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  • Male-M3diaMale-M3dia Posts: 3,584
    edited June 2018
    frank0314 said:

    in the forums your only getting about 8% of the customer base so those numbers aren't going to be right.

    It'll be on sharecg, so not just DAZ users. Anyway, the worst that happens is folks get free stuff and say the experiment isnt valid. But I've posted freebies before and I think I know how this is going to play out. Still, this time though they will be posted at the same time so people going there will see both in the "new stuff" window at the same time.

    I am also mindful that a historical uniform jacket / hat may  not have the appeal of a contemporary dress so I may offer this instead but would update it for G8M (I'm going to make the dress G8F as well):

     

     

    The experiment isn't valid because what you're offering is for FREE. Even if I don't really want it, I can download it because there's no cost to get it.  Getting someone to pay for an item is more of a valid test, but there are many factors involved in that test as well. The issue that you're testing for would be can a vendor (who has bills to pay) recoup their investment on male vs female clothing.. if it's free  you're getting those that want it as well as people that will get it because it's free so no cost to decide wthere they will buy that or get another item instead.

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  • sapatsapat Posts: 1,735

    I'm not even British, but I'd love to see an authentic detailed police uniform like they type they wore from about the late 1870's or 1880 to about 1900.  Also the clothing that a D.I. would be wearing with the bowler hat, long coat and suit with vest.  Perhaps if you're doing a 'theme', you might even include the basic inside of the station with the Sargeant's desk, a small holding cell, and a tiny D.I. office. We already have a couple nice London street scenes that might be convincing as that era.  But a small scene of their station would be nice, so they'd have a place to be staged.

     

    frank0314 said:

    in the forums your only getting about 8% of the customer base so those numbers aren't going to be right.

    It'll be on sharecg, so not just DAZ users. Anyway, the worst that happens is folks get free stuff and say the experiment isnt valid. But I've posted freebies before and I think I know how this is going to play out. Still, this time though they will be posted at the same time so people going there will see both in the "new stuff" window at the same time.

    I am also mindful that a historical uniform jacket / hat may  not have the appeal of a contemporary dress so I may offer this instead but would update it for G8M (I'm going to make the dress G8F as well):

    OMG, I was just getting ready to post my 'want', which was a Victorian era London police uniform! Eh voila!

  • grinch2901grinch2901 Posts: 1,247
    frank0314 said:

    The experiment isn't valid because what you're offering is for FREE. Even if I don't really want it, I can download it because there's no cost to get it.  Getting someone to pay for an item is more of a valid test, but there are many factors involved in that test as well. The issue that you're testing for would be can a vendor (who has bills to pay) recoup their investment on male vs female clothing.. if it's free  you're getting those that want it as well as people that will get it because it's free so no cost to decide wthere they will buy that or get another item instead.

    See, I haven't even conducted the experiment and it's not valid! All I can say is I've put up male stuff and female stuff for free and the female stuff gets many many more downloads. Both free, both can be grabbed "just because". Both equal quality (or lack thereof) since I made them both.  But they were never on the front  page at the same time, couldn't control for variables of who is looking, etc. 

    This stuff isn't pro quality, it looks okay but I don't do JCMs, sometimes I have thickness but not always, etc. So freebies is all I can do since I wouldn't see it in such a state.  Anyway, the experiment will go and we'll see what happens, then we can debate "why"!

  • TaozTaoz Posts: 10,249
    frank0314 said:

    in the forums your only getting about 8% of the customer base so those numbers aren't going to be right.

    160.000 active forum members?

  • IgnisSerpentusIgnisSerpentus Posts: 2,559

    Im planning a male set... possibly this year, depending on how my timeline runs. Its been like 6 yrs since I did one... I figure what the hey. But if it tanks.... it will be 6 yrs til I do another lol

  • ColinFrenchColinFrench Posts: 649
    xyer0 said:
    ...FINALLY make us a superior men's Italian business suit with different collars, ties, pants cuff, and jacket morphs.

    Hear, hear. And how about some accessories? E.g. a briefcase for those businessmen (not all documents fit on one's cell phone) and a more casual briefcase / leather satchel for our Professor characters.

    I don't know if i'm allowed to provide the link but there's a nice modern looking briefcase over at Hivewire called "Morning Commute Briefcase". And It's only $5.

    Wonderful, we now have a briefcase, but if only the kids would stop playing with it before a big presentation. laugh

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085

    Colin: HA!

    Nice

     

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,707
    edited June 2018
    Taoz said:
    frank0314 said:

    in the forums your only getting about 8% of the customer base so those numbers aren't going to be right.

    160.000 active forum members?

    Yeah, that still only makes up 8%. And of those 160,000 only a few thousand visit the forums on a regular bases.

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  • Male-M3diaMale-M3dia Posts: 3,584
    frank0314 said:

    The experiment isn't valid because what you're offering is for FREE. Even if I don't really want it, I can download it because there's no cost to get it.  Getting someone to pay for an item is more of a valid test, but there are many factors involved in that test as well. The issue that you're testing for would be can a vendor (who has bills to pay) recoup their investment on male vs female clothing.. if it's free  you're getting those that want it as well as people that will get it because it's free so no cost to decide wthere they will buy that or get another item instead.

    See, I haven't even conducted the experiment and it's not valid! All I can say is I've put up male stuff and female stuff for free and the female stuff gets many many more downloads. Both free, both can be grabbed "just because". Both equal quality (or lack thereof) since I made them both.  But they were never on the front  page at the same time, couldn't control for variables of who is looking, etc. 

    This stuff isn't pro quality, it looks okay but I don't do JCMs, sometimes I have thickness but not always, etc. So freebies is all I can do since I wouldn't see it in such a state.  Anyway, the experiment will go and we'll see what happens, then we can debate "why"!

    Understand your experiment:

    PAs say male clothing don't SELL as well as female clothing, so you plan to GIVE AWAY both clothing to see what sells better? OK.

    How is that a valid experiment or even equivalent to what is being said? Good for you giving away items though.

  • NathNath Posts: 2,941

    What I find lacking is Sci-Fi. So it's not just everyday clothes, it's sci-fi stuff.

    There are so many ways to help without doing much work. The problem is the tightness and the boobs. Tight I can handle and eat that, but always putting deep cleavage and giant circles around the breast area is limiting. I say be lazy and make the same dang suit, just give a chest option that's covered and do one suit with the usual skimp-wear-round accentuating globes decor/deepest CLEAVAGE [Gagaahhh ] and one with a square chest area.

    So I'm saying to the vendor- spend 10% of your time on the male version by ONLY making another shirt. Use the exact same files for everything else. lol, not lol.

     

    And I'd end up getting the square-chested version and try to autofit it to the females as well LOL

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    Im planning a male set... possibly this year, depending on how my timeline runs. Its been like 6 yrs since I did one... I figure what the hey. But if it tanks.... it will be 6 yrs til I do another lol

    Consistent. :)

  • Worlds_EdgeWorlds_Edge Posts: 2,153

    Im planning a male set... possibly this year, depending on how my timeline runs. Its been like 6 yrs since I did one... I figure what the hey. But if it tanks.... it will be 6 yrs til I do another lol

    Woot! Cant wait :)
  • Noah LGPNoah LGP Posts: 2,617
    edited June 2018
    j cade said:

    I think you might not have unchecked "hide items I own" I'm getting 138 for g3m vs 593 for g8f... still not great by any means, but a bit better for certain

    You're right

    Clothing and accessories :

    • Michael 3 : 176 
    • Michael 4 : 473
    • Genesis 2 Male : 308
    • Genesis 3 Male : 285
    • Genesis 8 Male : 138

     

    • Genesis : 658

     

    • Victoria 3 : 344
    • Victoria 4 : 1749
    • Genesis 2 Female : 995
    • Genesis 3 Female : 1128
    • Genesis 8 Female : 593
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  • grinch2901grinch2901 Posts: 1,247
    edited June 2018
    frank0314 said:

     

    Understand your experiment:

    PAs say male clothing don't SELL as well as female clothing, so you plan to GIVE AWAY both clothing to see what sells better? OK.

    How is that a valid experiment or even equivalent to what is being said? Good for you giving away items though.

    So if they are downloaded at same rate, it doesnt say anything because its free. Agree.  If the female downloads more than the male even though both are free, I think it says something. That could be that my model sucks, or that nobody wants a historical item, or maybe they want pretty dresses more than uniforms.  That would be open for interpretation. Likewise if the male item outpaces the female, perhaps that says there is an unmet demand and it will get some people thinking, who knows?

    But like you said, if they both get a simiar download count it doesnt show anything. 

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  • Worlds_EdgeWorlds_Edge Posts: 2,153

    Perhaps a PA who, understandably, doesn't want to risk putting too much time into male content with no guaranty of sufficient payback, could use gofundme (or a similar site for products) to make certain of an acceptable recovery before actually creating a set of clothing.  I know that unlike some other products, the PA could not actually sell the items through gofundme (because of distribution issues).  The amount raised would support the work (those who pay into it doing so just to encourage the content, knowing they are not purchasing anything).  Once funded, the PA could make the content and sell it through DAZ as per usual.  Whether they have large or small sales won't matter, since they collected an acceptable to them amount even before sales.

     

    The problem with this is DAZ does not have to accept the item for sale. A vendor could get initial money to begin work on an outfit for submission and it gets outright rejected for sale. If you're talking gofundme or patreon, you should leave the DAZ store out of the solution because that would be a different distribution channel  and process. The advantage of brokering is in addition to the initial sales, building up the PA catalog provides some extra sales each month, particularly when a new item is released. 

    Yes, I suggested that the PA could then sell at DAZ store because I thought they would want the backlist advantage. You have a good point re possibility that the store wont accept the product. That said, every problem has a solution. The vendor could stipulate that if the product is not accepted, then it will be sold through another venue. Also, a known vender might have a better than good chance at getting products accepted.
  • mal3Imagerymal3Imagery Posts: 714

    I can make any kind of men clothing, just that DAZ rigging system is very unintuitive for me :( Weight system is horrid. 

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,722
    frank0314 said:

     

    Understand your experiment:

    PAs say male clothing don't SELL as well as female clothing, so you plan to GIVE AWAY both clothing to see what sells better? OK.

    How is that a valid experiment or even equivalent to what is being said? Good for you giving away items though.

    So if they are downloaded at same rate, it doesnt say anything because its free. Agree.  If the female downloads more than the male even though both are free, I think it says something. That could be that my model sucks, or that nobody wants a historical item, or maybe they want pretty dresses more than uniforms.  That would be open for interpretation. Likewise if the male item outpaces the female, perhaps that says there is an unmet demand and it will get some people thinking, who knows?

    But like you said, if they both get a simiar download count it doesnt show anything. 

    Even if they are free to think that those being free isn't a valid test what is more demanded even if downloaded at equal rates. It's actually a better indicator because there are no demographics, product, or financial information being collected, sold, datawarehoused, and sold again. Simply, is it wanted, yes or no? There are many things offered for free that never have any or many takers.

  • EJWorksEJWorks Posts: 483

    When is Michael's birthday? He should get a full month of celebration with sales on clothes for guys and everyday at least 1, if not 2, new Male items. Clothes, props, poses, morphs, and textures.

    That's my day dream for today.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,327
    xyer0 said:
    ...FINALLY make us a superior men's Italian business suit with different collars, ties, pants cuff, and jacket morphs.

    Hear, hear. And how about some accessories? E.g. a briefcase for those businessmen (not all documents fit on one's cell phone) and a more casual briefcase / leather satchel for our Professor characters.

    It's those professional accessories we need to make stories in renders so I agree. ink pens, pencils, paper, typewriter, computers,...

    The briefcases are already here! traditional(sorry, someone beat me to it), bag (can be scaled to serve as a samples box or portfolio carrier), satchel, flight cases,

    AllenArt said:

    I guess I will cancel my new set coming out soon ...

    NO! Cause it's probably male. LOL And I bought your last product :P

    Laurie

    Me too! You should make more stuff, @GhostofMacbeth!

  • BadKittehCoBadKittehCo Posts: 224
    3anson said:

     

    Hellboy said:

    It's the disaease of modern commercialism.

    It`s the not so modern disease of having to eat and pay the bills cheeky

    Yeah, standing on a corner begging with a "starving artist, I gave my work away" sign only gets people yelling at you to get a better job, smarten up and quit screwing around.

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843

    I can make any kind of men clothing, just that DAZ rigging system is very unintuitive for me :( Weight system is horrid. 

    That sucks because I REALLY want to purchase that military uniform you keep showing off!

  • ColinFrenchColinFrench Posts: 649
    xyer0 said:

    The briefcases are already here! traditional(sorry, someone beat me to it), bag (can be scaled to serve as a samples box or portfolio carrier), satchel, flight cases,

    The satchel looks interesting, but the rest of the outfit doesn't appeal to me and I can't see spending that much just for the bag. Thanks anyway!

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    I can make any kind of men clothing, just that DAZ rigging system is very unintuitive for me :( Weight system is horrid. 

    That sucks because I REALLY want to purchase that military uniform you keep showing off!

    This

  • wolf359 said:

    Right then, All of the usual responses
    within the first two pages
    The Sincere pleading
    The Sardonic humor
    The outright anger
    The  Economic reality from  the PA's
    The  contrite refusal to accept the economic realties
    the Idle( mostly empty) threats to "stop" shopping here. etc etc

    Something seems missing  however..........
    Ahh .. yes 
    "I dont need the PA's to make male content I make my own

    You should too!!!cheeky
    I am liberated from the Daz content "Hamster wheel"laugh
    Here is an oufit I made for the G3 Male Blah blah blah  
    Iclone rules!!!, blah blah...


    Thread complete  

    Wolf359 I have seen some of your other stuff and have wondered where your items sell at?
  • grinch2901grinch2901 Posts: 1,247

    Okay, my little experiment is underway:  https://sharecg.com/pf/full_uploads.php?pf_user_name=grinch2901

  • DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885

    Okay, my little experiment is underway:  https://sharecg.com/pf/full_uploads.php?pf_user_name=grinch2901

    Full disclosure - I only downloaded the men's set.  While I don't have a lot of use for either, I could see more of a use for the British constable than the sundress... which is *exactly* how I decide what stuff I buy too.  What I can I use *now* - or at least see needing in the near future - that will give me the most stuff for what I have available to spend.

    That and I already have plenty of summery dresses for G3F.

  • ByrdieByrdie Posts: 1,783

    Ooh, thanks for the Bobby outfit, can definitely use that since the only thing similar I have is for Poser and Mike 3 ... or was it 4? Much appreciated. Also nabbed the G2F morphing sweater in hopes of using it on G2M. Should be workable since I have the cross figure morphs for both Genesis 2 & 3. My guys wear a lot of what began as female outfits. wink 

  • grinch2901grinch2901 Posts: 1,247
    edited June 2018

    I hope you enjoy whatever you choose to use. Those who don't want female stuff, don't take it. Those that like to hoard stuff "just in case" so they download both but never use either, that's cool too. And those that only download the male one because they want to help send a message even thought they don't plan to use it, glad I can help with that too.  It's all good!  

    Here's where it's not a fair test, fully. The dress is for G8F, current generation. The uniform jacket/hat is for G3M, prior generation. Also, it is buggy which I disclose in the description. So both those things could supress some downloads. So if you go there and download the uniform for no other reason than to make a point that's a good thing in my book. Don't want my poor choices and/or skills to skew things towards the girls!

    It's funny but when you put things out into the world, you have to accept that most people who download them will either never use them or never share a render in public with them. I have multiple freebie items that were downloaded over 1000 times and I've never seen them in a single render anywhere.  That may be the case with both of these. But in the end, it's a gift so have at it!

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  • Working on a male one now !

    This one looks like a must have!.....how about some monsters incorporated morphs;)
  • grinch2901grinch2901 Posts: 1,247
    Byrdie said:

    Ooh, thanks for the Bobby outfit, can definitely use that since the only thing similar I have is for Poser and Mike 3 ... or was it 4? Much appreciated. Also nabbed the G2F morphing sweater in hopes of using it on G2M. Should be workable since I have the cross figure morphs for both Genesis 2 & 3. My guys wear a lot of what began as female outfits. wink 

    Since I'm in a giving mood, I am probably going to make my commando sweater available too, after I refit it to G3M and fix some issues in the shoulders.  Here's another render I made with it, the shirt collar is from another set, as is the belt so don't get your hopes up there. 

    Mytery_At_HQ_V1.jpg
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