{"id":20067,"date":"2022-01-21T09:02:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T09:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/auktionsplattform-erstellen\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T03:30:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T03:30:49","slug":"create-auction-platform","status":"publish","type":"blog_posts","link":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/create-auction-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating an auction platform: 10 tips for creating a professional auction portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Create an Auction Platform: 10 Tips for Creating a Professional Auction Portal<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17355&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1650378608373{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is familiar with online auction portals, such as the market leader eBay. Unlike a traditional online shop, an auction portal gives you the opportunity to auction items and award them to the highest bidder. On some platforms, like eBay, there is also the option to sell items immediately at a fixed price. Anyone can register on an auction platform and offer their items for auction. Payment and infrastructure are organized via the website, while shipping is handled by the seller. Auction platforms typically generate profit through fees, which are deducted from the buyer and\/or seller in the form of commissions. Online auction platforms are very popular and currently enjoy high visitor traffic. If you plan to create your own auction platform, you will find seven expert tips in this article to help you succeed with your project.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpsm_comptable_shortcode_echo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm-comptable-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<table id=\"wpsm-table-469\" class=\"wpsm-comptable \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"wpsm-thead wpsm-thead-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"placeholder wpsm-placeholder\"><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"wpsm-tbody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"subheader\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Creating an auction platform - overview\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2b50 <b>Default:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreation of an auction platform\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udfc6 <b>Duration:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom 3 months\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcb0 <b>Costs:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProject-specific\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udcfa <b>Objective:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreate a marketplace with a bidding functionality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u26a1 <b>Technologies:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCMS or individual programming\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Essentials at a Glance<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1699428121125{background-color: #ebebeb !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;block-round-corners&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Creating an auction portal is a major project and requires careful planning<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Operating an auction portal requires skilled professionals.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Financing is an important factor in the development of an auction portal.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664460744254{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Online Platform Do You Want to Create?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpsm_comptable_shortcode_echo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm-comptable-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<table id=\"wpsm-table-368\" class=\"wpsm-comptable  wpsm-comptable-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"wpsm-thead wpsm-thead-red\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><center><p><font color=white>SCOPE<\/font><\/p><\/center><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><center><p><font color=white>RATING<\/font><\/p><\/center><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><center><p><font color=white>SPECIAL FEATURES<\/font><\/p><\/center><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><center><p><font color=white>FURTHER INFORMATION<\/font><\/p><\/center><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"wpsm-tbody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src =\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fyndery-webseite-3-350x279-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br>\r\n<b>Complex online platform<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tablemaker-notificationblock-green\">RATING: 9.8<\/span>\r\n<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tablemaker-listingcustomcheck listing-data\">\r\n<li>Complex processes & procedures<\/li>\r\n<li>Complex range of functions<\/li>\r\n<li>Individual development<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/counseling-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">FREE ADVICE<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src =\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fu\u0308renand-webseite-2-350x279-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br>\r\n<b>Extended online platform<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tablemaker-notificationblock-blue\">RATING: 8.2\r\n<\/span>\r\n<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star-empty\"><\/i>   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tablemaker-listingcustomcheck listing-data\">\r\n<li>Complex processes & procedures<\/li>\r\n<li>Extended range of functions<\/li>\r\n<li>CMS development<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/counseling-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">FREE ADVICE<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src =\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Luca-matej-webseite-2-350x279-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br>\r\n<b>Simple online platform<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tablemaker-notificationblock-red\">RATING: 7.3\r\n<\/span>\r\n<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star-empty\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tablemaker-listingcustomcheck listing-data\">\r\n<li>Simple processes & procedures<\/li>\r\n<li>Simple range of functions<\/li>\r\n<li>CMS development<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/counseling-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">FREE ADVICE<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Examples of Well-Known Auction Portals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpsm_comptable_shortcode_echo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm-comptable-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<table id=\"wpsm-table-470\" class=\"wpsm-comptable  wpsm-comptable-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"wpsm-thead wpsm-thead-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"placeholder wpsm-placeholder\"><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"wpsm-tbody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"subheader\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWell-known auction portals\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\">eBay<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe largest and best-known auction portal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auctionet.com\">Auctionet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA world-renowned auction portal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myauktionen.de\/\">MyAuktionen.de<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of the largest German auction portals.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercadolibre.com\">Mercado Libre<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarket leader for online auctions in Central and South America.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How Do You Create an Auction Platform?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating an <strong>auction platform<\/strong> involves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/marktplatz-kosten\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"738\">development of a complex online marketplace<\/a> on which users can also place bids. The classic example of this is <strong>eBay<\/strong>, the world\u2019s best-known auction platform.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What Exactly Is an Auction Portal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone knows the online platform eBay. For many years now, this provider has been the world\u2019s largest operator of online auctions. Moreover, eBay was the first auction platform on the internet and, despite various competitors, still holds a considerable market share today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of an auction portal is to provide users with a way to auction their items. Users can post an item online and use mechanisms similar to those of a traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/shopify-marktplatz-erstellen\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1588\">online shop<\/a>. Photos are uploaded and videos are created. A product description contains all the important information about the product. Interested parties can search for items on the portal and, if interested, place bids. The platform monitors all bids and ensures that after the auction ends, the item is awarded to the bidder who placed the highest bid. Contact information, the establishment of contact, and communication are handled directly through the platform. Additionally, the buyer can make payments directly via the platform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On some portals, such as eBay, users also have the option to offer items for immediate purchase in addition to auctioning. Moreover, the seller may have access to various paid extras to enhance the visibility of their items. A central rating system allows buyers to rate the sellers.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17642&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>An auction portal provides the opportunity to auction an item.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tips for the Successful Development of an Auction Platform<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many reasons to create your own auction platform. Some of these you have already learned about in this article. You have also learned that this undertaking is a very complex and demanding project. Thorough planning and preparation, as well as sufficient capital, are important factors. In this section, we present our expert tips designed to help you succeed in the development and planning of your online platform.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1. What Type of Auction Portal Do You Need?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a variety of different online portals. They differ in terms of functions and complexity. In addition, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/unterschied-portal-plattform\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2178\">differences<\/a> in how the platforms are structured. Many simple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/webportal-beispiele\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1352\">portals can be found, for example<\/a>, as plugins for common CMS such as WordPress or Drupal, while more complex systems often have to be programmed from scratch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first decision you must make when creating an online platform is what type of platform it will be. Should it be a basic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/online-plattform-funktionsumfang\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1452\">platform with simple functions<\/a>? Or do you need a platform that is somewhat more sophisticated? For professional and paid portals, you typically cannot avoid a complex and elaborate platform, as ready-made solutions and plugins usually do not offer sufficient functionality or flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must consider in advance what goals you want to achieve with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/portal-definition\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1142\">portal<\/a> and which functions the platform should or must fulfill. The decision you make here also has a lasting impact on the costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more complex and extensive the online portal, the higher the effort and, accordingly, the greater the required capital. If you plan thoroughly from the beginning, you can save money right from the start of your online platform\u2019s development.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpsm_comptable_shortcode_echo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm-comptable-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<table id=\"wpsm-table-471\" class=\"wpsm-comptable  wpsm-comptable-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"wpsm-thead wpsm-thead-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"placeholder wpsm-placeholder\"><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"wpsm-tbody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"subheader\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOptions for creating an auction portal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOption\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFunctionality\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimple\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA simple platform with basic functions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplex\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplex online platform with many functions and extras.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtended\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophisticated, individually developed auction platform.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you further engage in the development of a job platform, you must be clear about what type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/lernplattform-erstellen\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"828\">platform you want to create<\/a> and where it is to be used. In many cases, a simple or mid-level platform is sufficient. Only in truly special cases is it necessary to have a truly complex auction platform developed from scratch.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2. Financing Your Auction Portal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next important step you must address, which is directly related to the point mentioned above, is the financing of your online platform. The <a href=\"\/?page_id=3191\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"837\">development of your portal<\/a> is costly and incurs expenses that you must cover for its development \u2013 usually before your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/wordpress-plattform-erstellen-2\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1704\">platform<\/a> begins generating income. Financing is therefore an important factor to consider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamentally, there are two possibilities. Either you have the capital to have a platform of this type developed on your own and pay the resulting costs out of your own pocket. In that case, you can start immediately and begin the <a href=\"\/?page_id=3127\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"691\">development of the platform<\/a>, and nothing will stand in the way of launching your project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases, however, you will not have sufficient capital, but only a partial amount available. In this case, you must explore other financing options. One possibility is banks and credit institutions, which generally grant loans to companies without any problems. An alternative, especially here, is crowdfunding.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means you present your project on a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Crowdfunding Platform\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/crowdfunding-plattform-erstellen\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"151\">crowdfunding platform<\/a> such as Patreon or Kickstarter and have the development financed by interested parties in the form of pledges. For this option to work, you need a certain amount of equity and must create a prototype of your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Create Platform\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/online-plattform-erstellen\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39\">platform<\/a>. Furthermore, you must use information, videos, and marketing to attract potential investors to your project and convince them to support you financially. In return, the backers receive something from you. That could be a free membership, a free listing on your platform, or something else entirely. Here, your creativity is key. Essentially, anything that can excite customers or investors is possible.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3. It\u2019s Starting \u2013 The Launch of Your Auction Portal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have developed a concept for your online portal and secured financing, the starting signal can be given. Now it\u2019s time to get down to business, and the <a href=\"\/?page_id=3189\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"753\">development of your job platform<\/a> begins. It is important to work with a professional agency, such as Shopboostr. We have repeatedly accompanied the development of various online platforms, online shops, and other applications, and have been experts in the field for several years. However, for your online platform\u2019s development to be successful, you must consider several key factors. The most important of these are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An excellent idea: Why should someone invest in your project?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong development team that programs the platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team for community management and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/social-media-plattform-erstellen\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2037\">building of a community<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperation with companies and firms that will use your platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A well-written whitepaper that details your project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional marketing on specialist portals and in <a href=\"\/?page_id=9722\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1820\">social media<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong management team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A professional agency that implements your ideas and concepts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4. Your Idea and Its Implementation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For your project to be successful, you need an idea. This means you must solve a problem or offer a service that is interesting to customers and convinces investors to invest in your project. You must also consider that there are now many competing platforms of this type on the market. These competitors have been active for a long time and offer a wide range of services and functions. Often, many ideas already exist. Your idea is almost certainly already represented, so you must make it clear to investors why they should invest in your platform instead of a competitor\u2019s project, or why they should choose you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is best to ask yourself whether you would invest in your own project and why, or whether you would study your own offering or choose another platform and why. Look at the problems encountered by other projects, especially those with a similar or identical offering to yours. Then consider how you want to solve these problems and outperform the competition. This will put you on the right track. The market is fiercely competitive, and there are many rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, it may be necessary or advisable to specialize in a specific area. For example, you could focus on a particular group of people or profession, such as public service, students, etc. This specialization would give you significant importance compared to the numerous general platforms. Additionally, you could establish yourself as an expert in the industry. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17645&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>There are auction portals that focus solely on a specific product category.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5. Start Small with the Programming<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing a complete online platform is very complex and extensive. This is especially true if you want to have a sophisticated online portal custom-built. In this case, you cannot use a CMS or existing software and simply adapt it for your needs, which means very high costs may arise. In contrast, many CMSs are open-source software and can be used by you free of charge \u2013 you only pay for the individual customization. However, with an advanced platform, everything must be created from scratch. Programming thus consumes a large part of the budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We therefore recommend that you start small. Develop a prototype and the basic structure (MVA) \u2013 everything you need to promote your project and attract investors. Once you have achieved this goal, you can use the prototype to secure additional capital, with which you can continuously expand the prototype. Avoid trying to perfect everything right from the start. Otherwise, you may end up without capital and without investors because you do not have a prototype to use for fundraising and marketing.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpsm_comptable_shortcode_echo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm-comptable-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<table id=\"wpsm-table-472\" class=\"wpsm-comptable  wpsmt-column-stack\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"wpsm-thead wpsm-thead-red\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"placeholder wpsm-placeholder\"><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><center><p><font color=\"white\"><b>Simple programming<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><center><p><font color=\"white\"><b>Individual programming<\/b><\/font><\/p><\/center><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"wpsm-tbody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Range of functions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Suitable technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><ul>\r\n<li>Wordpress<\/li>\r\n<li>Joomla<\/li>\r\n<li>Wix<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><ul>\r\n<li>Drupal<\/li>\r\n<li>React<\/li>\r\n<li>RubyOnRails<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Focus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor a moderately complex auction platform, with different user groups and extended functionalities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor an expandable auction platform that includes complex processes and functionalities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Simple\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Quick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Function rich\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-cross\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Flexible\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-cross\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"wpsm-table-icon wpsm-icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><b>Costs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/beratungsgespraech\/\" target=\"_blank\">On request<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/beratungsgespraech\/\" target=\"_blank\">On request<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>6. Build a Team of Professional Programmers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the programming of your online platform, you need an experienced team of professional programmers. The implementation of your portal and its underlying technology involves complex areas. Accordingly, you need various developers who not only master different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/die-top-8-programmiersprachen-zur-web-entwicklung\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1882\">programming languages<\/a> but ideally are also familiar with the respective industry or niche.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as the project team and advisors must convince investors, your programmers must also persuade them. The best ideas mean nothing if there is no capability to execute them. Experts and investors in the field are very knowledgeable and will pay close attention to whether your idea can indeed be implemented. For this very reason, a prototype may also be useful, as it allows your programmers to demonstrate their expertise in practice.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7. Build a Team of Partners and Experts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before your platform can go live, you need to build a professional team. You require administrators to manage new members, registrations, possibly certificates, etc. You also need IT personnel to maintain the platform and handle security and technical issues. Additionally, you may need community managers, and so on. Most importantly, you must have a competent network of experts. This includes companies that advertise on your site, advertising partners for financing, payment providers like Stripe or PayPal that enable your visitors to make payments directly through the website, etc.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Best-Known Auction Portals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpsm_comptable_shortcode_echo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm-comptable-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<table id=\"wpsm-table-470\" class=\"wpsm-comptable  wpsm-comptable-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"wpsm-thead wpsm-thead-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"placeholder wpsm-placeholder\"><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"wpsm-tbody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"subheader\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWell-known auction portals\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\">eBay<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe largest and best-known auction portal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auctionet.com\">Auctionet<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA world-renowned auction portal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myauktionen.de\/\">MyAuktionen.de<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of the largest German auction portals.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercadolibre.com\">Mercado Libre<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarket leader for online auctions in Central and South America.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are already a multitude of online portals in various fields on the market. They usually already have numerous customers as well as partners and collaborations. It can therefore be challenging to establish a foothold with a new, private platform. Convincing arguments and functions that competing platforms do not offer, as well as specialization in certain areas, are effective strategies to overcome this challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyzing these platforms and their projects or courses gives you insight into the competition and the projects that already exist. Additionally, you gain an understanding of various online portals, their structure, and their functions. Many platforms offer the option to register for free or to test the paid features during a trial period. We recommend taking advantage of this offer so that you can best familiarize yourself with the offerings and capabilities of the competition.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17644&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>eBay is the leading auction portal on the market.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Simple, Complex, or Advanced? What Makes Sense?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When developing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/internet-plattform-erstellen\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2012\">online platform<\/a>, as you have learned, you have various options. You must decide on a concept or model. Is a simple or complex platform sufficient? Or must it be an advanced platform? And which platform makes sense?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cannot provide a one-size-fits-all answer to this question in this article. It depends on the project, its functions, and your individual undertaking. In most cases, in our opinion and experience, a simple or complex platform is sufficient. These already offer many functions and cover all the important options. A custom-developed, individual platform is only necessary in the rarest cases \u2013 namely when the existing simple and advanced solutions cannot provide the required functions and cannot be modified afterward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend that you have an expert advise you on this decision from the outset. Shopboostr is your expert for auction platforms, online shops, and other <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Online Platforms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/digitale-plattformen-beispiele\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"514\">online platforms<\/a>. Our team is happy to provide you with individual, non-binding advice, and if desired, we are also ready to accompany you throughout your project \u2013 simple, straightforward, and from the very beginning.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Conclusion and Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_message icon_fontawesome=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This brings us to the end of our article on creating your own auction platform \u2013 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/online-plattform-anleitung\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1404\">tips for creating<\/a> an auction portal. In this article, you have not only learned what an auction portal is, but also how to create your own auction platform from scratch and the various possibilities available. Additionally, we have shown you seven tricks to improve the success prospects of your project and highlighted the key factors to consider when creating your own online platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any further questions on the topic or require comprehensive advice, Shopboostr \u2013 a professional agency based in Berlin and Munich \u2013 is happy to assist you. Our experienced staff has supported various projects, including online platforms such as auction portals, and will gladly help you with this complex process. Simply contact us without any obligation.<\/span>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Free Consultation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;juicy_pink&#8221; border_width=&#8221;5&#8243; el_width=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_message message_box_color=&#8221;orange&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">At Shopboostr, we specialize in developing professional online platforms and have successfully implemented over 100 online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/online-plattform-beispiele\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"927\">platforms<\/a>. 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an auction platform: 10 tips for creating a professional auction portal\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/auktionplattform-1024x576.png\",\"height\":576,\"width\":1024},\"step\":{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/create-auction-platform\/\",\"name\":\"Creating an auction platform: 10 tips for creating a professional auction portal\",\"text\":\"\\r\\nCreate an Auction Platform: 10 Tips for Creating a Professional Auction Portal\\r\\n[vc_column width=\\\"1\/2\\\"][vc_column width=\\\"1\/2\\\"]Everyone is familiar with online auction portals, such as the market leader eBay. Unlike a traditional online shop, an auction portal gives you the opportunity to auction items and award them to the highest bidder. On some platforms, like eBay, there is also the option to sell items immediately at a fixed price. Anyone can register on an auction platform and offer their items for auction. Payment and infrastructure are organized via the website, while shipping is handled by the seller. Auction platforms typically generate profit through fees, which are deducted from the buyer and\/or seller in the form of commissions. Online auction platforms are very popular and currently enjoy high visitor traffic. If you plan to create your own auction platform, you will find seven expert tips in this article to help you succeed with your project.\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nThe Essentials at a Glance\\r\\n\\r\\nCreating an auction portal is a major project and requires careful planning\\r\\n\\r\\nOperating an auction portal requires skilled professionals.\\r\\n\\r\\nFinancing is an important factor in the development of an auction portal.\\r\\n\\r\\nWhich Online Platform Do You Want to Create?\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nExamples of Well-Known Auction Portals\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nHow Do You Create an Auction Platform?\\r\\nCreating an auction platform involves the development of a complex online marketplace on which users can also place bids. The classic example of this is eBay, the world\u2019s best-known auction platform.\\r\\nWhat Exactly Is an Auction Portal?\\r\\nEveryone knows the online platform eBay. For many years now, this provider has been the world\u2019s largest operator of online auctions. Moreover, eBay was the first auction platform on the internet and, despite various competitors, still holds a considerable market share today.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nThe goal of an auction portal is to provide users with a way to auction their items. Users can post an item online and use mechanisms similar to those of a traditional online shop. Photos are uploaded and videos are created. A product description contains all the important information about the product. Interested parties can search for items on the portal and, if interested, place bids. The platform monitors all bids and ensures that after the auction ends, the item is awarded to the bidder who placed the highest bid. Contact information, the establishment of contact, and communication are handled directly through the platform. Additionally, the buyer can make payments directly via the platform.\u00a0\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nOn some portals, such as eBay, users also have the option to offer items for immediate purchase in addition to auctioning. Moreover, the seller may have access to various paid extras to enhance the visibility of their items. A central rating system allows buyers to rate the sellers.An auction portal provides the opportunity to auction an item.\\r\\nTips for the Successful Development of an Auction Platform\\r\\nThere are many reasons to create your own auction platform. Some of these you have already learned about in this article. You have also learned that this undertaking is a very complex and demanding project. Thorough planning and preparation, as well as sufficient capital, are important factors. In this section, we present our expert tips designed to help you succeed in the development and planning of your online platform.\\r\\n1. What Type of Auction Portal Do You Need?\\r\\nThere are a variety of different online portals. They differ in terms of functions and complexity. In addition, there are differences in how the platforms are structured. Many simple portals can be found, for example, as plugins for common CMS such as WordPress or Drupal, while more complex systems often have to be programmed from scratch.\u00a0\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nThe first decision you must make when creating an online platform is what type of platform it will be. Should it be a basic platform with simple functions? Or do you need a platform that is somewhat more sophisticated? For professional and paid portals, you typically cannot avoid a complex and elaborate platform, as ready-made solutions and plugins usually do not offer sufficient functionality or flexibility.\\r\\n\\r\\nYou must consider in advance what goals you want to achieve with your portal and which functions the platform should or must fulfill. The decision you make here also has a lasting impact on the costs.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nThe more complex and extensive the online portal, the higher the effort and, accordingly, the greater the required capital. If you plan thoroughly from the beginning, you can save money right from the start of your online platform\u2019s development.\\r\\n\\r\\nBefore you further engage in the development of a job platform, you must be clear about what type of platform you want to create and where it is to be used. In many cases, a simple or mid-level platform is sufficient. Only in truly special cases is it necessary to have a truly complex auction platform developed from scratch.\\r\\n2. Financing Your Auction Portal\\r\\nThe next important step you must address, which is directly related to the point mentioned above, is the financing of your online platform. The development of your portal is costly and incurs expenses that you must cover for its development \u2013 usually before your platform begins generating income. Financing is therefore an important factor to consider.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nFundamentally, there are two possibilities. Either you have the capital to have a platform of this type developed on your own and pay the resulting costs out of your own pocket. In that case, you can start immediately and begin the development of the platform, and nothing will stand in the way of launching your project.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nIn most cases, however, you will not have sufficient capital, but only a partial amount available. In this case, you must explore other financing options. One possibility is banks and credit institutions, which generally grant loans to companies without any problems. An alternative, especially here, is crowdfunding.\u00a0\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nThis means you present your project on a crowdfunding platform such as Patreon or Kickstarter and have the development financed by interested parties in the form of pledges. For this option to work, you need a certain amount of equity and must create a prototype of your platform. Furthermore, you must use information, videos, and marketing to attract potential investors to your project and convince them to support you financially. In return, the backers receive something from you. That could be a free membership, a free listing on your platform, or something else entirely. Here, your creativity is key. Essentially, anything that can excite customers or investors is possible.\\r\\n3. It\u2019s Starting \u2013 The Launch of Your Auction Portal\\r\\nOnce you have developed a concept for your online portal and secured financing, the starting signal can be given. Now it\u2019s time to get down to business, and the development of your job platform begins. It is important to work with a professional agency, such as Shopboostr. We have repeatedly accompanied the development of various online platforms, online shops, and other applications, and have been experts in the field for several years. However, for your online platform\u2019s development to be successful, you must consider several key factors. The most important of these are:\\r\\n\\r\\n \\tAn excellent idea: Why should someone invest in your project?\u00a0\\r\\n \\tA strong development team that programs the platform.\\r\\n \\tA team for community management and the building of a community.\\r\\n \\tCooperation with companies and firms that will use your platform.\\r\\n \\tA well-written whitepaper that details your project.\\r\\n \\tProfessional marketing on specialist portals and in social media.\\r\\n \\tA strong management team.\\r\\n \\tA professional agency that implements your ideas and concepts.\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n4. Your Idea and Its Implementation\\r\\nFor your project to be successful, you need an idea. This means you must solve a problem or offer a service that is interesting to customers and convinces investors to invest in your project. You must also consider that there are now many competing platforms of this type on the market. These competitors have been active for a long time and offer a wide range of services and functions. Often, many ideas already exist. Your idea is almost certainly already represented, so you must make it clear to investors why they should invest in your platform instead of a competitor\u2019s project, or why they should choose you.\\r\\n\\r\\nIt is best to ask yourself whether you would invest in your own project and why, or whether you would study your own offering or choose another platform and why. Look at the problems encountered by other projects, especially those with a similar or identical offering to yours. Then consider how you want to solve these problems and outperform the competition. This will put you on the right track. The market is fiercely competitive, and there are many rivals.\\r\\n\\r\\nIn some cases, it may be necessary or advisable to specialize in a specific area. For example, you could focus on a particular group of people or profession, such as public service, students, etc. This specialization would give you significant importance compared to the numerous general platforms. Additionally, you could establish yourself as an expert in the industry. There are auction portals that focus solely on a specific product category.\\r\\n5. Start Small with the Programming\\r\\nDeveloping a complete online platform is very complex and extensive. This is especially true if you want to have a sophisticated online portal custom-built. In this case, you cannot use a CMS or existing software and simply adapt it for your needs, which means very high costs may arise. In contrast, many CMSs are open-source software and can be used by you free of charge \u2013 you only pay for the individual customization. However, with an advanced platform, everything must be created from scratch. Programming thus consumes a large part of the budget.\\r\\n\\r\\nWe therefore recommend that you start small. Develop a prototype and the basic structure (MVA) \u2013 everything you need to promote your project and attract investors. Once you have achieved this goal, you can use the prototype to secure additional capital, with which you can continuously expand the prototype. Avoid trying to perfect everything right from the start. Otherwise, you may end up without capital and without investors because you do not have a prototype to use for fundraising and marketing.\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n6. Build a Team of Professional Programmers\\r\\nFor the programming of your online platform, you need an experienced team of professional programmers. The implementation of your portal and its underlying technology involves complex areas. Accordingly, you need various developers who not only master different programming languages but ideally are also familiar with the respective industry or niche.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nJust as the project team and advisors must convince investors, your programmers must also persuade them. The best ideas mean nothing if there is no capability to execute them. Experts and investors in the field are very knowledgeable and will pay close attention to whether your idea can indeed be implemented. For this very reason, a prototype may also be useful, as it allows your programmers to demonstrate their expertise in practice.\\r\\n7. Build a Team of Partners and Experts\\r\\nBefore your platform can go live, you need to build a professional team. You require administrators to manage new members, registrations, possibly certificates, etc. You also need IT personnel to maintain the platform and handle security and technical issues. Additionally, you may need community managers, and so on. Most importantly, you must have a competent network of experts. This includes companies that advertise on your site, advertising partners for financing, payment providers like Stripe or PayPal that enable your visitors to make payments directly through the website, etc.\\r\\nThe Best-Known Auction Portals\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are already a multitude of online portals in various fields on the market. They usually already have numerous customers as well as partners and collaborations. It can therefore be challenging to establish a foothold with a new, private platform. Convincing arguments and functions that competing platforms do not offer, as well as specialization in certain areas, are effective strategies to overcome this challenge.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nAnalyzing these platforms and their projects or courses gives you insight into the competition and the projects that already exist. Additionally, you gain an understanding of various online portals, their structure, and their functions. Many platforms offer the option to register for free or to test the paid features during a trial period. We recommend taking advantage of this offer so that you can best familiarize yourself with the offerings and capabilities of the competition.eBay is the leading auction portal on the market.\\r\\nSimple, Complex, or Advanced? What Makes Sense?\\r\\nWhen developing an online platform, as you have learned, you have various options. You must decide on a concept or model. Is a simple or complex platform sufficient? Or must it be an advanced platform? And which platform makes sense?\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nWe cannot provide a one-size-fits-all answer to this question in this article. It depends on the project, its functions, and your individual undertaking. In most cases, in our opinion and experience, a simple or complex platform is sufficient. These already offer many functions and cover all the important options. A custom-developed, individual platform is only necessary in the rarest cases \u2013 namely when the existing simple and advanced solutions cannot provide the required functions and cannot be modified afterward.\\r\\n\\r\\nWe recommend that you have an expert advise you on this decision from the outset. Shopboostr is your expert for auction platforms, online shops, and other online platforms. Our team is happy to provide you with individual, non-binding advice, and if desired, we are also ready to accompany you throughout your project \u2013 simple, straightforward, and from the very beginning.\\r\\nConclusion and Summary\\r\\nThis brings us to the end of our article on creating your own auction platform \u2013 10 tips for creating an auction portal. In this article, you have not only learned what an auction portal is, but also how to create your own auction platform from scratch and the various possibilities available. Additionally, we have shown you seven tricks to improve the success prospects of your project and highlighted the key factors to consider when creating your own online platform.\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nIf you have any further questions on the topic or require comprehensive advice, Shopboostr \u2013 a professional agency based in Berlin and Munich \u2013 is happy to assist you. Our experienced staff has supported various projects, including online platforms such as auction portals, and will gladly help you with this complex process. Simply contact us without any obligation.\\r\\nFree Consultation\\r\\nAt Shopboostr, we specialize in developing professional online platforms and have successfully implemented over 100 online platforms. 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Unlike a traditional online shop, an auction portal gives you the opportunity to auction items and award them to the highest bidder. On some platforms, like eBay, there is also the option to sell items immediately at a fixed price. Anyone can register on an auction platform and offer their items for auction. Payment and infrastructure are organized via the website, while shipping is handled by the seller. Auction platforms typically generate profit through fees, which are deducted from the buyer and\/or seller in the form of commissions. Online auction platforms are very popular and currently enjoy high visitor traffic. If you plan to create your own auction platform, you will find seven expert tips in this article to help you succeed with your project.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Essentials at a Glance\r\n\r\nCreating an auction portal is a major project and requires careful planning\r\n\r\nOperating an auction portal requires skilled professionals.\r\n\r\nFinancing is an important factor in the development of an auction portal.\r\n\r\nWhich Online Platform Do You Want to Create?\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nExamples of Well-Known Auction Portals\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHow Do You Create an Auction Platform?\r\nCreating an auction platform involves the development of a complex online marketplace on which users can also place bids. The classic example of this is eBay, the world\u2019s best-known auction platform.\r\nWhat Exactly Is an Auction Portal?\r\nEveryone knows the online platform eBay. For many years now, this provider has been the world\u2019s largest operator of online auctions. Moreover, eBay was the first auction platform on the internet and, despite various competitors, still holds a considerable market share today.\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe goal of an auction portal is to provide users with a way to auction their items. Users can post an item online and use mechanisms similar to those of a traditional online shop. Photos are uploaded and videos are created. A product description contains all the important information about the product. Interested parties can search for items on the portal and, if interested, place bids. The platform monitors all bids and ensures that after the auction ends, the item is awarded to the bidder who placed the highest bid. Contact information, the establishment of contact, and communication are handled directly through the platform. Additionally, the buyer can make payments directly via the platform.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nOn some portals, such as eBay, users also have the option to offer items for immediate purchase in addition to auctioning. Moreover, the seller may have access to various paid extras to enhance the visibility of their items. A central rating system allows buyers to rate the sellers.An auction portal provides the opportunity to auction an item.\r\nTips for the Successful Development of an Auction Platform\r\nThere are many reasons to create your own auction platform. Some of these you have already learned about in this article. You have also learned that this undertaking is a very complex and demanding project. Thorough planning and preparation, as well as sufficient capital, are important factors. In this section, we present our expert tips designed to help you succeed in the development and planning of your online platform.\r\n1. What Type of Auction Portal Do You Need?\r\nThere are a variety of different online portals. They differ in terms of functions and complexity. In addition, there are differences in how the platforms are structured. Many simple portals can be found, for example, as plugins for common CMS such as WordPress or Drupal, while more complex systems often have to be programmed from scratch.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe first decision you must make when creating an online platform is what type of platform it will be. Should it be a basic platform with simple functions? Or do you need a platform that is somewhat more sophisticated? For professional and paid portals, you typically cannot avoid a complex and elaborate platform, as ready-made solutions and plugins usually do not offer sufficient functionality or flexibility.\r\n\r\nYou must consider in advance what goals you want to achieve with your portal and which functions the platform should or must fulfill. The decision you make here also has a lasting impact on the costs.\u00a0\r\n\r\nThe more complex and extensive the online portal, the higher the effort and, accordingly, the greater the required capital. If you plan thoroughly from the beginning, you can save money right from the start of your online platform\u2019s development.\r\n\r\nBefore you further engage in the development of a job platform, you must be clear about what type of platform you want to create and where it is to be used. In many cases, a simple or mid-level platform is sufficient. Only in truly special cases is it necessary to have a truly complex auction platform developed from scratch.\r\n2. Financing Your Auction Portal\r\nThe next important step you must address, which is directly related to the point mentioned above, is the financing of your online platform. The development of your portal is costly and incurs expenses that you must cover for its development \u2013 usually before your platform begins generating income. Financing is therefore an important factor to consider.\u00a0\r\n\r\nFundamentally, there are two possibilities. Either you have the capital to have a platform of this type developed on your own and pay the resulting costs out of your own pocket. In that case, you can start immediately and begin the development of the platform, and nothing will stand in the way of launching your project.\u00a0\r\n\r\nIn most cases, however, you will not have sufficient capital, but only a partial amount available. In this case, you must explore other financing options. One possibility is banks and credit institutions, which generally grant loans to companies without any problems. An alternative, especially here, is crowdfunding.\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nThis means you present your project on a crowdfunding platform such as Patreon or Kickstarter and have the development financed by interested parties in the form of pledges. For this option to work, you need a certain amount of equity and must create a prototype of your platform. Furthermore, you must use information, videos, and marketing to attract potential investors to your project and convince them to support you financially. In return, the backers receive something from you. That could be a free membership, a free listing on your platform, or something else entirely. Here, your creativity is key. Essentially, anything that can excite customers or investors is possible.\r\n3. It\u2019s Starting \u2013 The Launch of Your Auction Portal\r\nOnce you have developed a concept for your online portal and secured financing, the starting signal can be given. Now it\u2019s time to get down to business, and the development of your job platform begins. It is important to work with a professional agency, such as Shopboostr. We have repeatedly accompanied the development of various online platforms, online shops, and other applications, and have been experts in the field for several years. However, for your online platform\u2019s development to be successful, you must consider several key factors. The most important of these are:\r\n\r\n \tAn excellent idea: Why should someone invest in your project?\u00a0\r\n \tA strong development team that programs the platform.\r\n \tA team for community management and the building of a community.\r\n \tCooperation with companies and firms that will use your platform.\r\n \tA well-written whitepaper that details your project.\r\n \tProfessional marketing on specialist portals and in social media.\r\n \tA strong management team.\r\n \tA professional agency that implements your ideas and concepts.\r\n\r\n\r\n4. Your Idea and Its Implementation\r\nFor your project to be successful, you need an idea. This means you must solve a problem or offer a service that is interesting to customers and convinces investors to invest in your project. You must also consider that there are now many competing platforms of this type on the market. These competitors have been active for a long time and offer a wide range of services and functions. Often, many ideas already exist. Your idea is almost certainly already represented, so you must make it clear to investors why they should invest in your platform instead of a competitor\u2019s project, or why they should choose you.\r\n\r\nIt is best to ask yourself whether you would invest in your own project and why, or whether you would study your own offering or choose another platform and why. Look at the problems encountered by other projects, especially those with a similar or identical offering to yours. Then consider how you want to solve these problems and outperform the competition. This will put you on the right track. The market is fiercely competitive, and there are many rivals.\r\n\r\nIn some cases, it may be necessary or advisable to specialize in a specific area. For example, you could focus on a particular group of people or profession, such as public service, students, etc. This specialization would give you significant importance compared to the numerous general platforms. Additionally, you could establish yourself as an expert in the industry. There are auction portals that focus solely on a specific product category.\r\n5. Start Small with the Programming\r\nDeveloping a complete online platform is very complex and extensive. This is especially true if you want to have a sophisticated online portal custom-built. In this case, you cannot use a CMS or existing software and simply adapt it for your needs, which means very high costs may arise. In contrast, many CMSs are open-source software and can be used by you free of charge \u2013 you only pay for the individual customization. However, with an advanced platform, everything must be created from scratch. Programming thus consumes a large part of the budget.\r\n\r\nWe therefore recommend that you start small. Develop a prototype and the basic structure (MVA) \u2013 everything you need to promote your project and attract investors. Once you have achieved this goal, you can use the prototype to secure additional capital, with which you can continuously expand the prototype. Avoid trying to perfect everything right from the start. Otherwise, you may end up without capital and without investors because you do not have a prototype to use for fundraising and marketing.\r\n\r\n\r\n6. Build a Team of Professional Programmers\r\nFor the programming of your online platform, you need an experienced team of professional programmers. The implementation of your portal and its underlying technology involves complex areas. Accordingly, you need various developers who not only master different programming languages but ideally are also familiar with the respective industry or niche.\u00a0\r\n\r\nJust as the project team and advisors must convince investors, your programmers must also persuade them. The best ideas mean nothing if there is no capability to execute them. Experts and investors in the field are very knowledgeable and will pay close attention to whether your idea can indeed be implemented. For this very reason, a prototype may also be useful, as it allows your programmers to demonstrate their expertise in practice.\r\n7. Build a Team of Partners and Experts\r\nBefore your platform can go live, you need to build a professional team. You require administrators to manage new members, registrations, possibly certificates, etc. You also need IT personnel to maintain the platform and handle security and technical issues. Additionally, you may need community managers, and so on. Most importantly, you must have a competent network of experts. This includes companies that advertise on your site, advertising partners for financing, payment providers like Stripe or PayPal that enable your visitors to make payments directly through the website, etc.\r\nThe Best-Known Auction Portals\r\n\r\n\r\nThere are already a multitude of online portals in various fields on the market. They usually already have numerous customers as well as partners and collaborations. It can therefore be challenging to establish a foothold with a new, private platform. Convincing arguments and functions that competing platforms do not offer, as well as specialization in certain areas, are effective strategies to overcome this challenge.\u00a0\r\n\r\nAnalyzing these platforms and their projects or courses gives you insight into the competition and the projects that already exist. Additionally, you gain an understanding of various online portals, their structure, and their functions. Many platforms offer the option to register for free or to test the paid features during a trial period. We recommend taking advantage of this offer so that you can best familiarize yourself with the offerings and capabilities of the competition.eBay is the leading auction portal on the market.\r\nSimple, Complex, or Advanced? What Makes Sense?\r\nWhen developing an online platform, as you have learned, you have various options. You must decide on a concept or model. Is a simple or complex platform sufficient? Or must it be an advanced platform? And which platform makes sense?\u00a0\r\n\r\nWe cannot provide a one-size-fits-all answer to this question in this article. It depends on the project, its functions, and your individual undertaking. In most cases, in our opinion and experience, a simple or complex platform is sufficient. These already offer many functions and cover all the important options. A custom-developed, individual platform is only necessary in the rarest cases \u2013 namely when the existing simple and advanced solutions cannot provide the required functions and cannot be modified afterward.\r\n\r\nWe recommend that you have an expert advise you on this decision from the outset. Shopboostr is your expert for auction platforms, online shops, and other online platforms. Our team is happy to provide you with individual, non-binding advice, and if desired, we are also ready to accompany you throughout your project \u2013 simple, straightforward, and from the very beginning.\r\nConclusion and Summary\r\nThis brings us to the end of our article on creating your own auction platform \u2013 10 tips for creating an auction portal. In this article, you have not only learned what an auction portal is, but also how to create your own auction platform from scratch and the various possibilities available. Additionally, we have shown you seven tricks to improve the success prospects of your project and highlighted the key factors to consider when creating your own online platform.\u00a0\r\n\r\nIf you have any further questions on the topic or require comprehensive advice, Shopboostr \u2013 a professional agency based in Berlin and Munich \u2013 is happy to assist you. Our experienced staff has supported various projects, including online platforms such as auction portals, and will gladly help you with this complex process. Simply contact us without any obligation.\r\nFree Consultation\r\nAt Shopboostr, we specialize in developing professional online platforms and have successfully implemented over 100 online platforms. Examples include Fyndery, F\u00fcrenand, Huugo, and many more.\r\n\r\nWe are pleased to offer you a free consultation, during which we will develop an individual strategy for your project\u00a0-&gt; Schedule a Free Consultation.\r\n\r\n\r\nMore Articles\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n"}}}}]}},"multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[{"adjusted_star_result":0,"star_result":0,"total_max_option_value":5,"adjusted_score_result":0,"score_result":0,"percentage_result":0,"adjusted_percentage_result":0,"count":0,"post_id":20067}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_posts\/20067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog_posts"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20067"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_posts\/20067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21545,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_posts\/20067\/revisions\/21545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shopboostr.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}