http://www.zazadesigns.co.uk My trials, tribulations and joys of making SL clothing Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:06:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unless you're making clothes with a flat colour you will find that you have seam lines down the sides, arms and legs that depending upon what fabric/colour design you have can be quite noticeable. The velvet fabric (from Lauren Fox’s Lauren’s Tiling Textures) that I've used gives me sharp seam lines ... http://www.zazadesigns.co.uk/2008/09/29/seam-lines-velvet-ballgown-part-1/ Creating suitable sales posters (that are either used on your sales boxes or vendors) along with a good shop location and suitable pricing will help sell your products. Sales Posters What is the most important information that you want to get across to your potential customers when they are looking at the ... http://www.zazadesigns.co.uk/2008/09/19/setting-up-shop-part-4-creating-sales-posters-delivery-boxes/ There are two main ways of selling your items, either via a simple box, or via a vendor system such as JEVN or hippoVEND. Obviously the vendor system is more expensive, as you would need to buy the vendor system you wish to use. However, the main advantage that a ... http://www.zazadesigns.co.uk/2008/08/27/setting-up-shop-part-3-selling-your-creations/ Selling anything in SL has similarities to selling in RL. So it's useful to research the market you're entering, whether that be simply wandering around SL looking at similar items for sale, or doing a more thorough market research. Think about the following: What type of items are people selling in ... http://www.zazadesigns.co.uk/2008/08/03/setting-up-shop-part-2-pricing/ There are three main places where you can sell items which you have created for SL: In world i.e within Second Life itself. Via the SL Exchange website. Via the Onrez website. SL Exchange charges anywhere between 3% - 5% for each item sold through it's website and charges for featured listings, where as ... http://www.zazadesigns.co.uk/2008/07/21/setting-up-shop-part-1-your-shop/