The website is not the first step. Selling is. Here is the free stack that gets a Jamaican business to its first J$50,000 without spending any.
Quick answer: Week 1: ten products you can source now; list free on EzyCart JM; photograph on a white sheet in daylight; post three to Instagram. Week 2: first orders — receipt upload, Knutsford, ask for a review. Month 2: reinvest in stock and a J$1,000/day WhatsApp ad. Month 3: if repeat customers exist, the J$35,000 store pays for itself.
The free stack
- Products: what you can get in a week — hair, jewelry, phone accessories, snacks, spices, plants, prints.
- Storefront: free listing on EzyCart JM (a Google page per product) + Instagram.
- Photos: your phone, daylight, white sheet.
- Payments: bank transfer with receipt upload; cash on pickup.
- Delivery: Knutsford island-wide; pickup in your parish.
- Bookkeeping: a notes app: date, item, cost, sold for.
What to reinvest first
Stock that sold, then a small ad to WhatsApp, then a proper logo — and only then the store.
Start free this week
- Apply to list free on EzyCart JM — ezycartjm.com/sell/ (usually approved within a day)
- How it works, what sells, what it costs — EzyCart JM explained
- Ready for your own domain, card payments and the phone app? Ezy Cart, J$35,000 + J$9,500/mo
Frequently asked
Can I start with zero money?
Yes — free listing, phone photos, transfer payments; your only cost is stock.
When do I need a website?
When repeat customers and daily order questions make it worth J$9,500 a month.
Do I need to register?
Start selling; register the name once income is regular.