The secret is that all diy groups on popular social media are run by contractors. Thats why so much of the advice is terrible pintrest crap and will need to be professionally fixed for more than the original project would have run.
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jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
What platform is this? Facebook? Is there an unofficial DIY On a Budget group? Are there impersonator groups, that don’t actually give you DIY on a budget advice? You ask a question then you end up paying too much or not actually doing it yourself? Like they are secretly run by local contractors and hardware stores?
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 days ago
fonix232@fedia.io 3 days ago
Facebook sadly does have a problem with copycat groups popping up that usually copy the original group to a great extent, and also spam invite everyone from said original group - then spam the copycat with the exact same posts as the original but usually fill it with referral link crap or straight up scam sites.
And of course Facebook does nothing because who cares about fraud and IP theft and whatnot as long as it brings some income to the big blue fuckers?
jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Actually that doesn’t surprise me at all. Does putting the word “official” in the name help somehow?
fonix232@fedia.io 3 days ago
Usually very little because copycat groups will just copy that part too... But hey, it's Facebook we're talking about, so...