I have decided to make a small online store to sell a few of my 3d models in a pack. I was wondering what you thought of Zen.

Is it safe, and good? Would you recommend it?

EDIT: Fixed link, sorry about that.

DO IT

Just sell cafepress mugs with the model on them.

Then people can just scan the mug.

Ebay.

People sell 3d models on Ebay? Is that even a good way to advertise your product?

No one is going to buy your crappy 3d models.

Any company that needs 3d models already employs someone to make them.

Any project that needs them is going to find someone on internet to make them for free.

Zen Carts is not good.

yeah, because someone posting about using cafepress mugs with the models printed on the side is a serious answer.

You did read what my post said right? (Wrong link? Link is now fixed?)

My god.



Can I hear some reasons, also what do you recommend instead?

http://www.turbosquid.com

Assuming you made them, and they're not piles of crap.

It produces terrible urls, the kind that mean you never get ranked well on Google even if your content is good.

As for alternatives I don't really know. For a small site i'd normally just code one myself quickly and interface it with Paypal, but http://www.shopify.info/ looks pretty good and simple to use.

I am near finished a small pack of fences and simple relatively low poly houses, 100% new and original. I am going to sell them within the RC community as some simple and cheap content that some people may like to buy. Its convenient because it works with no trouble with RC.

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The reason I need and want a shopping cart is because I plan on adding various products over time, and I want people to browse through them on my own web page (got a domain and working on the page itself) Looking into Shopify.

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Its not gonna be a big site, just a small shop with a bunch of model packs that can be easily used and modified in any type of game for RC.

You can point to turbosquid pages and just showcase on your own site. Trust me, you're more likely to get downloads/traffic.

I have this idea in mind, and I might use it. I am just looking into the alternatives. I think I might go with this one. Thanks.

incorrect


our company was looking for 2 models, and surely was not about to *hire* a modeler just for them

i even posted on here asking you guys if you were interested


might be surprised that there are a reasonable number of situations where even an untextured simple 3d model is all a company is really looking for. not everything is for dropping into a 3d game world hehe.

thus, 'No one is going to buy your crappy 3d models.' is simply not true xD


edit: now if only i can convince my boss to let me write some background music for our digital xray interface.. =o
[mp3]http://binarydemons.com/~strike/files/woodrot.mp3[/mp3]

But seriously, I don't know if there's a market for 3d models in the same way stock photography does.

Maybe if they're really good. Fences and houses? ehh...

Basic polygon tool fences more than likely.

I would assume you would need to provide definite proof or exellance before you could start actually, you know, make people pay for the stuff. Get your homepage with a nice gallary and examples to wow potential customers and then provide a link upon email to a place like this.

2.78 cents (Canadian)

CAD and USD trades 1:1 at the moment. So 2 cents.

I'd be more interested in finding out how he's gonna get hosting.

Mexican mafia gangster ninja boxer MMO maker connections.

rofl!