Top 9 Tools every Flipkart Seller Needs

Headquartered in Bangalore, Flipkart is one of the largest Indian e-commerce companies. Since its launch in 2007, it never had to look back. With constant growth and profitable acquisitions, Flipkart earned a revenue of $6.1 billion in 2019. It also owns Myntra,  PhonePe and 77% of its share was acquired by Walmart in 2018.

No one can deny that Flipkart has been a platform for many sellers who would have otherwise perished in their brick and mortar stores. While many continue to strive in this e-commerce platform, many more are stepping in. This article takes you through a few tools that will help you to expand your business in Flipkart.

Browntape
Facebook Advertising
Hootsuite
Shipworks
Flipkart seller Hub
Eshop box
BoxNsights
Happy sellers
Salsify
FAQ

Browntape

It is an e-commerce platform for the sellers from where they can sell products on Flipkart. It also allows you to sell on other sites as well. They guide you throughout the process by giving you many options like an online demo, scheduled call with an expert and so on. This will be a great place for beginners to figure out the functioning of sales in Flipkart.

Facebook Advertising

Sellers can now make use of Facebook to advertise their products. It must be acknowledged that their reach and impact is really high. They are capable of improving traffic into your product. Once you set your budget, audience and location; you are good to go.

Hootsuite

This tool helps you manage all your social media pages from one more portal. The relevance of this tool becomes prominent when you realise that through social media marketing and customer support becomes virtually the same. Such a single portal will help you in engaging with your customers more efficiently which will help you in analysing patterns of purchases.

Shipworks

To keep track of your orders, pick lists, custom invoices and monthly reports, Shipworks is an excellent tool to rely upon. It makes the process of shipping easier. They download orders from the online store for your future reference and order fulfilment.

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Flipkart seller Hub

This app as the name suggests is for sellers on Flipkart. It helps monitor your business in real time and is even remotely accessible. It has an excellent interface which also helps you get the real time status of orders, customer questions etc.

Eshop box

This tool helps you reduce the cost of doing business. It is part of the Smart Fulfilment Programme by Flipkart. It boosts your sales and Return of Investments. All you need to have is a seller account on Flipkart Smart Fulfilment and Eshopbox fulfils entries that are integrated as your pickup address.

BoxNsights

It is an online tool that helps you increase your sales and profit margin if you are selling on Flipkart. Their price reprising tools will keep a close eye on competition and make sure that you get the best out of any opportunity. Users have claimed to have a 40% increase in margin after using its help.

Happy sellers

They provide Flipkart sellers with a suite of products. This is available for Flipkart Smart Fulfilment Sellers. They process and auto dispatch orders. They are extremely useful and are popular among the clients (sellers). All you have to do is to download the app and process the orders.

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Salsify

This visionary tool in Product Information Management personalises the details of your product suitable for Flipkart as and while the control remains with you. Their service is also extended to other e-platforms as well. They help in amplifying your brand and improving its value.

Conclusion

Flipkart themselves provides a lot of support for sellers doing business through Flipkart. However, It is always better to aid your business with the help of external tools as well. Some of these tools can be used for selling products in other e-commerce platforms as well while other few are only available for Flipkart sellers.

One thing that you should never forget is that - upgrading is important. As your business develops and expands, better and more tools need to be used to supplement the growth.

FAQ

What is the most sold item on Flipkart?

As per Google the products that sell most on Flipkart and Amazon are Apparel and accessories with an impressive figure of 84%, followed by Electronics at 71%.

Is selling on Flipkart profitable?

Yes, it is profitable to be an online seller on e commerce platform, As It is just like any other business where you need to take risks and learn.

Is GST required to sell on Flipkart?

Yes if you want to sell any product on Flipkart you require GST.