Honest side-by-side looks at the platforms Nigerian sellers use, and which one fits the way you sell.
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Meta Business Suite puts your Instagram and Facebook messages in one free inbox, but Meta says WhatsApp sync isn’t available in Nigeria. It helps you reply. The Bizthom Inbox helps you sell: who’s ready to pay, one-click orders, payment confirmed, follow-ups.
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Meta now has an AI agent that replies to your customers on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. For a Nigerian seller, replying is where the sale starts, not where it ends. Here’s what each one does between “how much?” and “paid”.
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Selar was built for courses and ebooks. Selling clothes, hair or skincare is a different business: delivery, sizes, stock, and a customer who asks 'is it original?' before she pays. Six alternatives built for physical products, and how to pick.
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Shopify works in Nigeria, but not the way it works in London. No Shopify Payments, dollar billing, and nothing in it for the DM where your customer actually decides. Six alternatives, what each one is really for, and how to pick.
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Shopify was built for a shopper who checks out alone. Bumpa, for running the business behind the sale. But Nigerians buy after a conversation — proof, a question, 'how much last?' — and neither was built for that. Here's where each wins, and the third option that was.
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Seven Bumpa alternatives for Nigerian merchants: what each costs, who it suits, and where it falls short. Including the free options.
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Bumpa is cheaper to start. Bizthom sells for you — buy signals in your DMs, an AI agent that negotiates and follows up, ad tracking that reports the sale — and runs the stock behind it, from suppliers and purchase orders to one count across your website, DMs and POS.