To add a shop
- login to the members area
- click on the MY SHOP tab (to the right)
- work through the four tabs (subscription setup, main settings, shop pages & custom categories).
Subscription Setup
Choose your shop type:
* Free Shop, to include 5 items - Free of charge!
* Small Shop, up to 10 items - for only £2.50
* Medium Shop, up to 25 items - for only £5.00
* Large Shop, up to 50 items - for only £7.50
* or a Featured Shop, with up to 100 items - for only £10.00
(If selecting a paid for shop – payment will be requested before shop is activated)
Main Settings
- Enter Shop Name
- Enter Shop Description (Brief description)
- Enter Keywords (for search engines to use)
- Upload your own logo (100kb limit)
- Select Design (currently only default shop design is available)
Shop Pages
- Featured items (optional – choose the number of featured items to appear in your shop)
- Ending Soon items (optional – choose the number of ending soon items to appear in your shop)
- Recently listed items (optional – choose the number of recently listed items to appear in your shop)
- About this shop (fuller description about the shop)
- Shop Specials (e.g. current offers)
- Shipping info. (e.g. only ship to UK)
- Company Policies (e.g. payment methods)
Custom Categories
Create a number of custom categories that will be unique to your shop.
To create custom categories:
1. Enter Category Name ("Add Category" under "All Categories").
2. Click "Save Changes".
3. Click "Generate Categories".
4. When finished click the "HERE" link in the box that appears near the top of the screen.
- To create a sub-category click on the blue "tree" link left of your new category and follow instructions above.
Note: Do not create Category names which include words used in other categories from the same level, as these will cause small conflicts.
(Example of conflicting categories names: "Business" and "Business Ventures")
Note: Custom categories can only be used for listing items in the "Shop Only" option (i.e. not when listing in the main auction area).
- Select which categeories you want to be able to list items in for your shop.
Note: If you don't select any categories for your shop, all categories will be available by default.
