Anyone who has a printing press or a manufacturing unit and can produce customized printed products as per customer requirements can register their print shop and sell their products under the Inkmonk platform.
Inkmonk handles more than 1000 transactions per month from large corporate businesses, growing start-ups and individual customers. This is the only E-commerce platform that is tailor-made for customized products, with the option of selecting which print shop should service the customer order. So, customers of all shapes and sizes use Inkmonk as their go-to-place for sourcing of printed merchandise. Our robust platform helps local print shops like you to showcase their entire range of products to businesses and customers across India, and compete on an equal footing with international players. Our convenient order tracking interface also ensures that your operational flow is optimised and monitored seamlessly.
You are required to have the following documents:
Once all the documents submitted by you have been verified and approved by the Inkmonk team, your seller profile will be activated on our platform. Once this has been completed, you can start by uploading the products in our ecommerce store for our customers to customize and purchase. While uploading the product portfolio, you will need to ensure that all relevant details have been provided as per our format. Our onboarding team will explain the steps involved in detail and guide you through the process.
Once you are successfully registered as a seller, you can list your products directly in our e-commerce store, with complete information of the product specifications, pricing and the delivery time for the same. When a customer places an order from your product portfolio by selecting you as the print shop, you will be notified in the dashboard with the complete product and print specifications. Once you complete the production and update the status in dashboard, our logistics partner will collect the product and deliver it to the customer's location.
All the payments will be made via NEFT transactions (online banking). The payment will be made directly to your bank account within 5-7 business days of dispatching an order. The actual payment period will also depend on how long you have been selling on Inkmonk, your customer ratings and the number of orders fulfilled.
You will have complete control over the price of your products, as well as any discounts or schemes that you might decide to offer to customers.
You can track and manage the orders which you have received through Inkmonk, by using our seller dashboard. Whenever a customer places an order, we will send you an e-mail alert. You will need to print the product and keep it ready for dispatch within the time frame provided by you, and inform us through the seller portal. We will in turn inform our logistics partner to pick up the product from your location and ship it to the address given by the customer.
Currently, there is no listing fee for either building your profile page or including your products in our marketplace. Going forward, we will be launching modules to add further value to your business, and this would be on a monthly/annual subscription plan. The decision to subscribe to these services will be fully voluntary, with no dependency on the status of the marketplace listing.
No, our team of in-house professional designers will verify the customers’ designs and ensure that they are print-ready, to be used by you in executing the orders.
Inkmonk will handle the logistics and shipping of the products. Once the production is completed, all you will have to do is pack the product and keep it ready for dispatch. Our logistics partner will pick up the product from your location and deliver it to the customer.
No, Inkmonk will include the shipping charge while displaying the total price to be paid by the customers, since Inkmonk takes care of shipping.
Currently, you can sell any or all of these products on Inkmonk. You will need to sell both the product and the printing service together.
We charge a small transaction fee* to cover our logistics and operational expenses. The fee will be comprised of the platform selling commission as well as the service tax that is applicable on the platform selling commission. The actual transaction fee depends on multiple factors like the order value, the category being sold and other relevant parameters. You will be able to view the rate slab when you are adding the product to the platform. You can also reach out to us to know the transaction fee slabs in advance, before you register on the platform.
Here’s a sample example, which illustrates the above calculation:
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Selling Price (Total invoice amount paid by customer) | 1000 |
| Selling Commission (depends on multiple factors) | 80% |
| Service Tax for Commission (14%) | 11.2 |
| Total Deduction | 91.2 |
| Settlement Value (amount credited to your bank account) | 908.8 |