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As a growing e-commerce marketplace, Agora Exchange’s new Seller and Buyer features make engaging on the platform easier with tools that increase Seller sale rates and streamline the shopping experience for buyers. AgoraExchange.com is a unique new e-commerce platform designed to facilitate the buying and selling of a huge range of products and services with a user-centric approach and secure transactions.
Agora Exchange continues to innovate, offering great value to its users and being a prominent player in the global online marketplace. It provides the right tools and features to meet the needs of Buyers looking for a wide selection of products and Sellers looking to reach a broader audience.
Buyers looking for great products should visit www.agoraexchange.com and can purchase with or without an account. Sellers can learn more about selling their products or services at AgoraExchange.com/Sell-Items-On-Agora-Exchange.
Here’s an interview with Agora Exchange CEO and Creator Timothy Thomas where he explains the platform’s new and exciting features.
Q: Hello Timothy, the tools on your platform improve the online buying and selling experience. What features have been introduced for Sellers on Agora Exchange? And how do they enhance the selling experience?
We provide all the tools needed to start your online business and thrive. Sellers have the ability to easily create and customize their own online store with us. We provide them with their own URL and easy-to-use store templates to choose from, along with step-by-step guidance and support. This will help business owners/Sellers showcase their brand as well as their products. We offer the different Seller packages, as low as $4.99/month, to allow Sellers to choose the package that best suits their needs. Another perk is that every listing will appear on our homepage and recent listings for a period of time.
We have made listing products and services simple and easy for all Sellers. We also allow our Sellers to easily set up their own customized shipping rates, and we offer our Sellers one of the lowest transaction costs in the industry at just 6% compared to more than 20% for some of our industry competitors. Our service is beneficial for a wide variety of individuals and businesses who wish to sell online, including digital downloads, physical goods, and services on our website. We enhance the selling experience by giving Sellers autonomy over their products, their pricing and productivity while also offering feedback when necessary to help them be more competitive.
The dashboard we provide each Seller provides valuable analytics such as the number of store visits, product views, sales, conversion rates, inventory status, and more, which helps the Seller make pricing decisions and run a successful business. We offer the AE Extended Marketing Program, where 100% of the cost paid by the Seller will go toward the creation and ad spend of Agora Ads on Google, Pinterest or other social media sites. The program has shown at least a 500% increase
in traffic to the Seller listings. We also offer Sellers the option to purchase Featured Products slots on the home page and the top of each category page for products and services, as well as top banner slots on the home page.
We also allow Sellers to give Buyers a star rating review for the experience they had with the Buyer.
Q: What are some of the new features for Buyers? What type of products can Buyers expect to find on Agora Exchange?
There is a wide variety of products and that continues to grow. Buyers are able to search or easily view products or services by category. They will experience a secure and seamless checkout process whether they register for a buyer account or proceed with guest checkout. We also offer Buyers an opportunity to get free shipping with our O Membership program. Buyers have the opportunity to provide a star rating and written review of the Seller and the products or services purchased if they choose. Registered Buyers will have their own profile and dashboard to help them easily view their order history, cancel orders, re-order previous orders, track shipping status on orders, and more.
Q: How does Agora Exchange facilitate direct communication between Buyers and Sellers?
We are a gateway platform for Sellers and Buyers to engage in commerce. We require all Sellers to provide contact information, shipping and return policies on each listing and within their stores. We also provide the buyer’s email contact information to our Sellers. We do not buffer, broker, or prevent direct communications between the parties.
Q: Can you explain the benefits of the O Membership program for Buyers on Agora Exchange?
Our O Membership program for registered Buyers provides free shipping and tremendous cost savings. In addition, Sellers who participate are eligible for exclusive benefits such as having their O Membership status display on their product listings, making the listing more attractive with free shipping and revenue sharing, which provides an annual bonus payout and higher product placement considerations.
Q: What measures does Agora Exchange take to ensure safe transactions for its users?
We are committed to online safety and data security. Agora Exchange employs physical, technological and managerial procedures to safeguard the security and integrity of personal and transactional information. We have conducted extensive security testing and implemented the appropriate measures to ensure safe transactions and the protection of any sensitive user data on our platform. All Agora Exchange agents and contractors with access to personal information on the Agora Exchange platform are bound to adhere to Agora Exchange security standards.
Q: How does Agora Exchange differentiate itself from other e-commerce marketplaces?
Our customer service is exemplary, and we put our customers first. We also differ from most marketplaces in that our platform has the capacity to accommodate service providers and Sellers of physical products, digital products such as e-books, downloadable music, videos, or speeches on one site with one of the lowest transaction fees in the industry.