Sell Food, Fashion, Shoes and Gadgets With Your Own Link

Your customers are already on WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok. The hard part is turning a "How much?" comment into a paid order, without sending your account number to strangers, typing out prices a hundred times, or losing orders in your chats.

With Needplug, you get a free online shop and your own link, like yourname.needplug.shop. Share it once, and customers can see everything you sell, choose pickup or delivery, and pay safely. No subscription and no commission.

One link for your whole business

Your shop link is the easiest way to turn followers into buyers. Put it in:

• Your Instagram and TikTok bio
• Your WhatsApp business profile and status updates
• Your broadcast lists and customer groups
• Your X profile
• Flyers, stickers and packaging

When someone taps it, they see your products, prices, photos and delivery options, and they can pay right there.

Selling food and drinks

Food businesses move fast, and customers want to know what's available today.

What you can list:

• Home-cooked meals, soups and stews
• Small chops, pastries, cakes and desserts
• Drinks, juices, smoothies and zobo
• Foodstuff: rice, beans, garri, palm oil, spices
• Meal prep packages and party trays
• Catering for events

Tips for food sellers:

• Show real photos of your food, in good light
• State the portion size or weight clearly
• Say how much notice you need for big orders
• Set delivery areas you can reach while the food is still fresh, or offer pickup
• Keep stock updated so customers don't order what's finished

Catering and events? You can also sell free or paid event tickets on Needplug, with attendee lists and check-in. Organisers are paid after the event.

Selling fashion

Fashion buyers want to see details before they pay.

What you can list:

• Ready-to-wear clothes, native wear and ankara
• Thrift and bend-down-select items
• Bags, jewellery, watches and accessories
• Fabrics and tailoring services
• Perfumes and beauty products

Tips for fashion sellers:

• Add a size guide or measurements in the description
• Show front, back and close-up photos
• Mark the condition honestly: Brand new, Foreign used, Nigerian used or Refurbished
• For made-to-measure orders, use the order chat to confirm measurements

Selling shoes and sneakers

Shoe buyers have lots of questions: Is it original? What size? Is it new? How long will delivery take?

Tips for shoe sellers:

• List each size clearly, and say whether it runs small or large
• Show the sole, the inside label and the box if you have it
• Mark the condition: Brand new, Foreign used or Nigerian used
• Describe any marks or wear honestly
• Set clear delivery fees, or offer pickup so buyers can try them on

Because the buyer's money is held until they receive their order and give you the order code, first-time buyers are more comfortable paying for a pair they've only seen in photos.

Selling phones, gadgets and electronics

Gadgets are high-value, so trust matters even more.

What you can list:

• Phones, tablets and laptops: brand new, UK used (foreign used) and Nigerian used
• Accessories: chargers, cases, earbuds, power banks
• TVs, speakers and home appliances
• Gaming consoles and games

Tips for gadget sellers:

• Say whether it's Brand new, Foreign used, Nigerian used or Refurbished
• Include storage, RAM, battery health or model number
• List what's in the box
• Encourage buyers to test the item before giving you their order code
• Get verified so your badge shows on your shop

Accept phone swaps

Phone sellers can turn on swaps for a listing. A buyer offers their old phone plus cash towards yours, you name the top-up, and you check their phone at your shop before the deal is done. The top-up is paid through Needplug and protected like any other order.

Payment note: buyers can pay by bank transfer for any amount. Card works for physical orders up to ₦50,000, so bigger gadget orders use bank transfer.

How you get paid

1. A customer orders from your shop and pays through Needplug.
2. You get a new-order alert on your phone.
3. You hand over the item or deliver it.
4. The customer gives you their order code.
5. You enter it, and your money goes to your bank.

You keep your full price. Needplug takes no commission. Here is how buyer protection and the order code work.

You control delivery

Needplug does not deliver. You do, or your customer picks up:

• Choose the states you cover, or all of Nigeria
• Set your own delivery fee, or offer free delivery
• Add your rider's details
• Offer pickup from your shop, stall or home

Customers see the delivery fee before they pay.

Tools for growing sellers

• Up to 1,000 items in a shop, or up to 10 if you're selling from home
• Import your catalogue from Excel or CSV
• Wholesale: wholesale prices, minimum orders and approved resellers
• Record a sale: log offline sales so your stock stays correct
• Order chat with buyers
• Digital products: sell e-books, recipes, patterns or guides, payable by card at any amount, including from abroad
• Free verification with NIN, a quick face check and CAC

Buyers near you, all over Nigeria

Buyers pick their area and see sellers near them first. That helps you win local customers, from Computer Village to Ikotun, who want quick pickup or cheaper delivery, while you can still sell to all of Nigeria if you deliver nationwide.

What it costs

Nothing. No subscription, no commission, no listing fee. Your shop link is free. Read why selling on Needplug is free.

Get your shop link today

Open your free shop at needplug.com/join and start sharing your link. Our step-by-step guide walks you through it.

Want us to set it up? Chat with us on WhatsApp at +234 702 529 5245. Send us your photos and prices, and we'll set up your shop for you, free.