💬Pre-Order Tips
5 min read
How to Take Pre-Orders Without Getting Lost in DMs
If you're juggling DMs, comments, and notes apps to track who ordered what, this guide is for you.
OrderWing helps small vendors collect pre-orders, manage pickup times, and keep customer orders organised — without messy DMs, spreadsheets, or manual payment tracking.
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For vendors who sell by pre-order
You're juggling Instagram messages, Facebook comments, payment screenshots, and a Google sheet that only you understand. Orders get missed. Pickups get crossed. Customers wait too long for a reply.
How it works
Add your brand, products, and pickup times in a guided 5-minute setup.
Set quantities, cutoff dates, and pickup windows for each item.
Drop one clean link in your bio. Customers pre-order in seconds.
If you sell ahead of time, OrderWing fits.
Everything you need
Your own branded mini-site at orderwing.app/s/your-name.
Set quantities, cutoffs, and made-to-order options.
Customers book a slot. You stay in control of capacity.
Every order in one organised view, status-tracked.
Names, contacts, and notes saved automatically.
Stripe Connect coming soon. Vendors keep 100% of sales.
Customers get auto-confirmations. You stop replying manually.
See your best-sellers, busiest pickup days, and revenue trends.
All orders, slots, and revenue at a glance.
A mini-site that feels like yours, not ours.
Customers pre-order in under a minute.
Pricing
No transaction cuts. You keep 100% of every sale.
Lock in this price forever.
After public launch.
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