Create an online shop in South Africa — free, in minutes
No coding, no hosting, no designer, no monthly fee to start. A real shop with a real link, built from your product photos — and orders arriving where you already work: WhatsApp.
Live in under 3 minutes — honestly
Sign up, name your shop, upload your first product photo. AI writes the title, description, category, and tags in about 10 seconds; you check it and publish. Your shop is now live at tradefeed.co.za/your-shop-name — a link you can put in WhatsApp groups, your status, Instagram bio, or on a printed card at your stall.
What your shop includes
Every shop — including free ones — gets a product catalogue with search and categories, pre-filled WhatsApp ordering with order numbers and tracking, a Verified Seller card showing buyers your stats and location, reviews collected from confirmed orders, and a dashboard with views, orders, and revenue. On higher plans you can connect your own .co.za domain and add team members.
Shop builder vs website builder
Website builders sell you pages; you still have to turn them into a shop — payments, product management, mobile layout, trust. TradeFeed starts from the shop and works backwards. If you're comparing against Shopify, Wix, or WooCommerce, the rand maths is in our Shopify alternative comparison — including who should still pick Shopify.
Already selling on WhatsApp or Instagram?
Don't re-type your products. Import your WhatsApp catalogue in one go, or upload your photos in bulk and let AI draft every listing. Then read how the catalogue-link method turns your existing groups and followers into structured orders.
20 products free · 10 AI listings a month · no credit card · set up in under 3 minutes
Frequently asked questions
- Is it really free to create an online shop?
- Yes — 20 products free, forever, including 10 AI-written listings a month, your own shop link, and WhatsApp ordering. No credit card to start. Paid plans (from R99/month) add unlimited products and more AI.
- Do I need to know how to build a website?
- No. If you can post a photo on WhatsApp, you can build your shop. Upload a photo, AI writes the listing, you hit publish.
- Can I use my own domain name?
- Yes — on higher plans you can connect your own .co.za domain so your shop runs on your brand, with SSL handled for you.
- How do customers pay?
- You confirm payment in the WhatsApp chat: EFT, PayFast for cards, or cash on delivery. TradeFeed never holds your money.
- What can I sell?
- Any legal physical goods — clothing, shoes, beauty, electronics, accessories, food, wholesale stock. Retail and wholesale pricing can run side by side.