Notes on marketplace growth.

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Growth Consultant Cost: Pricing Models and What to Expect2026-10-01 · 14 min readWhat a growth consultant, fractional CMO or embedded growth team costs, how the four pricing models compare, and what you should have by month 3. Marketplace Vendor Onboarding: Why Listed Is Not Live2026-10-01 · 13 min readVendor onboarding for B2B marketplaces: an activation-first process for profile completion, first response and first lead, with metrics and failure modes. Category Page SEO for Marketplaces: The Money Page Guide2026-10-01 · 13 min readCategory page SEO for B2B marketplaces: which pages to index, merge or noindex, faceted navigation, supply data content, internal links and AI visibility. Marketplace Business Models: How B2B Platforms Make Money2026-10-01 · 13 min readCommission, subscription, lead fees, listings, SaaS and data: which marketplace business model fits which B2B category, and the renewal test to pick one. The 7 Best B2B Marketplace Growth Consultants in 20262026-09-28 · 5 min readA practical shortlist of B2B marketplace growth consultants for 2026: who they are, what they do best, what they cost, and how to choose between them. GEO for Marketplaces: Turn Category and Listing Pages into AI Citations2026-09-28 · 5 min readHow B2B marketplaces get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews: what to change on category and listing pages, and how to measure it. Go-To-Market for AI Marketplaces: What Works and When to Hire a Consultant2026-09-28 · 4 min readHow AI marketplaces go to market in 2026: solve the cold start on both sides, use hyperscaler channels wisely, and know when to hire a GTM consultant. Liquidity Is the Only Marketplace Metric That Compounds2026-09-15 · 14 min readGMV flatters. Marketplace liquidity tells the truth. The match rates, slice-level volume thresholds and dollar numbers that decide if buyers return. Marketplace Go-To-Market When Both Sides Are Customers2026-09-15 · 13 min readMarketplace GTM means funding two acquisition motions from one budget. Real unit costs for suppliers and buyers, and how to sequence spend on both sides. Being the Source AI Answer Engines Cite: A GEO Playbook2026-09-15 · 11 min readBuyers now ask AI assistants who to hire. How B2B marketplaces become the source ChatGPT and other answer engines cite, and what it takes to earn it. Your Marketplace Listings Are Not Your Marketplace Strategy2026-09-10 · 7 min readListings don't make a growth channel. Why marketplaces only compound once they have a community, and what American Express understood about it.