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News, updates, and insights from StoreVase.

Getting started

How to Start an Online Store in Nigeria (2026 Step-by-Step Guide)

Everything you need to open a real online shop in Nigeria — what it costs, what you need before you begin, and how to get your first order.

Pricing

How Much Does It Cost to Build an Ecommerce Website in Nigeria?

Developer quotes, hosting, domains and the hidden costs — compared honestly against what a hosted store actually costs per month.

Payments

Paystack vs Flutterwave: Which Should Your Nigerian Store Use?

A practical comparison for shop owners — fees, payouts, supported methods, and why you can simply use both.

Social selling

How to Sell on Instagram and WhatsApp Without Losing Track of Orders

Social selling brings the customers. A proper store stops you losing them in a DM thread at midnight.

Guides

Best Products to Sell Online in Nigeria (and How to Choose Yours)

Categories that consistently work in the Nigerian market, and a simple test for whether a product is worth stocking.

Growth

How to Get Your First 100 Customers Online in Nigeria

The unglamorous tactics that actually produce early orders — and what to ignore until much later.

Guides

Do You Need a Registered Business to Sell Online in Nigeria?

What you can do before registration, what changes after it, and when it stops being optional.

Guides

How to Get a Custom Domain for Your Nigerian Online Store

Buying a domain, pointing it at your store, and why the address you sell under matters more than people expect.

AI

How to Write Product Descriptions That Sell (Without Writing Them)

What separates a description that converts from one that lists features — and how to produce them in seconds.