LocalCrafts Marketplace

A Case Study

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The Challenge

Selling only through Facebook, losing 40% of potential customers
- No inventory management system
- Manual order processing taking 3 hours daily
- No customer data collection

The Solution

Custom Django e-commerce platform
- Inventory management system
- Automated order processing
- Customer account system
- Payment gateway integration (Stripe)
- Admin dashboard for business owner

The Results

180% increase in monthly sales (from $3K to $8.4K)
- Reduced order processing time from 3 hours to 30 minutes daily
- Built email list of 450+ customers in 6 months
- 95% customer satisfaction rating

Project Details
  • Client: Handmade Treasures Co. (Local artisan business)

  • Timeline: 6 weeks development + 2 weeks testing

  • Budget: $3,200
Technologies
Django PostgreSQL Redis Bootstrap 5 JavaScript AJAX Stripe API AWS EC2 S3 AWS SES