The SDM Blog
Honest guides on SEO, paid ads, social and web — written by the team that runs them for Singapore businesses every day. No jargon, no fluff, no gated PDFs.
Selling on Carousell, Shopee, Lazada or Facebook Marketplace? Which platforms Singapore’s anti-scam code covers, what seller verification means, and how to list safely.
Adding an AI chatbot to your website or WhatsApp? The PDPA, NRIC and Do Not Call rules, who is liable when the bot gets it wrong, and the July 2026 PDPC and IMDA guidelines.
Can a Singapore shop say “no refund, no exchange” or “warranty void if opened”? What the lemon law requires, what you can refuse, and how to word your returns page.
Selling fire alarms, extinguishers, fire doors or digital locksets in Singapore? Why “SCDF-approved” is false, which products need a certificate, and the penalties.
Under Singapore’s weapons law, listing or advertising an item counts as supplying it. What you can sell online: knives, airsoft, replicas, pepper spray, bows, sparklers.
Listing ivory, exotic leather, agarwood, coral or TCM ingredients online in Singapore? How the CITES law defines “advertise”, the ivory ban, penalties and platform rules.
Selling routers, earbuds, walkie-talkies or signal boosters online in Singapore makes you an IMDA dealer. Licences, registration, ad and label rules, banned devices.
Singapore’s Active Mobility Act bans displaying and advertising non-compliant PMDs, e-bikes and mobility scooters, with fines up to $40,000. What sellers and listings must get right.
Fake countdown timers, sneak-into-basket add-ons, subscription traps and fake reviews have all drawn CCS action in Singapore. The rules, the cases and a website audit checklist.
Singapore’s Weights and Measures Act bans non-metric units in ads unless metric comes first and larger, and short-filled packs are an offence. What it means for listings, menus and labels.