Benefits for Buyers & Vendors

WITH THE INDIEME MARKETPLACE YOU'LL GET...

A platform built by industry leaders for handcrafted artists and wholesale buyers.

Our marketplace is designed to make wholesale easier for everyone, with a modern, responsive website experience.

Artists benefit from a consistent flow of qualified buyers and tools that help you present your work professionally, manage orders, and grow repeat business across North America.

Buyers can discover and shop from juried handcrafted artists offering unique, Made in the USA & Canada products. With hundreds of thousands of 100% handcrafted items, it’s easy to source standout work for your store.

IndieMe has expanded to include Artisan Food and The Spa, broadening the range of products available to buyers.

PLUS! Members may access added benefits through partner services like Vistaprint, Constant Contact, and more, helping you save on essential business tools.

New: Looking for guidance on wholesale basics (or ready to level up)? Visit the IndieMe Academy for practical lessons and tools built specifically for handcrafted artists.

Buyer Benefits

What Makes Us Special

Shop

Shop over 250,000 handcrafted products anytime 24/7 with our online wholesale marketplace. Discover new products and new artists with the click of a button! Enjoy events throughout the year like our Virtual Expo and Coffee & Cocktails. Look for Limited Release drops and New Release drops!

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Powerful, intuitive search capabilities
Fully PCI compliant checkout
View recent orders and past orders
View tracking details
Move wish list items to shopping cart
Easily add items to your shopping cart or the wish list of your choice
Copy products from your wish list to your cart
Leave notes to the artist on individual products
View artist consignment terms, drop ship terms and customization terms
During checkout leave a special note to the artist
View your mini cart on your buyer home page; quickly see all your open carts and the artists you are following
Easily view all our printed catalogs with our online gallery

Order Management

View all your orders in one easy click. See what has shipped, what is open and view status updates quickly! Our Virtual Chat makes it easy to quickly connect with an artist.

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Create unlimited wish lists to organize your shopping all year long
Add multiple ship to addresses
View all your invoices and print as needed
Quickly and easily pay open invoices
At checkout easily pick the shipping method that best suits your needs from the options listed by the artist
Choose your desired method of payment from the options listed by the artist

Network & Grow

Share and learn among private "Buying Groups". Network with your peers in our exclusive online communities!

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Follow your Favorite artists
Upload store images to your buyer profile, including your logo and bio pic
Manage your wholesale show plans
Stay up to date with our Artist and Retailer Spotlights
Create your own Social Profile and link to your personal social media outlets
Stay up to date with articles centered around content to help you grow your business

Specialty Platforms

Shop our newest platform Artisan Food. This wholesale platform is exclusive to small batch, handcrafted food and drink makers that are ready to fill your store with delicious products. Be sure to shop on The Spa. This wholesale platform includes handcrafted, all-natural bath, body, and aromatic items to pamper your customer.

Vendor Benefits

What Makes Us Special

Your Own Custom Page

Our low yearly membership fee has payment plans to meet a variety of budgets. Add your branding to your store and make it your own!

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Add multiple custom headers to showcase your products and your studio
Share your artist story, add links to your personal website and social media
Add multiple images of you and your studio
Upload your line sheet for easy viewing and printing
Upload up to 6 pdf's
Upload up to 6 high resolution images and be notified when an image is downloaded
Share scheduled wholesale trade shows for the year and include booth numbers
List your terms including minimum order amount, reorder and payment terms
Accept orders and securely process credit card payments online.
Accept credit cards and e-checks

Manage Your Products

Upload 100's of products with multiple views and arrange using our new drag and drop technology. View real time inventory. Bulk upload your Shopify or Etsy store quickly and easily.

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Place your products on hold while you set them up
Restrict out of stock products from being placed in shopping carts
Quickly place products on sale
Upload multiple images to showcase details and lifestyle shots
Add unlimited multiple product variances to your products
Place your products in several categories for easy searching
Tag unlimited related products to any product on your site
Drag and drop products placing them in your desired sort order
Clone products making it easy to upload new similar products
At a glance see what products are marked new, best seller and on hold
Provide a full description using our rich text editor, including weight and dimensions
Add custom descriptions
Share your consignment terms, drop ship terms and customization terms

Manage Your Customers

Our newly redesigned Customer Record System will help you manage your buyers in one easy place. Review each buyers orders and profiles!

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View a summary report of all your buyers
View profiles of the buyers who purchase from you
View a detailed Customer Record system where you can view all of a buyers orders
See all emails that have been sent and received between a specific buyer and you
At a glance view all activity for any chosen buyer
Manage and assign terms in one easy step

Order Fulfillment Features

Quickly update order status and see at a glance what is paid and unpaid. With one click email order summaries, invoices and include a link to get paid!

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Advanced shipping calculator with many options - get real time rates
Quickly update order status and fulfillment details
Helpful reports providing insight into your success
Confirm and or reject orders
Make or add payments using Square, PayPal and more
Add a discount quickly to a customer's order
Post tracking information including carrier, date shipped and tracking number

Feature Rich Shopping Cart

Our brand new shopping cart will highlight your products in a whole new light. Our products detail page will show multiple images, all your variances and so much more!

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Buyers will see their mini cart as soon as they visit your store, including any of your items in their cart or wish list
Thumbnail carousel on the product detail page allows buyer to select items quickly to view in detail
Add a full description to your products using our rich text editor, add custom terms and more
Items can be moved to cart, to specific wish lists and from wish lists to cart in one easy step
Buyers can view related items and quickly place them in the cart

Network & Grow

Enjoy our exclusive online communities and network with peers. Share, learn and grow! The future is local.

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Stay up to date with our Artist and Retailer Spotlights
Create your own Social Profile and link to your personal social media outlets
Stay up to date with articles centered around content to help you grow your business
Online Communities to network with peers and private groups

Buyers Register Today

REGISTRATION IS FREE AND ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES.

Artists Join Now

LIKE WHAT YOU SEE AND READY TO JOIN?

Great! Review our artist requirements and select the showcase that best suits your medium. Contact us at any time for additional information. Want help getting wholesale-ready? Visit IndieMe Academy.

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