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OLX Kenya Wants to Help You Sell Online

olx mobileFree online marketplace, OLX Kenya, allowing users to buy or sell goods online and as well communicating with others at no cost, aims to increase e-commerce uptake in the country by helping individuals post their items on the site easily and in no time.

The site, targeting the small  guy at home or at school and not big merchants to help them rid their homes of unused stuff says it is open to partnerships to anyone who wants to sell off theit unused items at home by allowing them to submit bulk ads to OLX in XML or CSV format and then it’s internal team will publish and update the listings on the individuals behalf at no cost.

The 100% free-to-use site has thousands of products on sale from users from across the country and from all walks of life. Contrary to popular belief, users do not need to register to use OLX but can browse the site and buy items without registration. However, if one wants to register, the process is simple.

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Registration at OLX is FREE and the process is very simple. A user simply clicks on the “Register” button, then provides there basic contact information and OLX will send them a confirmation message with their login and password information straight to their email address. An OLX account is helpful for those who want to manage their postings and personal information.

As a buyer, after registering, you can Browse listings when you’re not sure what you’re looking for, or when you simply want to explore the range of items on OLX or in a particular category. Click on Categories and Subcategories and if you find an item you’re interested in, just click on the item title. You can also Search for items when you are looking for a specific item that you can describe using a few words. In this case, simply go to the search box, enter a few words describing what you are looking for, select a category and click the “Search” magnifying glass. A search results page of OLX listings will be displayed. Review your search results pages and if you see something you’re interested in, just click on the item title. OLX laos allows users to search items by location, like from a specific county or suburb.

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OLX-Free-ClassifiedsThe site also has another feature called My OLX, this allows users to track and manage their OLX ads, personal account, information, messages, favorites among others. My OLX aims to give users a personalised experience everytime they use the platform.

To post on OLX, a user clicks on the “Post a Free Classified Ad” button then if one has no account and don’t want to register for any, they head straight to a category they want then just upload their image(s) then save and choose to publish it One can also register for an OLX account by providing your basic contact information than upload photos of their item and provide a title and a small description of their item. Posting on OLX is free of charge and a user can upload as many photos as they wish but the picture that they place in the first location will be the main image for their ad and will appear next to the ad title in the category listings.

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After posting an ad, a seller can also edit it. If you have an OLX account, you can edit your own ads through the “Active Ads” option in the My OLX section of the site. You head to the item and click the “Edit” button, add changes and then approve the changes so as they reflect immediately. Those who have no accounts can also edit their ads by following the same processes.

Though people post on OLX everyday, currently postings on the site expire after 180 days and are removed whether they are sold or not. After posting, one can also share their ads on Facebook, Twitter, and email among many others. Users can also communicate with each other via OLX’s messaging service.

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Sam Wakoba
Sam Wakobahttp://techmoran.com
Taking you on tour through Africa's tech and business ecosystem, one story at a time since 2010! Based out of Nairobi, Kenya, Sam is the founder and managing director of Moran Media, which runs  TechMoran.com, various other digital platforms and a startup incubation hub for Kenya's youthful entrepreneurs. Drop me a mail at [email protected]

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