Notes on selling in Egypt.
Cash on delivery, couriers, and what actually moves orders — written for people running a shop off their phone.
Confirm before you ship, or pay for it twice
An unconfirmed cash-on-delivery order is a bet you place with your own money. Here is what a confirmation step does to your returns.
— By the maleem team
The governorates that quietly cost you the most
Refusal rates are not evenly spread. Reading them by governorate changes where you advertise and what you charge for delivery.
— By the maleem team
From a DM to a checkout in one afternoon
Most sellers here start in the inbox. Moving to a storefront does not mean abandoning it — it means the inbox stops being the ledger.
— By the maleem team
Price the product, then price the delivery
Free shipping is a margin decision disguised as a marketing one. A worked example with real courier rates.
— By the maleem team
What we shipped this summer
Discounts that respect cash on delivery, customer history on every order, and a wallet that shows what is still out with couriers.
— By the maleem team
Why we build the whole store from one sentence
A blank template is a second job. The fastest way past it is to describe the shop you already run and correct what comes back.
— By the maleem team