/product/40982646/named-sitter-august-tuttrup-handsome-man-rundle-denver-co-antique-photograph
Well, I got a response from the app developer…
That’s very frustrating - There are other negotiation apps you could try - have you looked at Nibble?
I know this thread is a few years old, but if you’re still looking for a replacement, I built something that might work for you.
What Negotio did sucks. And it’s extra frustrating that Shopify didn’t do anything about it.
I built a Shopify app called Fluxley that does the negotiation thing without any of the scraping. You set a minimum price you’ll accept on a product, and it lets buyers go back and forth with an AI chat right on your product page. Everything stays on your site.
You already know negotiation works for antiques and vintage stuff (you were using Negotio for a reason), so I won’t belabor that point.
It’s free to install and there’s no monthly fee. I take a small commission when a negotiated deal actually closes. If it doesn’t work out you just uninstall it.
Happy to answer questions if you have any: Fluxley: AI Make‑an‑Offer Chat - Let customers negotiate prices. AI chat closes deals 24/7. | Shopify App Store.
