Chapter 9: Account Health, Ratings & Policy Compliance — Protect Your Meesho Business

Chapter Objective
On Meesho, earning orders is easy — keeping your account safe is the real skill.
This chapter teaches you how to:
- Maintain strong account health
- Improve ratings naturally
- Stay compliant with Meesho policies
- Avoid suspensions, penalties, and visibility loss
✅ What You Will Learn
- What account health means on Meesho
- Key performance metrics that matter
- How ratings impact visibility & Buy Box
- Common policy violations
- How to recover from warnings
- Long-term compliance habits
📚 Topics Covered
- Account health indicators
- Seller score & performance
- Rating management
- Policy compliance rules
- Violation prevention
- Recovery strategies
🎯 Outcome
👉 You will run a safe, compliant Meesho business with stable visibility and long-term growth.
9.1 What Is Account Health on Meesho?
Account health reflects how reliable you are as a seller.
It is influenced by:
✔ Order fulfillment rate
✔ Dispatch timeliness
✔ Cancellation rate
✔ Return rate
✔ Customer ratings
✔ Policy compliance
👉 Healthy account = more visibility + Buy Box access.
9.2 Key Metrics You Must Monitor
📊 Critical Seller Metrics:
- Dispatch SLA – On-time shipping
- Cancellation Rate – Orders you cancel
- Return Rate – Customer returns & RTO
- Seller Rating – Customer feedback
- Listing Quality Score
⚠️ Ignoring these metrics leads to restrictions.
9.3 Understanding Seller Ratings
Ratings reflect:
- Product quality
- Delivery experience
- Expectation vs reality
⭐ Rating Scale Impact:
- 4.3+ ⭐ → High visibility
- 3.8–4.2 ⭐ → Average performance
- <3.8 ⭐ → Risk zone
👉 Ratings influence Buy Box eligibility.
9.4 How to Improve Ratings (Ethically)
✔ Deliver correct product
✔ Honest listings
✔ Strong packaging
✔ On-time dispatch
✔ Low return products
❌ Never fake reviews or manipulate ratings.
9.5 Common Policy Violations to Avoid
🚫 Wrong product category
🚫 Fake or misleading images
🚫 Incorrect attributes
🚫 Price manipulation
🚫 Duplicate catalogs
🚫 Selling restricted items
Even unintentional mistakes count.
9.6 Meesho Policy Compliance Basics
Always follow:
✔ Product listing guidelines
✔ Shipping timelines
✔ Return handling rules
✔ Pricing transparency
✔ Communication standards
👉 Policies are designed to protect customers — and serious sellers.
9.7 Warning, Penalty & Suspension Process
⚠️ Types of Actions:
- Warning notifications
- Listing suppression
- Temporary restrictions
- Permanent suspension
👉 Repeated violations escalate fast.
9.8 How to Recover from Account Issues
If you receive a warning:
✔ Identify root cause
✔ Fix immediately
✔ Remove problematic listings
✔ Improve process
✔ Avoid repetition
📌 Silence = risk.
9.9 Building Long-Term Compliance Habits
✔ Maintain SOPs
✔ Review listings monthly
✔ Track return reasons
✔ Communicate with suppliers
✔ Update pricing regularly
Compliance is a daily habit, not a one-time task.
9.10 How Dhanshika Exports Helps Protect Seller Accounts
We support sellers with:
✔ Policy-safe product categories
✔ Honest product data
✔ Low-return items
✔ Packaging guidance
✔ Long-term seller mentorship
Our focus is sustainable business, not shortcuts.
📝 Practical Task (Mandatory)
✔ Review seller dashboard metrics
✔ Identify weak areas
✔ Fix at least 1 issue
✔ Remove or improve 1 risky listing
✔ Create a weekly compliance checklist
🧠 Pro Tip
“On Meesho, one bad habit can undo 100 good orders.”
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