Notes on selling
How to sell from a link in your bio: photographs, pricing, delivery and the small decisions that turn a follower into an order.
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How to sell sneakers online without authentication and sizing fights
Proof beats the word authentic, and an insole length in centimetres beats a size chart. Two habits that stop most disputes before a buyer has paid.
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How to sell planners online
Dated stock is worth nothing on 2 January. How to size a print run, pick paper people do not complain about, and carry February through July.
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How to sell templates online without drowning in questions
A template sells in one click and then generates questions forever. Price the support in, write the read-me first, and decide what you will not answer.
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How to sell thrift clothes online
Bale maths, sizing garments with no label, and photographing worn fabric honestly. How to run a one-of-one okrika shop without losing a buyer to a swap.
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Selling through Instagram stories
Stories reach the people who already like you, and expire in 24 hours. Here is how to sell in three frames without becoming the account people mute.
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Selling to a group chat
Group orders move fast and collapse quietly. How to run a round with a close time, keep the list outside the chat, and stay welcome in the group.
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Selling online in Dubai when Instagram is your shop
In the Gulf, Instagram is the storefront and WhatsApp is the checkout. How to run that properly, in two languages, with delivery people expect same day.
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Selling to friends and family without wrecking either
Your aunt wants a cake for Saturday and has not mentioned money. Decide the policy once, say the price before you say yes, and keep both relationships.
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Selling children's clothes and toys online
Size honestly, grade second-hand condition the same way every time, and know which categories to leave alone. Written for a preloved shop in the Philippines.
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Selling without feeling like a salesperson
Learning how to sell without being pushy is mostly about being clearer, not softer. Say the price, ask once, and then let the silence sit there.
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Separating business and personal money
One account for the shop and your life is the most expensive habit in small retail. Here is what it costs, and the fix you can do this afternoon.
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Setting expectations before the sale
Almost every complaint is a gap between what someone imagined and what turned up. Six facts to state before payment, and the exact sentences to state them in.