Create your account

Everything on Market Hive SA starts with a free account. This guide gets you signed up and logged in. You do not need to decide anything about listings or payment yet.

About 5 minutes to read

Before you start

  • An email address you can open right now
  • A phone or computer with an internet connection
  • About five minutes

Step 1: Go to the website

Open your web browser and type markethivesa.co.za into the address bar at the top, then press Enter. You will land on the front page.

The Market Hive SA front page, showing the search bar and the main menu across the top.
The front page. The menu across the top is how you move around the site.

If you have used the site before

Look at the top right of the screen. If it says your name there instead of "Log in", you already have an account and you are already signed in. You can skip this whole guide.

Step 2: Open the sign-up page

Click Log in at the top right, then click Create a free account on the panel below the login box. You can also go straight there by typing markethivesa.co.za/register in the address bar.

The log-in page with email and password boxes, and a panel underneath headed 'New to Market Hive SA?' with a 'Create a free account' link.
The log-in page. The link to create a new account sits under the grey line.

Step 3: Fill in your details

The sign-up form is short. Fill in each box:

The registration form with boxes for name, email address, password and password confirmation, plus consent tick boxes underneath.
The sign-up form. Take your time with the password box.
  • Name - your own name, not your business name. You add the business later.
  • Email - an address you actually check. This is how we contact you about your listing.
  • Password - at least eight characters. Mix in a number so it is harder to guess.
  • Confirm Password - type exactly the same password again.

Write your password down somewhere safe

Not on a note stuck to the screen, but somewhere you will find it again. If you do forget it, there is a "Forgot your password?" link on the log-in page that emails you a reset link.

Step 4: Read and tick the consent boxes

Under the password boxes there are two tick boxes.

  • The first one is required. It confirms you agree to the Terms and the Privacy Policy. You cannot create the account without it.
  • The second one is optional. It is about newsletters, offers and market opportunities by email. Leave it unticked if you would rather not, and nothing else changes. You can unsubscribe later either way.

If you want the detail first, read the privacy policy and the terms of use.

Step 5: Create the account

Click the Register button. If something is missing, the page will show a short message in red under the box that needs fixing. Correct it and click Register again.

When it works, you are signed in immediately and taken to your dashboard.

Signing up with Google or Facebook

On the log-in page there are also Google and Facebook buttons. These let you sign in with an account you already have, so there is no new password to remember. They create your Market Hive SA account the first time you use them.

Step 6: Check your account details

Click your name at the top right and choose Profile. This page is where you change your name, your email address or your password later on.

The profile page, with sections for updating your name and email, changing your password, and deleting your account.
Your profile page. Three separate sections, each with its own Save button.

Each section saves separately

This page has more than one Save button. If you change your name and your password at the same time, you have to click Save in both sections. Changing one and clicking the other section's button will not save your change.

That is the account done. Next, work out which kind of listing fits your business.

Next guideWhich listing type is right for me? →Vendor, market, supplier, venue or entertainment. Pick the right one before you fill in anything.

Still stuck? Email [email protected] or use the contact form. Tell us which step you are on and we will walk you through it.