Sell online
Sell furniture online in Kenya
A buyer wants the lounge chair in Rust, and asks about the deposit. To sell furniture online in Kenya, show each piece and its fabrics on your own Mybizna website. Bill the deposit by link, and the balance when the piece is ready. Buyers pay by M-Pesa or card, and smaller pieces can be cash on delivery.
KSh 0 to start,
no card.
Let buyers choose the fabric and size on the page
A lounge chair comes in Oat, Rust or Forest. A duvet set comes in Queen or King, each at its own price. A listing holds up to three options, with a photo per fabric and a price per size. The buyer sets up the piece and sees the total.
Write the build time plainly in the description, like "made to order, three to four weeks". Then the chat is for a measurement, not the basics. Stock tracking stays off for made-to-order pieces. Turn it on for the decor you hold.
Sell furniture online with a deposit and a balance
Big pieces are paid in parts. Once your payout number is added, bill a named line from Invoices. Call it something like "Deposit, lounge chair in Rust", at the amount you want. The buyer gets a text with a link and pays by M-Pesa or card.
You see it paid before the carpenter starts. The balance is a second bill when the piece is ready. Or it is cash at the door, if you allow it. Reminders go out for you before and on the due date. Free includes ten bills a month.
Pay on delivery through the website has limits that matter here. A new business starts with a cash limit of KSh 10,000 an order. The limit is KSh 30,000 once your ID is approved, and KSh 60,000 once your payout account is too. For a new business, a KSh 38,000 chair is paid online, or by deposit and balance.
Charge for delivery by area, and say if assembly is included
Add the areas you deliver to, like Kilimani, Ruaka and Syokimau, with a fee each. Or price by distance from your pin. Turn pickup on for buyers with their own transport. The pickup address shows on your Delivery page. Say there too whether assembly is included.
When a paid piece goes out, you send your driver or rider the details from your own WhatsApp. They get a page to mark it Handed over. The buyer gets a text that it is on its way, with the name of who is bringing it.
What makes a buyer send KSh 24,000?
Nobody sends KSh 24,000 to a stranger's number. Your website carries the Verified seller mark once a person has reviewed your ID. Your payout account has to be in your name as well. Beside the mark, your page counts every order you complete. It is not a number you can type in.
Your About page is there too, and a WhatsApp button if you add your number. Card payments are confirmed before the order turns Paid. With your ID approved, payouts land in your M-Pesa or bank about two working days after each sale.
How it works
Sign up
Sign up with your phone number and the code we text you. Email, Google or Apple work too. It is free, with no card.
List each piece with its options
Add fabric and size as options, with a photo per fabric. Put the build time and the wood in the description.
Bill the deposit
Once your payout number is added, send a named line from Invoices at the amount you choose. It goes by text. The balance comes later, as a second bill or cash.
Set areas and assembly
Give each area its delivery fee, or price by distance. Say on your Delivery page whether assembly is included.
Get verified, then share
Add your ID and payout account for the mark and the payouts. Then put the link under every post.
Questions
- Can a buyer pay KSh 38,000 on delivery?
- Not from a new business. The cash limit starts at KSh 10,000 an order and grows as you get verified. Bill a deposit and the balance instead. Or take the whole amount by M-Pesa or card.
- How do I show a chair in three fabrics?
- Add a Fabric option with a photo per fabric. The page shows the photo of the fabric tapped. The order names it too.
- Can I charge more to deliver further out?
- Yes. Each area has its own fee, or you price per kilometre from your pin. Buyers see the fee before they pay.
- Where do I say the build takes three weeks?
- In the description of each made-to-order piece and on your Delivery page. The deposit bill records the date you agreed.
