A recognisable presence
Your name, colours, message, services, products and contact route are organised into a structure suited to your visitors.
Market Corner · Powered by Second Story Studio · Independent Business
Market Corner levels
Choose the space your business needs now.
Four managed levels let you begin simply and grow later. From Studio launch to 31 December 2026 inclusive, choose 1, 2 or 3 years prepaid and receive 40% off the full term when the normal yearly subscription fee is at least £79, excluding setup. Monthly payments use standard prices. Setup is charged once at full price. No automatic renewal; renewal is offered at an agreed price.
Compare the four levels.
Start with the amount of information your customers need. Open a package for its full allowances, costs and fictional examples.
| Level | Best for | Core pages | Standard cost | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Introduction | A new maker or very small business that needs a simple professional starting point inside Market Corner. | Up to 2 | £60 setup £9 per month | View Market Introduction |
| Market Start | A new, local or very small business that needs one credible place to explain who it is and how to get in touch. | Up to 4 | £99 setup £12 per month | View Market Start |
| Market Grow | An established or developing business that needs space to show services, genuine projects and what is happening now. | Up to 6 | £149 setup £22 per month | View Market Grow |
| Market Shop | A product-led maker or seller that needs a fuller catalogue while continuing to take payment through its own approved platform. | Up to 8 | £199 setup £35 per month | View Market Shop |
What your package provides
Your own independent online presence, presented through Market Corner.
It is more than a directory listing and smaller than commissioning an independent website. Second Story Studio prepares and maintains the agreed presentation using approved content and a layout suited to your craft, hobby or business. Your business remains independent and does not become part of Second Story Studio.
Managed content
Second Story Studio sets up the space and applies the update allowance included in the chosen level. Larger changes are agreed separately.
Your customer route
You remain independent. Enquiries, bookings or purchases normally continue through your own approved external platform.
What you are paying for
Setup creates the space. The monthly payment keeps it hosted and managed.
The setup stage agrees the page purpose, selects the right modules, prepares supplied content, applies the chosen approved colour and layout direction, builds the space and completes an approval check.
The monthly service keeps the space within Market Corner and provides the update allowance stated for that level. It does not make Second Story Studio the seller or automatically include unlimited changes, branding work or a separate website.
Launch offer: customers who join from Studio launch to 31 December 2026 inclusive receive 40% off a 1, 2 or 3 year prepaid term when the normal yearly fee is at least £79, excluding setup. Monthly payments remain at the standard monthly fee. Setup remains full price. No automatic renewal; renewal is offered at an agreed price. Final content, update scope, start date and terms are confirmed before activation.
How joining works.
Explore the right level
Compare allowances and costs, then open a package and its fictional examples.
Tell us about your business
Send an enquiry with the level you are considering, your customer route and the information you want to present.
Agree the space before activation
Confirm the content, scope, start date, payment and terms with Second Story Studio. Prepared content goes through review before publication.
Pages, sections and layouts
The level controls depth. The layout follows the business.
A service business may need its working area and enquiry route first. A maker may need story and projects. A product business may need collections and buying links before its About section.
The 150, 250, 400 or 600-character allowance applies only to the short summary shown on the main Market Corner page. Each subscription also has a stepped core-page allowance and a sections-per-page maximum. Businesses can use fewer pages or sections when that makes the information clearer.
The subscriber can prepare changes, but nothing replaces the live content automatically. Second Story Studio reviews each publication request within 24 hours; approved content is then published. Initial setup does not use the annual update allowance.
Available sections can include
- Introduction and About
- Services and working area
- Past and current projects
- Gallery and testimonials
- Products and collections
- What's Next or seasonal focus
- Contact, social, booking and selling links
Only suitable sections are used. More sections are not automatically better.
Who does what
A managed space with clear responsibility.
The business provides and approves
- Accurate identity, contact and trading details
- Rights-cleared photographs and content
- Truthful product, service and availability information
- Its own transaction, delivery and customer-service route
Second Story Studio prepares and controls
- Suitable page structure and approved layout
- Accessible presentation within Market Corner
- Agreed setup and content updates
- Independence and external-selling disclosures
Separate services that can work together
Market Corner does not require a new Second Story Studio-designed brand.
If you already have suitable branding, photographs and copy, those approved materials can be used within your Market Corner space. The setup and monthly Market Corner service stand on their own.
Design & Digital is optional when you also need a new identity, improved graphics, written content, additional imagery or a later standalone website. That work is scoped separately.
Market Corner includes
- Mini-site setup within Second Story Studio
- Approved colours and suitable layout
- Chosen content blocks
- Managed update allowance
- External customer route
Optional Design & Digital
Explore Digital services- New or developed brand identity
- Graphics, photography or copy
- Campaign and printed material
- Extra content beyond the allowance
- Independent website development
For customers, members and partners
Second Story Studio Corner principles and responsibility acknowledgement
Enquiry only: an enquiry does not create a partnership, membership, listing, exclusivity or permission to represent Second Story Studio.
Market Corner
A Market Corner member remains an independent person or business. Its inclusion is not a Second Story Studio partnership and is not a blanket endorsement of every product, service or claim.
- The named member is responsible for accurate claims, permissions, intellectual property, safety, compliance, prices and availability.
- Unless a written arrangement expressly says otherwise, the member—not Second Story Studio—is the seller or service provider and controls payment, fulfilment, delivery, returns, aftercare and customer service.
- Second Story Studio prepares and manages the agreed Market Corner presentation. Content and external links require review; nothing publishes automatically, and Second Story Studio may refuse, suspend or remove unsuitable material.
Customers should check the named seller, service provider or project lead and the applicable terms before paying or commissioning work. Where an external platform is used, the transaction is with the named provider under its own terms.
Principles version 2026-09-06