pinkdoodle’s blog

Hello all,

For those who have signed up with us, we are experiencing a high number of malfunctions. They worked fine when tested with our local server and started acting up when uploaded to a different one. We are getting this fixed as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused (and some frustrations). Hang in there!

I thought I'd post this up again as my previous "7 Days to Launch" is experiencing some kind of problem when someone tries to open it. (I think it's because I posted the same entry about 30 times by accident. An error box kept on appearing when I tried saving it)

So, it's now the 20th of December and Pinkdoodle will be up and running in 5 days! Hooray!

And another thing for those who worry about giving away your credit card details. Today we have just decided on taking payments via PayPal. So that's one worry down the line. :)

Hope to see more of you signing up. Grab your one month free item listing!

Go to www.pinkdoodle.com to sign up.

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5days

It's finally coming together! 7 more days and Pinkdoodle will be up and running. Big hopes for it to sail like a baby. We are right now conducting tests and making final adjustments.

We're giving away one month of free item listing for those who sign up before December 25th. Join the 200+ people who have signed up as for this moment.

Visit www.pinkdoodle.com to register.

7 days

Frequently Asked Questions - Selling

1.    Free month offer
2.    Becoming a seller
3.    Fees
4.    Who can sell on Pinkdoodle
5.    Item Listing

1. Free month offer

Q. How does the free month offer work?
A. Between now and December 25th (or until the website is fully uploaded) you can go to www.pinkdoodle.com to register with us. When you do this before December 25th, you will receive one month of free item listing.

Q. Is there a limit to how many items I can list?
A. No, you can upload as many items as you like within that month. The offer will expire on January 25th, 2008.

Q. What happens when an item sells?
A. You will choose your own method of payment and arrange payment with your buyer. We recommend using Paypal. The final sale commission of 3% will be billed onto your account.

2. Becoming a seller

Q. Do I not become a seller automatically?
A. After you register with us, the default setting of your account is limited to buying features. You will need to go through the process of becoming a seller by submitting the required information. This will become available on the site.

Q. How much does it cost to open a shop?
A. Free! You will also get your own sub domain site. http://www.yourname.pinkdoodle.com. This link will bring someone straight to your shop page. If you are not a seller, the link will bring you to your profile page.

Q. Is there any kind of subscription program I have to enroll in?
A. Nope. You will only be charged for the services you use such as item listing and final sale fee.

Q. Do I have to submit my debit/credit card details?
A. Yes. This is how you will make payment on your charges. However, we are considering taking payments from Paypal. You will be informed of our decision very soon.

Q. Is there any other way of paying?
A. We are developing a buy-in-advance credit system, where you can purchase credits with us in advance and receive free extra credits. Your charges will be then deducted off.

Q. Do we need to send our selling items to you?
A. No, Pinkdoodle only provides the online platform to match sellers with buyers. All transactions will be arranged between the buyer and the seller.

Q. What happens when a buyer doesn’t pay?
A. You will be able to report these sorts of incidents to us, and if approved your 3% commission fee will be refunded or removed from your bill.
 

3. Fees

Q. What are your prices?
A. For the moment we only have 2 chargeable services; ₤0.05 listing fee and a 3% commission if your item sells. We have, however, a range of marketing tools lined up to be soon developed. If you choose to use any of the marketing tools, you will be charged accordingly.

4. Who can sell on Pinkdoodle

Q. Do you make selections before approving sellers onto the site?
A. No, anyone aged 18 years and older are free to join and sell. If you are under 18, you may still sell in Pinkdoodle under supervision of an adult

Q. What happens when there are sellers selling products that are irrelevant?
A. We will have a regular scouting around items as well as a reporting system. Although, irrelevant items will most probably not attract Pinkdoodle buyers who are on the site to shop Creative!

Q. Do I have to be from the UK to sell?
A. No, Pinkdoodle is an international marketplace. Anyone in the world can sell on the site. This does not mean sellers must be able to ship internationally. If a seller chooses to only offer shipping nationally, they are allowed to do so.

5. Item listing

Q. What happens if the item I'm selling fits into more than one category?
A. Don't worry, we have a Tagging system where you will be able to input keywording description making your item more searchable. So, choose one category that you feel best fit.

Q. What other ways can I increase the chance of being searched?
A. We have 3 keyword search categories available for every item listed. Tags, Materials used, and Techniques used. Each word or phrase you put in here will be a searchable tag. We are also developing a range of marketing tools in which you can advertise your items within the Pinkdoodle website.

Q. How many images can I upload for free?
A. Each item only has an allowance of 6 images. Free of cost.

Q. How long will the item stay listed?
A. 4 Months

Hello Knitters!

My name is Dominiq Haliman, I stumbled upon VOX and joined today in search for Artists, Designers, and Crafters to build the first community on www.pinkdoodle.com, an online marketplace website to buy and sell Creative. Due to go live on Christmas day. If you have got creations that have been hiding somewhere in your house, sign up with us before December 25th 2007 and receive one month of free item listing. 

Stop by our page and have a little read about us. When you're ready go to www.pinkdoodle.com and sign up!

Registernow

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Pinkdoodle - Buy & Sell Creative

So, to move on... With my background in Design, some experience in identity re-Branding, and an awareness from cultural & social studies, I began to see the trend of those who are graduating Art & Design school with their final year pieces ready to be marketed! The competition to land on a job is extremely tight. Students studying in the creative fields have been warned repeatedly by the tutors of the hard cash-flow that will come from pursuing a Creative career.

I believed differently. Creative professionals have the power to innovate, they just need to be paired with the right tool to get them take that next big step! Any successful venture, creative or non-creative, big or small, is made up of two main elements. Innovation and Marketing. (So my father says, and other book source I read)

The concept of Pinkdoodle.com is purely based in helping these Creatives to get to that somewhere. The idea started from setting up a Portfolio House for Creatives, to a Creative Recruitment website, to (at some point) not knowing what it should be, and finally the polished concept of setting up an online marketplace to buy and sell Creative goods and services!

On my way to jetting go my new company to success, I got reminded of a man in the book-selling industry (documented in some book, I cannot quite remember) who set up a blog and drove traffic to his business! So I thought I'd give this a shot and share a little more that what meets the eye.

So, here's a little story to how it began. My name is Dominiq Haliman. I found the upcoming website Pinkdoodle.com, due to go live on Christmas day (woohooo!!!) The concept came about the end of February 2007 in the middle of my third and final year in completion of my BA (hons) Product Design degree at Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London. NOT good for my final year projects. I got distracted, and on top of that I had a severe nasal polyp that kept me awake at night and unable to sleep, leaving my sleepy head during daytimes. My good hard work for the previous 3 years sort of went to waste. Not terribly, but pretty bad in comparison to what I was able to really achieve.

So back to Pinkdoodle, to speed up the story by 7 months, I invited friends to take part. People come and go because of personal and professional reasons. Like many other start-ups, online or offline, research shows very little success in partners or group members staying together 'til the end of time. I salute the two guys from GOOGLE!  I suppose you don't have to look at it that far down the line, you can be watching MTV and follow faith on singing groups that eventually go solo, or simply.. break up!

Pinkdoodle went through a lot of roller coaster developments, happiness and some sorrow. A lot of fear and excitement involved, however I believe when you feel that way about something, you're going on the right direction.   OK, I didnt quite come up with that. I felt it, but some guy I watched from somewhere quoted that. :D You know when you're going through something and never really quite realized it until someone else mentions it? Yes. That!