General
An AJ Bazar Marketplace Store is a comprehensive eCommerce solution that helps you get more out of the AJ Bazar Marketplace and the millions of buyers who shop on AJ Bazar Marketplace. You get exclusive marketing and merchandising tools, plus great customization features to build a strong brand that keeps customers coming back. By showcasing all of your merchandise in one location, an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store creates a central shopping destination where buyers can learn more about you, your products, and your policies.
In addition, an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store subscription package provides AJ Bazar Marketplace sellers with a range of options for easy selling and maximum profitability. List in Fixed or discounted Price with full search exposure for as low as 0¢.
With AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores, sellers can choose the subscription package that’s most profitable for the way they sell. The vast majority of higher-volume sellers who sell more than 50 items per month can get significant savings with dramatically reduced upfront costs compared to AJ Bazar Marketplace standard fees. Plus, get powerful tools to help build, manage, promote, and track your AJ Bazar Marketplace presence for greater selling success.
In evaluating the benefits of an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store, you should consider your listing volume and the most frequently used listing format. If you’re an existing AJ Bazar Marketplace seller, enter your selling activity into the Fee Illustrator to determine which AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores subscription may best fit your needs. For many sellers, an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store subscription can reduce overall fees significantly. AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores is also one of the best ways to establish your brand with a custom Store home page and custom header and logo that appear in your listings.
If you meet the requirements to open an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store, sign in to My AJ Bazar Marketplace. Click “Subscriptions” under the Account tab. Click on “Subscribe” next to AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores. After you subscribe, choose “Subscriptions” and then click Manage My Store on the left. Choose “My Store” to begin.
All items currently listed on AJ Bazar Marketplace will automatically show up in your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store. To list new items, click the “New” button at the top of any AJ Bazar Marketplace Account page. You’ll go through a step-by-step process that makes it easy to list your item and find appropriate categories for your item. If you would like to list in bulk, you can use advanced seller tools to import your products in cvs format
Subscribing to an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store does not automatically classify your account as a business account. Find out how to register as a business on AJ Bazar Marketplace.
Subscription Levels
To upgrade your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store, go to My AJ Bazar Marketplace and click on Account, then Subscriptions. From the Subscriptions page, click “Change level” to upgrade your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store.
Per our AJ Bazar Marketplace Store policy, information will be retained for 30 days after your subscription is cancelled. To open an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store, you’ll need to go through the process of opening a new AJ Bazar Marketplace Store. To open an AJ Bazar Marketplace Store, go to My AJ Bazar Marketplace and click on the Accounts tab and then Subscription tab. Once you’re on the Subscriptions tab, click Subscribe for one of the AJ Bazar Marketplace Store levels.
To find the AJ Bazar Marketplace Store that best fits your selling activity, use our Fee Illustrator tool.
The Store level you open will depend on your listing frequency and which formats you use. Each Store level has its own subscription-based listing fees. To maximize your exposure and minimize your costs, use Fee Illustrator to find the subscription level that’s best for you.
- Free Store: An ideal solution for sellers who are just starting out and want an affordable and easy-to-use platform to sell online, and for sellers listing a high volume in the Auction-style format.
- Silver Store: A more comprehensive solution for small- to medium-sized sellers who want to aggressively grow their online business. A great choice for higher-volume sellers (more than 250 items per month up to 500 items).
- Gold Store: A better solution for higher-volume sellers who want maximum exposure on AJ Bazar Marketplace. Higher-volume sellers get top savings and the lowest package rates on AJ Bazar Marketplace.
- Platinum Store: An advanced solution for higher-volume sellers who want maximum exposure on AJ Bazar Marketplace. Highest-volume sellers who sell more than 1000 items per month get top savings and the lowest package rates on AJ Bazar Marketplace.
Store Design
You can change your logo, Store name, categories, and more at any time by going to Manage My Store, located in the left navigation column of My AJ Bazar Marketplace.
- Log in to My AJ Bazar Marketplace and under the Account tab, click on Manage My Store
- Click on Display Settings under Store Design in the left navigation
- Under Theme and Display, click on “Change” next to Item Display Settings
- Scroll down to Sort Order and choose your preference from the drop down menu.
- Click Save Settings.
Promoting Your Store
Your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store is promoted to millions of buyers on AJ Bazar Marketplace in several ways:
- All of your item pages contain an AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores icon next to your user ID that links buyers to your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store.
- The AJ Bazar Marketplace Store Directory drives buyers to your Store.
- Your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store comes with your own personalized web address so you can drive buyers directly to your Store.
- You can add your social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn to promote your store and products on social media.
Sellers have a variety of methods to drive traffic to their Store, including links to specific listings, links to their customized Store, and links to a customized Store category landing page.
- Store Logo Display
- Categories
- Other Store Page Links
- Newsletter Sign-up
- Etc.
Email Marketing
Email Marketing is a tool for AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores sellers that enables them to send email to interested buyers who have signed up for their mailing lists.
You can email anyone who has subscribed to your mailing lists. Users subscribe to sellers’ mailing lists in the “Add to Favorite Sellers and Stores” process, through which they can select one or more mailing lists to subscribe to for each seller.
Using the Email Marketing tool, you can easily create and send template-based or fully customized HTML emails to your subscribers. You can send one email per week for each of your mailing lists, and there is no limit to the number of subscribers on an email list.
Markdown Manager
Markdown Manager is a free feature exclusively for AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores sellers that enables them to discount the price of their items or add a limited-time free shipping sale.
No. Markdown Manager is free for all AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores subscribers.
You can use Markdown Manager to discount all Fixed Price listings or provide a limited-time free shipping sale on all listing formats.
Buyers will see a special strike-through price and Sale logo in the following places:
- Item Page (plus a Free Shipping logo, if offered)
- Cross-Promotions on the bottom of the View Item Page
- Seller Email Marketing (plus a Free Shipping logo, if offered)
- AJ Bazar Marketplace Stores Promotion Boxes
Buyers will see special strike-through pricing in the following places:
- Search results
- In-Store Search results (this is the Search within a particular Store)
- Items I’m Watching (if the item has gone on sale after it was added to the buyer’s watch list)
- Items I’m Watching Ending Soon Email
Other
You can close your AJ Bazar Marketplace Store at any time by signing in to My AJ Bazar Marketplace and clicking the “Subscriptions” link under the Account tab. You’ll be taken to a page where you can cancel your subscription.
Sellers can choose to end their active Fixed Price listings or keep them, subject to standard fees.
