How to Open a Jiji Account and Start Selling Online

OLX Kenya’s good days seem to be behind the e-commerce platform. The site, which years ago grew its popularity, has been struggling to make ends meet. The performance has been as a result of the booming e-commerce space on the local markets today. However, the site still holds a fair share of its fans. While it continues to be marred by cases of fraud (managing legitimate vendors has been a nightmare), it has made changes which brings hope to its survival. OLX has partnered with Walie Holdings Limited, the parent company of Jiji.ke. To this end, customers will need to learn how to open a Jiji account and start selling online.

OLX launched in Kenya back in 2012. Its local business was received very well, thanks to the ease of use of the website. Vendors could easily advertise and sell their items with a couple of clicks. Sellers, on the other hand, would access goods by linking up with interested sellers. However, after a period of challenging sustenance, they decided to partner with Jiji, one of the leading online business platform. Jiji is a big deal in Nigeria, where their e-commerce platform serves more than 6 million unique users and over 50,000 sellers. With Jiji Kenya, you can start a successful online business. Open a Jiji account and start selling online to make cash by selling stuff you no longer need. When you understand the opportunities on this platform, you will never delete a Jiji account. Start selling like a pro!

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How to open a Jiji account

You will be happy to know that registration is free. You can have your account and start to advertise on Jiji within minutes. To launch the Jiji account:

1. Go to Jiji signup page.
2. You have several options to use for signing up; you can do it via your Google account, Facebook or fill out the details manually.
3. Then create a strong and unique password for the account.
4. When you are through filling the blanks, click Register.
5. You will be forwarded to your profile. Here, you will be asked to confirm your email address.
6. Go to your email and click on the mail which has the activation link to comfirm your email.
7. If you are using Facebook or Google to signup, the system will automatically fill the details from your accounts. However, you will still need to confirm your email.
8. Go to your email account you registered with to finish the registration process. That is it; you now have your own free account.
9. You can start modifying your profile as you wish.

Working with your Jiji account

With your account registered on the online platform, the next thing is to know how to sell on Jiji account.

1. Click on Profile
2. Then go to settings to view and also modify your account preference and information
3. Fill any details that may be missing, such as address and phone number.
4. You can also change your password, connect social networks to your profile or even set up notifications.
5. Do not forget to add a profile picture to make your ads more attractive.

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