Which listing type is right for me?

There are four kinds of listing, plus venues. Picking the right one first saves you filling in the wrong form. This page takes four minutes and will save you far more.

About 4 minutes to read

Before you start

  • A Market Hive SA account (free)

Step 1: Look at the four buttons

When you start a listing, the first thing you see is a row of buttons. Whichever one you click changes the questions you are asked underneath. Everything else on the form follows from this choice.

Four selectable buttons labelled Vendor, Market, Supplier and Entertainment, each with a one-line description. Vendor is highlighted in gold.
The type buttons at the top of the Create a listing page. The highlighted one is the one you have picked.

Step 2: Match your business to a type

Find the row that sounds like you.

Vendor

You sell things at markets

For example: Food stalls, bakers, crafters, jewellery makers, clothing, plants, candles, coffee carts, artists.

Choose this if: You pack up a stall and sell directly to the public.

Read the Vendor guide →

Market

You run the market or festival

For example: Weekend farmers markets, night markets, craft fairs, food festivals, school fetes, expos.

Choose this if: You are the organiser. Vendors apply to you, not the other way round.

Read the Market guide →

Supplier

You supply the traders, not the public

For example: Wholesale ingredients, packaging, gazebos and equipment hire, cold storage, card machines, signage, insurance.

Choose this if: Your customers are vendors, markets and venues rather than shoppers.

Read the Supplier guide →

Entertainment

You perform or run an experience

For example: Musicians, bands, DJs, MCs, dancers, face painters, kids entertainers, workshops, demonstrations.

Choose this if: Organisers book you to bring people in and keep them there.

Read the Entertainment guide →

Step 3: Where do venues fit in?

A venue is not a fifth button. If you have a space that people hire, you start the Supplier form, and the very first question on it asks whether you are a supplier, a venue, or both. Choose Venue and the form changes to ask about your space instead.

A drop-down list headed 'Are you a supplier, a venue, or both?' with the options Supplier, Venue, and Both Supplier and Venue.
The first question on the supplier form. This is where venues are created.

Choose 'Both' if you do both

A farm that hires out its barn for events and also sells produce wholesale should choose Both Supplier & Venue. You then fill in both sets of questions and appear in both places on the site.

Read the venue guide →

Step 4: Still not sure? Look at real listings

The quickest way to decide is to look at how each directory presents businesses like yours, then pick the one you would want to be found in.

Step 5: Can I have more than one listing?

Yes. One account can hold several listings, and they can be different types. A baker who sells at markets and also hires out her kitchen would have a vendor listing and a venue listing on the same login. Each one appears separately on your dashboard with its own Edit button.

How plans work across several listings

A plan covers a type of listing, not a single listing. If you take a vendor plan, it applies to every vendor listing on your account. A different type is a different plan, so the baker above would hold one vendor plan and one supplier plan. See the plans and payment guide for what each one costs.
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