Thinking about selling your products on Bubble Goods?
Here's everything you need to know about becoming a seller, getting your products live, shipping orders, and growing your sales.
Bubble Goods is a platform built to help independent food brands reach more customers. Our marketplace handles product discovery, marketing opportunities, and customer support so you can focus on making and delivering great food.
š„ Is Bubble Goods Right for Your Brand?
Bubble Goods is built for independent food brands making high-quality products with thoughtfully sourced ingredients.
Every product goes through an approval process before it can go live. Our ingredient standards are intentionally specific and focus on whole, recognizable ingredients and an independent food system rooted in quality and less-refined foods.
If you make food that fits our standards and you're looking for a new way to reach customers, we'd love to see what you're building.
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š° What Does It Cost to Sell on Bubble Goods?
We keep our seller model straightforward.
$35/month
The Bubble Goods subscription is $35 per month, billed when you create your account. The subscription covers the review and onboarding process, but does not guarantee approval. Your products must meet our ingredient and food safety standards before going live.
You Keep 65% of Every Sale
You keep 65% of every sale on Bubble Goods.
When setting your retail prices, make sure you account for your product costs, fulfillment costs, and the Bubble Goods 35% commission.
No Per-SKU Listing Fees
There are no additional fees for individual SKUs. Unlike other marketplaces, you can list as many products as you'd like without paying a fee for each product!
No Inventory Minimums
There are no inventory quantity minimums required to sell on Bubble Goods. You can start small and test demand without committing to large quantities of inventory.Ā
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š What Happens After I Sign Up?
Getting started is simple.
1. Create Your Account
Create your Bubble Goods seller account and you'll get access to your Seller Dashboard where you can manage your products, inventory, orders, and sales.
2. Submit Your Products
Submit the products you'd like to sell. Our team will review your products and samples against our ingredient and food safety standards.
3. Get Set Up
Once your products are approved, you can adjust pricing, dial in product photography, and load up inventory levels.Ā Ā
4. Go Live
Once your products are approved and set up, shoppers can discover and purchase them on Bubble Goods.
5. Start Selling
When an order comes in, your brand ships the product directly to the customer. Bubble Goods operates as a 100% dropship marketplace.Ā
š¦ How Does Fulfillment Work?
Bubble Goods is a direct-to-consumer dropship marketplace.
Your brand ships directly to the customer.
There are two ways to manage your orders.
If You Use Shopify
If you already have a Shopify store, you can connect it to Bubble Goods.
Orders from Bubble Goods route to your Shopify store, and inventory levels sync between the two platforms. You continue using your existing shipping accounts and fulfillment workflow.
If You Don't Use Shopify
You can manage your orders directly through the Bubble Goods Seller Dashboard.
When an order comes in, Bubble Goods provides and pays for the shipping label for dashboard-managed orders. You don't need your own carrier account or shipping software.
Order notification ā Log into your dashboard ā Print your prepaid shipping label ā Pack ā Ship
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š Can I Sell Perishable Products?
Yes.
Bubble Goods supports a wide range of specialty and perishable food categories. The important thing to note, is that your product must be safely packaged, shipped, and delivered to customer across the USA in food safe temperatures dependent on your category.
Some of the categories represented on Bubble Goods include:
š„ Bakery & Baked Goods
āļø Perishable Foods
š„© Meat & Charcuterie
š§ Cheese
š„ Dairy & Non-Dairy
š¦ Seafood
š„¤ Fresh Juice & Cold-Pressed Beverages
š° Cakes & Desserts
š¦ Frozen Foods & Desserts
š„ Prepared & Ready-to-Eat Foods
š Fresh Pasta & Refrigerated Meals
š„£ Refrigerated Dips, Spreads & Sauces
š§ Frozen Foods
š± Fresh & Refrigerated Produce
šŗšø Where Can I Ship?
Bubble Goods currently supports shipping within the Continental United States.
International and overseas shipping is not currently supported because of the perishability of some of the products sold on the marketplace.
š¦ Do I Need a Certain Amount of Inventory?
No.
There are no minimum inventory quantity requirements to sell on Bubble Goods.
You can start small and test demand without committing to large quantities. Bubble Goods specifically supports emerging brands that may want to test a product before scaling inventory.
You can list products with as little as 5 units of inventory!Ā
The important thing is keeping your inventory levels up to date so customers can order products that are actually available.
šļø Can I Sell on Bubble Goods If I Already Sell Somewhere Else?
Absolutely.
Bubble Goods can be an additional sales channel for your brand.
You can continue selling through your own website, retail stores, other marketplaces, and other channels while using Bubble Goods to reach a new audience of shoppers.
š Will Bubble Goods Market My Brand?
Yes.
One of the biggest benefits of being on Bubble Goods is the opportunity to be discovered by a community of shoppers who are actively looking for independent food brands.
Once your products are live, there are opportunities to be featured through Bubble Goods marketing and merchandising, including:
- Instagram features and takeovers
- Email campaigns
- Ad campaigns
- Product features
- Influencer sampling
- Events
- Seasonal campaigns
- Seller milestone features
- Other promotional opportunities
We are actively looking for ways to introduce shoppers to great independent brands.
Being on Bubble Goods gives you another audience to reach, while your own community can help you build momentum from day one.
š¬ Who Handles Customer Service?
The Bubble Goods Customer Service Team handles customer inquiries and order-related issues.
If a customer has an issue with an order, they contact Bubble Goods Customer Service. We handle the situation on a case-by-case basis and work with sellers when an issue involves their product or fulfillment.
You can focus on making great food while we handle the front-facing customer support.Ā
š³ How Do I Get Paid?
Bubble Goods partners with Stripe for seller payouts.
You'll connect an active Stripe account through your Seller Dashboard to receive payouts for your Bubble Goods sales.
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You've built your brand.
Now let's get it in front of more people.
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