Sellzw Blog
Plain-English guides to selling digital products in Zimbabwe, from your first product to your first EcoCash payout.
Getting started
What Is Sellzw? How It Works and Who It's For
Sellzw lets anyone in Zimbabwe sell ebooks, courses, templates and other digital products, and get paid in USD through EcoCash and other local payment options. Here's how it works and who it's built for.
What Can You Sell on Sellzw? 4 Product Types Explained
Ebooks, courses, templates, beats, event tickets and more. Here are the four product types on Sellzw, what each one is best for, and real examples of what Zimbabwean creators can sell.
Sell Online in Zimbabwe Without a Website or Bank Account
No website, no registered company, no bank account? You can still sell digital products online in Zimbabwe. Here's the short list of what you actually need.
How to Create a Sellzw Store: Step-by-Step Setup Guide
A step-by-step guide to creating your Sellzw account and setting up a store that buyers trust, from choosing your store link to adding your EcoCash payout details.
Sellzw Fees and Pricing: Is Sellzw Really Free?
Sellzw is free forever to start, with a 10% fee only when you sell. Here's exactly what you pay, what you keep, and when Pro or Turbo is worth it.
What You Can't Sell on Sellzw: Prohibited Products List
Before you list a product, check it isn't on Sellzw's prohibited list. Here's what's banned, the grey areas beginners get wrong, and what happens if you break the rules.
35 Digital Product Ideas for Beginners in Zimbabwe
Don't have a product yet? You probably already know something people would pay for. Here are 35 beginner-friendly digital product ideas for Zimbabwe, and how to pick yours.
Creating products
File, Link, Course or Ticket? Choosing a Sellzw Product Type
Digital File, External Link, Online Course or Event Ticket? Answer three quick questions to pick the right Sellzw product type, and avoid the most common beginner mistakes.
How to Price Digital Products in Zimbabwe (USD Guide)
Stuck on what to charge? Here's a practical USD pricing guide for Zimbabwean creators: typical price ranges, how much you keep after fees, and tactics that lift sales without cheapening your work.
How to Write a Product Description and Cover That Sell
Your description and cover image do the selling while you sleep. Here's a fill-in-the-blanks template, a real example, and the exact cover size that looks right everywhere on Sellzw.
How to Create an Online Course on Sellzw (Step by Step)
Turn what you teach into an online course that sells while you sleep. Here's how to plan it, record it on your phone, and build it on Sellzw with modules, video lessons, resources and certificates.
How to Give Students a Certificate When They Finish a Course
Certificates motivate students to finish and give your course extra value. Here's how Sellzw issues personalised, verifiable certificates automatically, and how to set them up in two minutes.
Let Buyers Read Your Ebook Online Without Downloading It
Worried your PDF will be forwarded around WhatsApp groups? Sellzw's read-online mode lets buyers read your ebook in the browser without downloading it. Here's how it works and its honest limits.
How to Sell Event Tickets Online in Zimbabwe with Sellzw
Selling tickets for a workshop, conference or Zoom webinar? Here's how to set up Event Ticket products on Sellzw, what buyers receive, and how to check people in at the door.
Your store and promotion
How to Sell Digital Products on WhatsApp Status and Groups
Most first sales on Sellzw come from WhatsApp. Here's a practical plan for your status, groups and chats, plus what to say, how often to post, and the rules that keep you from being labelled spam.
Sell on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok with Your Sellzw Link
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok can bring you buyers you'd never reach on WhatsApp. Here's where your Sellzw link goes on each platform, what to post, and how to see which one really sells.
How to Collect Leads on Sellzw and Turn Them Into Buyers
Most visitors won't buy on their first visit. Here's how to collect their WhatsApp number and email with a free product or landing page form, find them in your Leads page, and follow up the right way.
Marketing and tracking
What Is a Tracked Link (UTM)? How to Make One on Sellzw
Posting on WhatsApp, Facebook and TikTok but not sure which one sells? A tracked link answers that. Here's what UTM tags are, how to build tracked links on Sellzw, and a simple naming system.
How to See Which Posts and Ads Bring You Sales on Sellzw
Stop guessing which posts work. Here's how to read Sellzw's Sales by source report and sales funnel, work out whether an ad paid for itself, and decide what to do more (and less) of.