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MyOja — Helping Small Businesses Sell Online, Simply.
MyOja is a commerce SaaS platform built to help Nigerian merchants showcase products online, manage their stores and receive customer order enquiries through WhatsApp—without needing to build and maintain a complicated e-commerce website.
A product built and managed by Trimlines Technology.
Product overview and illustrative use cases. Business examples are not presented as verified customer results.
Inside MyOja
Your store, managed from one simple dashboard.
Manage storefront setup, share your store link, organise products and access merchant tools from one place.
MyOja merchant dashboard preview.
Product
MyOja
Industry
Commerce / SaaS
Audience
Small Businesses
Core Workflow
Storefront to WhatsApp
Market
Nigeria
Project Snapshot
The technology behind MyOja.
MyOja is a commerce SaaS platform built and managed by Trimlines Technology to help merchants establish an online storefront and manage their business through one platform.
Technology Stack
PHP, JavaScript, SQLite
Infrastructure
AWS & Cloudflare
Merchant Service Payments
Paystack
For merchant payments for MyOja store services.
A product by Trimlines Technology
Trimlines Technology builds and manages MyOja as a SaaS product for merchants. Stores created on the platform are operated by their respective merchants.
Explore MyOjaThe Challenge
Selling online shouldn't require a technical team.
Many small merchants promote products through social media and messaging apps, but keeping product information, prices, availability and order details organised can become difficult as the business grows.
A full e-commerce setup may introduce extra complexity before a business is ready for it. MyOja aims to make it easier to publish a shareable catalogue and turn product interest into a structured WhatsApp order conversation.
Simple Storefronts
Give each merchant a dedicated place to display products and prices.
WhatsApp Ordering
Move customers from browsing to a prepared order message.
Mobile-First Experience
Make browsing and store management practical on mobile devices.
One Merchant Workspace
Bring product management and storefront settings into one dashboard.
The Platform
The essential tools to take a small business online.
MyOja provides a merchant workspace and public storefront experience. Its features support store management, product catalogues, order workflows, merchant billing and administration.
Product Catalogue
Organise product names, descriptions, photos, prices, categories and available options.
Store Links & Domains
Give merchants a storefront link to share through WhatsApp, social profiles and other marketing channels, with domain options where configured.
WhatsApp Commerce
Help customers contact merchants with product enquiries and prepared order details through WhatsApp.
Store Customisation
Let merchants present their business identity through store details, branding and available customisation options.
Orders & Inventory
Manage product availability, orders, customer details and fulfilment information in the merchant workspace.
SaaS Administration
Support merchant account management, access controls, subscription status and platform administration.
Suggested Use Cases
Ways different businesses can use MyOja.
These illustrative scenarios show how businesses could use MyOja to present products online and start order conversations through WhatsApp. They are examples, not verified customer case studies.
Example 01
Fashion Retailer
Challenge: Customers often ask about sizes, colours and prices in social messages.
How MyOja could help: Display product photos, prices and variation details in one shareable catalogue, then direct buyers to WhatsApp to confirm orders.
Potential measures: Time spent answering repeat questions, enquiry-to-order conversion and order completion rate.
Example 02
Food & Grocery Seller
Challenge: Buyers want to check items and prices before contacting the seller.
How MyOja could help: Maintain a mobile-friendly catalogue and use a WhatsApp order message to clarify requested items and quantities.
Potential measures: Missing order details, repeat purchases and time from enquiry to confirmation.
Example 03
Beauty & Accessories Brand
Challenge: Product information is spread across posts, making collections harder to browse.
How MyOja could help: Create a single shareable catalogue for social bios, campaigns and customer conversations.
Potential measures: Store visits, product clicks, WhatsApp enquiries and enquiry-to-order conversion.
How It Works
From product catalogue to customer conversation.
01
Create a Store
Set up a merchant account and add business details.
02
Add Products
Upload product photos, descriptions, prices and available options.
03
Share the Store
Share the storefront link with customers and on social media.
04
Receive Orders
Customers prepare an order on the storefront and contact the seller through WhatsApp.
Measuring Success
Measure the business outcomes that matter.
For a SaaS product like MyOja, useful measures include activation, ongoing usage, merchant retention and paid conversion. These are recommended metrics, not reported results.
Activation
Stores Published
New merchants who complete setup and publish a store.
Engagement
Order Enquiries
Store visits that lead to WhatsApp order conversations.
Retention
Active Merchants
Merchants who continue maintaining and sharing their stores.
Revenue
Paid Conversion
Trial users who become paying subscribers and remain subscribed.
Build and Grow
A simpler way for small businesses to get online.
Explore MyOja's approach to storefronts and WhatsApp-led commerce, or talk to Trimlines Technology about building your own SaaS platform.
MyOja is built and managed by Trimlines Technology.