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Where do you guys go for commissions?
2 years ago
Hey guys! I wanted to ask you guys where you go for commissions.
Like besides FA, where do you look for people to potentially commission? Other websites?
Thanks!
Like besides FA, where do you look for people to potentially commission? Other websites?
Thanks!
And there's not much anything other than FA that's actually active - weasyl is more or less inactive overall, IB is... yeah, let's not go there... and other sites are even deader than Weasyl, in my (limited) experience.
There's usually a primary location where information is categorized, but... that can get complicated as they tend to try (but not guarantee) bids will be pasted across various sites, but not necessarily in real time. So Commishes tend to be used for those, even though it requires a login. But that's mostly for auctions.
For single-slot, some reserve a certain amount of slots per platform - the more popular ones for them having more slots (like, 5 slots on twitter, 3 on FA and 2 on Facebook if they have 10 slots). Others just have a Google Form open, and that's a first-filled-first-served or a "I'll pick characters that interest me" method of choosing.
Some use email.
Beyond listing what I've seen, I can't say what would be the best approach. :S
Hopefully, that helps a bit. :X
I was wondering how many people used Ych.commishes because I used it in the past when it first popped up but haven't really touched it too much since then. Guess I'll take a look at it again. c:
Twittter, Telegram or Patreon are my better sources for getting them. My patreon only gives art rewards, so its basically a monthly commission. Plus I offer sales early in a patreon TG chat, or my own personal TG chat. Twitter is also fairly easy to get, but its harder to get seen there. Patreon doesnt cost anything unless you have subscribers (withdrawn from their payment) so Id suggest one if you dont have one. (mine is here if you want an example of what i offer, art rewards have been the best, i have like 1 on the tip jar https://www.patreon.com/tykepuparts)
As for ych.commish (saw your above post) I refuse to use it as a seller and a buyer. Its a hassle because you have to use emails, and its delayed in sending them. Ive lost winning solely because it wasnt an instant email/update on the bids. As a seller its janky, and not a single one of my customers was willing to try it out.
For YCHs specifically, I have found they sell best in a personal TG chat. Theyre claimed almost instantly, and they almost never reach posting to twitter or FA.