I would think periodic events would bring more people than being open for business every workday, because it would feel like a special opportunity rather than something people could get anytime.
>>Which do you think would bring more traffic and commissions? <<
In my observation, periodic events tend to do better, because people think of them when the announcement goes up and they know it's not open all the time.
The only really successful all-the-time project I can think of is Story Sketches by meeksp and she does that by doing free illustrations of ongoing projects -- which means other creators quickly build a 'stack' of things we'd like her to draw, and submit something new after each piece is posted. That's less likely to work with a project where every item is a sale item rather than a freebie.
>>Advertising is my concern-- most communities on here that provide platforms for advertising would probably get fed up with too many announcements per week... )
Thank you for this very detailed response! It's very helpful.
In my observation, periodic events tend to do better, because people think of them when the announcement goes up and they know it's not open all the time.
Yes, that was my thinking, and limited experience, as well.
The rule here is that intermittent projects can post whenever they update. Ongoing or daily projects can post about once a week, or when they do something extra special. So you could be right about getting buried if the project is ongoing -- the intermittent ones seem to attract more attention.
Yes, that sounds quite reasonable.
That's likely. Consider your work style too -- do you deal better with stuff all at once, or spread out? I like to keep the Poetry Fishbowl concise, because then I can just devote a whole day to writing poems. meeksp spreads out her requests in Story Sketches. djinni takes requests during Icon Day but then spreads out the painting of the icons over several weeks.I'm in a place right now where devoting an entire day or two to
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Scarcity adds value! The rarer something is, the more people will jump on it. So I vote for once a week or even less.
I see people on my feed who practice crowdfunding and have friends lists of hundreds of people. How did you do that?
I've been blogging regularly on LJ since 2001, selling artwork online since 1999 and selling it via snail mail since 1993. These things build... and sometimes not fast!
Things that help are being active and regular, something you seem to be doing aptly already.
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In my observation, periodic events tend to do better, because people think of them when the announcement goes up and they know it's not open all the time.
The only really successful all-the-time project I can think of is Story Sketches by meeksp and she does that by doing free illustrations of ongoing projects -- which means other creators quickly build a 'stack' of things we'd like her to draw, and submit something new after each piece is posted. That's less likely to work with a project where every item is a sale item rather than a freebie.
>>Advertising is my concern-- most communities on here that provide platforms for advertising would probably get fed up with too many announcements per week
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In my observation, periodic events tend to do better, because people think of them when the announcement goes up and they know it's not open all the time.
Yes, that was my thinking, and limited experience, as well.
The rule here is that intermittent projects can post whenever they update. Ongoing or daily projects can post about once a week, or when they do something extra special. So you could be right about getting buried if the project is ongoing -- the intermittent ones seem to attract more attention.
Yes, that sounds quite reasonable.
That's likely. Consider your work style too -- do you deal better with stuff all at once, or spread out? I like to keep the Poetry Fishbowl concise, because then I can just devote a whole day to writing poems. meeksp spreads out her requests in Story Sketches. djinni takes requests during Icon Day but then spreads out the painting of the icons over several weeks.I'm in a place right now where devoting an entire day or two to ( ... )
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I see people on my feed who practice crowdfunding and have friends lists of hundreds of people. How did you do that?
I've been blogging regularly on LJ since 2001, selling artwork online since 1999 and selling it via snail mail since 1993. These things build... and sometimes not fast!
Things that help are being active and regular, something you seem to be doing aptly already.
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Yep, that does seem to be the consensus. I think I'll go with the one or two days a week option; it seems to do well.
Yes, I've been making a concerted effort to keep this blog active; it's getting quite a few outside hits actually. And several return visits.
Thanks!
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