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L'Évolution des Marketplaces :
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Why Expanding Your Partner Network with a Partner Discovery Platform is Crucial
September 27, 2024

Why Expanding Your Partner Network with a Partner Discovery Platform is Crucial

Tech giants and ambitious mid-market companies aren’t expanding alone - they’re leaning heavily on their partners to achieve global reach and advance their missions. These crucial partnerships are the driving force behind faster scaling, quicker innovation, and efficient entry into new markets.

Quote Request vs RFXs
September 4, 2024

Quote Request vs RFXs

Similar structure, different applications in a marketplace

Commoditised or non-commoditised
September 4, 2024

Commoditised or non-commoditised

which is the right path for your service marketplace?

Create a marketplace to find a pet sitter
September 4, 2024

Create a marketplace to find a pet sitter

Launching a successful marketplace requires a strong marketplace software and also close strategic support. With this in mind, we have created Second, a marketplace solution which combines these two points to ensure you receive the best marketplace software in the industry with a full service experience. If you are ready to create your marketplace to find a pet sitter, contact us and build your own personalized marketplace with a dedicated Second strategist to master our +1700 features. Design your marketplace, create your content, define your monetization strategy and booking conditions, establish SEO tags and more to grow your marketplace the way you envision.

Create a marketplace like Treatwell
September 4, 2024

Create a marketplace like Treatwell

At scnd we are reinventing SaaS solutions by making the level of marketplace software and professional support which is usually limited to highly bespoke marketplaces, available to launch MVPs or new marketplace businesses like your own. Its features have been tailored to launch service marketplaces and it will deliver you with not only the essential features to create a marketplace like Treatwell, but also advanced features that will bring high added value to both you and yours users to take your project to the next level, without any coding or developments.

Build a jewelry rental marketplace
September 4, 2024

Build a jewelry rental marketplace

scnd provides you with both the technical capabilities and close strategic support you need to successfully launch your marketplace business today. If you are ready to build your jewelry rental marketplace, share your project and vision with us and we will deliver a personalized marketplace to you. Access the entire feature set with over 1,7000 dedicated functionalities and work hand-in-hand with a scnd strategist to take your marketplace to the next level.

Build a marketplace to find a babysitter
September 4, 2024

Build a marketplace to find a babysitter

Our scnd experts understand all service marketplaces have different process and we have created a service-oriented SaaS marketplace solution that can fit the particular requirements of your marketplace to find a babysitter. Book per day, night or hours; fixed, variable or both commissions per transaction; different cancellation policies; multiple languages; geofencing and currencies… you define your marketplace business model to achieve your objectives.

Build an equipment rental marketplace
September 4, 2024

Build an equipment rental marketplace

Our experience in the service marketplace industry has made it clear that a marketplace solution that maximizes the chances of success of a new marketplace is mainly based on two pillars: powerful marketplace software and professional support. With that in mind, we have created scnd, an all-round SaaS marketplace solution that will provide you with the richest marketplace software as well as close support so you can work with a dedicated scnd strategist throughout all stages of your marketplace’s life cycle.

Create a marketplace for hairstylists
September 4, 2024

Create a marketplace for hairstylists

The post-covid new normal will be defined by the highest service demand ever and this is undoubtedly the best time to launch your marketplace for hairstylists. Yet, just launching a service marketplace is not the same as creating a successful one with a marketplace solution which will scale with your business’ growth. As marketplace owner, you need to ensure the best user experience, booking flow, listing management and secure payments even when fees are collected, cancellations happen or refunds are needed. This can only be achieved with advanced features which are hard to find in most SaaS marketplace solutions and non-customized marketplaces, yet not in our Second SaaS marketplace solution. Our +8 years of experience in the marketplace industry have allowed us to identify the key elements to create a successful marketplace business: an advanced marketplace software and support from marketplace experts. Taking this into account, Second has been carefully designed to combine the most powerful marketplace software with professional expert support to maximize how you use the technology and help you optimize every other aspect of your marketplace business, from your user acquisition strategy to KPIs and analytics. Second will give you the necessary flexibility to smoothly manage your marketplace’s activity and the best part is that you don’t have to do it alone, as we will work together throughout the entire lifecycle of your marketplace for hairstylists.

Create a boat rental marketplace
September 4, 2024

Create a boat rental marketplace

At scnd, we have created a SaaS marketplace solution which includes the most feature-rich marketplace software with strategic expert support to make sure you create your boat rental marketplace with a full service professional experience. If you are ready to create your boat rental marketplace with scnd, reach out to us and receive your customized multi vendor marketplace. Work closely with a scnd strategist to make the most of our +1700 features, achieve every milestone of your marketplace project and reach your business goals.

Build the next Airbnb experience
September 4, 2024

Build the next Airbnb experience

scnd is an expert marketplace solution designed to launch ambitious entrepreneurial projects fast without sacrificing technical capabilities. It uses the same marketplace software deployed for highly customized marketplaces, and it will allow you to create your own service marketplace, development free, with the personalized support of a marketplace expert. With more than 1.700 dedicated features and +100 marketplaces built, scnd will help you maximize your efforts to have a fully operational platform in under 48 hours without neglecting your business objectives as marketplace owner. We are ending the “do-it-yourself” approach, which can lead to inefficient time and resources management, therefore hindering new businesses like yours. During your free trial, you will participate in individual workshops to discover all scnd features and capabilities, as well as on-demand meetings to personalize your marketplace and integrate your business model, cancellation policies, fees, design and business parameters. These on-demand meetings will continue even after you go live, as we will continue working together on your user acquisition, user onboarding, SEO strategy and more. Contact us to discuss your marketplace project and build the next Airbnb Experiences with scnd!

Build a Freelancer Marketplace
September 4, 2024

Build a Freelancer Marketplace

With 40 marketplaces under its belt, the scnd marketplace solution will allow you to successfully build your freelancer marketplace and expand it without limits, even internationally. Its rich feature set is designed to include all the essential features your marketplace needs to be operational as well as advanced ones that will bring a strong added value to both you and your users. Yield management, calendar synchronization, dispute management, integrated KYC requirements and secure escrow payments are just some of the features which you will benefit from to manage your marketplace and which your users will be able to access.

Why managing service execution is (or isn’t) important in a marketplace
September 4, 2024

Why managing service execution is (or isn’t) important in a marketplace

A marketplace does more than just bringing the right vendors and right customers in touch to facilitate a transaction. It is also responsible for order completion. For a marketplace, an order is usually referred to as complete not when the customer has made the payment, but when the vendor receives the payment. This is a key difference to note between retail and a marketplace.

Create a Marketplace to Find a Ski Instructor
September 4, 2024

Create a Marketplace to Find a Ski Instructor

Are you starting your own online business or creating a marketplace for an existing one? Are you looking to upgrade the marketplace software which your business is currently using? Second can be the SaaS marketplace solution for you. Second understands that marketplaces to hire professionals, rent a house or find a ski instructor do not operate in the same way so we have developed a SaaS marketplace solution with more than 1700 features specifically designed to create your marketplace to find a ski instructor.

Create a marketplace to find a surveyor
September 4, 2024

Create a marketplace to find a surveyor

If you are ready to successfully create your marketplace to find a surveyor and grow it without limitations, contact us to discuss your project. Our full service SaaS marketplace solution will allow you to have a fully operational marketplace in a matter of days without unnecessary delays or complex developments. Join the Second community and combine your ambitions with our marketplace knowledge and experience to create your marketplace business today. Access the most feature-rich marketplace software in the industry and work alongside a Second strategist during the entire life cycle of your marketplace to make the most of the technology, identify best practices and boost your revenue. Create your marketplace to hire a landscaper with the marketplace solution and support only Second can deliver.

Why deciding on the business model is a must to build a successful marketplace?
September 4, 2024

Why deciding on the business model is a must to build a successful marketplace?

Airbnb, Upwork, Fiverr, Treatwell, Uber, … Service marketplaces are booming in every industry and If you are interested in launching your marketplace business you are probably facing a few challenging decisions. Which marketplace software to use? How to build a good user experience and search engine? What are the main elements to consider if you want to create a B2B marketplace? or build a C2C marketplace? or launch a B2C marketplace? Building a marketplace with an existing SaaS solution is usually the fastest and most cost-efficient way to do so, especially if you are launching your minimum viable product (MVP) or if you want to avoid coding or developing an entire platform from scratch. The way in which you use your resources during the early stages can be decisive for your success so if you combine a powerful software with personalized expert support as we do with our Second solution, you are already on the right path. However, all service marketplaces do not operate in the same way and the same marketplace business model and features will not fit them all. This is why it is very important for you to define your goals, the type of marketplace which you want to build, the type of services which you will offer and the type of users which you will onboard. Understanding this will allow you to tailor your entire platform to your specific needs and choose the right software and marketplace business model for your project.

How to conduct a marketplace offeror acquisition campaign
September 4, 2024

How to conduct a marketplace offeror acquisition campaign

So you have identified a service need on the market, and you have decided to respond to it and create a service marketplace. After having identified the functionalities that seem relevant to you to do this, you finally launch your online platform.

How to improve your SEO on your marketplace?
September 4, 2024

How to improve your SEO on your marketplace?

It is possible that you have heard about SEO multiple times and that you know it is very important. Yet, it might still be a blurry concept for you so we want to go through its basics so you can get a good grasp of it.

How to use LinkedIn to find the right suppliers on marketplaces via advanced searches
September 4, 2024

How to use LinkedIn to find the right suppliers on marketplaces via advanced searches

In 2022, you should already know about LinkedIn, the professional social network with 660 million users. United States alone has 167 million users. It’s also the network where more than 30 million companies are present, and different content in the thousands is broadcasted daily.

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