First 30 days

Welcome to FriendsFair!

At FriendsFair, private individuals as well as self-employed and micro-enterprises can create their own shops and:

Goods of own production (handmade goods such as small series of manufactured goods such as e.g. canned food)
Local services (gardening, clothing design, tutoring, etc.)
Local workshops

offer. There is also functionality for digital goods (knitting patterns, DIY patterns, etc.), but this is currently blocked due to the lack of and unclear legislation in Germany.

FriendsFair offers you some automations that you may not know about in other marketplaces:

SEO automation based on your offer descriptions (the better the description - the better SEO will be)
AI translations of your product descriptions and profile information (more effective and fluent than classic translations)
Connect to the most popular payment methods via Stripe through just 1 account setup + Stripe Protect for our customers.
Custom link for your Instagram seller profile, custom physical store, business cards, etc.
Automatic invoicing for all orders
FriendsFair Academy with more tips, tricks and trend hints.

How can you get off to an effective start as a private person and business?

Private individual:

My Account - Fill in About Us, incl. Location
My Account - Fill in the description
My Account - Fill in Logos
Connect to Stripe and complete the verification process on Stripe
Upload first offers
Describe initial offers well, set the quantity to at least 1 for goods and activate the booking system for services
That's it!

Industry:

My Account - Fill in About Us, incl. Location
My Account - Fill in the description
My Account - Fill in Legal (See FAQ for Legal)
My Account - Fill in Logos
Connect to Stripe and complete the verification process on Stripe
Upload first offers
Is your category missing or are you missing suitable filters? Contact us: contact@friendsfair.eu
Describe initial offers well, set the quantity to at least 1 for goods and activate the booking system for services
That's it!

FriendsFair not only offers many automations, but also many tools that can improve your sales. However, it is neither mandatory nor necessary to use them.

For example, if you If you act as a private individual and first test whether you want to sell online, then it is best to link your stories and posts on Insta with your products on FriendsFair to reach your goal faster.

For example, if you has a lot of Instagram followers and uses FriendsFair mainly for checkout, you can keep the product descriptions more concise.

If you are less active on social media and online sales are important to you, then the FriendsFair Academy tips are very relevant for you and you should invest more time in effective offer descriptions.

Do you have any further questions? Feel free to read through our FAQ pages, check out our YouTube tutorials, and reach out to us anytime if you still have questions!