Should you go for a free magento marketplace extension?

To use a free extension for your multi-vendor marketplace website could be a good idea if you are a startup or don’t need much functionalities to make your back-end or front-end feature-rich. The free modules offer quite basic features with no support ofcourse. If you are really interested in growth and want to make a product which customers love, free is not an option. 

Interested in getting a marketplace extension for your magento store or want to start a marketplace business?

Just check out the fantastic features of Emipro’s Multi-Seller Marketplace:

Seller Features

=> Registration & Manage Profile

• Anyone can do quick registration by filling Seller Registration Form on front-end
• Email verification facility for seller account
• Notification by email when seller’s account is approved by marketplace administrator
• Manage profile with store name, logo, banner, address, shop description, social website account links, etc.
• Separate page in front-end like micro-site (Eg., http://www.domainname.com/seller...)
• Particular seller product listing page
• Seller can login with email for seller panel
• Seller can sell existing product which is already available with other sellers on shop. By this way seller don't need to upload some common product details
• Low Stock Notification: Seller will get notification email when the product is left with specific quantity
• Display favorite products on seller profile page
• Display "Other sellers of this product" on the product page

=> Manage Products

• Upload bulk products
• Create all type of products: Simple, Configurable, Bundle, Grouped, Downloadable and Virtual
• Upload multiple product images
• Import bulk products with multiple product images
• Manage bulk product stock easily
• Assign category to products.
• Email Notification when marketplace administrator approve or block product
• Create product promotion by special price and group price
• One product can be sell by multiple Seller. Each product is unique with 'UPC' or ‘EAN’
• Notification by email when customer ask question for his products
• Export products

=> Manage Catalog Promotion

• Seller can set catalog promotion on percent or fixed amount for attribute set, category and any product attribute like SKU, name, price etc
• Catalog promotion rule can be set with active or inactive status
• Catalog promotion can be set for customer groups and website wise
• Start date and End date can be set for apply catalog promotion
• Apply discount By Percentage of the Original Price, By Fixed Amount, To Percentage of the Original Price and To Fixed Amount

=> Manage Order

• Instant order notification by email
• Accept and confirm order
• Create invoice, Create shipment, input shipment tracking number, print packing slip
• Create order refund(In case the product is not in stock or any other reason, need to refund money)
• view order history

=> Set Flexible Product Shipping Fees

• Set customized shipping fees for all products based on product's different parameters like product weight, purchased product quantity, product price, category, or any product attributes, shipping country, shipping zip code.
• Block some selected zip codes or country for shipping
• Set free shipping for specific products if the customer purchases a specific quantity of that product
• Set different shipping fees or free shipping for specific day or date range
• Set free shipping on some selected products based on some selected product attribute value
• Check shipping availability on the product page
• Allow free shipping above some specified cart price total for specific seller

=> Check Balance Statement

• Check balance statement with each product sales details
• Request for withdraw money from his account
• Notification by email when withdraw request is approved by marketplace administrator

=> Other Important Features

• Own dashboard with total sales, today sales, credit, etc.
• Multiple language support and multiple store support
• Multiple currencies support
• Contact to marketplace administrator using support ticket

Admin Features

• Seller account verification
• Mange seller profile and store information
• Approve or block seller
• Set fixed or percentage type commission for seller
• Set category based commission
• Generate seller specific invoice for customer order
• Set seller's default product approval status
• Set number of days for seller payout period for a specific seller. Amount will be automatically transferred in the seller's account after the number of day's set after the day of product shipment.
• Full control on seller products & orders
• Check seller account balance statement
• View seller’s Product Sales Report
• Approve or decline seller review
• Set specific attribute-set for different product-category
• Notification by email when new seller account is registered
• Notification by email when withdraw request is generated by seller
• Display promotional offers on product detail page
• Display captcha in seller forgot password page

Customer features

• Easy Registration process for seller account and sell their product in eCommerce store
• Contact to seller, if any question regarding product
• View product with multiple seller list with their competitive price
• Display all products of particular seller
• Display specific product and seller review

-> Effective and Easy Commission Management for seller

-> Seller can contact admin with support ticket

-> Seller can create all type of products

-> Seller can view Category - Attribute Set Mapping

-> Seller can import bulk products

-> Seller can export products in CSV file

Browse in-depth with screenshots through the admin features:- Multi-Seller Marketplace (Admin Guide)

Browse in-depth with screenshots through the seller features:- Multi-Seller Marketplace (Seller Guide)

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