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Product photos for a Telegram shop, with a phone

The grid is the shop. A photo that fails at thumbnail size fails before anyone taps it.

Loyalty points in Telegram: how they work

A loyalty program pays attention to the customers you already have. In Telegram it runs inside the same chat they order from.

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Deep dives

Reputation and leaderboards in a Telegram group, explained

Points for messages, upvotes by reply, six levels and a leaderboard command. Here is how reputation behaves in a Telegram group and what to set before you announce it.

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Lists

Telegram shop checklist: 6 steps before you open

Most Telegram shops that go quiet were opened before these six things were decided. None of them takes long.

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How-to

How to load products into a Telegram shop from a file

You can load a whole catalogue into a Telegram shop from one spreadsheet file. Here is how to prepare it, what the preview tells you, and how to update prices later.

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Industries

Telegram tools for a crypto community: what the bot does

Price alerts, gas alerts, wallet lookups, NFT checks and holder analysis in a Telegram group, described command by command, with the parts an admin still does by hand.

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Comparisons

Telegram bot commands or a Mini App: which to sell with

Commands keep selling inside the conversation. A Mini App gives buyers a shop to browse. Here is when each one fits.

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Lists

6 tips for choosing a Telegram storefront design

A design sets palette, fonts and layout. Your photos do the rest. Six tips for choosing one and adjusting it without losing a week.

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How-to

How to run polls in a Telegram channel or group

One line in the chat posts a native Telegram poll. Here are the settings, the exact command format, and the catch with anonymous results.

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How-to

How a shopping cart works in a Telegram shop

A cart in Telegram behaves like any other cart, except it never opens a new tab and the buyer never signs in.

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Glossary

What is raid protection in a Telegram group?

A raid is a mass join meant to flood a group. Raid protection counts joins and restricts newcomers once the rate crosses your limit.

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Glossary

What a Telegram ecommerce bot actually does

An ecommerce bot is the shop assistant that lives in your chat: it shows products, holds the cart, and passes the finished order to you.

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Deep dives

Gift cards in a Telegram shop: how they work

A gift card here is a code with a balance. You issue it, your customer enters it in the cart, and the shop keeps count. Here is each step, and what the feature does not do.

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Glossary

Is the Telegram Bot API free? What a bot costs

Telegram does not bill you for the Bot API. The cost sits in hosting and tooling, and a small bot can stay at zero for a long time.

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How-to

How to welcome new members in a Telegram group

A welcome message is a signpost, not a speech. Here is what to write, how to switch it on, and how to stop it from flooding a busy group.

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Industries

A kids' clothing shop that takes orders in Telegram

Parents ask a question in chat and buy from whoever answers. Here is how to put a kids' clothing catalogue in the same chat, and what to sort out before the first order.

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Migration

Move Instagram DM orders to a Telegram shop

Orders in DMs work until the tenth one of the day. Here is how to move them into a Telegram shop without losing your buyers.

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Product photos for a Telegram shop, with a phone

Loyalty points in Telegram: how they work

Reputation and leaderboards in a Telegram group, explained

Telegram shop checklist: 6 steps before you open

How to load products into a Telegram shop from a file

Telegram tools for a crypto community: what the bot does

Telegram bot commands or a Mini App: which to sell with

6 tips for choosing a Telegram storefront design

How to run polls in a Telegram channel or group

How a shopping cart works in a Telegram shop

What is raid protection in a Telegram group?

What a Telegram ecommerce bot actually does

Gift cards in a Telegram shop: how they work

Is the Telegram Bot API free? What a bot costs

How to welcome new members in a Telegram group

A kids' clothing shop that takes orders in Telegram

Move Instagram DM orders to a Telegram shop

Take neighbourhood grocery orders in Telegram

How to schedule posts in a Telegram channel

Take bookings for a wellness studio in Telegram

Telegram channel or group for a small business?

Run a gift shop on Telegram, from gift boxes to gift cards

7 settings to turn on in a new Telegram group

Build a streetwear brand shop on Telegram

What is a Telegram payment provider token?

Run a home decor shop inside Telegram

How to set up auto-replies in a Telegram group

Sell gourmet food and deli boxes through Telegram

Product bundles in a Telegram shop: when a kit sells better

How to sell glasses and sunglasses on Telegram

A Whop alternative for selling access in Telegram

Six mistakes in the first month of a Telegram shop

Telegram Stars or card payments in your shop

Sell watches and accessories inside Telegram

Set up shipping and pickup in a Telegram shop

Take weekly farm box orders in Telegram

A Rose bot alternative with a dashboard

Sell handmade crafts in Telegram without a shopfront

The four numbers worth watching in a Telegram shop

Sell candles and home fragrance in Telegram

A ManyChat alternative built only for Telegram

Run a sportswear shop inside Telegram

A Combot alternative that also runs your shop

Sell vintage clothing in Telegram, one piece at a time

What is a bot admin in a Telegram group?

How to run a Telegram channel in several languages

Reviews on a Telegram storefront, done honestly

Seven Telegram shop ideas you can start this week

Move your Gumroad downloads into Telegram

How to verify new members with a CAPTCHA

Telegram Mini App or Shopify for a small shop

A toy shop that takes orders in Telegram

Delivering files right after a Telegram order

Run an independent bookshop inside Telegram

What is a content block in a Telegram shop?

Sell sneakers in Telegram when a drop lands

How to add a shop button to your Telegram bot

Sell art prints in Telegram without a gallery

Broadcasts people do not mute

Describe your shop, get a Telegram storefront

Discount codes that bring people back

Sell digital goods for Telegram Stars

Paid memberships in a Telegram channel

Sell pet supplies in Telegram to regulars

An electronics shop that opens inside Telegram

A bakery that takes pre-orders in Telegram

Sell houseplants in Telegram without a website

Take flower orders in Telegram, same day

A coffee roastery that sells from the chat

A beauty shop that takes orders inside Telegram

Sell jewellery in Telegram to people who ask first

Sell clothes on Telegram without building a website

Move your shop into Telegram without losing orders

What to measure in a Telegram channel

Telegram bot token: what it is and what a leak costs you

A Telegram Mini App or a website for a small shop

How to take bookings in Telegram

Sell property listings inside Telegram

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