If you started your store today when do you expect to get your first sales

Sahl Thursday,17 Jul 2025

Many people ask the same question after opening their online store: "When will I get my first sale?" The honest answer is, "It depends!" Because sales don't come by chance, but rather as a result of planning and continuous work. However, let's understand the factors that truly determine when you'll see your first dollar in your account from your store's sales.
Let's begin the journey step by step and detail them:
1. Is your store truly ready for sales?
The first thing you should ask yourself is: Is my store organized in every way?
• Are there clear product images?
• Are the descriptions written in a way that convinces customers?
• Are the prices clear?
• Are the payment and delivery options easy?
Many people open a store and rush to sell, but forget the most important details that will make customers trust and complete their order. So before you wait for your first sale, make sure your store is truly "ready to receive visitors."
2. Where should you advertise your store?
If no one knows about your store, it's difficult to generate sales. You need to start marketing, even if it's simple.
• Post stories on Snapchat and Instagram
• Send the link to your family and friends
• Try a simple 50 SAR ad targeting your audience in Saudi Arabia.
Sales don't happen silently. People need to hear about you and see what you're selling.
3. What are you selling? Does the market need it?
The product you're offering plays a major role in accelerating sales. If you sell something in high demand, you're likely to get sales within the first week. However, if your product is new or targeted at a small segment, you'll need more time to build your audience.
Tip: Try offering "first week offers" or discounts for your first orders to speed up your first sale.
4. Are you confident? Will you stick around?
Some people, if they don't get a sale in the first three days, get discouraged and close their store. Others don't get their first sale until two weeks or even a month later. But when it does, they start seeing successive sales because they've been working on marketing and improving their store.
Realistic Expectation?
In the Saudi market, many new store owners achieve their first sale within the first two weeks if they start with simple marketing and a well-organized store.
5. Your first sale could come from your closest friends
Don't be shy about showing your store to your acquaintances, as many of your first orders come from these people. Have everyone you know visit your store, give you feedback, and buy if they find something they like.
Use your social media presence as a down payment, then start receiving orders from customers you don't know.
6. Track your data from day one
If you're not receiving sales, monitor the number of visitors.
• Are people entering but not buying?
• Are they exiting the first page?
• Are they reaching the checkout page but not completing it?
Use Google Analytics or your store's own tools to analyze the problem.
Your first sale could come within a day, a week, or even a month, depending on the readiness of your store, your marketing, and your consistency. The secret isn't luck. It's building the right foundation and knowing that your project requires perseverance, not just first-day enthusiasm.
If you want to open your store today and ensure it looks its best and is ready to generate sales from day one, our Sahl team will create a fully integrated online store for you, designed to attract customers from the first visit.
Start right, keep going... and the results will come faster than you expect.