I’m a big fan of automatic income, so I was excited to learn about CardsInk, a sort of Threadless-type site for greeting cards. The web site made it seem so easy. Submit a design, get votes, get paid. I thought I would submit my Tanks design, so late this afternoon I signed up for an account.
I was dismayed to read in the user agreement, however (ALWAYS read the user agreement, even if it’s long), that if you submit a card design, CardsInk owns the license to it, exclusively, forever. They only pay $100 for … Read more »
I’ve been hearing a lot about crowdsourcing lately. In general it’s a good idea, tapping the collective brainpower of your fans or customer base to generate ideas you might normally have to rely on hired professionals for. It’s been around for a long time, (think Betty Crocker recipe contests, American Idol or the 2002 vote for the new M&Ms color), but the Internet has made crowdsourcing infinitely easier and the scale infinitely larger. The … Read more »
I’ve been sick for over a week now. It’s really pissing me off. I have shit to DO, man! But I’m finally well enough to at least type while I lie on the couch. My apologies if this week’s posts are a little short.
With Earth Day coming up in a month a number of websites/companies are sponsoring “green design” contests:
Threadless is having a green t-shirt design contest, with a $2,000 cash prize and loads of other stuff. The deadline is April 6th.
Inhabitat is having a contest for … Read more »
