A question costs less than a wasted walk
It saves the customer the trip and saves you the conversation with somebody who came for a thing you do not stock. The ones who do come arrive ready to spend rather than to browse.
- A WhatsApp button that opens a chat with you
- Your own page with its own web address
- Photos of your goods, your shop or your work
Your own street is doing the searching
Shop searches are local and very specific. Your listing sits under your town and category, which is how somebody nearby ends up at your page rather than at somebody else.
- Listed under your category and your city
- A real page search engines can read, not a photo in a group
Two peaks a year, and the school term after each
A duka serves the visitors and the households that supply them through the middle of the year, then the festive weeks at the end of it, then the January school opening which is largely bought during those same festive weeks. Customers spend all of it asking about stock before they set out, mostly by message. A shop that can be asked is in that trade, and one that cannot is relying entirely on whoever walks past the door.
Nothing sits behind a payment
Every part of a listing is open to every business and nobody can pay to appear higher, because there is no payment mechanism anywhere in the platform. When a customer pays you it goes straight to your own mobile money.
- Free to list, with nothing to pay later
- No commission on anything you sell
Be answerable before customers set out
Free listing, one short form, and stock questions arrive on WhatsApp.
Questions
Is there a paid listing that ranks higher?
No. There is no paid placement of any kind, because we have no way to take payment.
Can a very small duka list?
Yes, size makes no difference to the page you get.
How do customers reach me?
Through the message button on your listing, using the number you provide.