Selling Online
Where Can I List? Take some time to explore online marketplaces. Some are described here. Which of these websites would be the best place to list your products?
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Etsy ........................................................................................... 2 DaWanda ......................................................................................3 eBay .......................................................................................... 4 bidorbuy ..................................................................................... 5 Amazon ......................................................................................6 Bonanza .................................................................................... 7 Zibbet......................................................................................... 8
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Etsy Headquarters: United States of America Monthly Traffic: 10 million visitors Mission Statement Etsy is the world’s handmade marketplace. Our mission is to empower people to change the way the global economy works. We see a world in which veryvery small businesses have much-much more sway in shaping the economy, local living economies are thriving everywhere, and people value authorship and provenance as much as price and convenience. We are bringing heart to commerce and making the world more fair, more sustainable, and more fun.
Tutorials The Etsy Blog: The Seller Handbook
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DaWanda Headquarters: Germany Monthly Traffic: 25,000+ Mission Statement DaWanda is the online marketplace for unique and handmade products. It's the place where creatives and designers can offer their one of a kind and limited edition products for sale. DaWanda—an African woman's name— means 'something extraordinary, unlike any other'. And the name gets to the heart of it all: lovers of great design can here discover around 2 million products to love, and can acquire them through personal contact with the people who created them. In 150,000 DaWanda shops, creators are offering products which, in a lot of cases, have been created specifically according to the wishes of customers. And the item on offer come in all shapes and sizes, including fashion, accessories, baby items, art and home + living. There's something to love no matter what the occasion or budget.
Tutorials DaWanda Seller Portal: Successful Selling DaWanda Blog © 2012 HP LIFE. All rights reserved.
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eBay Headquarters: United States of America Monthly Traffic: 210 million visitors
Mission Statement eBay Inc. pioneers communities built on commerce, sustained by trust, and inspired by opportunity. eBay brings together millions of people every day on a local, national and international basis through an array of websites that focus on commerce, payments and communications.
Tutorials eBay Selling Basics
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bidorbuy Headquarters: South Africa Monthly Traffic: 1 million unique visitors Mission Statement Launched in August 1999, bidorbuy.co.za is a South African online marketplace that brings buyers and sellers together to trade almost anything through online auctions and fixed price sales. bidorbuy.co.za is the largest site of its kind operating in South Africa.
Tutorials Selling on bidorbuy.co.za
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Amazon Marketplace Headquarters: United States of America Monthly Traffic: 85 million unique visitors Mission Statement Amazon Marketplace offers millions of new and used items offered by a huge selection of sellers. Purchase the product you want and choose the seller with the best price, shipping rate, and service. Amazon Marketplace sellers often participate in Amazon Prime or feature their own competitive shipping rates. Our sellers come in all flavors and sizes and are awarded great ratings for providing a high level of service and often earn the devoted trust of their Amazon customers. You can buy with confidence anytime you purchase products on the Amazon.com website. That is why we also guarantee purchases made within the Amazon.com Marketplace. Both the condition of the item you buy and its timely delivery are guaranteed under the Amazon A-to-z Guarantee.
Tutorials Selling on Amazon.com © 2012 HP LIFE. All rights reserved.
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Bonanza Headquarters: United States of America Monthly Traffic: Almost 2 million unique visitors Mission Statement At Bonanza, we're through with settling. We've created a marketplace focused on the type of items that people are passionate about: items that you can't find mass produced on Amazon, like purses, clothing, antiques, jewelry, memorabilia, and collectibles (we call our niche “everything but the ordinary”). Then, we round up the people that are passionate about these items . . .
Tutorials Selling on Bonanza
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Zibbet Headquarters: United States of America Monthly Traffic: 35,000+ visitors Mission Statement Zibbet is a global marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of Handmade Goods, Fine Art, Vintage Items and Crafting Supplies. Monthly Traffic: 35,000+ visitors
Tutorials How to Sell Handmade Items on Zibbet.com for Free
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