Are crafting shops on the forum helpful to the community?

[UglyMonsterFace]

i’m gonna chime in since i have my own crafting service. i cant tell you how the interest has been lately since my thread’s been closed for a few days but here’s what i know:

- you will not receive as much traffic as you would if you were a catalog service which could either be a blessing or a curse depending on how you deal with a bunch of people at once.

- you will receive interest, however, since you have a fair amount of diys available but the amount of traffic you receive will fluctuate - some days, you won’t craft for anybody at all and the next you’ll have to craft for like 3 people in a row

- if you do decide to go ahead with this, a piece of advice i can offer you is unless you’re using your own materials, make sure your customers are aware that they must provide the materials and have that piece of info at the top of your thread or even in the title. people see the word “free” and go brainless so it’s best to be as clear as possible to avoid confusion

- it’s best to have a limit as to how many things people can request at first - this might slow down your traffic a bit as my thread didn’t become super used until i removed the limit but this is to help you ease into it a bit. but if you choose not to have a limit, make sure you’re okay with big orders - most people won’t request that much but then you’ll get the occasional request for 20+ items and it can be stressful lmao

Thank you so much for the detailed response! I'll keep all these in mind if I do decide to open a service shop! ❤

 

[niko@kamogawa]

There's also another suggestion that I would like to add. If you are planning to run a free crafting service, you might want to buddy up with other shops who can provide the materials. In that way, you are also helping other shops. If you don't want to buddy up, just make a recommendation to where players can obtain those materials from other players in this forum. In that way, you will receive a good amount of traffic for your service.

 

[Babo]

i’m gonna chime in since i have my own crafting service. i cant tell you how the interest has been lately since my thread’s been closed for a few days but here’s what i know:

- you will not receive as much traffic as you would if you were a catalog service which could either be a blessing or a curse depending on how you deal with a bunch of people at once.

- you will receive interest, however, since you have a fair amount of diys available but the amount of traffic you receive will fluctuate - some days, you won’t craft for anybody at all and the next you’ll have to craft for like 3 people in a row

- if you do decide to go ahead with this, a piece of advice i can offer you is unless you’re using your own materials, make sure your customers are aware that they must provide the materials and have that piece of info at the top of your thread or even in the title. people see the word “free” and go brainless so it’s best to be as clear as possible to avoid confusion

- it’s best to have a limit as to how many things people can request at first - this might slow down your traffic a bit as my thread didn’t become super used until i removed the limit but this is to help you ease into it a bit. but if you choose not to have a limit, make sure you’re okay with big orders - most people won’t request that much but then you’ll get the occasional request for 20+ items and it can be stressful lmao

This is super insightful! Thank you :3 ive used @Jennifer’s crafting service once and it was a rather large order but she was super nice, it was actually what inspired me to start my own! I might just start one now

There's also another suggestion that I would like to add. If you are planning to run a free crafting service, you might want to buddy up with other shops who can provide the materials. In that way, you are also helping other shops. If you don't want to buddy up, just make a recommendation to where players can obtain those materials from other players in this forum. In that way, you will receive a good amount of traffic for your service.

wanna buddy up?

 

[niko@kamogawa]

This is super insightful! Thank you :3 ive used @Jennifer’s crafting service once and it was a rather large order but she was super nice, it was actually what inspired me to start my own! I might just start one now


wanna buddy up?

I owe her a lot too. I know that she isn't that much active as before. But I always seek her help when it comes to crafting a lot of stuff.

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This is super insightful! Thank you :3 ive used @Jennifer’s crafting service once and it was a rather large order but she was super nice, it was actually what inspired me to start my own! I might just start one now


wanna buddy up?

I can't even provide the materials. My recipe lineup is terrible as well.

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i’m gonna chime in since i have my own crafting service. i cant tell you how the interest has been lately since my thread’s been closed for a few days but here’s what i know:

- you will not receive as much traffic as you would if you were a catalog service which could either be a blessing or a curse depending on how you deal with a bunch of people at once.

- you will receive interest, however, since you have a fair amount of diys available but the amount of traffic you receive will fluctuate - some days, you won’t craft for anybody at all and the next you’ll have to craft for like 3 people in a row

- if you do decide to go ahead with this, a piece of advice i can offer you is unless you’re using your own materials, make sure your customers are aware that they must provide the materials and have that piece of info at the top of your thread or even in the title. people see the word “free” and go brainless so it’s best to be as clear as possible to avoid confusion

- it’s best to have a limit as to how many things people can request at first - this might slow down your traffic a bit as my thread didn’t become super used until i removed the limit but this is to help you ease into it a bit. but if you choose not to have a limit, make sure you’re okay with big orders - most people won’t request that much but then you’ll get the occasional request for 20+ items and it can be stressful lmao

I figured to look for you. Because you're one of the best person to ask. Thanks for chiming in!