--- title: "Marketplace and online ordering guides — Page 5" description: "Practical guides for evaluating online ordering, marketplace, delivery, and restaurant platforms, with pricing on the Ordering.co pricing page, page 5 of 6." canonical: https://www.ordering.co/blog/guides/page/5/ --- # Guides for building and operating ordering businesses — Page 5 Practical guides for evaluating online ordering, marketplace, delivery, and restaurant operations—with commercial terms kept on the current Ordering.co pricing page. [See pricing](https://www.ordering.co/pricing/)[Browse all articles](https://www.ordering.co/blog/) Blog ## Browse the guides. Showing 81–100 of 119 articles - 4 min read ## [Marketplace payments and payouts: who owns each money movement](https://www.ordering.co/blog/marketplace-payments-and-payouts/) Map account verification, customer charges, commissions, transfers, bank payouts, refunds, disputes and reconciliation before choosing a payment setup. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Marketplace or direct ordering: a merchant’s channel plan](https://www.ordering.co/blog/marketplace-vs-direct-ordering-for-merchants/) Compare marketplace enrollment and direct orders for restaurants, ghost kitchens, and convenience stores, with channel costs and a practical launch plan. - Guides - 4 min read ## [McDonald’s kiosk lessons for a restaurant’s own self-service flow](https://www.ordering.co/blog/mcdonalds-kiosk-analysis/) Learn from QSR self-service when evaluating kiosk menus, accessibility, payments, hardware and kitchen handoff for your restaurant brand. - Guides - 5 min read ## [Menulog clone: learn from the historical model and build your own operation](https://www.ordering.co/blog/menulog-clone-what-it-is-how-to-build-one/) Understand Menulog's Australia closure and historical courier workflow, then scope an independent marketplace with merchants, service zones, costs, and delivery. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Multivendor plugins versus marketplace platforms: compare the operating stack](https://www.ordering.co/blog/multivendor-plugins-vs-marketplace-platforms/) Compare Magento/Webkul, WordPress/Dokan, Shopify, and PrestaShop marketplace approaches by dependencies, vendor operations, payments, delivery, and cost. - Guides - 4 min read ## [How an on-demand service business works: demand through fulfillment](https://www.ordering.co/blog/on-demand-services-guide/) Map an on-demand business from request to fulfillment: actors, booking, dispatch, payments, unit economics, support, and infrastructure choices. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Where to sell online: Etsy, Walmart Marketplace, or your own storefront](https://www.ordering.co/blog/online-marketplaces-seller-guide/) Compare Etsy, Walmart Marketplace and an owned storefront by eligibility, catalog setup, fees, customer data, fulfillment and a practical transition plan. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Pet supplies delivery app development: build for repeat baskets and real stock](https://www.ordering.co/blog/pet-delivery-development/) Plan a pet supplies delivery app with accurate pack sizes, repeat ordering, store stock, picking, payments, delivery capacity, and a realistic launch scope. - Guides - 5 min read ## [Pharmacy delivery app development: connect commerce to professional review](https://www.ordering.co/blog/pharmacy-delivery-app-development/) Scope a pharmacy app or marketplace with licensed merchants, prescription review, catalog, payments, secure handoffs, delivery, and country-specific limits. - Guides - 7 min read ## [Postmates clone: what it is and how to build one](https://www.ordering.co/blog/postmates-clone-what-it-is-how-to-build-one/) Plan a Postmates-style local delivery business with current Uber context, essential workflows, four build options, and realistic cost and launch factors. - Guides - 6 min read ## [Rappi clone: what it is and how to build one](https://www.ordering.co/blog/rappi-clone-what-it-is-how-to-build-one/) Build a local marketplace inspired by Rappi with clear merchant settlements, category workflows, delivery, and customer support. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Rappi marketplace delivery versus Rappi Cargo: who owns the order?](https://www.ordering.co/blog/rappi-delivery-vs-rappi-cargo/) Separate orders placed in the Rappi marketplace from deliveries requested through Cargo, and compare checkout, customer data, dispatch, costs, and support. - Guides - 5 min read ## [Restaurant accounting and ERP: connect orders to a reliable financial close](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-accounting-erp/) Define the roles of ordering, POS, inventory, accounting, and hotel PMS, then map sales, fees, refunds, purchases, and settlement into a reliable close. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Restaurant digital menu boards: choosing screens, signage and ordering](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-digital-menu-boards-vs-qr-ordering/) Choose restaurant menu screens by visibility, hardware, CMS, updates and total cost, then decide where QR ordering or a kiosk fits. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Digital restaurant order tickets: from staff entry to kitchen and payment](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-digital-order-tickets/) Design a restaurant order-ticket workflow for staff, modifiers, kitchen handoff, changes, and payment, and distinguish it from QR self-ordering. - Guides - 7 min read ## [Restaurant inventory control: products, ingredients, and POS](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-inventory-control/) Track restaurant stock from receiving to sales, waste, and physical counts, while separating sellable products from recipe ingredients. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Restaurant inventory in Excel: a movement ledger with checkable balances](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-inventory-excel/) Build an Excel inventory sheet with base units, paired transfers, receipts, consumption, waste, physical counts, and formulas you can check by hand. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Restaurant invoicing: receipts, tax invoices, and marketplace settlements](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-invoicing/) Separate the guest receipt, tax invoice, marketplace service invoice, and settlement, then reconcile each document to orders and bank deposits. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Restaurant loyalty program examples: rules an operator can use](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-loyalty-program-examples/) Learn from five restaurant rewards programs, then design earning rules, fine dining benefits, margin controls, consent, and a measurable pilot. - Guides - 4 min read ## [Restaurant management software: map the systems behind each order](https://www.ordering.co/blog/restaurant-management-software-guide/) Map restaurant software across orders, POS, kitchen, inventory, staffing and reporting, with clear ownership and integration checks before you buy. - 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