Selling tips
Stop answering 'how much?' in your DMs: move your sales to one link
If you sell through Facebook, TikTok or Instagram messages, you lose hours to repeated questions. Here is how a simple shop link saves your time and helps you sell more.
October 1, 2026 · 1 min read
If you sell through social media, you know the pattern. A customer sends a screenshot and asks "how much is this?" You reply hours later. They ask about colours. You reply again. Then they go quiet.
Nothing is wrong with your product. The problem is the process.
What DM selling costs you
- Time. You answer the same price and stock questions many times a day.
- Sales. Customers who don't get a quick reply buy somewhere else.
- Accuracy. Prices change, items sell out, and screenshots are out of date.
- Records. Orders are scattered across chats, notebooks and your photo gallery.
What a shop link changes
A shop link puts your products, prices and stock in one place that is always available, even when you're asleep.
- Customers can browse and order at any hour without waiting for you.
- Prices and stock are always current, so there is less back and forth.
- Each order arrives in one list, with the customer's name and phone number.
- You can keep selling on Facebook and TikTok. The link simply goes in your bio and your posts.
How to make the move
- Set up your shop and add your best sellers first.
- Put your link in your bio on every platform.
- When someone asks "how much?", reply with the link. Customers get their answer instantly, and you stop typing the same message.
- Decide how you will collect payment and write it in your shop description.
You don't have to move everything on day one. Start with ten products and add the rest as you go.