Artists often struggle to turn their art into profit, but emphasising the action of crafting behind it indicates that there are numerous hours of effort and materials that went into the creation of the final product. It’s thus only fair to be well compensated for their work! That’s why it’s vital to make the mindshift from “starving artist” to “creative entrepreneur”.
Moksi is an innovative online marketplace that can help creative entrepreneurs to, firstly, enter the e-commerce space, and secondly, generate an income from unique, handcrafted goods, designs and art. Since its inception, the main focus has been to empower South African creators and small businesses by connecting them with customers nationwide.
E-commerce with Ease for Creative Entrepreneurs
Creative entrepreneurs, makers or artists understand that e-commerce is a step in the right direction to generating an income from their work.
Moksi ensures that sales can be made 24/7 – one of the main benefits of e-commerce. Additionally, any South African entrepreneur can join the platform, meaning that buyers across the country can support creators from any part of the country.
The platform is secure and has an integrated payment gateway. Because it is a marketplace, buyers can make purchases from multiple makers and make one payment, whereafter the respective entrepreneurs are notified. Monies are paid as a regular payment to all entrepreneurs. However, each entrepreneur is responsible for shipping the items themselves. There is no regional storage facility, and entrepreneurs are not expected to keep a certain amount of items in stock at all times.
This also means that the platform is able to keep the overhead costs low, offering creative entrepreneurs packages starting from R149 per month.
When entrepreneurs load their products onto the marketplace, the website offers ways to easily load variations of the same product. For example, a maker that sells a variety of crochet animals can indicate different patterns or colours without listing them as separate products.
Additionally, where it is needed. Should you require assistance, you can reach out to the team for support, and they will guide you on how to load products, use the dashboard and understand the analytics.
Not “Load and Leave” Listings
The team at Moksi doesn’t just expect customers to join and then leave them to their own devices. No. They offer marketing bundles to help drive sales to the site. This includes e-mail marketing, social media marketing, display banners on-site and Google advertising. They work with digital marketing specialists to drive measurable results through a combination of advanced SEO techniques and high-performance advertising campaigns.
The creator benefits in the following ways:
Enhanced Visibility: Products are more easily found in Google search results and through targeted advertising.
A Growing Audience: As Moksi drives visibility for the store, the products from the creators in the community also benefit.
Support with SEO Best Practices: Listings are SEO-optimised based on the clear guidelines provided. on how to optimise your product listings so they stand out in organic search and paid campaigns.
Subscription Costs
Moksi offers creative entrepreneurs one of three subscription plans. These are the Maker, Maven and Meastro packages. All three are monthly subscriptions, meaning that there are no long-term contracts, so entrepreneurs can start or upgrade their subscription at any time with ease.
Regardless of the package chosen, entrepreneurs can register for fees, and the analytics dashboard is included with all packages at no additional cost.
When you sell a product on Moksi, it takes 14% commission for each sale.
The pricing for the subscription packages is as follows:
Maker – R 149 per month
This package allows entrepreneurs to:
- Load 10 products
- Use the Creator dashboard
- Increase online visibility
- Access Moksi’s Creator Community
Mavern – R 179 per month
This package allows entrepreneurs to:
- Load 20 products
- Use the Creator dashboard
- Increase online visibility
- Access Moksi’s Creator Community
Maestro – R 209 per month
This package allows entrepreneurs to:
- Load unlimited products
- Use the Creator dashboard
- Increase online visibility
- Access Moksi’s Creator Community
Starting your e-commerce journey doesn’t have to break the bank – especially if you are a creative entrepreneur who is starting to turn your craft into a business. With a marketplace like Moksi, it is affordable, easy to use and easy to scale.
