Muse

An app designed for the customer by the customer

Muse is a customer driven app that prioritizes the customer's needs by bringing the seller to the buyer. Instead of looking through countless listings only to not find what you’re looking for; you create a listing containing the item you want and the sellers, merchants, and retailers offer you the product. Additionally, we offer a social media-esque platform to help you curate your perfect shopping list; allowing you to organize what you’re looking for in aesthetically pleasing categories and giving your posts more visibility.

Pain Point

Just as users spend countless hours scrolling through various social media platforms. Online shoppers also spend a copious amount of time scrolling through listings only to come away with absolutely nothing. To fix that, customers create the product listings because they know exactly what they want best.

Key Features • Installation • How To Use

Key Features

• Messaging - Sellers can message potential buyers on their listing.
  • When signed in a seller, sellers can message specific buyers for a specfic listing.
• Social Media Platform Design
  • Muse offers a social media-esque platform with customizeable features coming soon.
• Mark an item as purchased
  • If a buyer has already purchased an item, there's an option to mark the item as purchased.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

• git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Muse.git)

2. Install dependencies:

• bundle install

3. Set up the database:

• rails db:create
• rails db:migrate

4. Start the Rails server:

• rails server, rails s, or bin/dev

5. Access the application in your web browser at

• http://localhost:3000

How To Use

Customers

To get started, locate the get started option on the landing page and choose whether you sign up as a buyer or a seller.

• Navigate to the new listings tab or click the plus sign in the bottom navigation bar.
• Upload a picture of the item you're looking for.
• Provide a caption that contains a description or details about the item.
• Post the item.

Sellers

Upon creating an account choose "seller".

• Once signed in, navigate to the home page to message potential buyers.
• After you and the buyer have agreed upon a price, you have the option to create an offer.
• Once the buyer has agreed to the offer the transaction is complete.