MLM software for Handicraft industry

Handicraft sells on its story: who made it, where, how. The people who tell that story best are the customers who own a piece and the sellers who met the artisan, which is why handicraft brands, artisan cooperatives and fair-trade companies have always sold through fairs, home parties and personal networks. MLM software for the handicraft industry is Daani's MLM software configured for them: a catalogue in which many items exist only once, artisans who are suppliers and often members, sellers with their own pages, fairs and parties as sales events, orders shipped to other countries and a compensation plan the software calculates every period. More than 100 companies in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and other countries run their networks on the software. This page covers what a handicraft network needs from the software, the plans these companies run, the path from a fair to the payout and the cost.

What a handicraft network needs from the software

• One-of-a-kind stock. A hand-woven rug or a carved bowl exists once. The product management module holds such an item with a stock of one and takes it off every member's page the moment it is sold, so that two sellers cannot sell the same piece; items made in series carry a normal stock.
• Artisans as suppliers and members. An artisan who supplies the cooperative can also be a member who sells and recruits; the software records the artisan on each product, so that the sales reports by artisan give the figures for what the cooperative owes them, while the network's commissions are calculated from the plan.
• Fairs, parties and markets. A fair, a home party or a market day is booked to a seller, the orders taken there are grouped under it, and a host reward is calculated from the event's total the way the party plan software does it; offline sales are entered through the manual payment entry.
• Custom orders. A piece made to a customer's measurements or colours is an order with a lead time and a deposit; the status moves from confirmed to made to shipped, and the commission is paid when you set it to be.
• Orders to other countries. Prices in several currencies, pages in several languages and the gateways of each market are part of the software; the order carries the shipping option the customer chose, and the customer's account keeps the invoice.
• Seller pages, app and communication. Every seller has a replicated page with the catalogue and their link, and the app for orders, team and commissions; a new collection or a fair date is announced to the network by e-mail, SMS or WhatsApp from the admin panel.

Plans handicraft networks run

Most handicraft networks run a unilevel plan: a seller earns on their own sales and a small percentage on a few levels of the sellers they brought in, which suits items sold one at a time at many prices. A cooperative with regional leaders adds a generation plan, which pays a leader on the volume of their whole group, and a brand with a repeat line of textiles or consumables pays it with the repurchase plan. The plans overview compares them, and the demo is configured with the plan you send.

From a fair to the payout

1. A seller joins from the brand's site or from another seller's page and receives their page, their app and their back office.
2. They sell at a fair or a party, or a customer orders through their page; the sale is paid through the gateway or entered from the event.
3. The piece is shipped, the one-off item disappears from the catalogue, the sale is credited to the seller and recorded against the artisan.
4. At the end of the period the software calculates the commissions from the plan, the admin approves the run and the payout goes to the sellers' wallets or bank accounts; the artisan report goes to the cooperative's accounting.

Who uses it

Artisan cooperatives and producer groups; handicraft exporters that build a seller network in the countries they ship to; fair-trade and ethical brands; and designers who sell handmade textiles, ceramics, woodwork and jewellery through parties and personal networks. A company whose range is mostly clothing and accessories configures the shop the way the fashion industry page describes, one that sells handmade furniture the way the furniture page does, and a jewellery brand the way the jewellery page does.

Cost

The ready-made 4G package costs $50 to $150 USD per month and the 5G and 6G packages up to $800 per month, hosting on the Daani server, updates and support for as long as you are our client included; a cooperative with a catalogue, a plan and a seller network runs on it. A customised edition, for instance with the artisan settlement report or the fair booking built the way your organisation works, is a one-time project: 3,000 for the 5G package and 6,999 for the 6G, with discounts of up to 70% from time to time. The pricing page has the full list.

Frequently asked questions

What happens when two sellers sell the same one-off piece? They cannot: the item has a stock of one and is removed from every page at the first paid order; a second attempt is told it is sold.

Can an artisan see their own sales? Yes. An artisan with a member account sees the sales of their pieces in the back office; the cooperative sees all artisans in the report.

Can prices differ by country? Yes. Each product has its price in each currency, and a customer sees the one for their country.

Can a customer order a custom piece through a seller? Yes. The custom order is placed on the seller's page with a deposit and a lead time, and the seller is credited when the piece is delivered or paid, as you set it.

How do I see it? Request the free demo of our Handicraft MLM software and send us a few pieces and your plan; the demo is set up with them and with a seller's page and app.