My Planner Sticker Shop is Being Attacked.. possibly by another shop owner.. 🥺🤖

Hi planner friends,

I’m the owner of Persephone's Boutique / myDemoji, a small planner shop that creates magickal and whimsical stickers, and I wanted to share something deeply upsetting that’s been happening to my shop. Over the past week, my website has been hit with a DDoS attack, with over 400,000 bots attempting to flood the site. This attack has thrown off my analytics, threatened my SEO, and forced me to implement costly security measures.

What hurts the most is that, based on the level of targeting and timing, it seems likely this is coming from a "competitor" or someone within the planner community. As a micro business owner who has always admired and supported fellow shop owners, I’m feeling so let down. I'm not saying for sure this is a "competitor", just that this is possible. It could be a personal attack. To make matters even more ridiculous, my business barely breaks even each month, and this type of bot attack would cost potentially thousands, tens of thousands even.. who on earth would bother? And I do know for sure this is targeted and not random, I have evidence for that.

I’m staying strong and determined to keep going, but it’s been emotionally and financially draining. To share my experience and raise awareness of what small shop owners face, I created a YouTube video about the situation.

If anyone has advice, insight, or even just some kind words, I’d really appreciate it. The planner community has always been such a supportive place, and I’m still hoping that kindness outweighs the negativity I’m experiencing now

Angel Persephone 🥀🖤