It is chapter nine of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen.

Article available at:
The marketplace search engine: How to help your customers find what they’re looking for, Juho Makkonen

Sources and further reading:
3 Ways to Improve an Ecommerce Search Bar, Jonathan Ellins
20 Ecommerce Site Search Best Practices and Examples, Graham Charlton
The Current State Of E-Commerce Search, Christian Holst
How to communicate your marketplace value proposition, Marketplace Academy
E-Commerce Search Field Design and Its Implications, Jamie Appleseed
An E-Commerce Study: Guidelines For Better Navigation And Categories, Christian Holst
Focus your marketplace on one city and one vertical, Marketplace Academy

The Marketplace Academy Podcast is hosted and narrated by Katri Antikainen.

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