When you shop online, the middleman that is a retailer becomes significantly less necessary, and their presence less obvious to customers. Brands can make their own websites to take the place of a third party shop and ship their products directly to consumers… but it can unfortunately benefit them if hundreds of wanna-be entrepreneurs volunteer to advertise their product as if it were their own.
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Many times, supporters have asked us “Do you have anyone who sells (insert product name here)?” We would tell them to search our member directory…
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The more we dig into the problems creative indie sellers face earning an income online, the more we have realized that these problems go deeper…
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This is the third post in our series about the Marketplace Accreditation Program. Click here to start at the beginning. My business name is auralynne,…
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Here is our December Newsletter! Main event: As we end 2023, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our victories for the year.…
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In the early open-ended version of our Marketplace Research Survey, we asked the following question: Anyone that knows me could probably guess my answer! I…
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Seller dissatisfaction with Etsy management erupted once again on August 25 as thousands of users took to social media to demand transparency and fairness on…
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Introduction In the US and most other countries, when a consumer buys something new, they have the legal right to know where that product was…
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For the past couple of months, ISG president Kristi has been digging very deep into the reasons our guild isn’t building an alternative marketplace to…
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The holiday season is upon us! We know the next month is the busiest time of year for many sellers, and we want to support…
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