Simply pick your base product type and then select a template from below to get started building your platform with CNXION, once you select a template the logo and theme are completely customisable to suit your brand. If you would like to work with a professional or don't know which template you would like to use you can
With the feature-rich design, CNXION front end marketplace templates are easily tailored to fit your needs. Our support team is available to guide you through launching your initial concept to scaling with success.
Mobile Responsive
Our online marketplace templates work seamlessly no matter what type of device your customer chooses to browse with. Desktop, tablet, or mobile viewers will all receive the same high-quality experience.
Speed Optimized
We know how important high speed is to a marketplace website. CNXION templates are optimized so they load fast and easy making sure customers aren't lost due to lag time.
Free SSL
As a part of our managed hosting service, once you connect your domain we provide a free SSL certificate to all our front end marketplace templates.
Simple Drag & Drop Builder
100% Customizable Layout & Design. Our designs are as versatile as our clients. Fully customize any of our templates to match your brand. The simple drag & drop builder makes it easy to edit without using any code.
Always Up to date
CNXION’s highly-skilled, core product development and support team works hard to make sure your site is always up to date with the latest features and improvements.
Managed Hosting
We offer fully managed hosting so you don't have to worry about hosting, server maintenance or updates. We handle the tech, you create the content.
The Two Components of your Marketplace
What is a Frontend & Backend anyway?
Good quesion! Your Marketplace has two website components. One is the frontend and the other is the backend. The templates above are for the frontend of your website. It's essentially an awesome content management system (CMS) to manage your public facing website (blog, home page, about page, etc)
The backend is a system we deploy for you which your users login to and use. It is the core business logic behind your marketplace.
Public Facing Website
Frontend
The frontend is your public facing website. And we have a simple drag & drop interface for your to self manage your content. It's a managed hosting website you can use to promote your marketplace. It contains your key pages like Home, About, Blog, Sales Funnels & we even have email marketing and a stack of other tools you can use to grow your brand.
Core Marketplace People Login To
Back-End
This is your non-public facing core marketplace which we deploy for you while you are working on your frontend. This is where your users login, create their profiles, add their products or services and buy things.
Which Frontend Marketplace Template Should I Choose?
Will you be creating a single vendor or multi-vendor marketplace? Do you plan to sell digital or physical products? Whatever your intention, CNXION has the best front-end marketplace templates to fit your needs. Preview all our different marketplace themes to decide which one is right for you.
Different Template Options:
Launcher
The launcher template can help to test the market before developing a full platform. This way you can build up an audience and start capturing leads right away.
Build an email list, an asset you can launch to when the back-end is finished.
What is included:
A customizable landing page to promote your idea.
Use it to set up sales funnels to capture your leads and convert them to your full platform once it launches.
Services
This provides a great way to showcase either your services or your vendors services. This template works well for B2B, B2C, or P2P.
What is included:
The basic package allows configurable profile types. service providers and service seekers can register and set up their profiles. When approved the user can add offers/jobs to their profile.
Users can search for profiles and offers within the platform and set up matching preferences based on search filters.
Users can request and receive quotes on offers that can be approved or declined.
Matchmaker
The matchmaker template generates automated matches with match scores for profile types and offers. It allows configurable profile types to create accounts, set up matching preferences, and receive notifications about relevant offers they match with.
What is included:
Provides a spot for users to register and set up their own profiles.
When approved the user can add offers to their profile.
Users can search for profiles and offers within the platform and set up matching preferences based on search filters.
Marketplace
This multi-vendor theme allows you to set up a multi-tenant marketplace where sellers can set up shops and list products from within your platform. Individual store managers can manage inventory, orders, and payments.
What is included:
This template makes it possible for multiple store profiles to be created. Each store can determine its own store details, location, policies, FAQs, and tax-related settings.
Each store can manage its own store inventory within the platform. They can add products and categories and set shipping information as well as product variations.
Customers can search for products within the store and use filters to notify them if new matching products appear.
Multiple different configurable check-out options are available, including credit card and out-of-band payments. Review and edit orders and have tracking information added for the customer to see.
Store
The store template is for any single tenant structured marketplace. The base package allows the creation of a single-tenant online shop where you can manage inventory, orders, and payments. This works well whether you plan to sell digital products or more through your own e-commerce store.
What is included:
This template allows you to build a store profile, complete with store details, location, policies, FAQs, and tax-related settings.
Manage the store inventory within the platform. Add products and categories. Set shipping information as well as product variations.
Customers can search for products within the store and use filters to notify them if new matching products appear.
Multiple different configurable check-out options are available, including credit card and out-of-band payments. Review and edit orders and have tracking information added for the customer to see.
Bookings
The booking platform can be beneficial for promoting events. It allows you to set up the online booking for service events or whatever else you have in mind. You can set up bookable events and offers that your audience can select, purchase or reserve.
What is included:
You can add events and offers including calendar availability to the platform.
Users can search for offers within the platform and also set up matching preferences based on search filters.
Users can use options such as date, time, location, and the number of attendees to book offers. If offers are for purchase then the user will be able to add to their cart and purchase directly on your site. Manage bookings from the booking dashboard.
Not quite sure which marketplace template is right for you?
Book a demo today to speak with a marketplace expert.
Our drag-n-drop front-end marketplace builder is user friendly, yet should you have questions about any features please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Live Chat
There is a live chat box available for speedy solutions. Simply begin a conversation in the box to the bottom right of your screen. Our team strives to be as responsive as possible to help get your business idea to launch.
Email
Our email, solutions@wearecnxion.com, is an easy way to get in touch and get the answers to any questions you may have.
The Contact Us page is another place where you can let us know how we can further assist you. Fill out the form along with your message so we can follow up with the appropriate response. We are eager to meet your needs.
Why Choose CNXION?
CNXION is the solution for anyone who intends to start a two-sided marketplace but is first looking for an inexpensive way to validate their idea.
We solve the chicken and egg problem many clients face when deciding between building an expensive yet scalable marketplace or using a white label solution that can deliver a quick result but that might be difficult to scale.
“CNXION offers both the bespoke feel and capability for the cost of a white label... To resolve their chicken-and-egg problem, a client can hire us as a turnkey solution and we can build their platform on a low-cost white-label solution that already exists.”
Nathan Keilar - Founder
CNXION allows you to focus on attracting your users and validating your ideas while we build the backend. You can be confident that you will have a high-quality website with the best marketplace functionality that is ready to scale with you.
On top of creating digital marketplaces with premium marketplace features, CNXION is a great option for your business because you will never have to worry about coding, keeping up with code updates, issueing security patches or hosting your front end elsewhere.
How To Get Started With Our Marketplace Templates
A step by step guide to creating your own digital marketplace
To get started visit our template by selecting the templates tab from the home page.
1. Choosing your template
You can quickly browse all of the marketplace templates and preview any that you would like to get a closer look at. You can book a demo or utilize the chatbox if you have any questions.
Once you choose a template for your new marketplace website, simply click on the get started button to begin setting it up.
Getting started
Clicking the get started button will take you to a screen that will allow you to register a new account or sign in if you already have one.
Provide your name, email, and phone number to create an account. After signing in you can begin to customize your template to fit your specific needs.
CNXION has outlined 12 steps to set up your platform. At this point, you can choose to go through the steps outlined, or you can skip through to go directly to your dashboard and begin customizing your site yourself.
If you choose to go step by step the screen will prompt you to enter information related to 12 areas as follows:
General details
Brand and theme
Profile types
Offer details
Search and filtering
Matching
Business model
Payment and billing
Reviews, analytics, and tracking
domain and localization
Contact and social links
Anything else
Once you have provided CNXION with your information, it will be used to configure your site to your specifications.
If you choose to continue straight to your dashboard you will start by picking a template marketplace to begin working with.
After you have decided on a template you simply click the start with this theme button. Then you can open it up to start making changes to it right away.
When you choose to get started with your new theme a pop-up will appear to help you personalize your site in 30 seconds or less. Fill in your brand colors and logo and continue to your new site.
2. Customizing your Template
To make it as stress-free as possible, there is a short five and a half minute introductory video to familiarize you with the site and how you can make changes.
It shows how you can move and resize your elements, change the page spacing, edit any content, change fonts, add new sections, and more.
There are already pre-configured blocks you can add if you want to make any changes, so you do not have to worry about building any sections yourself. You can simply drag it onto your page and start customizing.
You can also add your blog, sales funnels and email marketing.
Use the control bar to the left of the screen to adjust the pages in your template, add widgets, change the styling, view and interact with your marketplace controls and settings, and preview how it will look on your website.
The dashboard is where you can view your account information and website analytics.
There is full website analytics to track your marketing efforts across all your public pages.
Advantages of a Marketplace Business Model
Potentially distrupt an industry by providing a more convienent solution
As the marketplace grows the value increases
People can interact with it 24/7 without your time input
CNXION provides the tools for you to automate your marketplace so that users can join, your network can increase and transactions can occur around the clock.
Disadvantages of a Marketplace Business Model
There must be enough providers and users for the marketplace to survive
"CNXION provides the tools you need to build both sides up from the start."
Reputation is critical for user trust, there must be policies in place to maintain appropriate transactions
Do you offer fully managed hosting of my marketplace?
Yes, both the front end and back end of your marketplace is fully managed by us. We handle updates and maintenance of the underlying code.
Can templates be exported?
Currently no. Our templates are made for a purpose and optimized for that purpose. You can't export the front-end or back-end templates for your marketplace.
Under our enterprise plan we can discuss licensing and re-use of the codebase on a case by case basis.
How do I edit the template?
Our simple to use drag and drop features allow all of the front end marketplace templates to be fully customizable.
Use the toolbar that is on the left side of the screen while logging in to your account and viewing your template.
You can also click directly on elements on your template to change them.
We can also help make changes to the template as needed.
