The ACW Market is a one-of-a-kind, online crafts show and overstock liquidation venue. Much like setting up a booth at one of the local Craft Shows or Flea Markets. The idea very simply involves posting images of your articles for sale on the ACW website, a personlized online display case providing prices, product descriptions and a sellers profile which directs the buyer to your shop or other location for the actual purchase. Best of All... Everything is covered by a $30.00 per month or $240.00 annual membership fee.
More*We perform no cash transactions. There are no shipping costs. We reserve the right to request proof of ownership for all Items posted on this site. Individual members are responsible for the accuracy of product information, and for maintaining appropriate inventories at their locations.
Q. How will this help to sell my products ?
Those of us who have worked the shows and flea markets can relate to the fact that we can't be there all of the time. Sometimes people look at our goods and really like what they see, but have run out of cash or time. ACW market, above all else, is an alternative marketing resource. Our basic purpose is to provide a place where potential buyers can take a second look. You, as an ACW market member, get to tell them about it.
So here's the scenario: It's the last day of the craft fair. Sales have been a bit slow all weekend because they stuck your booth way in the back. The people who do get to you have already spent their cash so you get a lot of lookers and no buyers. Our solution; tell them your goods can be found online at the ACW market...
And that's how this will help to sell your products. Because what you've done is open a door to increased sales by offering up a simple purchase option. If 5 of the 20 or so people you've directed to the website buy one item each, or if they tell 2 or 3 friends about the great stuff they saw, it's bound to improve your bottom line...
Q. How do I sell my products if I don't own a shop?
Your sellers profile is set up to direct buyers to the booth at the craft show, flea market, or phone contact you provide. Once the images and details are in place just change to the next location. This provides the additional benefit of store owners seeing your products and perhaps making a direct purchase or consignment offer. Either way the extra exposure just might be worth it...
Q. Will other people be competing with me in the market?
Yes. Free enterprize at its finest.
Actually it would be no different than having a booth at a show. Except that potential buyers would have a centralized place to view your products on a 24hr/365 day basis. Besides... When they call or come in to pick up that item there's a good chance they'll see something else they like.
Q. Are there any hidden costs?
No. Everything is included in the membership fee.
The cost is really no different than putting a weekly ad in the paper. In fact the craft workers market is exactly the same sort of venue. Except that instead of getting just one 10 word ad with
no pics @ 29.95 for 4 weeks like the QuickQuarter or Pennysaver, or having to update the same ad every other day on Craigslist, we set up a personal gallery for you that's open 24/7.
That's unlimited pics, no word count limitations, and a customized look and feel for the same
$30.00 a month.
Q. Sounds good... Where do I sign up?
All membership subscriptions to Home-Web Designs recieve unlimited access to this service. To sign up please go back to the ACW website and click on the register link. When we recieve your request, additional information will be sent to the email address you provided within 24hrs. Interested parties may also contact us by phone via the Home-Web Designs
contact page.
Q. What is my sellers profile?
The ACW Market Gallery is divided into user areas based upon your business name, physical address, and contact information. Each member has their own profile, or virtual storefront which is basically an online catalog where your items are displayed. This catalog can also contain comments about your services, sub categories for separating different types of products, search keywords, and other information about your business.
Q. What kinds of features are available?
The ACW Market Gallery provides a fully customizable interface with nearly unlimited capabilities. Including:
- Full Product descriptions, including prices, captions, and keyword search.
- Customized Look and Feel.
- Unlimited sub categories
- Password Protected Areas
- Java Applet based remote desktop interface for uploads w/support for windows vista publishing wizard
- Image support for resolutions up to 1024x768 and larger - with zoom in views
- Automated thumbnail creation and image resize
- Visitor Feedback via a comments section
- Slideshow View - also in fullscreen format
- Send images as e-card
- RSS Feed publication
- Full service image processing avalable upon request
Q. How do I upload Images?
The ACW Market Gallery is equipped with advanced image processing software and supports both the gif and jpg formats common on the internet. We also provide limited video support.
After you have logged in to your profile simply select add items from the options menu on the left. You will be given the option to upload a single image or several at a time and additional features are available such as adding live images via web cam or a video.
At the time of the upload your images can also be automatically rendered as thumbnails and linked to their full size counterparts. *(File sizes are limited to 8 megabytes per image and 50 MB per upload, all filenames must be lower case.)
Q. How do I customize my gallery?
There are various options available for customization, including but not limited to: Color Schemes, Themes, Branding, and simple interface modifications. Some of these can be accessed from within your profile via the options menu such as thumbnail resizing, colors used, watermarks, and custom logos. In general, we will work with you to create a custom theme for your profile at no additional cost, but we are limited to a maximum of 20 hours and the capabilities of our software.
Q. Do you provide training?
Training is provided as a free service to all Home-Web Designs members. Our methods offer a hands on approach to all of your application configuration and site development requests. We also provide basic information related to image processing for the web, SEO techniques, and locally available marketing resources.
