agree with the comment before mine - while i LOVE your designs i don't like having designs tied to a certain franchise too much. but i know there's definitely a community for gijinka adoptables! and, if you already have a bunch of them lying around, you can test the waters.
my advice would be:
- use tags and trade listings, they help get visibility out to users who aren't already following you
- start off with OTA (offer to adopt) or auctions rather than set price, and see how much people offer. you can set a minimum, but you might be inclined to sell your first few designs at a loss until you build an audience. a good incentive for higher prices is to offer extra art (ie. the reference sheets) ONLY if bids surpass a certain value!
- sometimes people will offer non-monetary goods and services, like art, characters, or other stuff. be upfront about whether you'll consider these or are looking for money exclusively - and make sure to state what payment mehods you use.
- take note of which of your designs sell better. you of course don't want to repeat yourself over and over, but you can look at it in broader strokes - does your audience prefer modern designs or more fantasy ones? do humanoids sell better than furries? this can help you narrow down your niche - although nothing stops you from trying new stuff every so often.
- write up a Terms of Service in advance. make sure to state what you are and aren't okay with people doing with your design - such as NFTs, commercial usage, trading, reselling, etc. it's also used to list users you don't want to have access to your services, like a blacklist. while TOS are not legally binding, most of toyhouse users respect and obey them based on a honor system, and if you need to file a dispute, toyhouse staff will be more likely to take your side if you can provide your TOS.
- lastly, don't get frustrated if you take some time to sell designs, or if your designs don't seem to be used after you sold them! this one's more of an emotional thing, but sometimes it takes time for the one person who'll cherish your design most to find it. i've had designs ( both mine and others) sitting for sale for months until the right person contacted me wanting to buy. it happens to all of us! patience is key.
i hope these help! I'm not a popular designer by any means, and my niche is very, very different from yours ( cartooney ) but these are tips i wish i'd heard before jumping into selling adopts.
I see I see, thank you so much for all this!! The advice about making the reference sheets available after a certain threshold is very helpful especially that's a great idea, tysm <3
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agree with the comment before mine - while i LOVE your designs i don't like having designs tied to a certain franchise too much. but i know there's definitely a community for gijinka adoptables! and, if you already have a bunch of them lying around, you can test the waters.
my advice would be:
- use tags and trade listings, they help get visibility out to users who aren't already following you
- start off with OTA (offer to adopt) or auctions rather than set price, and see how much people offer. you can set a minimum, but you might be inclined to sell your first few designs at a loss until you build an audience. a good incentive for higher prices is to offer extra art (ie. the reference sheets) ONLY if bids surpass a certain value!
- sometimes people will offer non-monetary goods and services, like art, characters, or other stuff. be upfront about whether you'll consider these or are looking for money exclusively - and make sure to state what payment mehods you use.
- take note of which of your designs sell better. you of course don't want to repeat yourself over and over, but you can look at it in broader strokes - does your audience prefer modern designs or more fantasy ones? do humanoids sell better than furries? this can help you narrow down your niche - although nothing stops you from trying new stuff every so often.
- write up a Terms of Service in advance. make sure to state what you are and aren't okay with people doing with your design - such as NFTs, commercial usage, trading, reselling, etc. it's also used to list users you don't want to have access to your services, like a blacklist. while TOS are not legally binding, most of toyhouse users respect and obey them based on a honor system, and if you need to file a dispute, toyhouse staff will be more likely to take your side if you can provide your TOS.
- lastly, don't get frustrated if you take some time to sell designs, or if your designs don't seem to be used after you sold them! this one's more of an emotional thing, but sometimes it takes time for the one person who'll cherish your design most to find it. i've had designs ( both mine and others) sitting for sale for months until the right person contacted me wanting to buy. it happens to all of us! patience is key.
i hope these help! I'm not a popular designer by any means, and my niche is very, very different from yours ( cartooney ) but these are tips i wish i'd heard before jumping into selling adopts.
1 year, 3 months ago
I see I see, thank you so much for all this!! The advice about making the reference sheets available after a certain threshold is very helpful especially that's a great idea, tysm <3
1 year, 2 months ago