Your first sale: a step-by-step checklist

You don't need a logo, a website, or a business card to make your first sale. You need one product, one price, and one way to collect money.

• Write one clear product or service description — what it is, who it's for, what it costs.
• Set a price you won't second-guess. Round numbers convert better than "clever" ones.
• Set up one way to get paid — mobile money, card, or invoice on account.
• Tell 10 people directly (message, call, in person) — not a public post nobody will act on.
• Ask every buyer one question: "who else do you know that needs this?"

Don't wait for it to feel ready

The first sale teaches you more than a month of planning — pricing objections, delivery friction, the questions people actually ask. Get it, then fix what you learned.