What happens to losing contest templates?

[thinksuccess]

There are many nice templates that are designed during these contests. My question is what happens to the ones that don't win?

We can have a run at all these templates sites that are our there. I do a search for templates and I get 50 links of the same company. Frustrating!

I have a couple of software apps that my company has developed and it would make for an exciting idea.

The first application is a shopping cart that has the ability to sign up affiliates who can have their own templates store with their own brand.

The second is a web based editor that allows the average joe to actually add the content to these sites. So you aren't restricted to just webdesigners.

So all of the losing contest entry templates can be placed onto the shopping cart app which will be tied to many affiliates (hopefully) and be sold. We will not sell the same template twice making us unique.

So let's get an example here so everyone can grasp what I'm thinking.

We have one master site with all the templates for sale. We have many affiliate sites selling the templates. Each time a template is sold it's taken off the master site so it also dissapears off the affiliate sites automatically. Each time a template is added it's added to all affiliate sites automatically.

This needs to be a win-win situation so we need some discussion as to how we would like to work together.

I will supply the server and the software to make everything work.

Any comments would be appreciated. I think this would be a fun way to make some money and we could have one of the best template sites on the net quickly!

Regards

[Palmer]

The templates that do not win either...

1) Get used for another client
2) Get sold thru contacting the designers and paying through Design Outpost
3) Are sold at the designers own web sites
4) Are offered for sale here at the Template Sales forum
5) Eventually be offered for sale at Template Outpost when that is set up

So in other words, your offer would conflict/compete with our site.

[ant1832]

Some people post them in the template sales forum (http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/?act=SF&s=&f=22), although most don't since that hasn't worked very well. I wouldn't have a problem with trying something like this since losing designs just end up wasting my hd space.

Let's see what Palmer thinks

*Edit we were replying at the same time...I figured it would be a conflict of interest.

[thinksuccess]

Ok, so it would be a conflict of interest. How bout we work together with you on this and brand it as you? What do you think?

[thinksuccess]

I dont' know who's doing your work on your Template Outpost or how long you have left but we have this model setup and ready to go. We could put this in the fast lane.

[designmarket]

Just a note from the resellers corner of the forums here at design outpost.... I would hope that NONE of the work produced in there can be re-sold or offered with any advertising naming or branding of the origianly requested company name?

Am I wrong? Could work there, be offered out with names on it?

[Palmer]

They are aware that any designs made in the reseller area are to remain private. It's not an issue.

[designmarket]

Just as another angle for designers that enter the contest and don't win there are many places that they could enter their template as an advertisement for their abiliaties etc. Offering it for free in the right place, if it is good, could bring more custom building business. :D

[thinksuccess]

Of course not. The original branding would be taken off.

Think a little more about this concept.

Each designer could have their own template design store which features all the designs from all the designers. It's a network and when any of the designs sell if it's not theres they get a commission.

Also the stores can also include our other products if wanted to expand product offering. Each template could be integrated into the templates.

Products that we have that could be added to a store for increased income are:

shopping cart
photo gallery
wysiwyg web editor (greate for customers to do their own updates)
event calendar
live chat for customer service
search engine marketing
custom programming

These are our apps that we offer generous commissions

We would be open to other members wanting to add their products as well to make this a great resource for profits.

As we gain more affiliates your products have a better chance to sell and as we get more products you have more products to sell.

I'm just brain storming here and looking for comments ideas as to how we could build something exciting which would benefit all.

[Palmer]

I appreciate your enthusiasm about your idea but I'm lost as to how this is different than them selling their templates on their own site or through our site. It sounds to me like you are basically offering a storefront from which you would assumably take a cut of their sale. Is that correct?

[thinksuccess]

well let's forget the money part for now. We can figure that out later. Yes they can sell on their own site or your site but this way would be much more powerful.

Not only could they have a broader audience for their templates but they could also sell other peoples templates and or products and make a percentage.

This would be a master store with all templates products etc. Each member would be essentially like an affiliate.

This could also be marketed to other affiliate directories as an affiliate program thus generating more traffic for the products.

[designmarket]

Oh.. like a secondary templatemoster? I don't think that is the feeling I get about this place.. I could be wrong, but I feel that the individualistic approach without the commercialism is just fine for the target market ..

what are others thoughts? designers?

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I am not a designer.. but I have to agree, this network of sites is a few steps above templatemoster. I honestly beleive the image here might be tarnished once you bring that sort of concept into the picture.

Not that I do not think the current Outpost network will not grow, but I think the clients that surf this network would rather not be trashed by the "resold" template theme that some template sites might get.

I think the collection of designers here would be better off my hosting their designs on their website and for people who take the time to browse can find the links.

2¢ from an advertiser and contest holder.

[thinksuccess]

I appreciate your thoughts and concerns. However this would not be another template monster because these designs would only be sold once! Then they would be taken off the site. There would always be fresh designs where template monster has the same designs.

I guess this doesnt' even have to be about templates. This is a useful application idea I think which can be applied to all types of markets.

If not the templates what other ideas might you think we should look at?

[WildCard]

Maybe you should contact the losers of contests and offer to buy their templates, or make an offer to them to consign it to your site.

Sounds like the establishment here isn't keen on your plan.

-WC-