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The Payfast Guide to Going Online

Download the PayFast Guide to Going Online to learn how to start and grow your online business.

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A comprehensive guide on how to start and run your online store

Our ecommerce toolkit will help you turn your hobby or idea into a successful online business or side hustle. Download the entire guide or view individual, easy to digest chapters for tips intended to support every stage of your ecommerce business journey.

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Learn how to develop your business plan, choose the right ecommerce platform, market your online store and more.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Developing your business plan

Starting an online business without a plan is like going on a road trip without a map. Your ecommerce business...

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Managing Logistics

Before you start selling online it’s important to get to grips with your supply chain and inventory management. To have...

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Building your online store

Customising your online store should be a fun and rewarding experience. The popularity of ecommerce has resulted in a variety...

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Setting up a payment gateway

Before your online store opens you need to integrate a payment gateway to receive payments. When your customers checkout on...

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Marketing your online store

It’s important to get your online store’s name out there to attract business. With social commerce rising exponentially it’s important...

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Converting visitors into customers

It’s important to convert website visitors into customers, it’s just as important to make sure they return. In this chapter...

Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Capitalising on shopper trends like Black Friday

Black Friday has become the biggest event in the retail calendar. Over the last few years Black Friday and Cyber...