Guides
Straight answers about the systems you already pay for
WhatsApp, Payfast, Yoco and the courier you already use: how they work, and what it takes to connect them to your business, including when you need no developer at all. Every guide names its sources and the date I checked them.
Connecting your business systems: what an API integration involves
How an API integration connects your store, accounting, CRM or courier, what makes one hard, what keeps it running, and a rough estimate for South Africa.
How to connect The Courier Guy API to your store or system
The Courier Guy's API runs on Ship Logic. How to get a sandbox key, the calls for rates, shipments, waybills and tracking, and the errors that trip builds up.
A custom CRM for your South African business: what it takes to build one
What a custom CRM can do that an off-the-shelf one cannot, how one gets built, what drives the cost in South Africa, and when buying is the better call.
A custom online booking system: what it can do, and when to subscribe instead
When a subscription booking tool is enough, what a custom booking system can do for a South African business, what drives its cost, and a rough estimate.
How Ozow payments work, and how to add Ozow to your website
How an Ozow pay-by-bank payment works for your customer, which banks it covers, what else Ozow does for merchants, and how to add it to your store or system.
Payfast or Yoco? Choosing a payment gateway for your online store
Payfast and Yoco compared for a South African online store: payment methods, payouts, subscriptions, selling in person, and what connecting each one takes.
Paystack or Payfast? Choosing a payment gateway for a South African store
Paystack and Payfast compared for a South African online store: payment methods, payouts, subscriptions, and what connecting each one to your system takes.
Can you send customer data to ChatGPT or other AI models under POPIA?
What POPIA says about sending personal information to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, why the major models run outside South Africa, and how to keep data out.
How to get the WhatsApp Business API in South Africa
How to get the WhatsApp Business API in South Africa, direct from Meta or through a provider, what you need to set it up, and how it connects to your systems.
Connecting Yoco to Xero, Sage or QuickBooks
Yoco connects to Xero, QuickBooks and Sage on its Pro plan. What each sync sends across, what it leaves out, and what to do when it is not enough.
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