Start Selling Your Products On Our Front Porch!
With minimal effort or investment, Front Porch Alabama provides another vehicle to sell products and reach customers you did not have access to previously. There are no upfront fees to join our network of merchants. When you sell a product, we earn a commission in line or lower than other marketplaces. In many cases, the commission is lower than discounts you may be currently offering in your store. When you’re successful, we’re successful.
We Offer Four Options For Merchants—Simply Select The Package That Fits Your Needs! Don’t Worry You Can Change At Any Time!
Front Porch Alabama offers premium enhancements for featuring your business and its products with prominent placements for additional promotion and exposure to our audience of shoppers. Our promotion packages are available for additional percentage of commission on all products sold on Front Porch Alabama.
Learn more about the enhancements in our packages
Today’s Picks
Featured Products will be included in Today’s Picks on the Home Page as well as within a Today’s Picks special section on the site. The Featured Products shown on the Home Page are rotated as users visit to keep the shopping experience fresh.
Mega Menu Feature
Your Featured Product will be highlighted in the drop down mega menu to garner the most attention from shoppers. This promotion is limited and category specific—talk with your Marketplace Ambassador about availability.
Category Level Featured Products
Shoppers see Featured Products first within category sections giving you and your shop maximum exposure. Search results also display Featured Products first for more prominence.
Promotion in E-newsletter, Blog, and Social Media
Your Shop and/or Featured Product will appear in our email newsletter to shoppers as well as within our News from the Front Porch blog and social media posts.
*Note you can switch out your featured products as often as you
Front Porch Alabama Policies
All merchants must be approved through an evaluation of products and customer reviews (where applicable)
Approved Business Types
Selling On Front Porch Alabama
Commissions
The amount of commission is determined by which package a vendor chooses. Commission is based on total sales price, not taking into account shipping or taxes.
Taxes
As a Marketplace Facilitator, Front Porch Alabama will collect and remit all taxes through an Avalara integration. No fees are passed to the vendor.
Payment Processing
In order to receive payments, a vendor must sign up with Stripe during the onboarding process. Stripe charges 2.9% + .30 per every transaction. Amount will be reflected on payment remittance to the vendor. Affirm charges 6% +.30 per transaction for pay over time.
Shipping
An integration with Shippo is provided to vendors who sign up during onboarding. Shippo provides best-in-class rates for USPS, Fed-Ex, UPS, and DHL, using live rates, flat rates, & free shipping. Print labels, track shipments, and provide returns in one place.