Starting a COD ecommerce business
Understand the model, its costs and its partners before your first ad.
Understand the no-inventory COD model, choose an ecommerce service center and your markets in Africa and the Gulf before launching your store.
Guides in this topic
How to start a COD ecommerce business without inventory
How to start a COD ecommerce business without inventory or staff: you run the store and ads, a service center handles sourcing, delivery and cash collection.
Read the guideGetting startedCOD fulfillment center: what it does and how to choose one
What a COD fulfillment center does (stock, confirmation, delivery, cash collection) and 7 criteria to choose one: fees, lead times, remittance and statements.
Read the guideGetting startedHow to sell online in Africa from anywhere in the world
How to sell online in Africa without living there: criteria to pick a COD market, 2026 figures by country, languages, currencies and a one-country-first method.
Read the guideGetting startedCOD ecommerce in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: a practical guide
COD ecommerce in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Oman: 2026 audiences, customer expectations, product compliance and the key steps to launch a first country.
Read the guideGetting startedCOD dropshipping startup cost: how much do you need?
COD dropshipping startup cost: stock, freight, test ad spend, center fees and a cash reserve, with a worked example and a method to size your own budget.
Read the guideOther topics
You launch the store and the ads. The center does the rest.
Create your ReadyStore store: a short COD form, Meta Pixel and Conversions API, orders and analytics in one place.