Insaka eCommerce Playbook
This Playbook is comprised of polls voted for within our free community of 18,000+ South African eCommerce enthusiasts which makes it the most objective directory of eCommerce services and software in SA.
Shopify
Best free Shopify apps to use?
Best free Shopify theme?
WordPress / WooCommerce
Best free WordPress plugins?
Best free WordPress theme?
Can you recommend a WordPress developer?
Sourcing products
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Best drop shipping app for SA?
Sourcing Winning Products - eBook
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Best marketplace website in China to source products from?
Payments
The best payment gateway/s for your eCommerce store
A payment gateway is a digital service that integrates with your eCommerce store to allow you to take secure credit card payments online. Here are the current top payment gateways as voted for by our community.
Education
Best SA Focused eCommerce Course?
Community members encouraged us to include this poll and they generously voted our Insaka training programs as the best in SA 😊
Inventory and logistics management
Which courier companies do you use for your business?
Best order fulfilment software?
The best place to buy boxes, tape and other packaging material?
Best 3rd Party Logistics company to outsource your inventory warehousing to?
Best couriers to use for delivering orders to international customers?
Best courier to use for importing?
Which importing agency or freight forwarder would you recommend?
Learn How to Import Products into SA
Don’t let the perceived complexity of importing & customs slow down your online business.
Marketing
Which email marketing platform do you recommend?
Best on-site chat software?
Best affiliate marketing companies?
Best influencer marketing companies?
Carro
Jack & Jill Communications
Best social media scheduler?
Which digital marketing agency would you recommend?
Best South African marketplace to sell on?
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You’ll learn more about your website’s SEO strengths and you’ll get a list of suggested improvements to help your site’s speed, Google ranking and the overall sales. Submit your details and we'll direct you to our SEO audit partners for the free audit.
Other Recommendations
Which accounting system do you use for your eCommerce business?
Which hosting company do you recommend?
Which bank does your eCommerce business bank with?
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