Sell what you make, straight from your workshop or factory
Furniture, food, cosmetics or parts: when you make the goods yourself, the store and the workshop have to talk. With Ellibo, a web order is demand for production, and what you finish is what the store sells.
Start on the Free plan - no fee per order. Works on any device.
To make 2
To ship 2
Shipped 1
When the store doesn't know about the workshop
Makers sell things that don't exist yet, or exist only as raw materials. A plain store isn't built for that.
Web orders never reach the production plan
Orders come in online, someone prints them, and the workshop plans from a whiteboard that is always a day behind.
Open web orders count as demand in Ellibo Manufacturing's planning, and a manufacturing order can be made from a web order line.
Selling out stops sales
You can make more next week, but the store shows "Sold out" and the buyer goes elsewhere.
Turn on backorders for a product or the whole business. Orders keep coming while you make the next batch.
Finished goods are counted twice
The workshop has its own count of finished goods, the store has another, and neither matches the shelf.
Goods you make add to the same stock the store sells from. One figure, everywhere.
Rules for selling your own products
Selling your own goods means manufacturer details, safety information and customs codes - kept in a separate file nobody updates.
Each product holds manufacturer, address, safety details, country of origin and HS code, shown where they apply.
From web order to finished, shipped piece
- An order comes in
Paid online or on cash on delivery. Stock is kept for it, or it goes on backorder.
- It goes on the plan
Open orders show as demand. Make a manufacturing order from the line if the item has a bill of materials.
- It is made
Finished goods go into the same stock the store sells, and the backorder can ship.
- It ships
Ship all or part of the order, with carrier and tracking, and the customer gets an email.
What makers need from an online store
Joined to production
Web orders are demand in Manufacturing, and finished goods fill the store's stock.
Backorders
Keep selling when you are out, per product or for the whole business.
Combos
From Professional, bundles with slots to fill, where each choice can add to the price.
Product safety details
Manufacturer, responsible person and safety information on each product.
Customs-ready products
Country of origin, HS code and customs description for carriers abroad.
Sales against cost
The stock value of sales report shows what each sale earned against what the goods cost.
Day one in the store
- List the items you already have in Ellibo instead of adding them again.
- Add weights and sizes so delivery rates are right.
- Turn on backorders for made-to-order products.
- Fill in manufacturer and safety details where your market asks for them.
- Add a delivery zone for each country you ship to.
Add more Ellibo apps when you need them
One account, the same customers, items and team in every app.
ManufacturingBills of materials, manufacturing orders and planning from web demand. InventoryRaw materials, warehouses and purchase orders. AccountingCost of goods, sales and VAT or sales tax in one set of books.Ecommerce for makers & manufacturers: FAQ
Can a web order start production?
If the item has a bill of materials in Ellibo Manufacturing, you can make a manufacturing order from a line of the web order. Open orders also count as demand in its planning.
Can I keep taking orders while I make more?
Yes. Turn on backorders for a product, or for the whole business in Settings, and shoppers can order when stock is at zero.
Can I sell batch- or serial-tracked items online?
Not yet. Items tracked by batch or serial number can't be published in the store today. Other items, including ones you make, work as normal.
Do I need Ellibo Manufacturing to sell online?
No. Ecommerce works alone. Add Manufacturing when you want web orders to feed your production plan.
Can I show safety and manufacturer details?
Yes. Each product can carry manufacturer, address, email, responsible person and safety information, on every plan.
Is there a fee on my sales?
No. Ellibo takes no fee on any order. Your payment gateway charges its own fee on your own account.
Ecommerce for other businesses
More Ellibo apps for manufacturing & making
Make it, list it, ship it - in one system
Start on the Free plan - no fee per order. Add more apps whenever you are ready.