swali, is shopping platform still a viable online business strategy

nauliza jili some sites are flopping sa siijui kama ni jokes wako nayo kama skygarden etc
can somebody start an online shopping platform and let it grow organically, buyer sees what they want, and vendor delivers to buyer

assuming trust is assured, that goods will be delivered, can this premise work?

Skygarden has (had) some very poor service… Whatever Lipa later does with them ni hao wanajua.

It’s not. We like seeing what we are buying

In Kenya online shopping must be backed by a physical shop.Exoerience shows that customers will call enquiring about a product and asking for discounts but before they hang up they will ask ’ and where is the physical shop?'.It gives some kind of assurance to the customer.A good example is Sophie’s online shop, and kilimall.If you insist on going to their shop they will gladly direct you.When you get there,whatever you are ordering has to follow the online process.Kenya watu wako na Trust issues

The issue here is trust. And that is why pay on delivery good because you pay before collecting your item and not paying for items that will not be delivered.

role yako kwa io maneno unasema itakuwa gani?

role yangu ni software developer behind it

Uko na 50k a day za adverts?

50k daily? Hapa unahesabu pia billboards ama

tukona plan ya kuiroll out phase by phase tuseme for example tuanze na athi river tu na mahouseholds za huko, tuanze na area ndogo tu alafu tugrow pole pole

Haitoshi billboards. Hio ni online adverts tu

That’s a lot kwa mkulima mdogo.