razz1000Updated - 28-10-2024
Hi all,
I recently built a two-sided marketplace called Nordic Mugs (https://nordicmugs.com/en/). It took me more than 2 months to develop as there are quite a lot of stuff you need to be aware of when building a marketplace.
To build a marketplace MVP I would say you need at least this:
1. A frontpage, which includes the latest listings
2. A listings page that includes a filtering mechanism
3. A specific product page which includes some kind of "buy now" or at least some kind of "messaging" feature, so that buyers can contact sellers
4. A search bar that makes it easy for buyers to search for what they are looking for. The search mechanism should filter for title, description and price
5. A SignUp and a SignIn functionality
6. The protected routes area like a /dashboard, /messages /create-new-listing and /my-listings area. (all of these are protected routes)
7. An About page
8. FAQ page
9. Terms and privacy policy page
These pages, I would say, are the minimum required pages you need to launch a marketplace MVP.
And as you probably can understand, it can take quite a long time to make all these pages.
In order to speed up the process of making a marketplace MVP, I made a marketplace boilerplate, that you can check out here: https://www.speedbuildmarketplace.com/
It is based on the Nordic Mugs marketplace design.
If you are thinking of, or in the process of building a marketplace MVP, then I am offering 5 developers free access to the template, just in exchange for your feedback.
If you are interested - then just reach out to me, and I will give you access to the repos on Github (TypeScript and JavaScript repo). You can contact me here on Dev, or on on my email: rasmus@speedbuildmarketplace.com
Looking forward to hearing what you think!
*Update - 28-10-2024: *
I just finished another marketplace MVP. This one is based on easily turning your house into a co-working space.
You can see how it works here:
And here: www.mysparedesk.com
And my newest post on how I built it: https://dev.to/razz1000/online-marketplace-mvp-building-a-two-sided-marketplace-mvp-using-nextjs-and-mongodb-from-idea-to-launch-2jpl
