Start with the Stohb app that gets your next job done

Choose the task you need to finish today

You do not need to organise an entire future company before doing your first useful piece of work. Begin with the task that is already waiting: a customer needs an invoice, your products need a shop link, or you need to know how many items remain.

Write that task in one sentence. ‘I need to send a client a bill’ is specific enough to act on. ‘I need to digitise my business’ leaves too many decisions open. Your first app should help you finish the specific task, with a record you can find again.

Understand what each app is for

Sites gives your business an online storefront. Invoice helps you bill customers and follow outstanding amounts. Central brings everyday sales, customer records, items, expenses and reports together. Inventory helps you track quantities and stock movements at your locations. POS supports selling at the counter. Workspace is where the owner manages people, app access and plans.

These names describe different jobs within the same business. A catalogue is your list of products or services. A location is where stock is kept or business activity happens. A sales record describes a particular transaction. Understanding those three things makes choosing your starting point much less confusing.

If you need an online shop, begin with Sites

Prepare a small set of products before designing every corner of the store. Each listing needs a useful name, a clear photo, a price and accurate options such as size or colour. Decide how you will explain delivery and answer customer questions.

Choose a template, bring the right catalogue items into the store and check the buyer experience on a phone. Sites is a paid app. Check the current plan before committing to your launch. A store link is most useful when the customer can understand the product and the next step without returning to ask basic questions.

If you need to bill someone, begin with Invoice

A freelancer can begin with a customer, a service item and payment terms. Payment terms explain how long the customer has to pay. Create the invoice, review its total and send it by email. Keep the full amount visible even when you agree to accept a deposit.

Free Invoice currently includes up to 10 items, 20 customers and 3 terms, with owner-only access. Recurring invoices and team access belong to the paid plan. A recurring invoice is a bill created on a schedule; it does not automatically charge the customer’s bank account or card.

If you already sell regularly, start with reliable records

Use Central when the immediate problem is keeping sales, customers, items and expenses together. A shop selling across a counter can use POS for that selling task. Inventory becomes useful when questions about sizes, quantities or locations keep interrupting the day.

For example, a clothing seller may know that 30 shirts remain but not know how many black medium shirts are in Ikeja. A single overall quantity cannot answer that question. Tracking each sellable combination at its location gives the record the detail the business actually needs.

Add more structure when there is a reason

Once your first task works, look for the next repeated problem. A store may need stock transfers. A freelancer may need recurring billing for an ongoing client. A growing team may need separate access rather than one shared login. Add the tool that addresses that problem.

Before inviting staff, write down what each person should be able to do. Review both access to an app and the permissions available inside it. Then test the staff view. Your useful starting point is the smallest setup that completes today’s work accurately and can be extended when tomorrow’s work changes.

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Keep going with Stohb

• How to start your online store with Stohb Sites
• How to create and send your first invoice in Stohb
• How to organise your stock with Stohb Inventory