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How to Launch a No Code Marketplace from Scratch Using Shipturtle

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Sharad Kabra
Published
July 29, 2025
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July 29, 2025

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This blog is for non-tech entrepreneurs, small business owners, and startups looking to launch a multi-vendor online marketplace without writing code.

  • Why No Code & Shipturtle: Shipturtle helps you build a complete marketplace without hiring developers. It covers storefront setup, vendor onboarding, shipping, payments, and customization all from one dashboard.
  • Step-by-Step Guide to Launch: The blog provides a simple 7-step process: choose a niche, set up your storefront, onboard vendors, add products/services, configure shipping and payments, test the platform, and go live.
  • Built-in Tools for Marketplace Growth: Shipturtle includes features like multi-vendor dashboards, automated shipping, payment integration, order tracking, commission settings, and scalable configuration options.
  • Real Examples & Pro Tips: The blog highlights successful marketplaces like Begum and Artikate, and shares tips on SEO, vendor experience, automation, and analytics to help grow your marketplace.

1. Introduction: The Rise of No Code Marketplaces

It is now a world of online marketplaces. Consider the impact that Amazon, Etsy or Airbnb have had on shopping, renting, and conducting business. These markets bring together sellers and buyers, sometimes on a global level, and have become the standard business of choice in new ventures and side-projects.

However, when you ever considered building your own marketplace, you were likely hit with some difficult questions, such as: Do I have to learn to code? What can I do with many vendors? How about shipping and payments? These are actual obstacles, more so when you lack a technical background.

That’s where No Code Marketplace platforms come in. They let you build and run a full featured, multi vendor marketplace without writing a single line of code. Shipturtle is one of these solutions designed specifically to help you launch and manage a no code marketplace with ease. It handles vendor onboarding, order management, shipping, payments, and more all from one intuitive dashboard.

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2. Why Use a No-Code Platform for Your Marketplace?

Choosing a no code marketplace solution like Shipturtle makes a big difference, especially if you want to move fast and minimize costs. Here’s how:

  • Quicker deployment: You do not need to wait months to develop. Your marketplace will be live within days with Shipturtle
  • Lower expenses: Avoid custom development charges and technical maintenance. Invest in marketing and acquisition of vendors
  • No technical team needed: You can run things yourself as an entrepreneur or a lean startup.
  • Simple edits and testing: Test new sections or functions right in the dashboard--you do not need developers.
  • Scalable growth: Grow small and grow your no code marketplace along with your business, and have features that can grow with you.

Start small with a focused niche, onboard quality vendors, and use Shipturtle’s tools to automate tasks and grow your no code marketplace efficiently.

3. What Makes Shipturtle a Great Fit for No Code Marketplaces

Shipturtle isn’t just an eCommerce tool it’s built for the unique needs of no code marketplace founders. Here's what makes it powerful and user-friendly:

  • Supports multi-vendor operations: : Invite and manage multiple sellers, each with their own dashboard and tools.
  • Simple storefront setup: Launch your marketplace using pre-built themes, or integrate it with your existing website.
  • Dedicated vendor dashboards & simple onboarding: : Add vendors manually or via a registration form. Manage orders, taxes, payouts, reviews, and inventory, all from one centralized dashboard. Set permissions, commissions, and categories without any coding.
  • End-to-end logistics: Automate shipping, returns, and order tracking. Shipturtle supports major couriers and auto-generates shipping labels.
  • Seamless payments: Split payments, automate commissions, and integrate popular gateways no manual calculations required.
  • Custom business rules: From shipping zones to minimum order amounts, you can configure everything within your no-code dashboard.

Build your own multi-vendor marketplace without writing a single line of code. With Shipturtle, anyone can launch, manage, and grow their online platform no tech skills required.

4. Step-by-Step Guide: How to Launch a No Code Marketplace Using Shipturtle

Step 1: Choose Your Niche and Marketplace Model

Consider the type of platform you want to develop before you begin creating your no code marketplace. Will you interlink businesses with customers (B2C), customers with customers (C2C), or businesses with other businesses (B2B)? Will you sell physical products, rentals, or services at your marketplace

Some examples of no code marketplace ideas:

  • A home decor marketplace featuring local artisans
  • A regional grocery delivery platform connecting local stores with buyers
  • An event rental service for equipment and party supplies

Choosing your niche and model will help you focus your efforts and attract the right vendors and customers.

Step 2: Set Up Your Storefront

As soon as you have an understanding of what you want to focus on, you should develop your storefront. Using Shipturtle, it takes no time at all to develop a no code marketplace storefront. You will be able to choose between a variety of pre-designed templates or incorporate the marketplace into your current site. Put your logo, banners, and product categories on it so that it feels like it is a natural extension of your brand.

Consider the user experience: Can customers easily browse categories? Do your banners look inviting and clear? Your online storefront is your online front door, and you should take the time to make it beckoning.

Step 3: Onboard Vendors

An effective no code marketplace depends on engaging and quality suppliers. Shipturtle simplifies the process of vendor onboarding. Sellers can be invited out by mail or they can open an account through a form. Create commissions, establish permission, and allow vendors to manage their listings using personal dashboards.

Every vendor will have his/her area where he/she can post his/her products, monitor the orders, and see profit- without your constant help. One of the most important advantages of a no code marketplace is this vendor autonomy.

Step 4: Add Products or Services

It is time to fill your no code marketplace with offerings now. With the use of CSV files, vendors are able to post their products or service in both bulk and single unit. Listings facilitate SKUs, prices, sizes, variants, images, inventory and others.

Ask your vendors to post clear photographs and to provide elaborate descriptions. The trust and conversions are increased by a professional, informative product page.

Step 5: Set Up Shipping and Fulfillment

One of the most complicated aspects of running a marketplace is shipping, and Shipturtle makes it easy to ship without the need of writing code. With the help of the dashboard, you will be able to create shipping labels, choose couriers, and setup shipping zones.

Your no code marketplace will be seamless to fulfill whether you are offering flat-rate, free, or real-time carrier pricing with Shipturtle.

Step 6: Set Up Payments

Punctuality and accuracy in payments is the only way to create confidence in the vendors. You can set commission rules and automatically or manually pay out vendors using Shipturtle.

Your no code marketplace can receive worldwide payments using large payment gateways such as Stripe and Razorpay, as these are supported in the marketplace.

Step 7: Go Live and Start Selling

Make sure to do a lot of testing before you go live with your no code marketplace, including browsing and checking out, as well as vendor order processing. After making sure that the platform works well, it is time to go live.

Begin with something small and get the feedback of the users and then slowly expand your operations. Increase your customer and vendor base at an organic level through marketing, email campaigns, and SEO.

What You Don’t Need with Shipturtle

One of the best things about launching a no code marketplace with Shipturtle is what you don’t have to worry about:

  • You don’t need to build your marketplace from scratch
  • You don’t need extra plugins for shipping or vendor management
  • You don’t need to write any code or hire developers
  • You don’t need to manually split orders or handle logistics

Shipturtle takes care of all of it.

This means you can focus on growing your business instead of troubleshooting tech issues.

Examples of No Code Marketplaces Built with Shipturtle

The eCommerce market today is largely driven by online marketplaces, where people can rent or sell products directly to each other or where businesses can reach global customers with ease. If you're planning to build your own marketplace, it's important to understand the different types available this helps in selecting the right business model and technology platform.

In this guide, the author explores various forms of online marketplaces. We’ll also show how Shipturtle provides a complete, no-code platform to build, manage, and scale your marketplace all in one place.

Real Examples of Marketplaces Powered by Shipturtle

  • Begum – A luxury jewelry marketplace offering timeless, handcrafted designs. With Shipturtle, Begum seamlessly manages multiple brands, orders, and logistics under one roof.
  • Libre London – A curated fashion boutique based in the UK, selling clothing, accessories, and beauty products from a variety of independent brands.
  • Artikate – An art supply marketplace focused on making premium tools accessible to artists of all kinds. With Shipturtle, Artikate streamlines product uploads, fulfillment, and vendor management.
  • Bentahan – A Filipino marketplace for North American audiences, enabling sellers to reach the diaspora through an easy-to-manage storefront.

Want proof? Check out more inspiring brands powered by Shipturtle:

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Final Tips for Growing Your No Code Marketplace

Opening your marketplace is not everything. These are some of the tips to assist you to grow and scale:

  • Put vendor experience first: Satisfied sellers import better products and service.
  • Invest in SEO: You should use niche keywords to enable the buyers to reach your no code marketplace with ease.
  • Apply analytics: Monitor traffic, sales, and the performance of vendors with the help of a dashboard by Shipturtle.
  • Automate what you can: As your marketplace expands, find ways to automate by using applications such as Zapier or Webhooks.

$93.92B

that's the projected value the no-code market is expected to surpass by 2029.

5.Conclusion

A successful marketplace does not require a tech team and a large budget. Using Shipturtle, you can control vendors, orders, shipping and payments without a line of code. Never has it been so easy to start and grow your no code marketplace.

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FAQ's

1. What is a no code marketplace?

No code marketplace is a web-based platform that does not require one to write a line of code to manage vendors, products, and payments using intuitive tools.

2. Can I launch a no code marketplace without tech skills?

Yes, with Shipturtle you can start and operate a no code market without having any knowledge in programming or having a development team.

3. What types of marketplaces can I build using Shipturtle?

Shipturtle offers flexible tools that can be used to create a B2C, C2C, B2B, rental, services, or hyperlocal delivery no code marketplace.

4. How does Shipturtle handle vendor onboarding in a no code marketplace?

Vendors will be able to register with the help of the form, to control their products, to see the earnings, to get orders without the assistance of other vendors with the help of their own dashboards.

5. Does Shipturtle support shipping and payments for no code marketplaces?

Yes, Shipturtle has in-built functionalities of automated shipping, live tracking, and payment integrations such as Stripe and Razorpay.

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