📸 How to Take Great Product Photos with Your Phone
High-quality product photos can make all the difference in selling your handcrafted pieces. Whether you’re sharing your culture through carved pendants, tapa cloth, or woven baskets, great images help customers appreciate the detail, meaning, and craftsmanship of your work. If you’re setting up your business...
Turning Criticism into Growth: How to Handle Negative Reviews in Your Business
If you’re a business just joining Siuhuu, welcome – you’re stepping into a marketplace where real feedback drives real growth. But let’s be honest: not all feedback will be glowing. Negative reviews will happen. The question is, what do you do with them? Handled right,...
Price It Right on Siuhuu: A Simple Guide for Sellers
If you’re a small business selling on Siuhuu, getting your prices right is super important. Price too high, and customers might go to other websites.Price too low, and you won’t make enough money to keep going. Here’s a simple, no-stress guide to help you price...
The Rise of Pacific Islander Entrepreneurship
For decades, Pacific Islanders have been overlooked in conversations about business and innovation. Often lumped into broad demographic categories or left out of economic data entirely, they’ve had to build their own lanes from the ground up. But that’s changing. From the shores of Samoa...
What’s In It for Me? How Siuhuu Supports You as a Pacific Islander
Siuhuu Is For You: A Place Where Pacific Islanders Can Grow, Create, and Thrive For generations, Pacific Islanders have been known for their creativity, resilience, and strong sense of community. From weaving mats to carving canoes, from cooking traditional foods to designing island-inspired fashion –...
Siuhuu Empowers Small Businesses in Fiji with Digital Marketplace Workshops
Siuhuu, a platform designed to connect small businesses to global markets, recently concluded a series of successful workshops across Fiji, bringing hope and new opportunities to local entrepreneurs. Led by its founder, Akanesi Kaufusi, Siuhuu traveled to Savusavu, Taveuni, and Suva, engaging with women and...
Why Having Competitors on Siuhuu is Great for Pacific Island Businesses, Customers, and Communities.
Siuhuu, the largest online marketplace for Pacific Islanders, is a vibrant hub connecting sellers and buyers across the Pacific and international. As an ecommerce platform tailored to the unique needs of the Pacific people, it serves as a space for economic growth, cultural exchange, and...
Discover Pacific Island Food with Siuhuu’s Restaurant Category
Food is a big part of Pacific Island culture. It’s not just about eating; it’s about sharing stories, traditions, and spending time together. But for Pacific Islanders living overseas, finding their traditional food can be hard. Recognizing this problem, Siuhuu has added a dedicated restaurant...
Bridging the E-commerce Gap: Why Siuhuu is Essential for Pacific Islanders Worldwide
In a rapidly globalizing world, the digital economy offers many opportunities for entrepreneurs and consumers. However, not all regions can access these opportunities equally. The Pacific Islands, rich in cultural heritage and entrepreneurial spirit, face unique challenges in the global e-commerce landscape. Siuhuu, the largest...
Founder: From Personal Struggles to Empowering Pacific Online Marketplace
Akanesi Kaufusi, also known as Akanesi Tohotoa, a Tongan native, embodies resilience and vision, having transformed her personal challenges into a pioneering business venture. Akanesi moved from Tonga to New Zealand to further her studies, where she earned degrees in Business and Theology. During this...
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