How to run your locksmith & key cutting business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
Running a locksmith & key cutting business in Nigeria means keeping track of a lot at once: what you sold, who still owes you, what's left on the shelf and what came in today. TheCEOApp is a business app built in Nigeria that puts all of that on your phone, in the words of your trade.
This guide shows how locksmith & key cutting businesses use TheCEOApp day to day.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example door lock, padlock and key blank, and services like key cutting, lock change and emergency door opening. Suggestions for a locksmith & key cutting come up as you type, so you don't start from a blank page.
Then record a sale by tapping the items, scanning a barcode or simply saying it out loud. The receipt goes to the client on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by piece and job. Start with the biggest unit you buy in, say how many smaller ones fit inside, set a price for each and sell in whichever unit the client wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out.
Track each job from start to finish
Every job moves through your own steps (typically 30 minutes), with the deposit, costs and profit beside it:
- Inspection
- Work done
- Tested & handed over
Tools locksmith & key cutting businesses use most
- Appointment bookings: Clients pick a day and time on your service pages; you get the request in the app with their name and phone.
- Jobs, step by step: Track each job from deposit to handover, one step at a time, with costs and profit.
What every business gets
- Record a sale in seconds: Type it, scan it or just say it. The receipt goes to the customer on WhatsApp with your logo.
- Know who owes you: Part payments, balances and polite reminders, so debts don't get forgotten.
- Stock that adds up: Stock goes down as you sell, with alerts before you run out and a count of what was lost or damaged.
- Your own online shop: A shop page with your products and prices that customers order from on WhatsApp.
- Designs and documents: Flyers, price lists, invoices and quotations in your brand colours.
- Ceopay business account: Receive transfers, pay suppliers and bills, and save, from the same app.
The app calls your customers clients and your products products, so it reads like your business.
Get started
- Go to theceoapp.com (or get the app on Google Play or the App Store) and create your account.
- Choose "Locksmith & key cutting" as your kind of business. The app sets up the right words, units and tools.
- Add your products and prices, then record your first sale.
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days, with no card needed.
Questions people ask
- Is there an app for locksmith & key cutting businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for locksmith & key cutting businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a locksmith & key cutting?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.
TheCEOApp for locksmith & key cutting: everything in one page