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Title: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 02:24: Can anyone tell me how to find what sells best on microsites?
Or dose it vary allot from site to site?
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: nicemonkey on June 13, 2009, 03:07: For me it varies a lot site to site, I dont think I have the same top seller on any of the sites I submit to. Try to be original then review your sales month on month to see what sells (thats what I do anyway)
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Clivia on June 13, 2009, 05:03: Flowers,cats,dogs and holiday snaps, all sell like crazy.

Only joking. ;D

If we knew what was going to be the top seller in the next month we could all be rich.
3d art sells well for me.
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 05:35: Quote from: Clivia on June 13, 2009, 05:03
Flowers,cats,dogs and holiday snaps, all sell like crazy.

Only joking. ;D

If we knew what was going to be the top seller in the next month we could all be rich.
3d art sells well for me.

What progrome do you use for 3d?
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: gostwyck on June 13, 2009, 05:48: Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 02:24
Can anyone tell me how to find what sells best on microsites?

Yep __ try doing a few searches. The pictures with the biggest numbers where it says 'Downloads' are the best selling ones.
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 06:10: Quote from: gostwyck on June 13, 2009, 05:48
Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 02:24
Can anyone tell me how to find what sells best on microsites?

Yep __ try doing a few searches. The pictures with the biggest numbers where it says 'Downloads' are the best selling ones.

Huh?
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: michealo on June 13, 2009, 06:36: Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 02:24
Can anyone tell me how to find what sells best on microsites?
Or dose it vary allot from site to site?

Excellent pictures in any genre sell well be they business, landscape, etc
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Clivia on June 13, 2009, 07:04: Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 05:35
Quote from: Clivia on June 13, 2009, 05:03
Flowers,cats,dogs and holiday snaps, all sell like crazy.

Only joking. ;D

If we knew what was going to be the top seller in the next month we could all be rich.
3d art sells well for me.

What progrome do you use for 3d?

It depends what I am doing. I have Bryce, 3dsMax and Carrera. I also do a lot in Photoshop.
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 08:13: If you where doing cartoon characters?
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: skvoor on June 13, 2009, 08:45: Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 08:13
If you where doing cartoon characters?

You may try blender which is free.

Cinema4D is not free, but has very good user interface - easy to learn.

See tutorial of modeling rat in Cinema4d:
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hauth_sven/rat.php (http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hauth_sven/rat.php)
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 09:01: What system specs do you have for 3d work?
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: MisterElements on June 13, 2009, 12:49: Very good work! If your work is good and needed no matter what site its on you'll have good sales. :)
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: skvoor on June 14, 2009, 05:09: Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 13, 2009, 09:01
What system specs do you have for 3d work?

Nothing special.
CPU: AMD Dual-Core Athlon A64 X2 6000+
2 GB RAM
ordinary graphic card

You may prepare scenes and then render hi-res images over night..
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: Dennis Holmes on June 14, 2009, 05:16: OK, If you could have the perfect computer setup what would it be (realistically)
Title: Re: What sells and what dose not?
Post by: skvoor on June 14, 2009, 06:18: Quote from: Dennis Holmes on June 14, 2009, 05:16
OK, If you could have the perfect computer setup what would it be (realistically)

It is hard question and I am not HW expert.
I think budget is most important.
Possibilities are unlimited - you can even connect more computers
to increase render speed.

CPU benchmarks is very useful for making decision.
See benchmark for Cinema4D rendering time:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/desktop-cpu-charts/HD-Video-Rendering-with-Cinema-4D,363.html (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/desktop-cpu-charts/HD-Video-Rendering-with-Cinema-4D,363.html)