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Marea Alcalina
mareaalcalina.com
How did a WhatsApp catalog for Latin American small merchants earn $380k?

Product at a glance
- What it is
- Builds web catalogs and menus for small Latin American merchants: customers pick products and the order goes straight to the merchant's WhatsApp or is paid online, with inventory.
- Who it is for
- Shops, restaurants and small merchants selling through WhatsApp and social media, plus agencies and multi-brand teams running many catalogs.
- How it charges
- Three monthly tiers: Basic US$14/month, Pro US$25/month and Business US$40/month, or the equivalent of US$10, US$19 and US$30 a month billed annually; online sales carry a 1.9%, 1.5% or 0.9% commission.
- Business model
- Subscription plus a take rate: on top of the monthly fee, the platform earns more as merchants take more money online.
Revenue, last 12 months
$111K
$380K all time
MRR
$355
−6.4% in 30 days
Active subscriptions
35
$7,846 collected in 30 days
September revenue
$7,583
January was $12.3K, the year’s high
Revenue as of 2026-10-28 (public channels, daily)Report as of 2026-10-2201
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6 chapters, with every figure, post and source.
- ?Where does its traffic mainly come from?
- ?How did it get its first tens of thousands of sign-ups?
- ?Revenue has fallen since January; what has it done about it?
- 01Product overview
- 02Marketing map
- 03The growth plays
- 04How it uses social
- 05Timeline
- 06What to take from it
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