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Oja Oba · the King’s Market
Turn your price list into an ordering page.
Add your products and prices, share your link, and get orders on WhatsApp. No app to install and no login for your customers.
- 3 days free
- Ready in about a minute
- Works on any phone
Built for the way African businesses already sell
- Google Sheets
- Any Android or iPhone
- Your own currency
Your shop, in three steps
No developer, no website builder, nothing to install.
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Sign in with Google
Tell us your business name, pick your shop address and add your WhatsApp number. We create a product sheet in your own Google Drive.
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Add your products
Type your product names and prices into the sheet, the way you would in any spreadsheet. Changes show on your shop in about 2 minutes.
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Share your link
Send yourshop.ojaoba.africa to customers. They search, build a basket and send the order straight to your WhatsApp.
Easy for your customers
They don’t install anything or create an account. They open your link and order.
A basket with a running total
Customers add items, change quantities and see an estimated total before they send.
Orders land on WhatsApp
One tap opens WhatsApp with the whole order written out and a reference number. You confirm the details and payment with them as you already do.
Works on slow data
The page opens quickly on cheap phones and remembers your list, so it still opens when the signal drops.
Not on your list? They can ask
Customers can type in something you haven’t listed, and you reply with a price.
“Ask for price” when you need it
Leave a price empty and customers see “Ask for price”. Good for items that change daily, or for quotes.
Make it look like your business
Your shop has your name, your logo and your colour. Customers see your brand, not ours.
- Your own address: yourshop.ojaoba.africa
- Upload your logo. We resize it for you.
- Choose your shop colour from a ready palette, or pick your own.
- Prices shown in your own currency, such as ₦, GH₵, KSh or R.
- Your shop name and logo appear when customers add it to their home screen.
For products and for services
If you can list it with a price, you can sell it here.
Sell products
List each product with its price. Customers pick quantities and send you the order.
Sell services
List each service with its price, or leave the price empty so customers see “Ask for price”. They can also describe exactly what they need, and you reply on WhatsApp with a quote and a time.
Try it free for 3 days. Pay once a year.
Setting up costs nothing, and you get 3 days to try your shop with real customers before you pay anything.
Free trial
₦0 for 3 days
- Your shop address, logo and colour
- Your own Google Sheet of products
- 3 days to try it with real customers
Yearly
₦75,000 a year
Outside Nigeria: $75 a year
- Unlimited orders on WhatsApp
- Update products and prices any time
- One shop per person
Your 3 days start when you create your shop. When they end, your shop pauses until you subscribe, so customers can’t order until then. Your sheet and settings are kept.
Questions people ask
Do my customers need an account?
No. They open your link, add items and send the order on WhatsApp. There is nothing to sign up for.
Do I need a payment gateway?
No. Orders arrive as WhatsApp messages and you agree payment with your customer the way you do today.
Do I need an app, or any technical skills?
No. You sign in with Google and fill in a spreadsheet. If you can type in a table, you can run your shop.
How do I update my products and prices?
Edit your Google Sheet. Customers see the changes within about 2 minutes. Add, rename or remove products any time.
Can I sell services, not just products?
Yes. List services with prices, or leave a price empty to show “Ask for price”. Customers can also write in what they need.
Which currencies can I use?
Choose your own from a list that includes naira, cedi, Kenyan shilling, rand, CFA franc, dollar, pound and more. Prices show with your currency symbol.
Is my Google Sheet private?
Your shop reads your product sheet, so the sheet is shared as “anyone with the link can view”. Keep only product names and prices in it. Don’t put cost prices or anything private in that file.
What can Ojaoba see in my Google Drive?
Only the sheet we create for you. We ask for the narrowest permission Google offers, which lets us touch files we created and nothing else in your Drive.
How much does it cost?
Setting up is free, and you get a 3-day free trial. After that it is ₦75,000 a year for shops in Nigeria, or $75 a year elsewhere. You pay once for the whole year.
What happens after my 3 days?
Your dashboard shows exactly when your trial ends, and warns you in the last day. When it ends, your shop pauses until you subscribe, and customers can’t order until then. Your sheet and settings are kept, and as soon as you pay, your shop switches back on within a couple of minutes.
When do my 3 days start?
They start the moment you create your shop, so it helps to have your products ready. There is nothing to cancel: if you don’t subscribe, your shop simply pauses when the 3 days are over.
Can I try a shop before I sign up?
Yes. Open the demo shop and add a few items. It has 200 products so you can see search and the basket working. Orders sent from the demo go to a test number.
Can I have more than one shop?
Each person can open one shop for now.
What does “Ojaoba” mean?
“Oja Oba” is Yoruba for “the King’s Market”: the central, trusted place where a town comes to buy and sell. We want your shop to have that kind of place on the phone.