Everything you need to know before you start
You answer a few questions
Business name, what you do, your area and your WhatsApp number. There is no account and no password, so nothing to lose access to later.
We publish a page for you
Your own web address, your photos, your category and your town. You are not building a website and you are not being charged for one. We keep it online.
The customer opens a chat
They press the button on your page and WhatsApp opens on your number. No new app for them, nothing new for you to learn.
It costs nothing to list and nothing to keep. Money never passes through us, so payment stays a matter between you and your customer, in the currency you both use.
The districts come to town on purpose
People travelling in from Chivi, Zaka or Bikita are making a planned trip with a list. If they can check what you have and ask a question first, you are on the list before they arrive.
- A WhatsApp button that opens a chat with you
- Photos of your goods, your shop or your work
- Listed under your category and your city
A page can be sent, a memory cannot
Somebody who used you once can forward your page to the next person. That is a recommendation with a working address on the end of it.
- Your own page with its own web address
- A real page search engines can read, not a photo in a group
Roora and funerals do not wait for a good month
A family gathering here means catering, transport, a tent, chairs, a photographer and somebody to sew for the occasion, and the person organising it is often doing so from Harare or from outside the country. They are choosing from photographs and asking questions by message, at whatever time of year the family needs it. That is a steady demand, not a seasonal one, and it goes to whoever can be found.
What other customers said, on your page
Ratings and short reviews from people you have already served. Every listing is checked before it goes live, so what appears here is a genuine business.
- Customers can leave a rating and a review
- Every listing is checked before it goes live
- Free to list, with nothing to pay later
Be on the list before the trip into town
Free, one short form, and customers message you directly.
Questions
Do I need to be online already?
No. If you have WhatsApp, you have everything this needs.
Is there any charge?
No charge to list and no commission taken.
How do people find my page?
Through search and through your category and town on TradaHQ, and you can send the link to anyone yourself.