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Sellevate
Marketplace Launch Strategy

Launch on marketplaces without cannibalising yourself.

Marketplace launch strategy for Australian brands moving onto Amazon, eBay, Catch and beyond. Marketplaces can add a revenue line or quietly eat your own store’s margin, the difference is the plan you launch with.

120+Brands scaled
A$45M+Client revenue
100+UGC creators
4.9★Average rating
One studio, two practices. Full-stack e-commerce growth: Shopify, Amazon, paid, SEO, UGC and retention under one roof.
Brands we’ve scaled

What’s included

Channel selection
Which marketplaces suit your category, margin and logistics, and which will cost more than they return. Sometimes the answer is none, and we’ll say so.
Pricing & margin architecture
Marketplace fees, fulfilment costs and pricing set so you don’t undercut your own store or discover the margin is negative after fees.
Catalogue & listing preparation
Product data, variants, imagery and compliance prepared to each marketplace’s requirements before launch rather than during it.
Fulfilment model
FBA versus merchant-fulfilled versus hybrid, decided on your margins, velocity and storage costs rather than on habit.
Launch & ranking plan
The first 90 days set your rank. Review velocity, advertising and inventory planned as one sequence.
Channel conflict management
Rules for pricing, exclusives and bundles so marketplaces grow total revenue instead of moving it from a channel you own to one you rent.

Why marketplace launches fail

Fees are modelled after launch

Referral fees, FBA costs, storage and returns can turn a healthy margin negative. Model it first, not in month three.

They cannibalise the main store

Selling the same SKU cheaper on a marketplace trains customers away from the channel you control. Structure prevents that.

Launch is treated as a switch

Rank is earned in the first 90 days. A launch without an advertising and review plan starts from the bottom and stays there.

Compliance and prep are rushed

Suppressed listings and policy issues at launch waste the window when a new listing gets its best algorithmic support.

The numbers behind the studio

120+
Brands scaled
A$45M+
Client revenue
100+
UGC creators
98%
Client retention

Hear it from a client

Video review
“The results spoke for themselves. We tripled our online revenue in months.”
Client video review · e-commerce practice

Frequently asked questions

Should we sell on Amazon at all?

Not every brand should. If your margin can’t absorb the fees, or your differentiation depends on brand experience, it can be the wrong move, and we’d rather tell you before you build the catalogue.

FBA or merchant-fulfilled?

FBA usually wins on Buy Box and Prime eligibility; merchant-fulfilled can be better for bulky, slow-moving or high-storage-cost items. It’s a margin calculation, not a preference.

Will marketplaces hurt our own store?

Only without a plan. Priced and positioned properly, marketplaces reach customers who’d never have found your site.

How long until it’s profitable?

Most launches invest in rank for the first months and profit after. We’ll model the realistic window for your category upfront.

Ready to make this channel pay?

Free growth audit, about 30 minutes. We look at what’s running now, what it’s costing you and where the next dollar of revenue is. You keep the findings either way.