Whats the difference between a booth and an online store?

I remember the booths but I came back after a hiatus and now Bonanza wants $25 a month for an online store?

asked over 8 years ago

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Welcome back @arcanesanctuary, it has been a while! Here is the difference between the two different [URL removed]

[URL removed] A store that costs you no money to start, you only pay a small fee when you sell an item. Your booth is part of the Bonanza Marketplace.

[URL removed] An independent standalone store. It is basically an independent online business, where you have a custom URL that you promote to your customers. A Webstore costs a flat fee of $ 25.00 per month.

We have added a ton of seller tools since your last visit. One of the more popular programs we offer to increase your sales is our Bonanza Advertising Program. You can learn more about that [URL removed] [URL removed]

You may also wish to review our seller success articles for more handy tips & [URL removed]
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answered over 8 years ago

A Bonanza Webstore is like having your own website. You can even have your own unique website URL/name/address. Basically, you are paying $25/month for Bonanza to host a website for you that allows you to sell your items. That fee is comparable to other website hosts that are structured for e-commerce. With Boanza’s Webstore, you don’t have to recreate your listings since they are automatically added from your FREE Bonanza booth. Also, anything you sell from the Webstore incurs NO SELLING FEES (and obviously, no listing fees).

However, you will have to promote your own webstore since the items are NOT submitted to Google Shopping, though your web store will show up in organic Google searches. However, according to a recent Bill Harding blog, Bonanza is working toward a system that will promote your Webstore items via Google Shopping. Not sure when that arrives or if there are any costs associated with it. Here’s an excerpt from the Blog that mentions [URL removed]

“In November of this year, we came to agreement with Google to be admitted into their Channel Partnership program. This means that we gain access to a host of fun new tools we can use to extend our lead as the best Google Shopping integration. An early fruit of this partnership will be a Broadcaster for Webstores, that we hope to have live by Q2. This product will take the underpinnings of our marketplace advertising tool, and add powerful new options like remarketing and keyword targeting.”

answered over 8 years ago

tomwayne1
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bonanzamark says: January 11, 2017

As always, thank you Tom :)

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