Live auctions are high-intensity, time-critical events, and your website needs to keep up. With BidHarvest®, you can stream your live auctions directly from your homepage and catalogue views, eliminating confusion and giving users immediate access to bid.

This real-time takeover improves discoverability, drives participation, and is proven to increase bidder engagement while reducing support load.

Why Stream on the Homepage and Catalogue Page?

Through extensive real-world testing across thousands of auctions, the BidHarvest® team identified a key barrier to bidder participation: confusing navigation to the live auction.

We found that users often struggled to reach the live bidding environment, typically buried behind several clicks from the homepage or catalogue page. This friction led to:

• Increased auction-day phone calls and support emails
• Lost registrations due to user frustration
• Lower bidder participation at crucial moments

To solve this, we developed a site-wide streaming overlay, placing the live auction stream front-and-centre where it matters most: your homepage and catalogue page.

How It Works: Intelligent, Real-Time Streaming

Home Page Streaming Features:

• Auto-activates when an auction goes live
• Displays:
  • Video and audio stream
  • Lot number and lot name
  • Current bid and asking bid
  • “Bid Now” and “Watch Auction” buttons
• Toggle controls for mute, hide, or expand
• Multi-auction toggle support for concurrent sales

This allows any website visitor to jump directly into the action, increasing dwell time and conversion from casual visitor to registered bidder.

Catalogue Page Streaming:

• Displays at the top of the auction catalogue
• Same real-time stream and controls as homepage
• “Sticky” placement in browser, stays visible as users scroll
• Lets users browse lots while tracking live auction progress
• Vendors can follow their lots’ performance in real time without leaving the page

Perfect for multi-lot bidders and vendors watching their results, this feature keeps users engaged without pulling them away from the catalogue.

Key Benefits for Auctioneers

• Increased Registrations:
  One-click access to bidding means fewer drop-offs and more bidders.
• Fewer Support Calls:
  Eliminate “how do I bid?” queries on auction day.
• Higher Engagement:
  Streaming retains users longer on homepage and catalogue views.
• Vendor Selling Point:
  Show vendors that their lots are front-and-centre for every bidder.
• Trackable Results:
  See uplift in engagement and dwell time through analytics.

Summary: Streaming That Sells

BidHarvest® Homepage and Catalogue Streaming isn’t just a visual feature, it’s a performance tool.

• Increases visibility of your live auctions
• Converts more visitors into active bidders
• Reduces friction and bidder abandonment
• Gives vendors transparency and confidence

Make your live auctions impossible to miss and effortless to join.