Getting traffic to an Egyptian online store is easy. Getting profitable orders is the real game. Here’s how we scale e-commerce without breaking unit economics.
Build the full funnel
Prospecting finds new buyers, retargeting closes the warm ones, and catalog ads do the heavy lifting at scale. For a Saudi retail client, a full-funnel Meta setup delivered 4,275 orders. Skip a stage and you either run out of new buyers or leave warm ones on the table.
Win the trust problem
Egyptian shoppers still weigh cash-on-delivery, returns and “is this store real?”. Reviews, clear policies, fast replies and social proof remove the friction that kills carts.
- Catalog & dynamic ads — the right product to the right person automatically.
- Retargeting — recover abandoned carts and browsers.
- Creative testing — feed winners into scale.
- Landing & checkout speed — every second costs orders.
Scaling a store that loses money on each order just loses money faster.
Optimise to ROAS, not clicks
Return on ad spend is the number that matters. Track purchases properly, know your margin, and set a ROAS target your business can afford. Then scale what beats it and cut what doesn’t.
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How do I market an online store in Egypt?
Start where intent already exists: search and retargeting. Then fix the two things that quietly kill ecommerce here — page speed on mobile connections, and a checkout with too many steps. Ads bring the traffic; those two decide whether it becomes revenue.
Should I sell on my site or on social?
Both, but own the transaction. Social and marketplaces bring discovery; your own store keeps the margin and the customer data. Use the platforms to be found, then bring people to a channel you control.