Community

Build your business with people who understand the journey.

Running a store on your own is the hardest way to do it. Every plan includes access to a community of independent owners who are a few steps ahead, a few steps behind, or stuck on exactly the same thing as you.

Four independent business owners talking around a table in a bright workspace

What happens there

Six reasons merchants stay

Ask questions

Get a straight answer from someone who solved it last month.

Learn from merchants

Real numbers and real mistakes, not recycled advice.

Share wins

Post the launch, the first order, the month that finally worked.

Find collaborators

Bundles, giveaways, newsletter swaps and joint launches.

Promote responsibly

Clear places to share your store without spamming anyone.

Get official help

Our team is in the same space when you need us.

Inside the community

Practical, specific, and not full of noise

A preview of the kinds of posts merchants write. Community features are being rolled out with the platform.

  • Question

    Shipping rates for heavy items — flat rate or weight-based? Losing margin on postage.

  • Helpful answer

    Weight bands beat flat rate for anything over 2kg. Here's the table I use.

  • Success post

    First 100 orders this month after fixing product photography. Before/after inside.

  • Collaboration

    Looking for a homeware brand for a joint giveaway before the holidays.

How it compounds

Help goes round, not one way

  1. Ask
  2. Learn
  3. Build
  4. Share
  5. Grow
  6. Help someone else
  7. back to Ask

Growth Exchange

Find people who can help your business grow.

A structured way to partner with other merchants instead of paying for every visitor.

In development — not yet live

Cross promotion

Affiliate partnership

Giveaway

Product bundle

Newsletter swap

Collaboration

Your business doesn't have to be built alone.

Build your store, join the community and start creating your next opportunity.