Each month, Marktplaats has about 7.3 million visitors which can all be reached with the help of Channable. By creating an API connection between your Marktplaats account and Channable you have the ability to advertise products in bulk, which otherwise would take ages to setup for Marktplaats. The Marktplaats API allows for a direct connection between our tool and your Marktplaats account. This direct connection, allows for all changes you make to your product data to be synched with your Marktplaats ads, so that customers always have available the most up-to-date product information you have.
Benefits of selling on Marktplaats
- The highest position on Marktplaats
Marktplaats always displays your ads at the top of the category in which your products fit best. Also, your ads are always categorized as top consumer ads, which guarantees excellent visibility.
- Free website link
When you create a top ad on Marktplaats you have the opportunity to place a free link to your website. Using this link, you will be able to sell directly while increasing the traffic to your own website.
- Your personal vendor page
If you advertise on Marktplaats you can set your own vendor page with your company logo, description and other information. All ads that you place on Marktplaats can be seen on this page.
Where are my products displayed on Marktplaats?
Marktplaats exported products are automatically displayed in a list view. The ads sent by Channable are seen as "top ads" in various places in the search results.
How do I get my products on Marktplaats?
- Create a Channable account
Creating an account for our tool will only takes a few seconds. Fill in your name and email address and you can get started!
- Import your product feed
The Channable platform supports XML, CSV and Google Spreadsheets. Select the type of file you would like to import from the options provided. If the file type you are currently working with is not yet listed, let us know and we will look for an alternative way to upload your product feed.
- Add Marktplaats as an API
The simplicity of Channable allows you to connect to Marktplaats in just minutes. To do this go to the tab 'APIs' and add Marktplaats as a new API. A connection with Marktplaats ensures that you can automate online sales and can save time and money. Don’t waste time, start now!
- Creating business rules
Once you added Marktplaats as an API, the next step is to add rules to optimize your feed. This can be done with our IF-THEN statements, which are extremely powerful and yet so easy. With these rules, you can set up actions which allow you to filter and send the products that you truly want to advertise on Marktplaats. Additionally, you can fully optimize your product data, prior to export it, for increased performance.
- Build your ads
Building ads with Channable is effortless. At the 'Build' phase, the plus button allows you to indicate which fields you want to fill in the sample advertisement with. This ad template is based on the Marktplaats ad specifications to ensure that no mistakes are made and that everything looks just like you intended it to.
- Send your products to Marktplaats
Your products are almost already on Marktplaats! When you're done with the 'Build' phase of the API, navigate to the left, back to the API’s tab. Then click "run now" to send your product data to your Marktplaats merchant account. Forwarding your product data usually takes no more than 30 seconds to complete.
- Celebrate your success
Enjoy your sales increase!