Hi, I’m a fairly small designer, I do it when I get a chance. I’ve been popular enough to fund a couple of printers through points & I have a small side hustle selling prints (my own designs)
Recently I’ve had more people selling my designs on etsy, marketplace & a few requests to sell them. So far everyone has taken down their listings on request but as there appears to be a market for some of my items I figure I should make the most of it.
So I figure patreon would be the best way to apply a commercial use license but it’s a bit of a thing to wade into. There’s the value I’d provide & exectations to patreons. Do any smaller creators have any advice or insights into having a patreon as a small creator? My life is busy & if I’m going to dedicate time & energy I’d like to do it well.
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I started a commercial license through thangs in August. All the people who are signed up, I have talked to personally to let them know they shouldn’t expect X models per month. Basically all they get is a right to sell physical prints. I probably need to word my description on thangs alittle better so everyone understands it. I was getting alot of interest for a commercial license and to just stop the questions I just started linking to it in the models posted here. Now I don’t get questions. I also make some easy money off of it as well. Obviously not as much as I would make selling physical prints.
You can check out my memberships here. Thatcaddad’s 3D Model Memberships on Thangs
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Thanks for the reply. This answer was what I was looking for.
I don’t have the reach that you have but we seem to have had the same experiences.
I’ve gone ahead & set up a patreon (and a buymeacoffee because why not)
I have a bit of legwork to do to make it all tie together. I searched a bunch of creators & I went with this NSprints | Mostly for fun | Patreon
Good to hear. It’s definitely good to follow the wording on a Patreon that already exists as long as it lines up with what you want.
As far as pricing goes I went higher than the big patreons because I don’t have that many people wanting mine. Everyone sort of expects $10 for commercial license but one guy has sold 200 of my prints at about $25-$50 a piece. And I’m sure they can right off the cost of my membership.
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