#WECHAT OFFICIAL ACCOUNT DEVELOPER VERIFICATION#
#WECHAT OFFICIAL ACCOUNT DEVELOPER LICENSE#

Can only receive mainland China RMB payments.

Such an account will not be able to run WeChat advertising (you can promote via other methods.).

#WECHAT OFFICIAL ACCOUNT DEVELOPER LICENSE#

If the industry of Chinese business license is different from your business, it may raise questions from your consumers.Ownership of such account belongs to the 3rd-party Chinese company.Lower minimum top-up fee for ads (2,000 RMB).Your account can be transferred to other Mainland China entities.If things go well and you decide to later create a company in China (which will then be able to create a new account), you’ll be able to transfer your followers to your new account. In this case, your account will have your name, description and logo, but will still be linked to the legal entity which created the account. Option 2: use a 3rd-party Chinese license to create the account. Minimum top-up fee for advertising is 50,000 RMB and goes through a special application process.

Can’t transfer the account to another legal entity.

#WECHAT OFFICIAL ACCOUNT DEVELOPER VERIFICATION#

Higher annual verification fee charged by Tencent $99 (instead of 300RMB for Chinese company).Such account enables overseas companies to run WeChat Advertising.The account looks more authentic to consumers since the company’s legal name will be displayed on the information page.To request WalktheChat services to create the account on your behalf, please contact us via this link. WalktheChat can help you go through this process for a $1,000 USD fee for account creation and verification on the first year, and a $500 USD of re-verification fee for subsequent years. This process removes the risk of temporarily relying on a third party structure which has control over your followers (reach out via to learn more) It however has the great advantage of enabling you to create an account entirely controller by your oversea structure. It’s a longer application procedure (about 2-4 weeks) and costs a $99 verification fee. Tencent has a case-by-case application process for companies wanting to create a WeChat Official Account. Option 1: using your own oversea business license (go through a special application process). There are two main options for foreign companies wanting to have an account on WeChat. In order to abide by the local regulations in terms of media content, WeChat makes it difficult for foreign companies to create WeChat Official Accounts. The fact that the Service account appears as a friend is also particularly useful when sending order notifications and using the account for customer service purposesĬreating a WeChat Official Account Creating a WeChat Official Account with an overseas company: In most other cases (especially e-commerce cases), Service account is the right choice as it offers more visibility and features.If the content is the core of your product offering (you are a media, newspaper, magazine, etc.) then Subscription account is the right choice for you.The general rule of thumb to pick a WeChat Official Account is, therefore, the following: To put it simply, the only real advantage of WeChat Subscription account is their ability to post articles on a more frequent (daily) basis. Users can then open the account to access a conversation interface where they can either click on push notifications or access information through the bottom menu interface

Upon sending notifications, WeChat Official Accounts are brought to the top (we’ll see nuances about this topic in the section regarding different types of accounts) This is the section of WeChat which is most similar to WhatsApp / Messenger. Most WeChat Official Accounts appear in the “Chat” section of WeChat.

WeChat Official Accounts are the WeChat equivalent of a Facebook page: they are an interface a brand can use to: WeChat Official Account verification Click here.Step-by-step guide for WeChat Official Account Creation (Chinese license only) Click here.

Creating a WeChat Official Account with a Chinese business license Click here.

Creating a WeChat Official Account with an overseas business license Click here.

What are the different types of WeChat Official Accounts Click here.

How do users find your WeChat Official Account Click here.

What is WeChat Official Account Click here.

Click here to apply for a WeChat Official Account via WalktheChat

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