News & Whatnot
Give Your Beauty Liveshows A Makeover
Livestream shopping is shaking things up in the beauty world, changing how we discover, interact with, and purchase makeup and skincare products. What once was a straightforward transaction has transformed into an experience that blends entertainment, education, and commerce. For sellers, this evolution is a new opportunity to connect with other beauty enthusiasts in exciting ways. Here are five ways you can give your live shows a makeover to create the ultimate beauty experience for your viewers.
Our Easier-to-Read -and-Understand Policies
We've updated our Community Guidelines to improve their organization and structure, making them easier for everyone to understand. What's new is a more navigable, accessible, and detailed presentation of these rules.
Share the Excitement, Reap the Rewards: Introducing Whatnot Affiliates
At Whatnot, our mission has always been to empower your business growth and foster community through commerce. Over the past year, we introduced Referral Codes alongside our existing Referral Links, offering more ways for you to share savings and attract new buyers to your shows.
Today, we’re unveiling a new initiative designed to further support sellers and encourage purchases: Whatnot Affiliates. This program allows you to earn commissions by sharing your favorite products or shows—whether your own or those from sellers you admire—with your friends and followers on other platforms.
How We Think About Harassment on Whatnot (with New Policy Updates)
Strong communities thrive when people feel safe, welcome, and comfortable inviting their friends and growing businesses together. Harassment undermines this sense of safety and belonging, discouraging participation and investment, which is why we have strict rules against it.
We recognize that harassment can feel different for different people. What one person sees as customer feedback another might experience as an attack. That can be a tricky nuance when someone reports harassment to us. We have high standards for behavior, and also want people to engage in reasonable and valid criticism. We’re always trying to strike the right balance, and want to share our thinking that got us to our current approach.
Maximize Your Tools to Grow Your Sales
Get ready to go from skilled seller to complete Whatnot expert. Here are 3 more tutorials that dive deeper into tools available to all sellers to amplify your business and your buyer's experience.
Let’s Get Shipping
Now that you’ve successfully gone live, it’s time to fulfill your orders! We’ve put together 5 helpful tutorials to help guide you through the shipping process.
It’s Time To Go Live
Two video tutorials to help you when it’s finally time to begin your liveshow!
Preparing For Your First Live
Three must-watch tutorials to get you ready to host your first Whatnot show
Revamping Our Seller Academy
As part of our efforts to streamline info for sellers, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our revamped Seller Academy homepage!
This new design conveniently lays out all seller resources in a simple-to-navigate page with quick navigation by topic. We’ve also added some totally new resources to Seller Academy like Community Guidelines & Policies, the @whatnotsellers Account, Blog Updates, and Platform Status!
Clip The Moment
Some of the most fun moments of your day can happen during a Whatnot livestream. Whether you’re on the viewing or selling end of the show, you never know what might happen.
Star Wars Day Live: May the Sales be With You
This weekend, sellers across categories are bringing out their best inventory to grow their business among new audiences for a marathon of 650+ shows on May 4th and 5th.
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Find on Whatnot
On Whatnot, you can find things you need, and things you didn’t know you needed until you discovered them. Along with our more popular categories such as TCG, fashion, and collectibles, you can discover so much more while scrolling through Whatnot. From snacks to sporting goods and everything in between, here are ten things you might not have known you could find on Whatnot:
Our Ongoing Work: Tackling Scams on Whatnot
At Whatnot, we’re always working hard to keep the platform a fun and trustworthy place. So today, we want to provide you with an update on how we’re tackling scams on Whatnot: detecting bad actors more quickly, shutting down their accounts, and preventing them from coming back.
Whatnot Debuts WhatnotCon – the World's Largest Virtual Comic Con
Comics Legends Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld and Tyler Kirkham Return to Whatnot to Offer Fans One-of-a-Kind Collectibles, Including the Iconic SPAWN Funny Car
The Whatnot Spring Sale: Save Up To 70% on the Hottest Fashion and Beauty Brands
From Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7, the Whatnot Spring Sale will feature your favorite brands at incredible deals including COS, Rag & Bone, Dior, Skims, Free People, and more – all at 70% off or more.
Top 8 Whatnot Seller Resources
Embarking on the journey of becoming a successful Whatnot seller requires not only a passion for your particular interests but also a solid understanding of Whatnot itself and all it has to offer. In our mission of empowering Whatnot sellers to turn their passions into businesses, we've curated a list of the most helpful resources.
Whatnot Connections ❤️
This week, love is in the air and the connections on Whatnot aren’t just happening between your phone and your wifi. Let’s dive into some stories from members of the community who have found meaningful, lasting friendships and relationships only on Whatnot. 💛
What’s up on Whatnot: A letter from our CEO
We’re just at the beginning of the next chapter for online shopping, and the next chapter for Whatnot too. As we look ahead, I’d like to take a moment to reflect and thank you for the incredible journey over the past year, and give you an update on our key priorities: helping you grow your business and succeed, continuing to expand to new categories and communities to bring more people to Whatnot, and building products and craft policies to ensure a trustworthy buying experience for everyone.
New Year Resolutions From the Whatnot Community
As we kick off a new year, the Whatnot community is looking ahead for more ways to grow their businesses and cultivate belonging on Whatnot.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 themes our community has for their 2024 resolutions.
Introducing Trust and Safety Metrics for Sellers
With the Trust & Safety Metrics tab, sellers can now see their order fulfillment stats in real-time to make sure their shipment times, fulfillment rates, and cancellation rates aren’t negatively affecting their business.