{"id":12817,"date":"2022-08-10T17:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T13:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/?p=12817"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:33:54","slug":"cs-carts-marketplace-academy-free-course-on-starting-and-growing-a-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/cs-carts-marketplace-academy-free-course-on-starting-and-growing-a-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"CS-Cart&#8217;s Marketplace Academy: free course on starting and growing a marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We here in CS-Cart have launched a step-by-step course on how to start and grow your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/what-is-a-marketplace-platform-definition-use-cases-and-features\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eCommerce marketplace<\/a>. Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/marketplace-academy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CS-Cart&#8217;s Marketplace Academy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a free self-paced education with weekly lessons, homework, and tests. We created this course based on our 17-year experience in helping businesses start their marketplaces and grow. The program reflects the best practices in marketplace learning we&#8217;ve gathered from real-world experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Step-by-step guide on starting a marketplace. 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Great, you only need a strategy, which you&#8217;ll get from our education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online store owners who want to go bigger.<\/strong> Have a working online store and want to scale it with a marketplace? Super, enroll and form your marketplace launch strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Experienced entrepreneurs who want to go online. <\/strong>Want to start a large eCommerce project to grow your existing business? Good, our education can guide you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Companies launching a large eCommerce project.<\/strong> Looking for a way to diversify your business? Start a marketplace based on our guides and get your market share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_you_will_learn\"><\/span>How you will learn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Self-paced course.<\/strong> No deadlines, no pressure. 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