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Date Published
Author
Catherine Dee
Word count
1762
Language
English
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Summary

You're looking to create or strengthen an ecommerce marketplace, either from scratch or by building on your existing ecommerce website. To compete among popular marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, Wayfair, Alibaba, Rakuten, Etsy, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace, you need a robust platform with essential features. Your marketplace will be in good company, reaching a larger target audience for online sellers and adding incremental revenue to your mix. However, the question is whether your budding digital marketplace will gain market share. To herald strong growth, consider integrating components such as a clear onboarding process, user-friendly order management, product category pages, personalized content, AI-powered search, personalized recommendations, merchandising tools, seamless checkout functionality, and social media promotion. These features can help you provide rewarding customer experiences, win over sellers with a usable platform, and establish trust among your users.