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Notes on moving around Ghana.

Practical writing from the people building and running Topsy: what works on Accra's roads, what drivers and merchants actually earn from, and how to get more out of the platform.

Cities

Tema, Ashaiman and the eastern corridor

Travelling east is a different problem from travelling across Accra.

Isaac Nii Tetteh Addo · 27 Aug 2025 · 2 min read

Cities

Getting around Accra at the hours that actually hurt

The traffic is not random. Knowing the pattern is worth more than any shortcut.

Nana Ama Serwaa Boateng · 11 Aug 2025 · 2 min read

Business

What a corporate invoice should let you check

One number at the bottom is not accountability. Here is what to look for.

Michael Kwesi Baffour · 27 Jul 2025 · 2 min read

Business

Getting visitors and candidates to your office

The first ten minutes of a visit start before they reach your building.

Josephine Akweley Odoi · 11 Jul 2025 · 2 min read

Business

Setting spend limits that people do not resent

Controls that are too tight get worked around. Here is where to put them.

Kwame Adjetey Lartey · 26 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Business

Moving staff travel off personal accounts

Reimbursement is a tax on everyone involved. There is a better structure.

Nana Yaa Konadu Agyeman · 10 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Merchants

Reading your payouts and settlements

Where the money is, when it moves, and how to reconcile it against orders.

Bernard Yaw Ofori-Atta · 26 May 2025 · 2 min read

Merchants

Handling a delivery that goes wrong

Something will eventually. What you do in the next ten minutes decides whether you keep the customer.

Selina Ampofo Mensah · 11 May 2025 · 2 min read

Merchants

Preparing an order so the courier is not waiting

Every minute a rider waits at your counter is a minute nobody is paid for.

Patience Nyameke Osei · 25 Apr 2025 · 2 min read

Merchants

Writing product listings people actually order from

A customer decides in about four seconds. Most listings spend those seconds badly.

Grace Adzoa Ametefe · 10 Apr 2025 · 2 min read

Merchants

What listing a store on Topsy actually involves

Registration, catalogue, orders and payouts, in the order you will meet them.

Comfort Adjei Boakye · 25 Mar 2025 · 2 min read

Drivers

Carrying parcels alongside passengers

Send deliveries run on the same driver pool. What is different about the job.

Gideon Anokye Sarpong · 10 Mar 2025 · 2 min read