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October 14, 2018

Completing A Buyer Account on The Market Garden

Now that you’ve created your buyer account its time to get logged in and start buying! If you’ve already updated your account information and added your payment details than this video may not be for you, but… if you’ve just started with The Market Garden then lets get into that account.

Upon logging in you’ll be directed to the full inventory of what is currently available from The Market Garden so you’ll need to move your mouse to the upper right hand corner of the page and hover over the “Welcome” area and then click on “Profile”.

Once you click on Profile you’ll be directed to your basic account information. Feel free to go through this information and if necessary update it. Now, look to the left had side of the screen and you’ll find that you can add your personal profile photo. This can be replaced at any time by simply adding a new photo in its place.

The next part of completing your buyer profile is to add a new debt or credit card, so lets go ahead and add one. Don’t worry, we only store the very basic information we’ll need to validate your account with our payment processing system, anything else is not stored on our site for your security.

We’re almost completed with updating our buyer account, now lets go to “Saved Addresses”. This area is specific to your shipping address. You can add as many addresses as you would like, just be sure you choose a “default” address that will be receiving most of your deliveries (when available).

The rest of the account features you see are specific to viewing any orders you’ve made, and viewing any favorites you’ve added to your account including sellers or products.

So there you have it, you’ve updated your account, now lets get to shopping!

October 14, 2018October 14, 2018

Completing A Sellers Account on The Market Garden

Now that you’ve created your seller account, the first thing you’ll need to do is to be sure to finish your profile. The more you fill out on your seller profile the more you can let your perspective customers know about you and your business.

Once you’ve finished adding your business information lets continue to go through the navigation for the sellers profile by first clicking on pickup.

Pickup is where you can offer additional locations where buyers can pickup the products they’ve ordered to a predetermined place of your choosing.
Now lets go through your delivery options, you have many available options to choose from…
- Have a set radius you’re wanting to deliver? Great! Choose up to 20 miles, then set your schedule and add any additional exceptions such as any closures you may have for the holidays.
- If pickup users have created accounts, and are within the areas where you’ll be delivering, you can choose any one of them for buyers to pickup their items.
- If you’d like to be part of our upcoming UPS program simply check the button and we’ll be sure to notify you when its ready as a new delivery option.
- If you wish to charge an additional fee for delivery you have that option too! You have the option to either fill in the fee’s specific to your businesses needs or leave them blank.
Receiving payments is important to your business and security is even more. Lets take a look at your secure Payment details page as part of the menu.
- One of the most important parts short of your seller business profile is entering your payment details. You’ll need to fill this portion out before adding any new products to your inventory. For your payment account to be valid you will need to fill out the basic information. Then, you’ll need to click “create account”. Once you’ve created your account our system will then take a few moments to verify your account. This process could take up to 24 hours, but typically it’s within a few minutes. You may need to refresh your page or revisit your profile later to check to see if it has been “verified”. If for any reason your account has been declined we’ll reach out to you to get it resolved.
- Now that your account has been verified simply enter your banking account information. Don’t worry, this information is never stored into our system and is only available to you with your basic information being shown.
If you go to the next part of the menu you’ll find Payment History. Payment history is where you’ll find any payments that have been made to you or your business through The Market Garden buyers.
The last part of the seller profile is your account settings. This information is specific to how we may communicate with you, and where you can reset your password if ever there is a need.

October 14, 2018

Adding Items To Your Seller Inventory On The Market Garden

Now that you’ve filled out your profile and entered your banking account information it’s time to begin adding your products to The Market Garden!

Let’s start by choosing the product categories that best suit your needs. Can’t find your product category? No problem simply click on the box that says “My product is not listed”, and begin filling out the product categories that are specific to your needs.

If you have added new product categories, The Market Gardens’ approval department will need to go through them and insure that they do not already exist. If they do not, then they will approve the new categories and you can begin adding those specific products. This process may take up to 24 to 48 hours for approval.

Now that we’ve found the perfect category for your product lets continue to go through the process in adding your item to The Market Garden. You’ll need to add any images that you may have, a long enough description that may help your buyers know exactly what they are purchasing, if necessary, the seasonal availability of your product, any specific keywords that may help users find your product, minimum order quantity and let’s not forget specific pricing for your product based on the unit of measure.

Have a large inventory of products? Perfect! Another advantage of The Market Garden is the option to add bulk pricing. Simply fill in the minimum order quantity and price for those bulk items.

Once you are sure you’ve done your best in adding your new product, simply click the “Submit” button and your product is now listed on The Market Garden!

October 14, 2018October 14, 2018

Completing A Pickup Account on The Market Garden

Now that you’ve created your pickup account it’s time to get logged in and start updating your account information! If you’ve already updated your account information and added your payment details than this video may not be for you, but… if you’ve just started with The Market Garden then lets get into that account.

Upon logging in you’ll be directed to your account page. On this page it is strongly advised to fill out everything here, which includes your business info including your address, city, state, zip, phone and website. It’s also great to tell both buyers and sellers about your business so that they feel safe about dropping off their goods to your location.

Next if you planning on receiving compensation from any buyers who choose your location as a pickup location this is where you’ll add it. You can also donate any of the fees back to the seller.

Now lets update our schedule, this is specific when your location is open for business. It is strongly recommended to update this information since this could differ from the sellers times and sellers will need this information for them to know when they can drop off the buyers goods to your location.

You can also add any profile photos to your account such as the front of your business location, logo, inside of your business or anything else.

Receiving payments is important to your business and security is even more. Lets take a look at your secure Payment details page as part of the menu.

One of the most important parts short of your pickup business profile is entering your payment details. You’ll need to fill this portion out before accepting payments from any buyer. For your payment account to be valid you will need to fill out the basic information. Then, you’ll need to click “create account”. Once you’ve created your account our system will then take a few moments to verify your account. This process could take up to 24 hours, but typically it’s within a few minutes. You may need to refresh your page or revisit your profile later to check to see if it has been “verified”. If for any reason your account has been declined we’ll reach out to you to get it resolved.
Now that your account has been verified simply enter your banking account information. Don’t worry, this information is never stored into our system and is only available to you with your basic information being shown.

You’ve completed updating your profile so, its time to sit back, relax and wait for an email to come through when an order may be shipping to your location!

October 6, 2018October 6, 2018

Creating An Account on The Market Garden

Congratulations, you’ve taken the first steps in growing your business, choosing to offer your business as a pickup location for future buyers or finding the freshest local goods online with The Market Garden. If you are a first-time user of The Market Garden then let’s start from the beginning by visiting themarketgarden.com.

If you’ve already created an account simply click on “Login” on any of top right hand side of any of the pages, and if you wish to create an account do the same and click “Login” and then “Sign Up Now”.

If you are signing up for a new account you’ll be required to fill in your first name, last name, and email. Secondly, fill in your username, password and confirm your password. Lastly choose the type of account you wish to create. To begin selling your goods simply choose “Seller”. if you are purchasing goods with The Market Garden simply choose “Buyer”, if you are a commercial buyer where you’ll be buying in bulk, or wanting to take advantage of your full buying power then choose “Commercial Buyer”. The last account type you can choose is “Pick Up”. A pickup user has the opportunity to offer pickup locations where buyers can pickup their purchases from the locations the sellers have chosen. For any account other than a buyer account your profile will need to be approved by The Market Garden’s approval department. This may take up to 48 hours, however most times the approval process is much faster.

When logging in to whatever account you’ve chosen, you can use either your username or email address.