Designing a shop around a conversation

Product decisions · October 20, 2026 · 3 min read

A crochet order can start with a product and change with a colour, a size, or a gift idea. The website needed to leave room for that.

Tocreaty’s ordering model was part of the brief from the start: enquiries and orders would go through WhatsApp. There would be no cart or payment gateway.

That decision gave the product page a specific job. It needed to help someone understand a piece and prepare a useful enquiry.

Give the conversation a starting point

“I want this” leaves a lot to ask next. Which product? Which colour? How many? Is there a custom detail?

The product page collects a colour choice, quantity, and an optional note. The enquiry message includes those details with the product name. The maker can then discuss the request, pricing, making time, and delivery.

I kept those inputs close to the description. They belong to the same decision.

The catalogue still matters

Ordering through a conversation does not remove the need for a proper shop. People still need to browse, compare photographs, read dimensions, and return to a product they liked.

Each piece has its own URL. Categories help narrow the collection. A share button lets someone send a product to another person before deciding.

This is especially useful for gifts. The person browsing may want a second opinion, or they may be choosing something for somebody else.

Be precise about the next step

The action says “Enquire on WhatsApp.” It does not imply that tapping it pays for an item or confirms an order.

The surrounding copy explains that the details will be agreed in the conversation. That wording matters as much as the button styling. An interface should not promise a stage of the transaction that has not happened yet.

A conventional checkout could be added if the business needs one later. For this version, the design follows the owner’s chosen way of taking orders.

I cannot claim that this flow increases sales; there is no measured result behind that statement. What I can show is the path: discover a piece, choose the details, and begin a specific conversation.

Read the tocreaty project story.

— Abu Bakar Hasan

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