Excellent video thank you! Can you give any advice on what kinds of photoshop classes to take to learn how to make digital textures, clip art, etc? All the classes I have come across seem to focus on photo editing.. :/
Well In order to make Digital textures you will need to know at least the basics of photo editing otherwise it will be extremely difficult. Most of the clipart is made by designers drawing painting or creating the content and then bringing it into a photo editor like photoshop and digitizing it. The sloppy clipart and digital texture creators and there are tons of them steal others content and mix it up. So be wary of people, there's a lot of so called classes but none of them are of any substance. I was thinking of making a premium class myself.
@@PhotohackLovers thank you! You should bc I have searched high and low for months and not able to find much of anything regarding this topic with photoshop. I do make things on Procreate and in PS and I learn as I go.. but I feel like there’s got to be a better way and more knowledge I need to make better quality items or maybe an easier process for me. Thanks again
By the way, I've a question. Once you're rejected, what happens the next time you apply with all those helpful tips done? I mean I've got a rejection email from Creative Market saying "...they'll not be able to review future requests from me. I applied just once. Does it mean for the next time I apply for a shop on Creative market, I must do it with another user name, email and even IP no? This would be bad, because I'd like to use same info. to create a seamless network among all online stock sites. Any ideas from the audience here is accepted with pleasure.
I do know that creative market is strict on what they allow on the market, if you send me a link to your stuff I can critique it and maybe help give you a few pointers.
Creativemarket Doesnt have an exam unless they just started it today lol, How many products you upload is up to you, I personally dont stick to any particular style I create what is trending you can find what is trending by searching for trends via socials or my method is i ask a teenager they know everything thats cool and trendy stuff I would never know. I hang out with teens and pick their brains they know trends before they become trends because they usually start them.
You can but there is no guarantee they will approve, If you have not applied and been denied you can get a dribbble pro account and become automatically approved.
Hi! Thanks for the great video. I have a question about how you offer free products on Etsy for reviews. I’d like to boost my reviews that way but not sure how you send the free product, do you offer a coupon code so it still counts as sale?
I dont offer any coupons for this i simply put it in the note to seller and email them and offer an equal or lesser value free item. Heres the thing with free items I use to offer coupon codes for these but someone figured out how to hack this setting and downloaded every item in my store for free this is a flaw in design in shopify however have not used this with etsy because if you give them the free item up front there is not incentive to do a review.
Thank you for all the information. I have a shop there. But yesterday I saw all my product and shop banner is deleted from my account. I could add product but it didn't show. I can't understand what happened? Do you have any answer?
Sorry to hear that, Things dont usually just disappear unless something happened you may have accidently deleted something without knowing. It could be browser issues it could be just about anything without knowing more its hard to tell. Sorry I cant be more help.
Hi! This was such a cool insight! I just got approved of CM after my first try, which is humbling and exciting, so this information really give a gist as to what I should focus on, cause I technically have no content. I got really discouraged after making 20 files for Freepik and getting rejected, so I thought this might be a long shot, but turns out I've dodged a bullet as Freepik is apparently known to be horrible for creators. I'm so excited to start on CM! Have a great day :)
Omg you should have dm'd me I know im slow asf on social media to respond but I could have told you that freepik is cancer for creators. CM is where its at, cm and etsy only is where i sell. Take your time with CM and make sure your cover photos are extremely good. right now the color pallette they are into is neutral like nudes and stuff and anything 70s hipster, they are extremely hipster cliche and so you will get hand picked every single time if you nail those things. Most sold items are fonts, procreate brushes and scene creators.
@@PhotohackLovers It seems like it! I'be been on etsy casually selling some trinkets, but oh lordé, glad I didn't try harder for freepik. I really thoughts it seems cute and I send in a bunch of freshly made items I spent days on and none of it got like an "ok" even. It as all "wrong" style, wrong look, etc. Even though I made some stuff exactly like it is on freepik itself. How can brush strokes be not good enough if you've accepted some lazy 4 brush stroke vector file from someone and mine is like a nice collection of 12 -.- What makes theirs correct? UGH.
Etsy doesn't have the option to give away free products. If you want to give away free products then it will be much easier to do so on your personal site.
No, not usually if you watch the video I go over this and explain why please watch the video in its entirety and the exact way to get approved is detailed.
Creative Market requests a portfolio when you apply to open a shop... is that still necessary if you are already selling on Etsy? Or otherwise can you just give your them your website/blog address? Or do you really need a portfolio on Behance or something like that?
No, I actually applied with my behance portfolio and it got rejected, as the video states I tell you exactly how to get instant approval follow the instructions exactly in the video and when you re-apply use a different email.
I waited until I was at almost 1500 sales and over 200 reviews, I ran specials that rewarded users for reviews. If you give me a link to your shop or work maybe I can give you a few pointers :)
Yup. I made the dumb mistake of creating an etsy account with only 2 products, digital clipart. I only had one sale, wasn't enough to pay my dept to etsy and my profile will be suspended in 4 days. I'm here to see how I can save my account but RIP I guess.
I would simply just pay the fee so you can get your account in good standing and realize that you need to price your products to make enough to cover the fees as well as yourself if that makes sense. I will do a video on etsy pricing and overall aesthetics. The competition is crazy now and shops with less quality or proper branding are getting left in the dust. I will help out as much as I can subscribe and hit that bell so you can get notified of the video when I post it.
you can only get a shop if they approve you, You are doing a disservice to yourself if you try and open a shop in an illegal manner through someone else, first of all they have new tax laws and they are now requiring all non us citizens to now be forced to pay taxes even US citizens are being taken to the cleaners for 25% and on top of that a 40% cut for each sale by creative market. To make any money on here you need to be really good because the competition is fierce. If they didnt pick you for a shop follow my instructions and try again. Almost no one gets picked at first. So dont feel bad.
Hi! I love your content and it was very informative! I have been rejected by Creative Market third time now because I don't understand how to present my portfolio to Creative Market. Currently, I only have 1 Etsy shop, all I do is share the link to one of my Etsy listings as a portfolio and link to my Etsy shop to Creative Market. I got rejected from Creative Market and have this email "To resolve this, please ensure that the email address associated with your Creative Market user account is visible on your portfolio, website, or social media accounts linked in your application. We take this extra step to ensure the safety of our shop owners, and we appreciate your understanding" Can you please help me with the right way to present my portfolio to the Creative Market, because I'm so desperate with this issue? I appreciate it so much if you can help me here thank you!🙏
Create a new account new email new everything sign up for dribbble pro creative market says anyone who signs up for a dribbble pro account will automatically be accept into the creative market shop program. Now it does have a bit about being previously rejected hence why i tell you to create a whole new person, new portfolio ect.
Excellent video thank you! Can you give any advice on what kinds of photoshop classes to take to learn how to make digital textures, clip art, etc? All the classes I have come across seem to focus on photo editing.. :/
Well In order to make Digital textures you will need to know at least the basics of photo editing otherwise it will be extremely difficult. Most of the clipart is made by designers drawing painting or creating the content and then bringing it into a photo editor like photoshop and digitizing it. The sloppy clipart and digital texture creators and there are tons of them steal others content and mix it up. So be wary of people, there's a lot of so called classes but none of them are of any substance. I was thinking of making a premium class myself.
@@PhotohackLovers thank you! You should bc I have searched high and low for months and not able to find much of anything regarding this topic with photoshop. I do make things on Procreate and in PS and I learn as I go.. but I feel like there’s got to be a better way and more knowledge I need to make better quality items or maybe an easier process for me. Thanks again
By the way, I've a question. Once you're rejected, what happens the next time you apply with all those helpful tips done? I mean I've got a rejection email from Creative Market saying "...they'll not be able to review future requests from me. I applied just once. Does it mean for the next time I apply for a shop on Creative market, I must do it with another user name, email and even IP no? This would be bad, because I'd like to use same info. to create a seamless network among all online stock sites. Any ideas from the audience here is accepted with pleasure.
I do know that creative market is strict on what they allow on the market, if you send me a link to your stuff I can critique it and maybe help give you a few pointers.
I'm looking forward to hearing critics from you and they may be here, open to public, so all the audience may utilise them.
How to pass the exam on km? How many products and in what style to paint. Stankyou.
Creativemarket Doesnt have an exam unless they just started it today lol, How many products you upload is up to you, I personally dont stick to any particular style I create what is trending you can find what is trending by searching for trends via socials or my method is i ask a teenager they know everything thats cool and trendy stuff I would never know. I hang out with teens and pick their brains they know trends before they become trends because they usually start them.
@@PhotohackLovers Thankyou for answer. But they want to see a several of you’r products. And then approve or reject you. Mayby in my region.
If I have work to show on behance, but neither have my website nor selling on any POD website. Can I still apply on creative market.Will they approve?
You can but there is no guarantee they will approve, If you have not applied and been denied you can get a dribbble pro account and become automatically approved.
@@PhotohackLovers please suggest something as a surface pattern designer how to get approved in CM being new.
can i sell same product on both platforms ?
yes you can.
Hi! Thanks for the great video. I have a question about how you offer free products on Etsy for reviews. I’d like to boost my reviews that way but not sure how you send the free product, do you offer a coupon code so it still counts as sale?
I dont offer any coupons for this i simply put it in the note to seller and email them and offer an equal or lesser value free item. Heres the thing with free items I use to offer coupon codes for these but someone figured out how to hack this setting and downloaded every item in my store for free this is a flaw in design in shopify however have not used this with etsy because if you give them the free item up front there is not incentive to do a review.
Thank you a lot of info I like your way of talk you remember me of Julia Garner from the serie of Ozark
ya my husband says the same thing lol
Thank you for all the information. I have a shop there. But yesterday I saw all my product and shop banner is deleted from my account. I could add product but it didn't show. I can't understand what happened? Do you have any answer?
Sorry to hear that, Things dont usually just disappear unless something happened you may have accidently deleted something without knowing. It could be browser issues it could be just about anything without knowing more its hard to tell. Sorry I cant be more help.
Hi! This was such a cool insight! I just got approved of CM after my first try, which is humbling and exciting, so this information really give a gist as to what I should focus on, cause I technically have no content. I got really discouraged after making 20 files for Freepik and getting rejected, so I thought this might be a long shot, but turns out I've dodged a bullet as Freepik is apparently known to be horrible for creators. I'm so excited to start on CM! Have a great day :)
Omg you should have dm'd me I know im slow asf on social media to respond but I could have told you that freepik is cancer for creators. CM is where its at, cm and etsy only is where i sell. Take your time with CM and make sure your cover photos are extremely good. right now the color pallette they are into is neutral like nudes and stuff and anything 70s hipster, they are extremely hipster cliche and so you will get hand picked every single time if you nail those things. Most sold items are fonts, procreate brushes and scene creators.
@@PhotohackLovers It seems like it! I'be been on etsy casually selling some trinkets, but oh lordé, glad I didn't try harder for freepik. I really thoughts it seems cute and I send in a bunch of freshly made items I spent days on and none of it got like an "ok" even. It as all "wrong" style, wrong look, etc. Even though I made some stuff exactly like it is on freepik itself. How can brush strokes be not good enough if you've accepted some lazy 4 brush stroke vector file from someone and mine is like a nice collection of 12 -.- What makes theirs correct? UGH.
Sorry if this is obvious but how do you offer free product to people who use your Etsy shop?
Etsy doesn't have the option to give away free products. If you want to give away free products then it will be much easier to do so on your personal site.
is behance portfolio okay for approved in creative market ? I have tried but did not accepted.
No, not usually if you watch the video I go over this and explain why please watch the video in its entirety and the exact way to get approved is detailed.
can I open shop at creative market with my Instagram portfolio?
I wouldn't recommend that way, the easiest way know is to get a dribbble account.
Creative Market requests a portfolio when you apply to open a shop... is that still necessary if you are already selling on Etsy? Or otherwise can you just give your them your website/blog address? Or do you really need a portfolio on Behance or something like that?
No, I actually applied with my behance portfolio and it got rejected, as the video states I tell you exactly how to get instant approval follow the instructions exactly in the video and when you re-apply use a different email.
What minimum of sales you have to get in your Etsy Shop to get accepted in Creative Market ? I currently have 51 sales and 6 review .
I waited until I was at almost 1500 sales and over 200 reviews, I ran specials that rewarded users for reviews. If you give me a link to your shop or work maybe I can give you a few pointers :)
@@PhotohackLovers yes that will be great
This is my shop link
www.etsy.com/shop/ManillaDesigns
It was much helpful. Here a new subscriber you have. Thx for sharing your experiences.
Thanks for the sub!
Thank you for sharing your insights!
My pleasure!
I love the information you gave us 😍😍😍
I'm so glad you loved it :)
Yup. I made the dumb mistake of creating an etsy account with only 2 products, digital clipart. I only had one sale, wasn't enough to pay my dept to etsy and my profile will be suspended in 4 days. I'm here to see how I can save my account but RIP I guess.
I would simply just pay the fee so you can get your account in good standing and realize that you need to price your products to make enough to cover the fees as well as yourself if that makes sense. I will do a video on etsy pricing and overall aesthetics. The competition is crazy now and shops with less quality or proper branding are getting left in the dust. I will help out as much as I can subscribe and hit that bell so you can get notified of the video when I post it.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
I need a shop. If anyone sells, please contact me.
you can only get a shop if they approve you, You are doing a disservice to yourself if you try and open a shop in an illegal manner through someone else, first of all they have new tax laws and they are now requiring all non us citizens to now be forced to pay taxes even US citizens are being taken to the cleaners for 25% and on top of that a 40% cut for each sale by creative market. To make any money on here you need to be really good because the competition is fierce. If they didnt pick you for a shop follow my instructions and try again. Almost no one gets picked at first. So dont feel bad.
Hi! I love your content and it was very informative!
I have been rejected by Creative Market third time now because I don't understand how to present my portfolio to Creative Market. Currently, I only have 1 Etsy shop, all I do is share the link to one of my Etsy listings as a portfolio and link to my Etsy shop to Creative Market.
I got rejected from Creative Market and have this email "To resolve this, please ensure that the email address associated with your Creative Market user account is visible on your portfolio, website, or social media accounts linked in your application. We take this extra step to ensure the safety of our shop owners, and we appreciate your understanding"
Can you please help me with the right way to present my portfolio to the Creative Market, because I'm so desperate with this issue? I appreciate it so much if you can help me here thank you!🙏
Create a new account new email new everything sign up for dribbble pro creative market says anyone who signs up for a dribbble pro account will automatically be accept into the creative market shop program. Now it does have a bit about being previously rejected hence why i tell you to create a whole new person, new portfolio ect.