Marketplace Development in Melbourne
Marketplace development for Melbourne founders curating makers, hire or services
Melbourne's marketplace ideas often come from its creative economy: platforms for makers, studio hire, equipment rental, event services or local trades. The ones that work are curated. Buyers trust them because someone keeps quality high.
We build marketplaces with that curation built in: seller applications and vetting, listings that meet a standard, reviews, messaging and payouts, plus the admin tools that let a small team keep it that way. We built MariBiz.ai, a verified-vendor procurement marketplace, so seller verification is familiar ground.
Quality control is the product
An open marketplace fills quickly with poor listings. We build seller onboarding with applications, review queues and listing standards, so your team approves who sells and what they list. As you grow, some of that review can be automated, with a person making the final call.
Payments and records
Buyers pay once, sellers get paid automatically, and your commission is calculated and invoiced on every order, using Stripe Connect in AUD. Seller records are kept in a form you can export for the ATO's reporting rules for platforms, rather than assembled by hand at the end of each period.
Sound familiar?
The problems we hear most often about this, why they happen and what we would do first.
Why this happens
Sellers can publish anything, with no standards for photos, descriptions or pricing.
What we would do first
- Set clear listing standards and required fields
- Add a review queue for new sellers and listings
- Let buyers report listings and act on reports quickly
Why this happens
The business works, but every booking runs through the founders' inboxes.
What we would do first
- Write down every step from enquiry to payment
- Move search, booking and payment onto the platform first
- Automate reminders, payouts and reviews next
A one-minute self-check
Tick what is already true for your business. It takes a minute and nothing is sent anywhere.
Work we've published that's closest to this
Frequently asked questions
- Should we build custom or use a marketplace platform?
- Off-the-shelf marketplace software can work for a test. Custom makes sense once your rules for vetting, pricing or booking stop fitting the template. We will tell you which stage you are at.
- How long does a first version take?
- Typically ten to sixteen weeks for listings, search, checkout or booking, payouts and basic admin. A tighter first scope makes for a faster launch.
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