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Money and records·5 min read

Every verified sale gets logged automatically. The value is in actually looking at what that record adds up to, not just letting it accumulate.

Analytics: what is actually selling

Analytics turns your order history into trends: which products are moving, which are stalling, and how this week compares to previous ones. This is the section to check before deciding what to restock, what to discount, or what to feature in a broadcast. A product that looked promising when you first listed it but has not sold in weeks is a signal, not a coincidence.

Books: what it means for your records

Books takes the same sales data and turns it into bookkeeping: every sale and expense logged, with VAT computed automatically at 7.5% on taxable sales under the FIRS 2026 framework. If your annual turnover is under ₦100M, you pay 0% company income tax, but that only helps you if you have clean records to show it. Books exists so that answer is already prepared rather than reconstructed under pressure.

  • Every sale logged automatically as it is verified, with no manual entry.
  • Expenses you record kept alongside sales for a real picture of margin.
  • VAT computed per FIRS 2026 rules, not estimated after the fact.
Records compound. A single week of clean sales data is useful. Months of it, sitting in Books without gaps, is what actually makes tax season or a loan application straightforward instead of stressful.

A simple habit worth building

Once a week, open Analytics and Books together. Analytics tells you what to do next in the business: restock, push, or drop a product. Books tells you whether the business, as a whole, is moving in the direction you think it is. Neither is useful checked once and forgotten; both are useful checked on a rhythm.

If you log expenses outside of a sale, such as rent, packaging, or delivery costs, record them in Books as they happen rather than trying to remember them at month end. The more complete the record, the more accurate the picture Books gives you back.

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