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How We Work?

Development & Implementation.

We are not only about code and tech. With us you will leverage 30+ years of experience, learnings and collective expertise and comprehensive marketplace strategy knowledge to develop marketplace portals.

We use an agile and streamlined development and implementation process: 

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Initial Scoping

Discovery phase to get aligned and better understand your vision, goals, business requirements and constraints. This only takes a few day. Read more under 'Initial Scoping & Discovery' below.

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Project Plan

Create a high level Project Plan based on our Implementation Methodology: Project Roadmap. Project Plan by sub-activity. Resource Plan. Plan for Testing. Data Management Plan. Plan for Training. Post Go-Live Support Plan.

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Functionality & UX Design

Design and develop user experience and requirements. Build and customise marketplace with capabilities and the look and feel you want.

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Architecture & Technology

Structure and select architecture. Outcomes  dependent on Marketplace-As-A-Service or a Custom-Built approach.

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Launch & Operate

Fine-tune test environment and push to production environment. Test & improve user engagement. Marketplace signed off. Marketplace fully configured and integrated. Infrastructure handed over to you if custom-build approach. 

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Analyse & Improve

Analyse and improve technical and business performance. Read more on Post Implementation Support below. 

Where to Start?

Initial Scoping & Discovery.


Initial discovery and scoping covers Vision, Goals, Needs, Strategy, Commercials and Technology.

What can be leveraged from our core system and what adjustments are needed? What would be the most suitable engagement option for you, the Marketplace-as-a-Service or a Custom-Built marketplace?

Initial Scoping & Discovery covers:

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Vision & Strategy
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Admin & Dashboard
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Search Capabilities & Structure
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Product Catalogue & Categorisation
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Seller Portal & Dashboard
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Buyer Portal & Dashboard
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Customer & Leads Management
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On-boarding & Service
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Quotes, Invoicing & order fulfilment
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Payments & Gateways
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Billing, Subscription & Payouts
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Design, UX & Themes
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Vendor Management
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Ratings & reviews
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Inventory & logistics management
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Shipping Options & Process
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Marketing & Communication
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Enquiries Handling
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Mobile Apps: Seller, Buyer, Operator
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Returns Handling
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Digital Product Information
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Analytics & Commercial Management
Testing & Support

Pre & Post Implementation Support.

1. Product Testing: Conduct a series of system tests to ensure that the new marketplace solution has been successfully configured and sufficiently enhanced.

2. Go Live Readiness and Product Roll-Out:
 Provide a readiness evaluation based on predetermined & approved criteria before roll-out.

3. Post Implementation Support:
Provide immediate production critical support. Post implementation Support includes:

Help Desk Support

100%

Configuration Management

100%

Development Support

100%

System / Database Support

100%


4. Documentation:
Provide sufficient system and user documentation depending on the commercial arrangements.

 

5. Training and Knowledge Transfer: Ensure sufficient training is conducted in order to leverage the full capacity of the solution.

 

6. Ongoing Support and Services: Offer ongoing support for hardware, software, development and other support needed. 

 

7. Managed Services: Offer managed services for tasks you want to outsource such as marketplace management, leads management, content development and digital marketing.

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Testimonials

What people say about us.

We are proud of our work and happy to give you references to customers we have developed marketplace portals for over the years. 

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"Marketplace Republic has truly supported our business from differents perspectives. Not only have they developed our marketplace portal and an advanced customer and supplier dashboard, they have also given us direction on technology, social media and SEO. They always have our business in mind when designing portal, executing social media campaigns and optimizing our portal for search engines."

Steven Ungermann – Founder, PropertyRender.com

Global Marketplace for Innovative Listings Enhancement and Project Marketing Services for the Property Industry.

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