Most sales in Abidjan never touch a website. They happen in a WhatsApp chat: a photo of the dress, a question about the size, a price, and then the awkward part, which is how to pay.
A payment link handles that part. You make it in the dashboard, paste it into the chat, and the customer pays on their phone, with Wave if that is what they use. You see the payment when it succeeds, and that is when you hand over the dress.
The same link can sit in your Instagram bio or on a printed QR code at the stall. It keeps selling until you turn it off.
When the amount is agreed for one customer and one date, such as a catering order or a term's fees, send an invoice instead. It carries a reference your books can match, and it expires, so an old price cannot be paid by mistake next month.
One rule either way: sending the link is not getting paid. Wait for the payment, then deliver.
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