E-commerce Service Provider Directory (SEA)
Online sellers find marketplace agencies, product photographers, live-stream hosts and fulfilment partners by platform and country; providers pay to be featured.
Economics
- Pricing example
- Free listing; $29 for 30 days featured in a service category
- Daily math
- 1 featured spot a day x $29 = $29/day; 2 every 3 days = about $19/day.
- Target if you hit the daily math
- Target: $550 - $850 / month if the daily math is hit
Audience and urgency
Audience: Paying side: e-commerce agencies, freelancers, photographers, live hosts and fulfilment providers in SEA. Free side: online sellers looking for help.
Urgency: Sellers looking for help with marketplace ads, photos or fulfilment rely on referrals and group posts, and can't easily compare providers by platform, service and budget. Small providers struggle to be found outside their network.
MVP scope
- ✓ Provider profiles: services, platforms supported, countries, starting price range, portfolio links, contact link
- ✓ Category and country pages with filters, generated only where listings exist
- ✓ 'Official partner' or certification labels shown only with a link to public proof
- ✓ Featured spots via Stripe Checkout, expiring after 30 days
- ✓ Admin approval queue and report-listing link
Omitted features
- - Do NOT take commissions or handle payments between sellers and providers
- - Do NOT show partner or certification badges without public proof
- - Do NOT copy listings from other directories
Suggested stack
- Frontend
- Next.js + Tailwind CSS
- Backend or API
- Supabase (profiles, auth, admin flags)
- Payments
- Stripe Checkout
- Hosting
- Vercel or Netlify (free tier to start)
Repository metadata
- Blueprint ID
ecommerce-service-provider-directory- Category ID
curated_directory- Monetization ID
featured_listing
Day-one distribution
Channels
- SEA e-commerce seller and agency groups on Facebook and LinkedIn
- Direct invites to providers who advertise publicly
- Reddit r/ecommerce (follow rules)
Reddit strategy
Share a free checklist for hiring a marketplace agency and invite providers to list free.
Cold outreach or directory hook
Invite 50 providers to list free and offer a featured launch week to the first 10 complete profiles.
Search keywords
shopee agency malaysia, product photographer for ecommerce kl, ecommerce fulfilment malaysia
One-shot master prompt
Build an "E-commerce Services Directory" for Southeast Asia in Next.js with Tailwind CSS and Supabase. Core requirements: 1. Provider sign-up (magic link) and profile: name, logo, services (marketplace management, ads, product photography, video, live-stream hosting, fulfilment, webstore build), platforms, countries, starting price range + currency, portfolio links, contact URL/WhatsApp, optional proof URLs for partner or certification claims. 2. Search with filters for service, platform, country and price; featured providers first with a "Featured" label. 3. Static pages /[service]/[country] generated only when approved listings exist, each with a unique title and meta description. 4. Stripe Checkout for a 30-day featured spot ($29); webhook sets featured_until; daily job clears expired spots. 5. Admin page to approve and hide listings and to mark proof URLs as checked; badges appear only after that. Public report form.
Comparable products
Published 2026-10-08.