etsy - The Marketplace Blog

What exactly is a Marketplace

To those completely new to the term, it may sound like a confusing term or simply, a "dressed" up, "marketing" way of presenting an e-shop. This indeed, could not be further from the truth.

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The future is collaborative commerce

COVID has certainly changed the world, almost overnight. The digital transformation for traditional "bricks and mortar" retailers has become a top "survival" priority, shifting transformation programmes back by as much as 18 months to even yesterday.

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6 Common Marketplace Errors That Risk Your Business Success

Nowadays, with the evolution of the internet, in literally everyone's home, marketplace platforms from Uber to AirBnB allow for businesses to make a lot of money by acting as middlemen, pairing buyers with sellers.

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Marketplace leaders everyone should know about

Amongst influencers, celebrities, fame-seekers, and true leaders it is truly difficult to distinguish nowadays who genuinely provides valuable information and who simply creates content.

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3 Main Reasons P2P Marketplaces fail

Peer-to-peer marketplaces are incredibly popular nowadays. The proliferation of E-commerce shopping during the latest lockdown, due to COVID-19 has introduced many new companies, brands, and competition.

How to Marketplace

Building the Next Amazon or Etsy: Years of Work or Just a Few Clicks?

The chances of anyone becoming the next Jeff Bezos are slim. He’s now almost worth $80B more than Bill Gates — the second-richest person alive.Bezos famously started Amazon by selling books out of his garage. Fast forward ~25 years and his value now surpasses that of Qatar