With the increasing use of digital currencies and the adoption of online payment platforms in Ghana shopping online has become a lucrative hobby for many individuals. Gone are the days when one has to travel long distances to the marker or fast food joint to get a product or service. A few of these reputable online stores which continue to meet the demands of the market are Kikuu Ghana, Jumia Ghana, OLX (now currently JiJi.com.gh), Tonaton and Pepapa.com.
As these companies rival to hit the top spot as the most used eCommerce website, Jumia Ghana is comfortably making heavy advancements to achieve that position. Just a quick fact due the nature of online payment platforms local trading is preferred over delivery ones. That is to OLX (Jiji.com.gh) and other middlemen e-commerce trading platforms have more users than straight ones like Jumia or Kikuu.
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Why is this so? Well for some reason individuals prefer to meet the trader or buyer personally to covey the product being bought. This is done to affirm the quality of a product rather than just believing a couple of pictures of the product he or she sees online. With that of the way today we are going to help you create a free Jumia account. This account can be used for shopping online from home or work.
A little history about Jumia
Jumia, Ghana’s no. 1 online retailer was established in May 2014 with the aim and vision to become the one-stop-shop for retail in Ghana with the implementation of best practices both online and offline. Jumia is the largest online retail store in Ghana. At inception they did an average delivery time of a week, today they do, on average, delivery in 1-5 days. Initially starting with 3 employees, Jumia presently has a staff strength of 80 young and entrepreneurial Ghanaians including their 8 men strong customer service team available 6 days a week. Jumia delivers to all 16 Regions in Ghana.
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A couple of Award Jumia has got so far
- Rima Awards – Best use of Mobile App – Jumia App.
- Ecommerce website of the year (Beacon of ICT Award).
- Brand Journalists Association Awards BJAN (2013)
- World Retail Awards 2013(Jumia Global)
How do you create your Jumia Account?
Head over to Jumia sign up Page
There are two available ways you can create your account. Either by using your Facebook account or by using your email.
Using your Facebook account
If you choose to use your Facebook account which is the fastest way to sign up. Just click on that option and connect your Facebook account to Jumia. You will be redirected to Facebook to log in. After you successfully login Facebook will ask you if you want Jumia to have permission to access your Facebook account. Just click allow to finish signing up with your Facebook account. If you do not want to use your Facebook account skip to the next method.
Using your Email
Fill in the spaces with your real details ie. First Name, Last Name, Email, and a strong password.
Type in your active phone number. Note this number will be used later for verification and delivery purposes. Do not worry you can always change this number at any time.
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Click the create account button to create your free account. Just after signing up a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you entered. Be sure to open this email and click on the confirmation link to confirm your account.
Sign In to your account
If you didn’t choose to sign up using your Facebook account. Then just enter your email and password to log in. If you did use your Facebook account just select the “Login with Facebook option” to log into your account. So not worry after initially connecting your Facebook account you wouldn’t be asked any permission questions again.
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