Goods and Services Thread (or, The Marketplace)

Discussion in 'General Chatter' started by Kaylotta, Mar 13, 2015.

  1. Chiomi

    Chiomi Master of Disaster

    I do marketing, content writing, structural editing (there is not enough money or alcohol in the world to get me to copyedit again), and Wordpress implementation - my landing page is here. I also did epublishing consulting a fair amount in, like, 2011, but now the entirety of my advice is 'write porn and put it on Amazon.' Which, uh, I've done, and it has possibly the worst title ever, and I was quite drunk when I came up with it, but the writing's not bad. More stuff pending on the porn account.
     
  2. Starcrossedsky

    Starcrossedsky Burn and Refine

    How much do you *make* on the Amazon porn front? I've been considering getting into it but. Yeah.
     
  3. Chiomi

    Chiomi Master of Disaster

    Right now, with one story and no promotion? $1.41.

    But I've got a friend who just started and has been actively promoting it, and she earned out her stock art costs in the first 24 hours, so she's turning over far more copies than me, though I'm not sure of the numbers, and I have another friend who was turning out a story a month for several months and was earning about $100 a month from it for a while - but she also put some dedicated time into networking.

    I think a lot of it's that you get out what you put in - and what you put in can be volume, length, or quality of stories, networking, outside promotion, and cover design: ideally it'd be all of the above.
     
  4. Acey

    Acey hand extended, waiting for a shake

    So hey, I have a slightly urgent need for money, and since my tablet pen is broken, I can't do art commissions. So I'm doing writing commissions instead.

    My main specialties are fanfiction and poetry (specifically Shakespearean sonnets and villanelles).

    I can write fanfic for the following fandoms: Homestuck, Gravity Falls, Pokemon (the games, anyway), Animal Crossing, Bonus Stage, Deadly Space Action, Homestar Runner, Panty And Stocking With Garterbelt, Steven Universe, Invader Zim, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Futurama, Azumanga Daioh, and Rozen Maiden. I can write original fics as well. Fics/stories are priced at $1 (USD) for every hundred words--one cent per word--and rounded to the nearest 25 cent mark. In other words, a 380-word fic would be $3.75; a 390-word fic would be $4.

    As for poetry, the rates are more fixed. Haikus are $1. Shakespearean sonnets and villanelles are $3, plus $2 for each related poem (in other words, if you want two connected sonnets, that'd be $5). Free verse poems are $4, and fixed form poems I'm less familiar with (such as Petrarchan sonnets and terzanelles) are $5.

    I really, really need to be commissioned. If you can't afford to commission me, at least signal boost this post.

    Thanks. <3
     
  5. Starcrossedsky

    Starcrossedsky Burn and Refine

    I finally got a commissions post together! Contains stamps, jewelry, and writing shit. SIGNAL BOOSTS ARE GREAT PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST ME.
     
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  6. Wiwaxia

    Wiwaxia problematic taxon

  7. Starcrossedsky

    Starcrossedsky Burn and Refine

    ... yes I did. Thank u. It's now fixed.
     
  8. Magpie

    Magpie a nest full of shiny things

    Fffffff -- @littlemissCodeless I WISH I could buy that dress off you. I'm a US size 20/22 and very curvy (busty AND hippy). Don't suppose it has THAT much stretch?
     
  9. Alska

    Alska Well-Known Member

  10. An Actual Bird

    An Actual Bird neverthelass, Brid persisted, ate third baggel

    I wrote a book! You can buy it for USD$5 here. It's an adventure book about pirates and mermaids and lesbians >:D

    Also I might have to commission someone here for cover art when I get off my ass and publish the next one.
     
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  11. Acey

    Acey hand extended, waiting for a shake

    Tablet pen is fixed. I'm still broke though, so...commissions. Yeah.

    Here's the info.
     
  12. Codeless

    Codeless Cheshire Cat

    I do commisions! My commisions post can be found here, my art tag here.
    I also do character design at 20-30 euros depending on your prefered quality, and nondigital paintings come in sepia (teastaining) if wanted.
     
  13. rigorist

    rigorist On the beach

    I do law stuff. I'm the agent for Seebs, LLC. Yes, there really is such a thing and I get all the junk mail!

    While I'm only licensed in the State and District of Minnesota, the Patent and Trademark Office accepts any state license, so I can do trademark registrations and prosecutions.
     
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  14. NumiTuziNeru

    NumiTuziNeru @#$%?

    I do commissions!
    I'm actually thinking of having an hourly rate for Big Fancy Illustrations but. not yet. ahahaha.
     
  15. Acey

    Acey hand extended, waiting for a shake

  16. rigorist

    rigorist On the beach

    An Opportunity.

    From one of my FB friends:

    "Ragged Wing is broadening our search for a graphic designer for our 2015/16 season. The job entails designing two theatrical posters and associated materials and possibly a gala invitation. Please point me at your friends, or your own portfolios."

    "Ragged Wing" is www.raggedwing.org

    I'm trying to get some more information.
     
  17. rats

    rats 21 Bright Forge Shatters The Void

    just opened commissions!! im in no dire need but im a student, college is Soon, and i am Concerned About Money

    post is HERE! thanks for lookin :"0
     
  18. Jemmy

    Jemmy Don't Do A Hit

    So now, in addition to still doing these, I've also made a writing commissions post!

    My money situation isn't super duper dire, but having cash to fall back on is always very nice.
     
  19. rigorist

    rigorist On the beach

    Does anyone here do simple design? I'm finally getting near the end of the giant box of cheap-ass business cards I bought at OfficeMax and would like to get something a little nicer.

    I have no idea what the going rate for that kind of thing is.
     
  20. An Actual Bird

    An Actual Bird neverthelass, Brid persisted, ate third baggel

    Not for right now, but for reference - would anyone here be interested in/have experience with doing sets of character sprites a la Persona/Homestuck talksprites? I'd pay a fair price, of course (hence 'not right now' - I need to actually earn the money first :P - but it would be good to talk to someone re: price so I know how much I need to save up)
     
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