Mastering Your Marketplace: A Guide for Chookhead Vendors

PART 1 : REGISTERING AND ADDING PRODUCTS

So you’ve joined the bustling world of a multivendor marketplace by Chookhead! Whether you’re a seasoned seller or a fresh face, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to become a vendor and navigate your vendor dashboard and showcase your products like a pro.

Becoming a Vendor

The first step is to get registered. This process is usually handled by both you and the administrator. We can either invite you directly or you can register directly as a vendor on the website and then get approved for selling. Once your account is approved, you’ll receive login credentials(if you were invited) or use the login credentials you used to create your account to access your very own vendor dashboard.

Here’s how to create your account
1. Type in your search bar Chookhead.com

2. Click the user icon circled in red above to Register (select I am a vendor) and fill in your infor mation to register.

3. When you register, we receive a notification an enable your account for selling.

4. Congratulations you are now a Vendor. You now have access to your Dashboard.

Conquering the Vendor Dashboard

The Chookhead vendor dashboard is your central hub for managing your store. Here’s a breakdown of key sections:

Adding Products: Standing Out from the Crowd

• Products: This is where you’ll create, edit, and manage your product listings. You can add details like title, description, pricing, inventory, and stunning product images. Chookhead supports various product types, including simple products, variable products (think different sizes or colors of the same item), and even Virtual(Like tickets, lessons) or downloadable digital products (eBooks, audio, video).
  
  Adding Products: Standing Out from the Crowd
  
  Chookhead empowers you to create a diverse product catalog. Here’s how to add each type:
  
  1. Simple Products: Perfect for items with one variation(type), like a t-shirt or a book. Simply provide details like title, description, price, and inventory. (see below)
  
  Navigate to Vendor dashboard→ Product→ Add new
  The product category must be Simple product. So, select Simple Product from the Product Type drop-down menu.

2. Variable Products: Got a product with different options? Use variable products! This is ideal for things like clothing in various sizes or colors. Define variations and set specific prices and inventory for each

Navigate to Vendor dashboard→ Product→ Add new
The product category must be Variable product. So, select Variable Product from the Product Type drop-down menu.

Understanding Attributes and Variations

a. Attributes: These are Characteristics like Color, Size, Brands etc. When you create an attribute, you’d be prompted to add the attribute’s values. For example if you create an attribute say Size the values will be XXL, XL, X, S, M. When you type a value to completion they’ll be a prompt under with what you type, click on it to save and the create a new one. You’ll see in the video above.
b. Variations: Variations are different modes of your product it could be Red and XL or Black and M. The good thing is you don’t have to create them manually. Chookhead permits you to generate all possible variations of your attribute and so further you can just add their individual prices, desc, images etc.

3. a. Downloadable Products: Selling eBooks, music, or software? Chookhead lets you upload downloadable files and link them to your product listings and when it is purchased, User can get access.

b. Virtual Products: Selling products which don’t need shipping.

4. Grouped Products:

Step 1: Create Parent Group Product

Now, a vendor needs to login to his dashboard. And create a new product.

Navigate to Vendor dashboard→ Product→ Add new

The product category must be group product. So, select Group Product from the Product Type drop-down menu.

Remember a group product is a parent product so there is no price field and also you need to select a category. If you have no category, please choose any other.

Step 2: Create child product:

Navigate to Vendor dashboard→ Product→ Add new

As this is the child product the category of the product must be as same the parent product. Also, this product needs to be hidden from the catalog. Under the other option, there is a visibility field. You need to set it hidden  and save the product as shown in the screenshot:

Now you can see the product is hidden:

Step 3: Link the child product to the Parent product:

Get back to the parent product and click on the linked product option under the inventory option. And select the child product in the group product section and linked them both.

If you are having difficulties please see the screenshot:

Following step 2 and step 3 you can link more product to the parent product. And all of the products.

After creating and linking all your child product to the parent product you will get a group product:

Pro Tips:

1. High-quality images and detailed descriptions are crucial for attracting customers. Invest time in creating compelling product pages that showcase your offerings in the best light.
2. Sections
   a. Shipping: Not Compulsory you can set a shipping fee at the end of the person’s order.
   b. Maximum and Minimum Qty means you specify how much or less can be purchased.
   c. Tags: Are just to make the product easily searchable basically key words.
   d. Linked Products: This is the case you want products to be related so when one is purchased it should suggest the other to be purchased mostly used for marketing.

View and Share your Store

Copy the link there to share your store when you visit your store.