here i am 6 days later when i remembered to add some advice sorry feb grinding & work kept me busy

info to include
- terms of service (i.e. rules - also include what you can/cannot draw, how long to expect for completion, refund policy, etc.)
- examples!! code a few images onto the forum, people tend to buy from people who have readily available art more than art only posted on dA or something
- pricing (do you include items? if so which ones? how much for each item? etc.)
- form (optional but i think it's nice)

coding & appearance
- use free templates for coding!! it's easy & adds appeal to your shop (i recommend adding spoilers for examples)
- here is my shop - this is just a free template that i customized slightly, for example
- mark a few comments for yourself when you open the shop! you'll thank yourself later when you can break up the first few things like i did.
- you don't have to do coding for your shop, if someone wants your art they will buy it regardless. but it helps imo

pricing:
- underpricing art on lioden is pretty widespread, unfortunately. there are some people selling colored full bodies for like 5GB, but you do not need to price that low usually.
- i usually recommend people price at least minimum wage (which for my area is like 15GB/hour) but aim for 12-15 USD/hr if you can (24-30GB/hour).
- it's february. accept HS items (barks, scrotums) for like 1GB=5-6HS and resell these later if you want to make investments during this time

adopts specifically
- read the lioden rules regarding adopts. they can be tricky. (only ONE piece of art per adopt, must be your work entirely or permission on thread for bases, etc.)
- adopts are tough to sell compared to regular commissions, in my experience. warrior cat adopts sell well tho
- coding & some previous advice still applies!!
- here is my adopt shop if you want an example of one or ideas for information to include :^)

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vertigoat 🦤 |
outlaw project (#114297) Thank you so much for all the advise!!! This makes everything a lot easier :)

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