The SalesGit Blog
Notes on selling online, building a brand, and growing a business.
Growing your business
Marketing with no budget: what to do when you can't afford ads
Not having ad money is a constraint, not a sentence. Some of the best channels cost time instead.
Money & pricing
Getting paid on time: cash flow habits that keep small businesses alive
Profitable businesses run out of money all the time. Profit is an opinion; cash is a fact.
For creators
How to build an online course people actually finish
Completion rates are the quiet problem in online courses — and they decide whether anyone recommends you.
Selling online
Seven reasons customers abandon your checkout — and how to fix each one
They wanted it enough to reach checkout. Losing them there is the most expensive kind of loss.
Selling online
Do you still need a store if you sell on Instagram and WhatsApp?
Social selling works — right up until the day it doesn't. Here's the honest comparison.
For creators
You have followers but no sales. Here's what's missing.
A large audience that doesn't buy is a hobby with an audience. The gap is usually mechanical.
Growing your business
How to get your first 100 customers when nobody knows you exist
No budget, no audience, no press. Here is what actually moves the first hundred.
Selling online
Selling digital products in Africa: what actually works
Digital products have no stock and no shipping. That's the appeal — and the reason most people get them wrong.
Money & pricing
How to price what you sell without guessing (or going broke)
Most small businesses price by looking at a competitor and shaving a bit off. Here's a better method.
Growing your business
Why most small businesses fail — and the warning signs you can still act on
Most businesses don't collapse. They fade, quietly, for reasons the owner could see coming.