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Step-by-step guide

Selling products on Takealot Marketplace: your step-by-step start

Buy stock, send it to Takealot's warehouses and sell on SA's largest online marketplace.

  • 20 lessons
  • 5 modules
  • About 1 hour
  • First lesson free

Is this guide for you?

Good fit if

  • People with capital to risk, supplier access and patience for numbers; not a no-money option.

Think twice if

  • You need money within the next two weeks: first income usually takes about 60 days.
  • You have no laptop or computer to work on.
  • You have no way to get to customers or move your kit.

Honest expectations

  • First income usually takes about 60 days.
  • This can grow into a full income for people with strong skills and steady customers, but that usually takes months.
  • The main risk to plan for: unsold stock.

What is inside

  1. Module 1

    Is this right for you?

    What it involves, who pays, and honest expectations.

    1. How selling products on Takealot Marketplace worksFree · 5 min
    2. Honest expectations4 min (in the full guide)
  2. Module 2

    Set up and price

    What you need and what to charge.

    1. Your startup kit, costs and skills5 min (in the full guide)
    2. Pricing and getting paid5 min (in the full guide)
    3. Your numbers: a worked example in rands5 min (in the full guide)
  3. Module 3

    Your first week

    The first steps, in order.

    1. Your first week, step by step6 min (in the full guide)
    2. Week one, step 2: Run fee estimator3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Week one, step 3: Get supplier quotes3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Finding your first customers: who to message5 min (in the full guide)
    5. Messages to copy: your first customers5 min (in the full guide)
  4. Module 4

    Your first month

    A routine that brings in customers.

    1. Your first 30 days: build a routine4 min (in the full guide)
    2. Month one, task 1: Aim for small first batch3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Month one, task 2: Track each product's fees, returns and margin3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Month one, task 3: Keep stock levels steady so listings stay active3 min (in the full guide)
  5. Module 5

    Months two and three

    Repeat what works, grow and stay safe.

    1. Days 31 to 90: repeat what works and grow4 min (in the full guide)
    2. Months two and three, task 1: Reorder only proven sellers3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Months two and three, task 2: Drop products that do not make money after fees3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Months two and three, task 3: Add one new product similar to your best seller3 min (in the full guide)
    5. Getting paid safely and spotting scams4 min (in the full guide)
    6. Risks, rules, tax and staying safe5 min (in the full guide)

What it costs to start

R5 000 to R30 000 to get started, from our research

What you will use:

  • Takealot Seller Portal fee estimator
  • Spreadsheet margin model
  • A margin sheet per product

Prices change and differ by area, so check two places near you before you buy.

Try it before you buy

Lesson one is free. If it helps, the whole guide is R149 once-off.

Start the free lesson

Reviewed 24 October 2026 by the Earn Path team. Next review due 24 October 2027.