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Tutorials on how to use different features on your website's backend/ admin

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Stop Recording Sales in Spreadsheets šŸš« Learn How to Create Orders on Uzanga

Running a business involves much more than simply receiving money from customers. Every sale triggers a chain reaction āš™ļø Stock needs to reduce Orders need to be recorded Staff may need instructions Delivery information needs to be communicated Customers may need payment confirmation Pickup or shipping processes need to start For many businesses, especially those selling through WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, or physical stores, all of this is usually handled manually using spreadsheets, notebooks, or memory gymnastics šŸ˜µ But with Uzanga, you can now create orders directly from your admin dashboard and let the system handle most of the heavy lifting for you. Based on the tutorial transcript uploaded here

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Bulk SMS Marketing on Uzanga, Send Offers & Updates to Your Customers

Bulk SMS marketing is now available on Uzanga šŸŽ‰ You can now send promotional messages, offers, discounts, updates, and announcements directly to your customers through SMS. Instead of relying only on WhatsApp statuses or Instagram stories that some customers may never see, SMS helps you reach people directly on their phones. Whether you want to announce new stock, a flash sale, delivery updates, or special offers, Uzanga now gives you a simple way to do it. Based on the tutorial transcript uploaded here

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How To Manage Stock Across Multiple Inventory Locations on Uzanga

Keeping track of stock across your house, shop, warehouse or rental shelf can quickly become confusing. One minute you think you still have products available, the next minute youā€™re calling your attendant asking: ā€œHow many black t-shirts are left at the shop again?ā€ šŸ˜­ Thankfully, Uzanga now supports inventory locations, allowing you to record stock per variant per location. This means you can now: Record stock separately for your house, shop, warehouse or shelf Know exactly where your inventory is Reduce stock automatically from the correct location Avoid overselling products Letā€™s go through how it works.

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How to Set Up a Discount For Only a Limited Number of Customers.

Learn how to create limited-time discounts on Uzanga and control how many customers can redeem an offer. This step-by-step guide explains offer setup, scheduling, coupon codes, redemption limits, discount testing, and how to run more effective promotional campaigns on your store.

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How to Create and Sell Product Bundles

Product bundles let you combine multiple products into one offer so customers buy more items together instead of purchasing them separately. For example, if you sell phones, a customer buying a phone will probably also need a screen protector and back cover. Instead of selling all three separately, you package them into one discounted combo offer. The customer saves money, you increase your average order value, everybody wins šŸ’°šŸ“¦

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How to Set Up Partial Payments or Lipa Mdogo Mdogo on Your Uzanga Website

Customers donā€™t always have the full amount immediately. Sometimes they only have a deposit and want to finish paying later. With Uzanga, you can now allow customers to pay in installments directly on your website without manually tracking payments in WhatsApp chats or spreadsheets. This feature automatically tracks balances, pending payments, completed payments, and lets customers continue paying at their own pace.

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How to Set Up Partial Payments or Lipa Mdogo Mdogo on Your Uzanga Website(Written)

Customers donā€™t always have the full amount immediately. Sometimes they only have a deposit and want to finish paying later. With Uzanga, you can now allow customers to pay in installments directly on your website without manually tracking payments in WhatsApp chats or spreadsheets. This feature automatically tracks balances, pending payments, completed payments, and lets customers continue paying at their own pace.

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How to Add Extra Fields to Your Checkout Page on Uzanga

On your Uzanga website's checkout page, customers already fill in the usual information like their name, phone number, email, and shipping method. But sometimes you may want to collect additional information during checkout. For example, you may want the customerā€™s Instagram handle, TikTok username, referral source, custom order instructions, or even inspiration photos for tailored products. Uzanga allows you to add up to 10 extra checkout fields so you can collect exactly the information your business needs šŸ“¦ Hereā€™s how to set it up.

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How to Add Extra Fields to Your Checkout Page

On your Uzanga website's checkout page, customers already fill in the usual information like their name, phone number, email, and shipping method. But sometimes you may want to collect additional information during checkout. For example, you may want the customerā€™s Instagram handle, TikTok username, referral source, custom order instructions, or even inspiration photos for tailored products. Uzanga allows you to add up to 10 extra checkout fields so you can collect exactly the information your business needs šŸ“¦ Hereā€™s how to set it up.

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How to Add Staff to Your Merchant Admin (Written)

Running your business solo? It doesnā€™t have to stay that way. In this tutorial, we show you how to invite staff to your merchant admin so they can help you manage orders, products, and customers using their own accounts and devices. No password sharing. No confusion. Just smooth teamwork. What youā€™ll learn: ā€¢ How to invite staff members ā€¢ Setting up individual accounts ā€¢ Managing roles and access ā€¢ Working together without chaos Let your business run like a team, not a one-man show.

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How to Add Staff to Your Merchant Admin

Running your business solo? It doesnā€™t have to stay that way. In this tutorial, we show you how to invite staff to your merchant admin so they can help you manage orders, products, and customers using their own accounts and devices. No password sharing. No confusion. Just smooth teamwork. What youā€™ll learn: ā€¢ How to invite staff members ā€¢ Setting up individual accounts ā€¢ Managing roles and access ā€¢ Working together without chaos Let your business run like a team, not a one-man show.

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How Product Tags Boost Your SEO on Uzanga

Product tags help improve your website search by connecting products to keywords customers are likely to use. To add tags, open a product, expand the More Info section, and go to Tags. Add relevant keywords related to the product, then save your changes. You can also test search functionality by adding a unique tag and searching for it afterward. Using effective tags makes products easier to discover and improves the overall shopping experience for customers.

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How To Use Product Tags To Boost Your SEO on Uzanga

Product tags help improve your website search by connecting products to keywords customers are likely to use. To add tags, open a product, expand the More Info section, and go to Tags. Add relevant keywords related to the product, then save your changes. You can also test search functionality by adding a unique tag and searching for it afterward. Using effective tags makes products easier to discover and improves the overall shopping experience for customers.

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How to Post Products Varying by One Option Like Size or Color

One Simple Fix for Better Orders on Your Uzanga Website. If you sell products that come in different sizes, colors, or options, properly setting up variations on your Uzanga website can save you a lot of back-and-forth with customers. Instead of customers buying a product and then messaging you later asking: ā€œWhich size did you want?ā€ Your website can let them choose the exact option before checkout šŸ›’ Hereā€™s how to set it up properly.

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How to Post Products Varying by One Option Like Size or Color

One Simple Fix for Better Orders on Your Uzanga Website. If you sell products that come in different sizes, colors, or options, properly setting up variations on your Uzanga website can save you a lot of back-and-forth with customers. Instead of customers buying a product and then messaging you later asking: ā€œWhich size did you want?ā€ Your website can let them choose the exact option before checkout šŸ›’ Hereā€™s how to set it up properly.

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How to add extra fees to your checkout page (Written)

Sometimes you may need to charge customers an extra fee during checkout. For example, if you operate from CBD or use riders and errand runners, you might charge customers a small transport or handling fee to move the order from your shop to the next delivery point. You can now do this directly on your Uzanga website using checkout adjustments. Even better, you can make the fee apply only under certain conditions, like when a customer selects a specific shipping method. Hereā€™s how to set it up.

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How to Add Extra Fees at Checkout on Your Uzanga Website

Sometimes you may need to charge customers an extra fee during checkout. For example, if you operate from CBD or use riders and errand runners, you might charge customers a small transport or handling fee to move the order from your shop to the next delivery point. You can now do this directly on your Uzanga website using checkout adjustments. Even better, you can make the fee apply only under certain conditions, like when a customer selects a specific shipping method. Hereā€™s how to set it up.

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How to install Your Uzanga Admin To Your Mobile Phone

You can install your Uzanga Admin (admin.uzanga.com) on your phoneā€™s home screen so you can open it just like a normal app and quickly manage your business on the go šŸ“±. Here's how to do it:

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How To Enable An Offer Popup On Your Uzanga Website(Written)

Youā€™ve probably seen those popups on e-commerce websites asking visitors to enter their name and phone number in exchange for a discount or future offers. Good news: you can add the same thing to your Uzanga website šŸŽÆ This feature helps you do two powerful things at once: encourage visitors to make a purchase and collect customer details for future SMS and email marketing. Here's how to set it up step by step.

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How To Enable An Offer Popup On Your Uzanga Website

Youā€™ve probably seen those popups on e-commerce websites asking visitors to enter their name and phone number in exchange for a discount or future offers. Good news: you can add the same thing to your Uzanga website šŸŽÆ This feature helps you do two powerful things at once: encourage visitors to make a purchase and collect customer details for future SMS and email marketing. Here's how to set it up step by step.

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Must Have Uzanga Admin Settings For Thrifters

If you run a thrift business, the right Uzanga settings can save you hours of manual work, improve customer experience and help you manage orders more efficiently. This guide covers some of the most important Uzanga settings every thrifter should enable and use.

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Must Have Uzanga Admin Settings For Thrifters (Written)

If you run a thrift business, the right Uzanga settings can save you hours of manual work, improve customer experience and help you manage orders more efficiently. This guide covers some of the most important Uzanga settings every thrifter should enable and use.

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How To Get A QR Code For Your Uzanga Website(Written)

A QR code makes it easier for customers to quickly visit your website by simply scanning it with their phone. You can use your QR code on posters, packaging, business cards, receipts, social media posts and much more. Hereā€™s how to generate a QR code for your Uzanga website.

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How To Get A QR Code For Your Uzanga Website

A QR code makes it easier for customers to quickly visit your website by simply scanning it with their phone. You can use your QR code on posters, packaging, business cards, receipts, social media posts and much more. Hereā€™s how to generate a QR code for your Uzanga website.

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How to View and share your Uzanga website

So, you've signed up, configured your Uzanga website and now you're ready to see how it looks and share it with the world. Here's how to go about it.

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How to Use Dynamic Description Templates

Introducing description templates. Super handy especially if you've connected your Instagram to Uzanga. You see that template for your IG captions that you have saved in your notes app? You can now save it on Uzanga and make it dynamic, so that when you post your products, you no longer have to keep switching to copy captions. Try it out and see just how fast things can get! Dynamically use your Instagram captions on uzanga.

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How Uzanga generally works | End to End Demo

This tutorial shows you how to easily get your own website with uzanga commerce, a platform where you come create an account and get your own website immediately. Feel free to skip through the chapters to get to the ones you're more interested in learning about.

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How to Fill Product Fields Correctly

Learn how to properly fill in essential product fields on Uzanga. This step-by-step guide covers everything from product titles and descriptions to pricing and imagesā€”helping you create listings that attract customers and drive sales.

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How to Post a Simple Product (No Variations)

Learn how to quickly upload a simple product on Uzangaā€”no sizes, colors, or variations needed. This step-by-step guide walks you through everything you need to get your product live and ready to sell in minutes.

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How to Change Business Details on Your Uzanga Website

In this tutorial, youā€™ll learn how to update your business details on your Uzanga website. From your store name and contact information to branding and business settings, weā€™ll walk you through everything step by step so your customers always see the correct information. Perfect for merchants rebranding, changing contacts or updating their store profile on Uzanga.

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How to Create a Limited-Time Discount for a Specific Product Segment

Learn how to create limited-time discounts for specific products or categories on Uzanga using product segments. This step-by-step guide explains how to group products, configure targeted promotions, set discount conditions, test offers properly, and run more strategic flash sales on your store.