How-to video

How to add your WhatsApp number

A buyer has one question before they pay, but they can’t find your number. Add your WhatsApp number, and your page gets a WhatsApp button.

0:22 · Plays here, from YouTube.

The steps

  1. On Home, tap Add your WhatsApp number

    It is one of the rows in your set-up list.

  2. Type the number you chat with buyers on, and tap Done

    It can be a different number from the one you sign in with.

  3. Your page now has a WhatsApp button

    Buyers can chat with you about any product.

A buyer with a question taps once. You answer where you already chat.

The playlist

  1. How to add your first product
  2. How to share your product link on WhatsApp and Instagram
  3. How to add your WhatsApp numberThis video
  4. How to set delivery areas, fees and pickup
  5. How to get paid to your M-Pesa
  6. How to get verified as a seller
  7. How to change your branding with a headline, look and logo
  8. How to send a paid order with a rider
  9. How to run an offer and send it to your email list

Questions

Do orders come through WhatsApp?
In Kenya, your website takes the order and the payment. The WhatsApp button is for questions before and after. Order alerts can reach you by email and in the app.
Can I use my WhatsApp Business number?
Yes. Any number that opens in WhatsApp works, and that includes a WhatsApp Business number.

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