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by petargyurov 2217 days ago
Looks useful as I'm just getting into that sort of stuff for my business [0]

I experimented with two ad campaigns, on Facebook and on Reddit, both the cheapest options. Had some weird results from the FB one: most of the "reached" users were concentrated in Eastern Europe, even though my locations were set to the US, Canada and Europe. All in all, it didn't yield many clicks but for ~£10 I wasn't expecting much.

Reddit's ads are more expensive, and I was dissapointed to find that you can't target just any subreddit. They have a list of "ad-approved" ones that you can pick from. Campaign is still running but it already looks like it's reached more people. Not sure if it's resulting in more clicks though.

[0] Shameless plug: https://makely.me
2 comments
guptaneil 2217 days ago
Makely looks nice! Thanks for sharing. I sent the link along to someone who was considering starting a 3D design business :)

I haven't signed up myself, but how are you planning on solving the chicken/egg marketplace problem?

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petargyurov 2217 days ago
I'm glad you like it and thanks for spreading the word!

> how are you planning on solving the chicken/egg marketplace problem

The plan at the moment is to advertise whilst it's still in deveopment and get a healthy user base of mostly creators. It will take time; I don't expect it to blow up overnight.

I have worries when it comes to attracting enough "clients" because that's significantly harder to advertise to. To start off with, the demographic we'll be targeting will be general gaming and board game enthusiasts, as well as some of the "creative" communities that exist on the web.

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juped 2217 days ago
This seems like it could be a useful offering but "Makely" sounds like a parody of a tech business name; have you considered rebranding?
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petargyurov 2217 days ago
Haha, I can see where you're coming from. Makely was actually a preliminary name that I used when I was still prototyping this and it just sort of stuck.

I have considered rebranding, but I am yet to think of something better. Makely has slowly grown on me. I'll be happy to listen to suggestions!

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