Listing on ArtFire

Listing on ArtFire

Here we will walk through the basics of listing on ArtFire to help you get started quickly. I will be talking about listing in a Free Basic ArtFire store but will comment on any difference (that I know of) vis-a-vis a USD12 per month Pro Store

To start listing, click on the "Sell" tab at the top of the page.

No HTML, No Preview

It does not look as if you can use HTML in your product description (which is very limiting). This seems to be true for both the Basic and Pro stores. However, unlike the page where you "Edit Bio/Intro" (in How to Setup your Artfire Store), you do not have to enter <br /> code to create a new line. Just press the Enter (on your keyboard) for each new line.

When you are done with entering your information, there is unfortunately no preview. You have to submit it and then look at your listing live. Go to:
MyArtFire > MyStudio > View My Listings
You will see a list of all your items. There is a link to "Deactivate Now" (but I am not sure what it does and I am not going to try it at the moment). You can also edit or delete an item on this page.

Each active listing runs for 3 months from time of submission, unless sold.

Images

Basic Store - 4 images.
Pro Store - 10 images.

Each image should be:

• under 2 Mb
• minimum size: 150x150px @72dpi
• (seems to be) Recommended size: 500x500px @ 72dpi

Shipping Rates

Now, I find this section a bit confusing. The box on the left that reads "Add Shipping Rates for you Item" seems to be a useless box. There is nothing you can do with it and it does not seem to link anywhere.

Also, I have not been able to find anywhere on ArtFire to actually set out "Shipping Profiles"

The box on the right that reads "Manually Add Shipping" is also a bit confusing and the text is not self-explanatory.

The dropdown box holds a list of countries you can choose from. By default, it will show your country. So select/accept that. Then to specify shipping cost of your item, enter the amount in the "Primary Shipping" field.

Unfortunately you cannot get rid of the "Secondary Shipping" field. This misleading field here means "how much would you ship this item if your buyer is buying more than one item from you".

For example, if you are going to be able to ship this item for $USD 5 on its own and would charge an additional $USD1 for each additional item, then in the "Secondary Shipping" field, you would enter 6.00

Once you are happy with the rates you are specify for this item, to the selected country, then click the "Add" button. You will then see a note showing you that you have added the specified shipping rates. You cannot edit this. You can only "Remove" it and then create a new one.

If you want to specify shipping rates to another country, go to the dropdown box > select the country and repeat the above process. On clicking the "Add" button, the new rates you have added will also be shown.

Shipping Methods and Shipping Notes

Another confusing section. As you can see, I have selected and added what I thought might be useful. However after you save/submit your listing, you will find that this information does not seem to appear anywhere for the listed item!!

The Rest

The rest of the fields are pretty self-explanatory so I won't need to go over them. Hope this has helped save you some time.