Month-to-Month - No "setup charge" - No sales commissions - No hidden costs
You need no technical background. Our automation does it for you and saves you countless hours in photo editing.
You may only need edit your pictures for quality. We do all the resizing upon upload. Our features and tools greatly reduce or eliminate any need
to learn additional software applications or any HTML.
If you are looking for an affordable and manageable fast-track to selling online
with a presentable image, Trocadero is it.
If you are looking for a unique and sophisticated presentation, don't discount Trocadero. Inquire about our new 'Signature' service - now supporting members' completely customized presentation and categories with the efficiency of our proven infrastructure.
Read more below or click here to register now.
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Catalog Membership
All accounts enjoy their own catalogue in addition to their items appearing on TROCADERO's community pages.
Catalogue maintenance, statistics and the ability to interactively create and maintain supporting pages are available to all via a standard browser.
Our Enterprise, E-Commerce and Business accounts offer members their own branding through personalized
look and feel. Enterprise and E-Commerce accounts further feature minimal exit links from catalogue pages. You may choose from the account types below.
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Enterprise
- $70 per Month *
- Thumbnail navigational visual on auction, item and enlargement pages.
- Dedicated page for featured items - linked to from catalogue pages.
- Dedicated page illustrating auctions - linked to from catalogue pages.
- Member listing (appears before other accounts) **
- Up to 800 total item listings in any month - $8 per block of 100 listings thereafter ***
- Ongoing Search Engine Submission, Detailed Site Statistics
- One Item Picture, Thumbnail and up to twelve Enlargements for each entry.
- Support in customizing member's homepage and catalogue with own look and feel.
- E-commerce features using SSL encryption for credit card relaying.
- Items show before Business members on TROCADERO's pages.
- Supporting Pages management feature (Sales Policy, Show Schedule, etc.)
- Automated file support for Turbo Lister submissions to eBay.
- Bulk e-mail manager with customizable specialty lists feature.
- a free listing "in the SPOTLIGHT"
- Click HERE for sample Enterprise sites.
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E-Commerce
- $45 per Month *
- Member listing (appears before other Business members) **
- Up to 800 total item listings in any month - $8 per block of 100 listings thereafter ***
- Ongoing Search Engine Submission, Detailed Site Statistics
- One Item Picture, Thumbnail and up to six Enlargements for each entry.
- Support in customizing member's homepage and catalogue with own look and feel.
- E-commerce features using SSL encryption for credit card relaying.
- Items show before Business members on TROCADERO's pages.
- Supporting Pages management feature (Sales Policy, Show Schedule, etc.)
- Automated file support for Turbo Lister submissions to eBay.
- Bulk e-mail manager with customizable specialty lists feature.
- a free listing "in the SPOTLIGHT"
- Click HERE for sample E-Commerce sites.
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Business
- $20 per Month *
- Listing where members are indexed **
- Up to 800 total item listings in any month - $8 per block of 100 listings thereafter ***
- Ongoing Search Engine Submission, Detailed Site Statistics
- One Item Picture and Thumbnail hosted for each item
- Homepage and catalogue with personalized look and feel
- Sales Feature supporting third-party services such as PayPal.
- Items show after Enterprise and E-Commerce members on TROCADERO's pages
- Supporting Pages management feature (Sales Policy, About Us, etc.)
- Automated file support for Turbo Lister submissions to eBay.
- Click HERE for sample Business sites.
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* Enterprise, E-Commerce and Business accounts will be billed one month's service upon activation. Partial months will be credited with the next month's invoice. At least thirty (30) days notice is required to end services.
** Members are listed on alphabetical index pages and on category index pages. Higher account types are listed first and by number of listings within each account type. All Enterprise members are presented first when following the "Shops" link from any Trocadero community page.
*** Quantity of listings are calculated as an average across each month - not the total at a single point or at the end of the month.
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Accounts may not link to third party e-commerce services from listings. Business accounts may not list an item more than once to further illustrate it. Links to a member's other site may be made from the homepage and supporting pages - never from listings. HTML other than "p" or "br" tags are discouraged and "a" tags are not permitted in listings.
Accounts noted within this fee structure allow for a web address as part of Trocadero (ie., trocadero.com / YourUsername. If you want your own domain name (ie., YourName.com, please consider our Domain Name and other additional services...
Click HERE to read about other services, such as Domain Name Service and FTP Access Privileges, offered on Trocadero for additional fees.
If you want to join but wish us to register you manually,
we can do so for a $75 activation fee. Contact us. Includes one pass at editing your
homepage and a personal introduction to our catalogue maintenance features. Please include your telephone number and your e-mail address
(if you have one.) You will need to maintain your catalog once setup. We provide setup support by e-mail while listing your first items. And standard support
is available from login.
If you wish us to do custom homepage and site design work, contact
us for a quote at with your inquiry.
Prepayment
Prepayment (in advance of the current month) is optional.
We will credit you with one additional month's service for six months pre-payment
(ie., * 7 months for $420 on a $70/mo enterprise account
* or $270 on a $45/mo e-commerce account
* or $120 on a $20/mo business account).
We will credit you with three additional month's service for 12 months prepayment
(ie., * 15 months for $840 on a $70/mo enterprise account
* or $540 on a $45/mo e-commerce account
* or $240 on a $20/mo business account).
Prepayment plans are for basic service within a particular subscription plan. Service reverts to month-to-month unless prepayment is again made or notice is given. At least thirty (30) days notice is required to end services.
Services
- Cost effective hosting of your website and catalogue
- Illustrated catalogue with easy online maintenance features
- Closely monitored reliable and responsive online access
- Promotion and marketing of the site through targeted media
We seek to keep service optimal and cost reasonable. Our approach is to offer a good value and to build meaningful, lasting
business relationships.
New members have complete
access to our interactive maintenance features immediately upon completing registration and may begin utilizing our catalogue services promptly.
We closely monitor site performance and endeavor to
ensure reliable and responsive service - making any and all upgrades as needed.
Trocadero's current server is capable of contributing to significant
growth before upgrades will be necessary.
We promote Trocadero via trade publications, online media
and special events. Building site attendance and activity is key to our
marketing efforts.
About Us
Trocadero seeks to keep service optimal and cost reasonable. Our approach is to offer a good value and to build meaningful, lasting
business relationships. Whether you already
have an online presence or not, Trocadero offers value. Use our services exclusively on
Trocadero or linked with your site elsewhere.
All the tools
you need to register, create a homepage and maintain a catalogue are available on Trocadero.
Manage your site from the convenience of your own home or office.
Trocadero provides structured, relevant content starting with our homepage. Trocadero
is designed for stimulating and meaningful navigation via directory pages reflecting
specific shopper interests - with illustrated items and search features
always at your fingertips.
What You Need (minimum)
- A PC or MAC
- online access
- A digital camera, or scanner and means to take photographs
- Photographic editing software may prove helpful - satisfactory software is often bundled with a digital camera or scanner
(but Trocadero's easy to use tools greatly diminish need to use extra software if at all)
You don't have to be a computer expert. We have plenty of inline support throughout our
registration and site maintenance pages. And support is available from login.
Additionally, our catalogue maintenance features automatically
size, compress and tune your images as they are uploaded. This diminishes
your dependence on graphics and compression software and saves you countless
hours of drudgery.
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