This is not a unique problem to you. I have 682 views (622 in search results) and 60 profile visits. If anyone can spot a problem with either of our profiles I would be glad to hear some recommendations too.
I suspect there is not the demand to drive the need for Rookies to perform prints in many cases. Why pick someone with less than 10 prints when for the same price there are people with dozens or hundreds of prints?
@keebie81 suggestions are good ideas, hub views arent always indicative of orders, ive had close to 200,000 views on my hub
trying to get your hub services started is always slow at first, some ideas are to join local makerspaces, go to the next 3d hubs meetup, do more prints for family and friends! feel free to ask me any questions if I can help
I was reading this is a lighthearted discussion about ways to best improve the likely search result metrics rather than a serious plan to cheat the system. I am not sure that using redit to advertise for more jobs would be a scam of the system either.
It would be better if hubs were encouraged to order prints off of one another rather than buying a new colour filament or similar. That would be a more honest reason for one hub owner to order prints from another. Rather does go against the motivations for most hobbyists though. We got printers to print stuff ourselves instead of contracting others.
While yes in a way it is scamming the system, no one loses in it.
The printers get the bigger order number next to their hub in the search results
3D Hubs gets the 12.5% of all these orders
Thus creating more profit for the hub and 3d hubs.
And I never said that we wouldn’t actually print the order. So in a sense, it is a legit order just done between printers.
If this is against the terms somewhere, I’d like to see it and obv if it is not allowed, I wont do it.
But currently in my eyes, that total order number seems to be the biggest hurdle.
And as a follow up note for Nikolay, I am not being very aggressive in drumming up business locally so my stats reflect that a little bit but it is ok for me. Slow and steady or not so steady is ok for now!
True true - i’ve had two “printer parts” orders. When you can’t print it or can’t get the part right, you need to reach out just like any other customer! Printing for fellow Hubbers makes you go the extra mile as you are basically printing for your competition - so you have to show off!
Steve
I’m starting a new hub myself (not all verified yet - waiting on the postcard). At any rate, the only advantage I could come up with is to only charge 50% initially to hopefully get things rolling
I think you are correct. I might offer some near free small prints for a while. I would be operating at a loss but it would generate a customer base and get the ratings started.
@Slic3DBread I think your Minimum order value is too high at 7.50 should be closer to 3-5
