How it works

How to use Koti

Short walkthroughs, most of them under two minutes. If you are buying, start with the first one. If you make food at home and are thinking about selling it, start with the second.

These are being filmed now. In the meantime, the FAQs and guides cover the same ground in writing.

Start here

The two overviews. Pick the one that describes you.

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Koti for buyers

What Koti is, how to find makers near you, and what happens after you place an order.

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Koti for makers

The whole arc in two minutes, for someone who has never sold online: sign up, set up with AI, share your link, get paid.

Setting up your shop

From signing up to a storefront you can share.

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Setting up your shop with AI

Answer a handful of plain questions and Koti drafts your shop name, bio, categories, and cover.

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Adding your first product

Upload a phone photo, let Koti draft the title and description, then price it and publish.

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Your storefront and brand

Your story, cover image, logo, social links, Instagram feed, and the direct link you share everywhere.

Taking orders

Drops, orders, quotes, and getting food to people.

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Drops and subscribers

For makers who bake on Thursdays and sell out: a scheduled, capped window instead of always-on inventory.

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Orders, quotes, and fulfillment

The full lifecycle: an order arrives, you confirm it, and the buyer picks up, gets it delivered, or gets it shipped.

Money and plans

Payouts, fees, and what each plan costs.

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Getting paid

Connecting your bank through Stripe, the 8% and 0% split with real dollar amounts, and when money lands.

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Free, Marketplace, and Pro

What each plan includes, what it costs, and a straight answer on which one to pick.

Growing

Compliance, analytics, marketing, markets, and everything else.

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Permits and compliance

Upload your permit and Koti reads it. Plus Class A and Class B in one breath, and California MEHKO.

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Knowing what's working

Revenue, orders, what's selling, and whether buyers came from the marketplace or your own link.

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AI marketing and social content

Turn a product into Instagram captions and posts that sound like you, not like a robot.

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Farmers markets

Find markets near you and see which Koti makers are there. Makers: join a market so you show up on its page.

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The rest of Koti

Commissary kitchens, the services directory, wholesale, guides, and the junior makers program.

Still have a question?

Martha, the assistant inside Koti, answers questions about your own shop in context. For everything else there are the FAQs and guides.

Start your shopRead the FAQs