SmartBiz AcademyFoundations0 of 8 doneFR

From payment to a live website

You will learnEvery step a new customer takes, so you can help them at each one.
  1. Choose and pay. On smartbiz.mtn.cm the customer picks a package, monthly or yearly. They type their full name, their business name and their WhatsApp number (email is optional), accept the terms, then check the MoMo number to charge. The payment request arrives on that phone and they approve it with their own MoMo PIN.
  2. Go to WhatsApp. The thank-you page shows their reference (SB- and six characters). They tap Continue on WhatsApp, and a message is already written: they send it to the SmartBiz number, +237 670 96 22 96.
  3. Choose a language. SmartBiz answers in seconds: French or English. Everything that follows is in that language.
  4. Answer the first half of the form. A button opens a short form on the phone: the province and the place on the map where customers find them, the days and hours they are open, what the business does, whether they need a new logo or already have one, and their main colour.
  5. Choose a logo. They check the business name and tap Draw my logo. SmartBiz draws six logos in about a minute, and they pick the one they like (or ask for other colours).
  6. Answer the second half. The web address they want, and the names of their email addresses. They can still go back and change the first half.
  7. Choose a website design. They compare four real home pages built with their own logo and details, and choose one.
  8. Launch. They tap Generate my website. SmartBiz builds everything and sends the launch message on WhatsApp: their portal, their website and their brand guide.

The .cm web address switches on when its security certificate is ready; until then the website opens on its SmartBiz address.

Where customers get stuck. Most often at step 2: they paid but did not send the WhatsApp message. Ask them to open WhatsApp and send it, with their reference. The second most common: they stopped in the middle of the form or lost the link. The link stays valid, and typing 1 on WhatsApp sends it again.

Check your understanding

Practice only: these answers do not count.

1. A customer paid but has heard nothing. What is the first thing to check?

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Answer: A. That they sent the "I have just paid" message on WhatsApp to the SmartBiz number. The journey continues on WhatsApp once that message is sent.

2. Who types the MoMo PIN when a customer pays?

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Answer: B. The customer, on their own phone. Only the customer ever types their PIN (lesson 8).

3. After the logo is drawn, can the customer still change their business description?

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Answer: A. Yes, they can go back to the first half of the form. The form lets them go back and change the first half.