What's already true, before we even talk
Four things I could confirm from Annique's own published materials — so we're starting this conversation from the same footing.
There's already an official webstore
anniquestore.co.za is described as the official Annique consultant webstore, with its own consultant and client login. That's clearly the primary, sanctioned way orders actually get placed and tracked — anything I build should point into that, not try to replace it.
anniquestore.co.za →A personal consultant website is already an approved format
Annique's own Independent Consultant Brand Identity Guidelines include a dedicated "website / landing page" spec — a real example shown as anniquebymia.co.za — with rules for how the logo, the consultant's photo, and the site address should sit on the page. This isn't a grey area I'd be pioneering; it's already documented.
Independent Consultant Brand Guidelines (PDF) →Other consultants already run their own branded storefronts
I found at least one independent Annique consultant already running a full, separately-branded website with online ordering, its own payment options, and clear "independent Annique consultant" disclosure. It doesn't use the Annique name as the site's own brand — it's built around the Rooibos story instead. A useful, real precedent for how far this can reasonably go.
I could not find a public product feed, CSV, or API for consultants
This is the one piece I genuinely don't know, and don't want to assume either way — I'd rather ask you directly than build something that quietly relies on data I was never meant to have.
Three things I could build this month, at no cost
None of these need an API, a data feed, or anything from Annique beyond what's already public — they use hosting and tools I already have, following the layout Annique's own guidelines already describe.
My own consultant page
A single page — built to Annique's own logo, colour, and layout rules — introducing me as a local Independent Consultant, with a curated look at the range, and a clear way to order through the official webstore or reach me directly.
R0 — existing hostingA WhatsApp catalogue
WhatsApp Business's free built-in catalogue, so a customer in George can browse a curated selection and message me directly to order — I place it through my own consultant account, same as I would in person.
R0 — free WhatsApp Business appWoven into what I've already built
A featured place for Annique inside the George Women Network and my existing platform — real local reach I've already spent months building, at no extra cost to switch on.
R0 — already liveWhat Path A actually looks like
A rough layout only — following the structure already set out in Annique's own guidelines, not a finished design.
Reads as: on-brand, not off-book
Red band top and bottom, the real Independent Consultant logo in its required position, my own photo, and the site address — exactly as laid out on page 12 of the guidelines. The middle is just where products and current promotions live. Every order still routes through my official consultant account.
What this actually costs
| Item | Cost | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & the page itself | R0 | Already have hosting and the technical skills to build it myself |
| WhatsApp Business catalogue | R0 | Free app, no subscription tier needed at this scale |
| Cross-promotion on my existing platform | R0 | Already built and live |
| A dedicated domain (e.g. anniquebyemmerentia.co.za) | ≈ R150–300/yr | Entirely optional — a subdomain of my existing site works fine to start |
| Any product data feed / API, if one exists | Unknown | Genuinely don't know — this is one of the things I'd like your guidance on |
In short: nothing here needs budget approval to try. The only real unknown is whether Annique has anything formal around consultant data access, which is worth asking rather than assuming either way.
The open questions
Not things I'm assuming — genuinely open, and exactly what I'm hoping to leave tomorrow's meeting with answers to.
Is there any product data — a feed, CSV, or API — available to consultants for something like a personal catalogue, or is the official webstore genuinely the only supported way to browse and order?
Does a page like anniquebyemmerentia.co.za need sign-off first, or is following the published guidelines enough on its own?
Is there a formal path for an independent online store beyond the personal-page format — and if not, would Annique be open to a small, compliant pilot built here in George?
As a developer, is there anything I could build for other consultants too — not just for myself — that would genuinely help, without needing anything from Annique beyond what's already public?
I'm not trying to work around anything — I want to build the right thing, properly, from the start.
If any of this is a fit, I'd love to start small — even just my own page and catalogue — and grow it into something other consultants in George could use too, with your guidance shaping it the whole way.