IndieMe™ is the premier online marketplace for retailers to source over 1,000 juried American and Canadian wholesale artists featuring jewelry, gifts, fashion accessories, home decor, garden accessories and more, in a variety of price points and styles. Enrollment is free for retailers. Artists pay a service fee and are eligible for many marketing opportunities including IndieMe's quarterly printed Buyer's Guide catalog, and co-op advertising in top trade publications.
At Smith Consulting, our specialty is eCommerce development. We have had commercial eCommerce software solutions available for sale since 2005. For this project, we were able to leverage our existing software library and utlize the latest technologies to implement this solution. We made customizations specific to the client’s requirements, saving them time and money. We built a fully funtional, searchable vendor marketplace that vendors and customers can both use. Fully responsive, with a fully integrated billing system. Check it out for yourself: indieme.com
Mobile Responsive Vendor Marketplace with Unlimited Vendors and Customers
Vendors can independently manage their own stores (Products, images, inventory, orders payments, shipping, etc.)
Drag and Drop funtionality for products and images at the vendor level
Integrated invoicing and billing system where each vendor is billed indepently
Customizable product listing, details, and checkout pages to match existing website and create uniform vendor stores
Vendors and customers have separate dashboards to manage their accounts
Building a brand new marketplace from the bottom up was a challenging prospect for our small company. Working with Smith Consulting made this project manageable and ultimately more profitable. Smith Consulting took the time to listen to our needs and our wants, took the time needed to learn about our company and our business model, and helped us achieve what we thought was nearly impossible. Dave and his team provided much needed experience, knowledge and compassion to help us build more than we originally imagined. They took the time needed to train my staff and help us in turn educate our members. Now that the Marketplace is built and fully functioning Dave and his team continue to support and enhance the IndieMe Marketplace with new features always considering the needs of the company and our member base. We never could have done this without them!
Jacqueline AdamanyVice President, IndieMe, Inc
Customers order directly from the vendor, leave notes, and view real time shipping rates during checkout. They can manage multiple wish lists and view past orders quickly in vendor's mini carts.
Customers can view all their orders, both open and shipped and quickly view status updates site-wide. Customers manage all their orders, wallet, and address book quickly and efficiently.
Customers can follow vendors, allowing them each marketplace to develop an ecosystem that thrives. Your online marketplace has never been stronger.
If you want more information on the capabilities of our online vendor marketplace, you can download the full case study here.