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Build your online marketplace today
Looking to sell online? It’s easy to build an online marketplace even if you’ve no coding skills. And it’s not expensive either. ecommerce apps have a conversion rate that’s three times higher than mobile web. And in-app sales are growing 46% year-on-year. So now is the perfect time to build yours.
Is it hard to build an online marketplace?
No. If you build with Builder Studio, you don’t need any technical knowledge. Tell us which app your ecommerce app is similar to and then just drag and drop the features you need. There’s no need to chat to developers or spend hours in agency meetings. Normally you’d wait 4 weeks for a roadmap and timelines. With us, you can get a prototype of your marketplace, flexible timings and fixed prices – all on your first phone call with a product expert.
Can I build goods, rental or service marketplaces?
Yes, all of them. Whatever you’re selling, our rich, customisable features make it simple for your customers to imagine using your goods and services. And you can add any feature you like. Want to add video reviews from your customers? Simple. Clever AI or photo filters? Fine. What about a loyalty programme or geo-fenced coupon codes? The only limit is your imagination.
How does our marketplace app builder work?
We don’t just build your app and then wave you goodbye. Here’s how you can take your idea from brainwave to scaled success:
Builder Studio: No code marketplace builder. Whatever your idea, build it faster, cheaper and to a higher quality with us.
Studio One: Your aftercare warranty for custom software. We’ll monitor your software, upgrade it, regular bug fixes and security patches. And if 3rd parties make changes (say Facebook changes their login) your app stays fresh.
Builder Cloud: We buy future cloud capacity from the big suppliers and always have it available. You make massive savings without long-term commitments. Our customers saved $4.5m last year. Scale your app and grow your business efficiently.
How about secure payments?
We’ve lots of options for you to offer your customers, from Apple Pay and PayPal integrations, to two-factor authentication and a massive range of supported currencies (82 at the last count). And we don’t charge you any monthly or transaction fees. You’ve earned your sales and you keep that money. Build yours today!
FAQs
What's a multi-vendor marketplace?
It works like any other ecommerce business, except it allows multiple sellers on the one website or app (like an online shopping mall). Each seller gets a separate shop in your multi-vendor marketplace and you earn money whenever someone views, clicks on, or purchases an item.
How do I start my own marketplace?
Ok, so you've got a great marketplace idea. First you'll need to know your customer base and the type of products you want to sell. For example will you be selling physical products, subscription services, virtual products, or something else?Want to bring your ideas to life now? Try our free prototyping tool and in a matter of minutes you can click through your custom marketplace and mess around with the flow of your app. You can even download it, get customer feedback and check your business concept works.
What is the best marketplace builder?
Any platform for startups needs to offer all the customisation options you want but without needing too much technical knowledge. Look for an affordable solution that offers all the admin functionality to make your life simpler and custom design to build your brand. Clean design lets customers find seller products more easily. Our AI-powered technology let's us build your multi-vendor ecommerce platform for you -- and it's 6x faster and 70% cheaper too.
What's an NFT? And can I sell them on my marketplace?
NFT stands for non-fungible token. But that doesn't really make things any clearer does it? These are digital collectibles that come with proof of ownership. Weirdly, they can sell for millions of dollars. Even though sometimes, you could download the same item online for free. You can create a NFT marketplace to sell digital art, crypto collectibles or gaming items. You might want to offer crypto wallets and you'll need a platform that can handle blockchain transactions. Choose a development partner with the blockchain expertise levels you need to create your NFT marketplace.
How do you create a successful marketplace?
1. Customer service is key. Why does everyone shop at Amazon & Walmart? Because it's so easy! And if anything goes wrong, customers know they can get their money back, hassle-free.
2. Make it simple for sellers and users to communicate. (Even something as simple as 'Vacation mode' that lets sellers temporarily close up their shop avoids frustration for everyone.)
3. Marketplace owners need to keep an eye on business trends. Can you introduce new product categories and how do you improve quality control of products?
4. A data-driven marketplace platform means you can do more of what's working and stop doing what isn't. Your marketplace administrator should be able to access detailed statistic charts to see average cart values and the type of products or shop categories that are selling best.
5. Marketplace expertise – beautiful themes aren't enough! You need a development partner with proven ecommerce business success . Chat to the expert you'll be working with and ask a lot of questions (our team have heard it all and they're happy to share what's worked well for other clients).
Case studies
We work with every type of entrepreneur - the young and the old, the experienced and the new in town.
How we helped the BBC run a world-class event experience
BBC Click producers needed an app that enabled their live audience to interact with polls and questions, which Builder.ai delivered in double-quick time.
NBC Universal Case Study - An App by Builder.ai®
We created two custom voting apps for event visitors to access on iPads. The results were cast in real-time – onto TVs in the booth.
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