How to sell online without paying marketplace commission
Marketplaces bring traffic, but commission, payment delays and price wars eat your margin. Many small brands already get most orders from Instagram and WhatsApp — they just lack a proper shop page.
What your own shop needs
- Product photos, categories and search that work well on phones.
- A cart and a one-page checkout: name, phone, address.
- Cash on delivery and UPI, with the exact amount filled in.
- Stock that reduces itself with each order, so you never oversell.
- Coupons for festivals and repeat customers.
Where the orders come from
Put the shop link in your Instagram bio, WhatsApp catalogue and Google Business profile. Share it in every reply to "price?".
Keep customers coming back
Look at your repeat customers every month and send them a personal WhatsApp message with a small offer. It costs nothing and works better than ads.
Store Kit gives you all of this with no commission on orders — try it free for a month.