Setting Up Your First Vendor Account on SoseCore (Full Walkthrough + KYC)

Selling on SoseCore takes about 45 minutes end-to-end the first time: account creation, identity verification, your first product live, payouts configured. This walkthrough takes you through every step with screenshots and the gotchas that trip up first-time vendors.

Written for indie developers, designers, and makers shipping themes, plugins, scripts, or any digital download. The flow is the same whether you're selling your first product or migrating from another marketplace.

Before you start

Get these three things ready before you begin — you'll move faster and won't have to pause mid-setup:

1. Government-issued photo ID — passport, national ID, or driver's license. Must be valid (not expired). Camera-readable photo or scan, both front and back if applicable.
2. Product files — ZIP archive of what buyers download. Maximum 500MB per product. Themes and templates with multiple files should be bundled.
3. Product images — at least one 1200x630px featured image (PNG or WebP, under 200KB). Optional gallery: 4-6 additional screenshots.

That's the entire prep. No incorporation documents, no bank statements, no notary. SoseCore is designed for indie individuals — KYC is identity, not enterprise compliance.

Step 1: Create your account

Go to sosecore.com → Get started in the top-right corner. The signup form needs:

• Username (becomes your vendor URL: sosecore.com/vendor/yourname)
• Email (verified within 5 minutes via emailed link)
• Password (12+ characters, mix of upper/lower/number)

Pick the username carefully — it's permanent and becomes your public brand on SoseCore. Examples that work: devforge, lazypixel, bender-themes. Examples that don't: user12345, sergey91.

After email verification, your account exists as a regular user. To become a vendor, you'll explicitly upgrade in Step 2.

Step 2: Upgrade to vendor account

From your user dashboard → Become a Vendor button (or the "Sell on SoseCore" link in the header).

The vendor onboarding form asks for two things:

• Store Name — 2-100 characters. Shown on your storefront, product cards, and vendor badges. Pick a brand name, not your personal name. Example: "DevForge Studio" instead of "Sergey's Themes".
• Store Description — up to 500 characters. Your storefront tagline. What you make, who it's for, why it's better. This appears under your store name on profile and vendor cards.

Click Create Vendor Account — this creates your vendor profile but does NOT yet unlock product listing. KYC verification comes next.

Step 3: Identity verification (KYC)

The most important step. Until KYC is approved, you cannot list products, access dashboards, or receive payouts. SoseCore's policy: every vendor verifies identity before listing — protects buyers and the platform from fraud.

What KYC asks for

Two-step form:

1. Personal & ID details: full legal name, date of birth, country, ID type (passport / national ID / driver's license), ID number, ID expiry date
2. Document uploads: photo of ID front, photo of ID back (or second page for passport), selfie holding the ID

All uploads stored privately — only the SoseCore verification team can access. Documents are not used for any purpose other than identity verification per the published privacy policy.

Selfie tips that get faster approval

• Hold ID next to your face, not over it
• Both face and ID details must be readable in the same photo
• Good lighting — avoid backlight, harsh shadows
• Plain background — wall, neutral surface
• No filters, sunglasses, hats

Click Submit for review. Approval typically comes within 24 hours, often faster during business hours. You'll receive email notification when status changes from "pending" to "approved" (or "rejected" with reason).

If rejected

Most rejections fall into three categories: ID expired, photo too blurry to read, or selfie missing one of face or ID. The status page shows the reviewer's specific feedback. Resubmit with the fix — typically approved within hours of resubmission.

Step 4: Your first product

Once KYC is approved, the full vendor dashboard unlocks. Click Sell Product in the header → Create New Product.

Title and slug

Title is what buyers see on product cards and the SERP. Two formulas that work for digital products:

• {Product Name} — {Category} for {Audience}: "AdminFlow — Admin Dashboard for SaaS Founders"
• {Number} {Plural Noun} for {Use Case}: "50+ Tailwind Components for Marketing Sites"

Slug auto-generates from title. Leave blank unless you want a different URL.

Short description

Maximum 300 characters. Shown on product listing cards (the grid view). This is your hook — write it as if it's the only thing the buyer will read.

Bad: "A great theme for your project."
Good: "Production-ready admin dashboard with 40+ pages, dark mode, Tailwind CSS, and zero framework lock-in. Ships as static HTML — drop into any backend."

Full description

Rich text editor (TinyMCE). This is your sales page. Structure that converts:

1. Hook paragraph — the problem your product solves (2-3 sentences)
2. What's included — bullet list of concrete features, file counts, page counts
3. Tech stack — table showing technologies used + version numbers
4. Use cases — 3-5 specific scenarios buyers will recognize
5. Support policy — what's included, what's not, response time

Pricing

SoseCore supports two license tiers natively:

• Regular License — single project / single end product use
• Extended License — unlimited sites + SaaS / agency use

Pricing guidance based on Envato/ThemeForest data: Regular typically $19-79, Extended typically 2-4x Regular. Don't undercharge below $19 — buyers correlate price with quality below that floor.

Featured image

1200x630px exactly. WebP preferred, JPG/PNG accepted. Maximum 200KB after compression.

Image content should show your product clearly. For themes: a clean screenshot of the main page. For plugins: UI screenshot. For code libraries: example output or terminal screenshot. Avoid: stock photos, logo-only banners, all-text designs.

Image alt text

Describe what's in the image, not the product title. Example for an admin dashboard product:

• Weak: "AdminFlow Admin Dashboard Template" (repeats title)
• Strong: "AdminFlow dashboard preview showing dark sidebar navigation, analytics charts, and data tables in slate-violet color scheme"

Alt text appears in Google Images search results and screen readers. Specific descriptions rank for "dark dashboard admin template" style image searches.

Categories and tags

Select 1-3 categories that match your product (the more specific the better). Tags are free-form — add 5-10 keywords buyers might search.

Example for an admin dashboard: Categories = "Admin Dashboards" + "Tailwind Components". Tags = "admin, dashboard, tailwind, dark mode, analytics, charts, responsive, indie".

Step 5: License configuration

By default products have Regular + Extended pricing. For most vendors this is enough — buyers pick at checkout based on use case.

SoseCore also supports custom license tiers if your product needs more granularity. Common patterns:

• Personal / Team / Agency — three tiers with different team-size limits
• Single / Multi / White-label — for SaaS templates with branding rights
• Code Only / Code + Updates / Code + Updates + Support — tiered service levels

Enable custom tiers in the product form's License Tiers section. Each tier needs a name, price, and feature list. Buyers see a comparison table at checkout.

Step 6: Payouts setup

Connect a payout method so you actually get paid when sales happen. Navigate to Vendor → Payouts → Setup.

Supported methods

• Stripe Connect — direct bank deposit, fastest payouts (varies by country)
• Wise — international transfers, lowest fees for non-US/EU vendors
• Crypto (USDT, BTC) — instant payout, no banking required, ideal for vendors in restricted regions

Pick what works for your country. Crypto payout is the universal fallback if traditional payment processors don't support your region.

Payout schedule and threshold

• Minimum payout threshold: $50 (default, configurable in settings)
• Hold period: 14 days after sale (covers refund window)
• Payout frequency: weekly auto-payout once threshold reached, or manual on-demand

First payout typically arrives 3-5 weeks after your first sale (14-day hold + 7-day payout cycle). Subsequent payouts are weekly.

Going live + first sale checklist

Before you click Publish on your first product, run through this checklist:

• ☐ Product files uploaded and downloadable in a test
• ☐ Featured image 1200x630 with descriptive alt text
• ☐ Title + description both unique (not template language)
• ☐ Pricing set, license tiers configured
• ☐ At least one category selected, 5+ tags added
• ☐ Demo URL pointing to a live preview (or video)
• ☐ Support policy explicit about response time and scope
• ☐ Refund policy clear (SoseCore default applies if you don't customise)
• ☐ Payouts configured and verified

Click Publish Product — your product is live on SoseCore within seconds.

What happens next

1. Within 1 hour — your product page appears in SoseCore's sitemap, gets queued for Google indexing
2. Within 24 hours — product appears in category listings and search results on SoseCore
3. Within 1 week — Google typically indexes the URL (faster if you submit via Search Console URL Inspection)
4. Within 30 days — depending on traffic and SEO, first sales typically arrive for properly listed products

Promotion is on you. SoseCore handles the platform, payments, taxes, and discovery within the marketplace, but external traffic — social, communities, your own audience — drives the bulk of early sales.

Common first-product mistakes

1. Underpricing to "test the market"

$5 themes signal low quality. Buyers correlate price with value. Price at $19+ minimum — you can always run a launch discount.

2. Generic descriptions

"This theme is great for any project" is invisible in search and unconvincing on the page. Write specific use cases and features.

3. Stock-photo featured images

Buyers want to see the product. Featured image showing a laptop with a generic dashboard doesn't help — show YOUR dashboard.

4. No demo URL

For themes and templates, a live preview triples conversion. Host on Netlify, Vercel, or GitHub Pages — free, takes 10 minutes.

5. Vague support policy

"Email me for support" is too vague. State what's included (bug fixes, installation help), what's not (custom modifications, integration with third-party systems), and response time (24 hours business days).

Final reality check

Your first product on any marketplace typically takes 60-90 days to ramp to consistent sales. The vendors who succeed treat the first product as a learning round — ship it, observe, iterate, then ship a second product with everything learned.

SoseCore's vendor experience is designed to remove friction from the platform side. Your job is the product itself, the description, the marketing, and the audience. We handle the rest.

Ready to start? Create your vendor account — first product typically live within an hour.