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The cost of selling on Takealot

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  When you sell online, one of the things you expect is to make profit out of it, it wouldn't make sense to keep selling there without any profit, so here we're looking at cost of selling on takealot online store.  The following are takealot seller fees : The main cost of Takealot is the monthly subscription, which R400 per month. The fee is mandatory to every seller, It is charged to every seller account, whether you make no sells or many times you sold, you still need to pay this amount. Then there's success fee which varries depending on the category. It ranges from 4% to 18% depending on your product category. While things like cameras have lower success fee which range from 4%-12% but on clothing and fashion the success fee becomes a bit higher, Starting from 10%-18%. Another fee it's called Fulfillment fee. This fee depends if Takealot is the one storing, Picking and Packing for you. You pay a flat per-unit fee which is based on the weight and the size of the pack...

Break down of the cost of selling on Shopify

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Here I'll share with you what you need to know about Shopify fees and the hidden fees which also applies, so that you can be fully awear of all the cost involved.  Shopify consist of three types of monthly subscription and all depends on the size of your business or preference.  First monthly subscription is a starter of $5 usd monthly subscription - For selling through social media or just messaging links without a full website.  Basic monthly subscription consists of 25 to 39 USD Monthly ( price reduces to 19-29 USD, if billed yearly). For solo entrepreneurs endeavoring to a full online store.  Grow plans - For small teams scaling up with more staff accounts it is priced 105 USD (price is reduced to 79 USD if billed annually.  Advanced plan - This is for scaling businesses that needs advanced reporting and international features, This plan is priced 399 USD (299 USD if billed annually). Shopify plus plan - This is for high volume enterprise brands. It is price...

About Fastway Courier

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This is one of the most affordable and fastest courier in South Africa. If you're selling online looking for a courier that will do the best Job for you, I recommend fastway courier and I will explain why I highly recommend it. Firstly, it's very cheap. It's estimated prices for local delivery (within town) : Same or next business day, starting from just R60. If you're business person, you know that getting the parcel quickly to the customer is gold and fastway courier understand that, that's why for local, you could get same day or next day delivery. While for regional ( Within /adjacent provinces) also on this regard it takes 1 to 3 business which amount starts from around R75, which is still very great, if we to compare with other couriers, with other couriers, You'll have to pay more to get your parcel delivered quickly but with fastway, They understand that that's the urgency of business, So it's not paying extra that makes them deliver parcel quick...

About PAXI Delivery

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Here I'll share with you the information on how PAXI delivery services works and it's fees for their services.  PAXI delivery are limited to PEP, Shoe City and Tekkie Town stores inside South Africa. To send a package to anywhere in South Africa, You need to simply walk into any participating PEP Store, Tekkie Town, PEP Cell or Shoe City. You order by purchasing the size of the specific bag you need (according to the size of your package), The size of the bag is what defines how much you're going to pay. Parcels can be sent from as little as R59.95, Store to Store Price Standard Bag (450 ×370 mm, max of 5kg) under economy delivery which takes about  7-9 business days. Speed service is also available, However you'll have to pay more to use speed service, which takes about 3-5 business days or you can even use Store to home, PAXI now has an option that you can order to be delivered directly to your home address, This service also takes about 3-5 business days but it cost ...

Free courses on Alison

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  Study up to 6,000 courses on Alison, all for free, you only pay for your certificate. Their up to 6,000 on Alison free online learning. This includes subjects like business, technology, health, agriculture and marketing. For someone who might not know what Alison is all about. Alison is a free online learning which includes skills training and it offers thousands of certificate and diploma courses. However, South Africa does not officially accredit Alison certificates The South African Qualifications Authority, Even though many private employers accept this certificates as proof of skills. The courses are accredited by the CPD (Continuing Professional Development) and Learners can study online anytime. Such certificates are very important when applying for things like business grants that need proof of skills of the business you seek to venture. All courses are completely free, you only load data and start studying and writing tests. If you pass you can then pay for your certific...