Creating Your Marketplace

Get your marketplace up and running in minutes with our pre-built templates or AI-powered custom generation.

Overview

The Create Marketplace wizard offers two paths to get started:

Template Path

The fastest way to launch your marketplace. Pick a template, enter your business name, and you're live.

Step 1: Choose Your Template

Select the type of marketplace that best fits your business:

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General Marketplace

Flexible marketplace for any type of listing - perfect for classifieds, mixed goods, or custom use cases.

Examples: Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace

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Rental Marketplace

Bookings and rentals with availability calendars, deposits, and approval workflows.

Examples: Airbnb, Turo, Fat Llama

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Product Marketplace

Traditional e-commerce for physical or digital goods with inventory, shipping, and variants.

Examples: Etsy, Amazon Handmade

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Service Marketplace

Connect service providers with clients - appointments, consultations, and project-based work.

Examples: Upwork, TaskRabbit, Thumbtack

Step 2: Enter Business Info

Give your marketplace a name and optional description:

e.g., Beach House Rentals, Local Finds Market

This will be your marketplace's brand name

e.g., A community marketplace where neighbors can buy, sell, and trade anything...

Helps customize the template content for your marketplace

That's it for templates! Click "Create Marketplace" and your marketplace will be created instantly with a professionally designed template.

Alternative Path

Custom with AI

Skip templates and let AI generate a completely unique marketplace based on your description.

Step 1: Select the AI Option

Instead of selecting a template, click the "Custom with AI" card at the bottom:

Custom with AIAdvanced

Describe your vision and AI will generate a custom marketplace. (More setup required)

Step 2: Describe Your Marketplace

Give your marketplace a name and detailed description. The more detail you provide, the better AI can customize your marketplace:

Describe your marketplace

Tell us about your business and AI will generate a custom marketplace

Vintage Camera Exchange
A marketplace for vintage camera enthusiasts to buy and sell rare film cameras, lenses, and accessories...

The more detail you provide, the better AI can customize

Step 3: Choose Your Design Style

Pick an aesthetic and AI will generate matching colors and visual elements:

Choose your design aesthetic

AI will select colors and visual elements that match your chosen style

Minimal & Clean
Simple, focused on content
Bold & Modern
Contemporary with strong visuals
Fun & Playful
Vibrant and energetic
Professional
Business-focused and trustworthy

Generation takes 30-60 seconds

You'll see your homepage generate in real-time. About and Contact pages are created in the background.

After Creation

Regardless of which path you choose, you'll land in the Page Builder where you can:

Customize your pages

Edit text, images, colors, and layouts visually

Add or remove sections

Drag and drop components to build your perfect page

Configure your store

Set up payments, shipping, and other settings

Go live

Publish your marketplace and start accepting listings

Creating Your Marketplace | Prometora Docs