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Creators - How to Create Buy-Now Items

Instructions on how to enable your listings for purchase on Wescover

Written by Uly

In this article:

  • 'Buy-now' vs. 'Inquire to Buy' vs. 'Unavailable'

  • How to create new 'Buy-now' & 'Inquire to Buy' listings

    • Production + Delivery Lead Times

    • Shipping

    • Stock management

    • **Additional listing optimizations

  • Shopify Creators

    • How to link Shopify products to Wescover listings

Buy-now, Inquire to Buy, or Unavailable - Which option(s) makes the most sense for you?

Buy-now

  • includes ready to ship + made to order items

  • requires a flat shipping fee within the US

  • can include product variants

Inquire to Buy

  • includes made to order items + custom commissions

  • generally high-touch orders

  • shipping fee to be calculated based on destination

Unavailable

  • one-of-a-kind item that is no longer available (item was sold and custom commissions not available)

Instructions to create new product listings:

  1. Log in to Wescover and click 'Edit your page' from the dropdown menu in the top right to get to your edit site

  2. At the top right, click the neon '+ New Item' button to add a new product

    1. Select item type from dropdown menu

    2. Add item name

    3. Add item description

  3. Scroll down to the 'Selling Details' section

    1. For 'Buy-now' or 'Inquire to Buy' - check the 'Customers can buy this item or commission similar' box to indicate that the item is available for purchase

    2. If item is unavailable - leave checkbox blank

  4. Under 'Add new product selling details', select '+Add new product details' from the dropdown menu

  5. You'll be taken to a new page

  6. In the 'Selling Details' section -

    1. Add product name and SKU (*both of these items will appear on the order confirmation to help with fulfillment)

    2. If item is available for 'Buy-now' - check the 'Available for One click checkout' box

  7. Scroll down to 'Production Details'

    1. Providing accurate production lead times will allow buyers to determine if the product is compatible with their project timelines

    2. Listings with production lead times will reflect an 'estimated shipping date' post-purchase in both the creator and buyer's inquiry inboxes

  8. Add product images

    1. Ideally all listings will have images in context, to give the buyer a feel for the actual look of the product in a physical space

  9. Provide shipping costs under 'Shipping Details' -

    1. Buy-now

      1. Requires selecting 'Fixed Shipping Cost in the US' or 'Free Shipping in the US'

      2. In case a buyer purchases multiples of the same product, please also include 'Additional item shipping cost' (if applicable)

    2. Inquire to Buy

      1. Select 'Inquire for Shipping Cost' from the dropdown menu

  10. Add product dimensions

    1. Dimensions refers to the product fully-assembled and not the dimensions of the product packaging for shipment.

    2. Providing accurate dimensions (and weight) are critical to help buyers move forward with purchases

  11. Lastly, save each item and click "Submit" when you're ready to publish your changes. It will take about 24 hours for your changes to appear live on the site.

Stock Management

Unfortunately Wescover is not yet able to offer product stock management.

Additional Optimization Recommendations

Use Shopify on your website? If you use Shopify to sell your work on your website, we can link your shop to Wescover. We have a Shopify integration that allows you to designate Wescover as a selling channel and connect your Shopify products to your Wescover items. When consumers buy these Shopify-linked items from your Wescover page, checkout is actually done on your Shopify store. Click here for instructions on how to link your Shopify to Wescover

Stripe: All transactions through Wescover are processed by Stripe. You'll need to complete Stripe setup before creating any 'Buy-now' listings.

Stripe supports most countries outside of the US, however, if Stripe is not available in your country, please contact us. We can help you set up indirect payments using our Stripe account. See list of countries with Stripe support here. For more information about Stripe and collecting payment on Wescover, click here.

For any questions or concerns, contact our support team by clicking 'Contact Support' on the top right of your Wescover dashboard or send us an email to community@wescover.com. We're happy to help!

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