Creating Your Marketplace
Learn how to create your first AI-powered marketplace using our step-by-step wizard.
Overview
The Create Store Modal is your starting point for building a marketplace on Prometora. It guides you through a multi-step wizard that helps define your marketplace type, template, and lets AI generate a customized starting point.
Step 1: Choose Business Type
First, select the type of business you're building. Currently, Marketplace is available, with more options coming soon:
Step 2: Select a Template
Choose how you want to create your marketplace:
Describe your vision and AI will create a fully custom marketplace with all necessary components, integrations (Stripe, payments), and tailored design.
Flexible marketplace for any type of listing - perfect for classifieds, mixed goods, or custom use cases.
Examples: Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace
Traditional e-commerce for physical or digital goods with inventory, shipping, and variants.
Examples: Etsy, Amazon Handmade
Bookings and rentals with availability calendars, deposits, and approval workflows.
Examples: Airbnb, Turo, Fat Llama
Connect service providers with clients - appointments, consultations, and project-based work.
Examples: Upwork, TaskRabbit, Thumbtack
Step 3: Enter Business Info
Provide the details AI needs to generate your marketplace:
This will be your marketplace's brand name
Describe your niche, target audience, and what makes your marketplace unique
Step 4: Select Integrations
Choose which tools to connect (can be configured later in Store Settings):
Step 5: Choose Design Style
For AI-generated marketplaces, select an aesthetic that matches your brand:
🎨 AI will create unique colors that perfectly match your chosen style, business type, and industry. Each store gets a custom color palette - no generic templates!
What Happens Next?
After clicking "Generate Store", the AI will:
- Create your marketplace database structure
- Generate a custom frontpage with AI-designed components
- Create About and Contact pages in the background
- Set up system pages (Listings, Cart, Checkout, etc.)
- Redirect you to the Page Builder to start customizing