Profile Setup
The guided setup that runs right after you sign up — what you sell or buy, your categories, brands, first deal, and profile photo. Plus the extra catalogue step on iPhone.
The most important 5 minutes of your week
Profile Setup is what makes your feed personalized. Skip it and you'll fight the algorithm forever. Finish it and the platform works with you, not against you.
Right after you finish signing up, One Two Sell walks you through a guided profile setup. This is the most important moment for new users — the answers shape your Deals feed, your Showcase feed, and how other businesses discover you.
You can take less than two minutes for this. Don't skip it.
It opens with a short welcome screen showing sample deals and showcases, so you can see what you're about to make before you make it. Tap through it and the numbered steps begin.
Setup is five numbered steps on web and Android. On iPhone there are six: an extra catalogue step sits between brands and your first deal. Everything else is identical, and none of it is permanent — every answer is editable afterwards.
If you close the app partway through, setup resumes where you left off rather than starting again.
Why profile setup matters
One Two Sell is a B2B trading network, not a generic marketplace. The platform shows you deals and showcases that match your business — but it can only do that if you tell it what your business is about. Profile setup creates your target business profile: the categories, subcategories, and brands you care about. From that moment on, the feeds you see are filtered for relevance.
The sooner you finish profile setup, the better your first day on One Two Sell will feel.
Step 1 — What do you want to do?
Pick one:
- Sell — you have inventory you want to move.
- Buy — you're sourcing products for your business.
- Both — you do both regularly.
Your choice sets the default deal type when you post your first deal. You can always post the opposite type later — it's just a default, not a lock.
Step 2 — Choose your categories
Pick the categories that match your business. The list is sourced from One Two Sell's full catalog — you can pick more than one. After you pick categories, the screen reveals subcategories that drill into specifics.
Examples of how to pick:
- A phone retailer picks Mobile Phones as a category, then Smartphones, Feature Phones as subcategories.
- A trader who deals in laptops and tablets picks both Laptops and Tablets, then their specific subcategories.
The more accurate your selection, the more useful your feed becomes. You can change these later from your profile.
Step 3 — Pick your brands
Based on the subcategories you chose in Step 2, One Two Sell shows the brands available in that space. Pick the brands you actually buy from or sell. Search by name to narrow the list quickly.
Brands with logos appear first so you can scan visually. Pick everything that's relevant — there's no penalty for being thorough.
When you tap Next, One Two Sell saves these preferences as your target business profile. From this point on, your Deals feed and Showcase feed prioritize content matching your categories, subcategories, and brands.
The catalogue step (iPhone)
On iPhone, one more step appears here: Offer what you sell.
One Two Sell shows you catalogue items from the brands you just picked, and you price the ones you actually carry. Each one you price joins My Items, and from that moment a buyer searching for that exact product finds you — without you having posted anything at all.
- The step counts what you've already added, so you can see your progress.
- Adding an item costs 10 tokens, which your sign-up balance covers.
- You can skip it and do the same thing later from the Items tab. Nothing is lost.
This step is worth the two minutes it takes. A deal expires; a catalogue price keeps working for you every time somebody searches that model.
Step 4 — Post your first deal
Setup walks you through posting your first deal right inside the wizard:
- The deal type (Sell or Buy) is pre-filled from your Step 1 answer.
- Add a title for the deal — short, specific, and searchable.
- Add a description with details: model, condition, quantity, target price, location, contact preference. There's a 50-character minimum — "PS5" is a word, not a deal, and a one-word post gets questions rather than offers.
This first deal is automatically targeted at the categories/subcategories/brands you just picked, so the right buyers and sellers see it from day one.
If you'd rather skip and post later, you can — but posting one deal during setup is the fastest way to get your first messages.
Posting a deal is free at the moment — the only priced action anywhere in setup is adding a catalogue item, and your sign-up token balance covers that.
Step 5 — Profile photo
Upload a photo or logo for your profile. This is the avatar buyers and sellers see in the feeds, in messages, and on every deal you post. A clear logo or face dramatically improves trust.
- Tap to upload from your device.
- The image is automatically compressed for fast loading.
- A built-in cropper lets you frame the photo.
- Square photos work best.
A profile photo is required to finish setup. You can change it later anytime from your profile.
What happens next
When you finish Step 5, One Two Sell:
- Saves your profile photo.
- Marks your account as fully onboarded.
- Drops you on the Deals feed, now personalized to your business.
Your first deal (from Step 4) is live and visible to matching buyers/sellers. You should expect messages within hours if your title and description are clear and your business is in an active category.
Things you can come back to
Setup is one-time, but every choice can be edited later:
- Business title and industry — Profile → Edit profile.
- Categories, subcategories, brands — these power your feed personalization and can be refined as your business changes.
- Profile photo — replace anytime.
- First deal — manage from My Deals like any other deal.
- Items you sell — add, price, pause or archive them any time from My Items.
Common questions
Why do I have to pick categories and subcategories and brands?
Each level adds precision. Categories alone are too broad — "Electronics" covers phones, laptops, cameras, drones, and more. Subcategories narrow it. Brands narrow it further so One Two Sell can show you the deals from the manufacturers you actually trade in.
What if my brand isn't on the list?
Pick the closest match and submit a brand request through your profile. One Two Sell adds new brands regularly as the catalog grows.
Can I skip Step 4 (the first deal)?
You can — close the deal modal and continue to Step 5. But posting a real deal during setup is the single highest-impact thing a new user can do for early activity.
What if I sell across many categories?
Pick all of them. There's no penalty for breadth. Your feed will weight content based on all selected categories, and your profile will signal your range to buyers.
Why is the profile photo required?
Profiles without photos get drastically fewer messages and replies. Requiring it during setup is the kindest thing One Two Sell can do for new users — it makes sure your first impression is a strong one.
What's the catalogue step on iPhone and why don't I see it?
It's the items step, and today it only runs on iPhone. On web and Android you do the same thing from the Items tab whenever you like — the result is identical, because your items live on your account rather than on the platform you added them from.
Can I redo profile setup from scratch?
Setup itself only runs once, but every individual setting (target categories, brands, photo, business title) is editable from your profile and from Settings. The "target business" that drives feed personalization can be edited or replaced anytime.
Next steps
- Browse the Deals feed — see deals matched to your business.
- Browse the Showcase feed — discover product galleries from suppliers.
- Tokens — how posting and boosting works.
- Verification — earn a verified badge.