How to create an online store in Egypt, step by step

Short answer: to create an online store in Egypt, sign up on an e-commerce platform (such as Elmatajer), set the store up with AI or manually, pick a template, add your products, turn on cash on delivery and your delivery areas, and share your store link. It takes an hour to a day, needs no coding, and you can start free for 14 days.

If you want to sell online in Egypt, the fastest route is your own online store instead of relying only on a Facebook or Instagram page. A store gives you one link with all your products and prices, and customers order on their own without you answering every message. This guide walks you from zero to your first order on Elmatajer, with no developer needed.

Before you start: decide three things

1. What will you sell? Prepare a list of products, prices and clear photos.
2. How will you deliver? Yourself, a courier you agree with, or a shipping company — to which areas, and for how much?
3. How will you get paid? Most customers in Egypt prefer cash on delivery, which is on by default in every new store.

Step 1: Create a merchant account

From the sign-up page, create an account with your email and mobile number. Signing up is free, needs no credit card, and every new store starts a 14-day free trial.

Step 2: Set up your store in minutes

After signing up, choose AI-assisted or manual setup. Either way you set the store name, activity, logo and colours. Details: setting up your store after sign-up.

When you finish, your store is live on a free link like your-store.elmatajer.com.

Step 3: Pick your store's look (template)

The template is your store design. Preview every template live in the template gallery, then adjust colours and images from your dashboard. There is a free template, and paid templates you buy once.

Step 4: Add your products

Give each product a clear name, a price, photos and a description that answers the customer's questions (size, material, use). You can add sizes and colours to one product, track stock, and import many products at once from a file. Start with adding a new product.

Step 5: Set up payment and delivery

• Payment: cash on delivery works from day one. What your customers can use today is listed in payment methods available to shoppers.
• Delivery: under Shipping → Local Delivery, add the areas you deliver to and a fee for each, and optionally free delivery above an order amount. Steps: setting up local delivery.

Step 6: Your store link and domain

The free link is yours from day one. If you own a domain (like mystore.com), connect it to your store and the SSL certificate is issued automatically, for free. Steps: connecting your own domain.

Step 7: Get your first order

1. Browse your store on your phone like a customer and place a test order.
2. Share your store link on your pages and on WhatsApp: sharing your store link.
3. Follow orders and update their status: processing a new order.

Run through the full first-sale checklist before you start selling.

What will the store cost?

Start free for 14 days, then subscribe to a monthly plan from EGP 299 — with no commission on your sales. Everything is in the guide how much an online store costs in Egypt.

Quick answers

Do I need to code?

No. Everything is managed from the dashboard: products, orders, design and settings.

Can I run the store from my phone?

Yes, the dashboard works in a mobile browser.

Does the platform take a cut of my sales?

No. You pay your plan subscription only — no commission on sales.

What happens after the free trial?

After 14 days the store locks until you subscribe to a paid plan. Details: how the free trial works.