The digitisation of business has played an essential role in allowing brands to boost awareness, increase customer support, build partnerships, and achieve business growth.
One of the forms of digitisation is through apps and online platforms that allow entrepreneurs to list their businesses. On these platforms, users can search certain keywords along with a location to help they find businesses near them.
This is based on the niche of the app and the type of business the user is searching for. In this article, we’ll discuss 5 different apps where businesses can list their businesses.
1. Malakyt
Malakyt is an independent platform for beauty and fashion service providers. On the app, users can search by either entering a keyword search in the search bar or filtering their search by choosing between the beauty and fashion categories.
After selecting a category, they can filter their search even further by selecting a make-up type, a city, a rating between 1 and 5, as well as house calls. Even if you have yet to start a business in the beauty and wellness industry, you can sign up as an independent contractor.
Business owners in the beauty and fashion industry can list their business by clicking on the List Your Services button or by contacting their support team via support@malakyt.com. Malakyt can be used through the mobile and desktop apps.
2. Revish
Revish is a mobile application created for businesses in the beauty and hair industry. The platform largely operated in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape, with a growing expansion in other parts of the country.
To get listed on Revish, you must install the app and sign up as a business by clicking on Create Free Business Account. Once you have signed up, set up your business information by adding your business logo, adding a business address, uploading a catalogue of your work, setting up appointments, and linking your social media accounts.
Lastly, you must upload proof of your banking account. Then, your account will be received by the Revish team and activated.
3. Yep!
Yep! is a digital marketplace that serves as a directory where users can find vetted businesses. Yep! allows businesses to set up their profiles in 6 easy steps. Go to the website and click on Open Online Store. Firstly, you need to describe their business, add a location pin, design the look of their online shopfront, define the services you offer, determine the working hours of your business, and share your handles.
Users on this platform can easily find the services they are looking for as they are categorised into different industries. This includes telecommunications, marketing, security systems, hospitality, and much more.
4. Bark
Bark is a global marketplace with a large presence in South Africa. Bark serves as a platform that connects local professionals with potential customers and clients. When users go onto the site, they can select from a wide list of services, based on what they are looking for, as well as their postal code. This is to ensure the website provides service providers who are in close proximity.
Join Bark as a professional by clicking on Join as a Professional on the home page. Once you’ve clicked, enter the service you’re offering and continue filling in the necessary information as you follow the prompts. After you have set up your profile and it’s live, users can find your business as they search for service providers.
5. Takealot
If your business sells physical items, you can consider selling on Takealot. Takealot is South Africa’s largest online retail marketplace. It helps businesses reach many customers across the country. You can sell products like beauty items, clothes, gadgets, home goods, wellness products, and much more.
Takealot charges a subscription fee of R400 a month to sell on the platform. You may have to pay additional success, fulfilment, and storage fees. To become a seller on the Takealot Seller Portal, here’s what you have to do:
- Go to the Takealot website.
- Click Sell on Takealot.
- Click Apply to Sell.
- Fill in all your details.
After you have filled in your details through the form, wait for the Takealot team to contact you.
Takealot handles packaging, delivery, and payments. You can focus on growing your business. It is a great way to get your products seen by more people.
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