Past Updates & Enhancements
August 2018
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Related Products - you can now search and sort your products when adding Related Products. Last month we added when items are selected as related they are now auto reciprocal related.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Etsy Import - with the unfortunate news that Etsy Wholesale was closing, we wanted to make sure all Etsy artists could upload their csv file of their Etsy shop onto their IndieMe store. If you have an Etsy shop be sure to store your photo's in a dropbox just in case Etsy shuts the server down. Know a wholesale Etsy artist or buyer who needs a new Marketplace? Send them our way!
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Variant Images - you are now able to add an image to your variances. Add multiple images to your product and then select from those images to add to a specific variant!
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Orders - we added the order number to the printed order and at the bottom you will now find total number of sku's ordered.
NEW!
FOR ALL
Limited Listing Feature - Have the ability to reach over 20k qualified buyers with our Limited Listing feature. Be found on the IndieMe Marketplace. Learn more here.
June 2018
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
On Hold - added the ability to toggle items to On Hold or Off Hold status in bulk.
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Rating System - now artists and buyers can leave a star rating and comments when an order is marked shipped.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Featured & Premiere Ads - added search feature when ordering ads. Find that specific product quickly!
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Remember Me - now the site will store your login information for 90 days.
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Related Items - when items are selected as related they are now auto reciprocal.
april 2018
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Review System - allows artists and buyers to review each other using a 5-star system along with an ability to leave a note. Buyer and artist can leave a note after an order has been marked shipped by the artist. Each member has the ability to review up to 3 times per order. Artists for more information on how to use this feature click here. For buyers learn more here.
Enhancement
FOR BUYERS
We added a Continue Shopping button for you. Now when you add a product to your cart you will see a Continue Shopping button, selecting this button takes you back to the page you were just on. We think this will save you valuable time!
Enhancement
FOR ALL
At times our buyers use their shopping carts to store products for future purchase. Then when they checkout both artist and buyer are surprised to find the price is not what it should be. We have implemented a new feature to fix this. Artists when you update pricing on a product(s) you now can select the button labeled Update Pricing in Open Carts/Wishlists - this will automatically update all pricing on products in open carts or in buyer wishlists. Artists learn more here.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
You are now able to edit and sort your store categories so they view in the order you desire. Learn more here.
Software Fix
FOR ARTISTS
Bulk Edit and Bulk Add has been in Beta testing and is now ready for all artists to use. You will now find the options on your Manage My Products page. If you do not see it, be sure to refresh your page. Learn more here.
March 2018
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Bulk Edit and Bulk Add - based on beta tester feedback, more variant fields have been added. Now you can add as many variant columns to the Bulk Edit and Bulk Add spreadsheet.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Featured and Premiere Ads - if you happen to have a deleted product selected for one of your upcoming Featured and/or Premiere Ads - you will see a note stating product is deleted on your ad admin page.
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Mark Order Paid - quickly mark an open order paid on the Manage My Orders page. If an order was paid outside of the IndieMe Marketplace now you can quickly mark the order paid. This keeps your buyers up to date on order status!
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Search Box is now available on every product detail page. This allows a buyer to quickly and efficiently search for exactly what they are looking for.
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Phone numbers are now formatted with a hyphen, making it easier for all to read!
JANUARY 2018
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Download your order data - includes all the order information contained within each order. You can also download your customer data. Format the column labels to work with other customer management systems.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Bulk Edit and Bulk Add products is now in Beta Testing. Feedback so far has been "We love this option"!
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Bounced Email - if your email bounces three times with us you will find a note in red on your home page advising you. To update - buyers navigate to your Profile page to updated your email; artists update your email on the Manage My Settings page. Or contact us and we will be happy to take care of it for you.
Enhancement
FOR ALL
IndieMe Pay - is actively running on many of our artists stores. Our buyers are thrilled too. They know they can safely checkout and their credit cards will be handled safely and securely with our token system.
Software Fix
FOR ARTISTS
Artists you can now order Featured and Premiere ads for a full year in advance.
DECEMBER, 2017
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Printable line sheets! Easily print out an artist store on the IndieMe Marketplace. Look for the Print Store button above the store products. Print in landscape mode, in full color or black and white. Your choice!
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
NEW for 2018 - marketing packages to help you advertise while saving money. Look for advertising savings to take you through a full year of marketing.
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Weekly Newsletter - we moved our newsletter to an updated smtp method allowing us to quickly and efficiently capture bounced emails. Now we'll notify you if your email has a history of bouncing with us.
NOVEMBER, 2017
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Advanced search by trade shows. Attending a trade show and want to see which IndieMe artists will be there? Simply select the show and search all. You will see a full list of artists attending!
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Introducing IndieMe Pay! A merchant account designed for artists using the most up to date method of securely managing payments called tokenization.
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Inquiries - we tweaked the layout and the viewing of all inquiries. Now you can easily see who is reaching out to you and quickly reply.
Enhancement
FOR BUYERS
Terms - if you have terms with an artist this is now clearly displayed on each artists store. Don't have terms? No problem simply leave a note to the artist during checkout requesting terms.
Enhancement
FOR BUYERS
Checkout Buton - want to quickly checkout the items in your cart? We made it super easy for you! Once logged in click on your cart icon at the very top right. Simply click on the checkout button next to an open cart and you will be directed to the checkout process.
OCTOBER, 2017
Software Fix
FOR ALL
If artist is set for Manual Payment Gateway, buyers cannot enter a credit card number during checkout. No more confusion for all involved.
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Easy ways to search now on EACH page. Check out the top navigation bar for quick search, browse by showcase and icons linking you to your important pages!
Software Fix
FOR ALL
IndieMe Invoices - we made your advertising invoices printer friendly. Click on any invoice and find the print button on the bottom of the page.
Enhancement
FOR BUYERS
Follow Artist - a long time and well respected buyer suggested upon checking out with an artist the artist is automatically added to the buyers My Follows List. This has been deployed.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Search A - Z - now you can easily search by Company Name or Artist last name, a familiar search option to many! Find this here.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Variances - if your product has variances, these individual variants can now be placed on sale.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Buyer Hits - view buyer hits, unique buyer hits and visitor hits by navigating to Reports under Manage My Orders under the Artist tab in the navigation bar.
Enhancement
FOR BUYERS
Follow Artist - a long time and well respected buyer suggested upon checking out with an artist the artist is automatically added to the buyers My Follows List. This has been deployed.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Remember Me - if you don't log out from the Marketplace, we will keep you logged in for one week.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Cloned Products - many of our artists asked for the ability to clone keywords. This has been implemented
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Quickbooks - implemented the ability to download IndieMe orders and upload them to Quickbooks. Currently in beta mode.
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Order Emails - updated and enhanced email notification of orders placed along with confirmation emails.
AUGUST 26, 2017
Software Fix
FOR ALL
Search options - load time has been enhanced on search option and result pages. Enjoy a faster loading page while we continue to optimize every page on our Marketplace
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Related Products - many of you asked for the ability to select multiple related products at one time. This is now available! Select many related products at one time by holding down the control / command button while selecting.
August 14, 2017
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Manage Orders - to save paper when printing out your orders we added an option to Print with no Thumbnails. You now can choose which works better for you!
AUGUST 7, 2017
Software Fix
FOR BUYERS
Checkout - show name of the product(s) that have a minimum pieces purchased requirement. Now the buyers know exactly which items require them to purchase multiple pieces of.
Enhancement
FOR ARTISTS
Featured & Premiere Ads - now you can change the date the ad is set to run and the image selected, prior to the ad becoming active.
AUGUST 1, 2017
Software Fix
FOR BUYERS
Checkout - fix issue with selecting variances on product detail page when using iPad or iPhone.
Enhancement
FOR ALL
Added Instagram to social media options.