get high quality content for your resource site =D

[Selena]

So some of you may have seen my previous topic, but I have completely revamped my portfolio, and have added more examples as well as changed the prices from a per glitter basis, to package deals.
http://www.yummiesplash.net
Please check it out.
I know the prices look not-so-cheap while reading them, but if you consider how much cheaper it is to get the graphics in large numbers, you'll be quite pleased with the increase in traffic these graphics will bring you.

I sell my layouts now as well. Please consider them :sorcerer:

PM me or contact me via the form on that site if interested.

[Scilynt]

Are you open to group buys? Meaning if 7 people got together and paid $50 each to share a pack of 100 layouts would that be a problem? Since the buyer would own rights it's not much different than one person paying and having people buy copies.

I could see how it wouldn't be as ideal for you though. But if 7 (or so) people wanted to get 100 really good layouts but scared off by the higher prices (justified but still hard to justify the cost on smaller sites) it might make it more available to some people. Might not be completely unique that way but not much of a deal with only a small number of sites.

Heck, I would buy tons of layouts/glitter from you if I could afford it and if my site was making enough to justify it but that's a long ways off lol.

[fryman]

Would be a good idea to make a group and buy maybe more than 100 layouts, if several people join the pot would get bigger and there would be more to afford

[Selena]

i mean i suppose its fine. Since i wouldnt have to make 100 layouts for each person, i guess it would be fine as long as im paid for the work i do, i guess im fine with it.
I suppose its more just hurting the buyers more, since the content will be less original, but still, its going to get me the money, so its fine.
You guys gotta remember though, the bigger the pot, the longer it takes to make, so more than 100 layouts is going to take me quite awhile if there are certain categories you guys want, otherwise if you just want any layouts i'd be able to probably finish them in a couple days hopefully.

[Scilynt]

I don't know if catagory would be as important as quality. Just random layouts that are all high quality is what I am looking for.

[Selena]

=D well of course i can make up good themes for great quality layouts. no problem, its just when people give me boundaries on what type of layouts they want that i have the problem If i'm inspired to do an amazing striped layout, or just a great celebrity layout, it helps if thats what the buyers want.

[Scilynt]

Sounds good. Now we just need a good group to pull together :).

[EHamilton]

I'll put in money, I'm leaning more towards glitters but if there's a higher demand for layouts then I dont mind buying them.

[Scilynt]

maybe some kind of total package deal?

What could we get for like...maybe $500, Selena?

[LinkPromo]

Id be in for a grp buy.

[Selena]

for 500 dollars i'd be willing to do 100 layouts and 80 glitters maybe.
you pretty much would get 30 glitters more than if you bought 100 layouts and 50 glitters separately which would equal 500. but i'll happily throw in 30 extras for some friends =D

[Jazzylee77]

You can count me in for $5o as well, if this gets sorted out.

[jdresse]

I'm in too for 50

[Selena]

the only worry i'd have is that if one of the people in the group doesnt pay me, i get ripped off because the rest of the group isnt going to want to pay the difference, which would definitely piss me off.
if this doesnt work out i won't be doing it again, but if it works out i'll gladly continue the group buy thing.

[fryman]

Someone would be in charge of gathering each payment. Once the total amount has been gathered he would send you the total amount, I don;t see how it could go wrong

[Selena]

Yeah see that would work out well. as long as the total amount is sent to me, i'll be perfectly fine.

Once you guys have a nice group set up of as many people as you guys are going to have just let me know so i can start on the stuff

as well if anyone is actually interested in ordering unique, non-group buy graphics, i'm always taking individual orderss.

[MrWizard]

Selena, would it be possible for each of the 10 to send you $50 via paypal and then you would know you have your funds before you start?

[Selena]

There needs to be 10 definite people and then i'll be able to start.
You guys need to get a definite group together, and then i'll start on the graphics =D
but its you guys' part of the job to get your group together so however long it takes you is how long it takes you =D

[Jazzylee77]

I'd volunteer, but there are more active members involved with this. I nominate Fryman to gather the funds since he originated the idea, if he doesn't mind doing it.

[fryman]

I vote for Scilynt :biggrin:

[Jazzylee77]

I just noticed it was actually Scilynt who mentioned the idea first...Frymans post was more quickly to the point so my eyes fall to that post. Must be an SEO lesson in there somewhere... Be blunt and carry a big stick? Or is it a stitch in time saves twine...

[Cyberkiller]

i'll throw $50 in

[miller2348]

I'll be a part of the 10 people for $50. Just let me know what's going on.

[Selena]

if im counting correctly thats 9.
one more probably. i mean you guys decide. if you want to up the price to 550 to let another person join in, be my guest.

[fryman]

more people = more content, so if anyone wants to jump in just post here

[Drew]

umm did I say yes already? (no I didn't)

I'm in

[PGZ]

Im in just let me know who to send the MONEY to and will do so.

PGZ

[Drew]

Had a thought, if one person collects the $$ and then forwards it there will they will need to be reimbursed for paypal fees.

[nikolaalx]

I have placed an order for $350. Please contact me to arrange things.

[dzerv]

i am in also

[Jazzylee77]

Had a thought, if one person collects the $$ and then forwards it there will they will need to be reimbursed for paypal fees.

Oh so maybe thats why no one is stepping up to the plate?

Fees are 2.9% + $0.30 USD per trans received.

Of course on the plus side for selena, she doesn't have that $0.30 per transaction adding up.

Breaking it down if 10 buy in.


2.9% of $500 is 14.50 plus $3.00 in 10 transaction fees = 17.50

cost per $50 transaction received is $1.55

Chipping in $51.55 may be a way to ease this.


It's a bit wasteful to double pay paypal on this, but maybe worth it to smooth things over? OR We could simply pay Selena and fall back on PayPals system of restitution (whatever that is) if goods were not received.

God!!! This is why I hate committees! :)

[DavidR]

What exactly is everyone getting each in this order?

PS: Good idea whoever came up with it.

[worlddom]

By the sounds of it everyone is getting duplicates of the same content. The volume of content simply relates to the number of investors involved.

Haven't got my MSRS site yet but I'm in when payment details are clarified.

[Ted Hat]

I have a feeling that this thread will culminate in a giant flame war because someone or someones will screw it up...

[Drew]

If people want I'll act as the middle man, receive the $ from everyone, and then pass it on.

I'm also happy to go over the layouts and make any changes needed for them to work with MSRS for anyone who is using MSRS.

If everyone is happy with that then I guess we have a plan, other than maybe setting a deadline for contributions etc or this could go on forever.

[jdresse]

Drew gets my vote

[fryman]

I have a feeling that this thread will culminate in a giant flame war because someone or someones will screw it up...

unlike other forums, the people here are honest, I'm currently doing a deal with a member here for $xx,xxx figures and I trust him 100%

[Selena]

Ok So whenever you all are ready, i will take your order.
HOWEVER, i've recieved three orders for 100 layouts in the past 2 days so I honestly probably won't be able to complete 300 layouts in a very short period of time, especially since im coding each by hand.

And then theres the glitters. I may have to put a cap on purchases for those who order from now on, unless people are willing to wait, because this will honestly take a lot of time.

[fryman]

Yeah, don't worry, as long as we have our order done by Monday everything will be fine :biggrin:

[Selena]

I hope that was a joke =\
lmao cuz if it wasnt, i know you are dreaming.

[Scilynt]

Well at the very least all our talking about it seems to have pushed a few people to order on their own heheh.

I'm cool with Drew holding our fate in his account ;). I don't think paypal fees would be much of a deal if everyone throws in a couple extra bucks. And as mentioned, it's probably a good idea to have a cutoff date for this "group buy" so we can get somewhere and get in the queue for Selena. We can always do it again with more people down the road.

Not sure how you work, Selena, but maybe after you get paid and start working, you could ship parts out at a time. That way it could be "converted" and shared as it goes since it would probably be a good wait for the whole package. Would make it easier on the converters as well rather than staring at hundreds of files to fix. That is unless Drew just does some clever search and replace for everything lol.

So, lets decide a cutoff date, try to get a "first dilevery" estimate from Selena and get Drews paypal account out there so he can start making a naughty or nice list :).

[treacle]

Hello all

If you still need people to participate on this one - I am happy to throw some $s in

Treacle

[EHamilton]

Any updates on this, the cutoff date etc? We progress to a certain point everytime and then the thread dies down again lol...

[Drew]

I was waiting for people to say they were ok with sending me the $$, I guess no comment is equal to a yes.

I'll go through the message and extract the yes's and get things happening.

[Rhab]

If there is room for more on the bandwagon count me in. Just send me a pm and I can send my share out whenever you need it. Thanks.

[Drew]

I'm figuring that the more we have, the more we ask to be made.

[worlddom]

I'm figuring that the more we have, the more we ask to be made.

I would agree. $50 is a nice entry point and if the positive response turns out to be mostly genuine then everyone will end up with a very cost effective collection.

Please pm my with payment details when required.

[Scilynt]

We seem to have the 10 we were shooting for easily and quite a few extras. So we need to see what new package Selena will offer us for the new total. Obviously the more the better heheh.

Now we may just need to worry she can actually get that much work done! Might need to see if she can release it in sections so we can start getting content as she completes it and such.

[dude]

hey, i don't have the site ready yet .. but let me in so we can get more. count my $50 in.
:yes:

[chihpih]

im getting content just for myself...selena msg me and let me know when u can start

[Drew]

Ok The list is:

scilynt - Paid
fryman - Paid
ehamilton - Paid
linkpromo
jazzylee77 - Paid
jdresse - Paid
cyberkiller
miller2348 - Paid
drew - Paid
pgz - Paid
dzerv - Paid
worlddom - Paid
treacle - Paid
rhab - Paid
dude - Paid

Added since first posted this message:

MrWizard - Paid
money_train - Paid
thplooy - Paid
Cyclops - Paid

I don't think I've missed anyone.

Everyone will get a pm in a couple of minutes with payment info.

I'd like to try and get the payment to Selena by the end of the week if possible.

By my calculations there's 15 of us, so if everyone stays in that means a 750 order, assuming it is 750 well need to work out what to get with the extra 250.

Oh and the cost will be 51.50 (think thats what someone said it would cost including the PP fees that they will charge me)

If you want in on this and haven't said so, you need to say so NOW

[MrWizard]

I'm in, PM payment details.

[Scilynt]

So cutoff in the next day or two as long as payment is sent right away?


Now we just need to make sure Selena will be able to handle the workload. That's going to be a lot to do...You going to be able to get through all that girl?

[Drew]

Already sent her a pm and got a reply, all is good

[Selena]

i can get through the glitters with no problem
its going to be the layouts that i'll probably have the most trouble with, and it will mostly be a problem getting good ideas.
and then theres the coding
which will take ages

but i'll get through it.

[Scilynt]

Well might help setting smaller milestones for yourself. Like release a pack of 25 layouts every couple days or something? Would help keep from being intimidated by the large number that is needed.

But I can see how it could be hard to find inspiration for that many while still keeping them good.

[fryman]

Payment sent... seems that we are almost finished gathering the $$

[money_train]

was travelling last week.

am intrested in this.
and i have to send 51.5$ to drew?


count me in.
money_train

[Drew]

ok money_train is in, but I think we need to close it now, we might look at doing another one sometime soon.

People are of course welcome to deal directly with Selena.

[miller2348]

Payment sent, thanks for taking care of this drew

[deep]

hey guyz, is this deal closed.
i'll put in $50 dollars, let me kno if i can still do it.
I'll send the payment ASAP so let me kno, thnx.

[fryman]

So... what's the status on this? How much $$ was gathered? What type of content is going to be created? When will it be delivered?

[Drew]

Still waiting for a couple of people to up with their money, and if it's not in the very near future then we'll go ahead without them. (look at my post with the list of people, if their not green, they aint paid)

[fryman]

I think the thread is old enough and they have had enough time to pay by now, not fair to the rest of us to wait until these guys feel like paying

[Selena]

im not sure really when it will be delivered. i have a bunch of orders to complete before i can even start on this, plus its a lot of content to create.
so really i can't start that soon anyway, so the people who havent paid really don't have that big a restraint on time, since its not like i could start tomorow if everyone paid up by then.

[fryman]

Well... there are several people that can do this, maybe we should look for other options. There's that googlechick from DP and several other people here have posted offering their design services

[Selena]

im not saying i cant do it, im going to get it done, i just have to do the other orders first since its only fair.
i dont think googlechick from DP does the group package deal. i mean if you want to do that its fine, but i think you'll be getting a lot of good quality content by staying with me, it just takes time. i could easily just be redistributing the same layouts to everyone, and then it would take no time at all, but this is quality unique stuff i do for each order, so of course 300 unique layouts is going to take time.
it won't take months, but definitely more than 1 week before i could start on them.

[fryman]

Yeah, just tossing ideas in the air to see what others think, I don't really mind waiting

[thplooy]

I'd like to get in to this deal.

Sent me payment details if this is still possible.

[Jazzylee77]

Still waiting for a couple of people to up with their money, and if it's not in the very near future then we'll go ahead without them. (look at my post with the list of people, if their not green, they aint paid)

I should be green. Paypal'd it with a message sometime last week. I'll PM the transaction. Limited time with internet access lately!

[Drew]

I should be green. Paypal'd it with a message sometime last week. I'll PM the transaction. Limited time with internet access lately!

Hmmm, Either I missed that completely, or I coloured the wrong person green. Anyway found your payment.

I'll go through my transaction list later and verify everything.

[Cyclops]

If it's not to late I'll join in ..... a couple haven't paid so I guess I can take someones place.

[fryman]

Take drew's place! :P

[Drew]

lol...how could I say no to a moderator...

[Cyclops]

LOL ... pm payment details and it is done.

[Drew]

The unpaid people have 24 hours from now, I'll be completing the deal at that time and then your SOL this time.

[MyspaceTraffic]

Hey.. is the group still available? I'm in the process of buying Greg script and hopefully having this package would be awesome. Well.. PM me if its still available and I'll ship the money! :)

[Cyclops]

Is this up to 1k yet .... must be close ?

[Selena]

so far if EVERYONE pays...that's 950 dollars.
one more person and its 1k

so um...i may be working for quite awhile...

[Scilynt]

what would our final pack consist of with that huge (1k) of a bulk order? Congrats btw...not a bad payday in one spot even if it is a lot of work ;).

Have you started at all yet? Do you have a release plan to release partial packs along the way? What's your estimate for completing such a pack?

Can't wait to see what you come up with :).

[Selena]

i havent started on this pack yet, as im busy finishing up my last packages before i begin this huge project
well my thought is, i dont know how unique i'll be able to make the layouts if i make around 200, in fact i know that there will a be a lot of similar layouts in a 200 layout pack, since theres only so many ideas i can come up with, and then it would be 180 glitters. since that would be a double package of the orginal 500 dollar pacakge, plus 20 extra free glitters, which adds up to about 80 free glitters, since the original package was throwing in 30 free glitters.

my estimate for this package, i'd say i could probably complete about 50 layouts and about 60 glitters per week, maybe. im only estimating though, it depends on the current things i need to do that week offline.

[Scilynt]

50 layouts/60 glitters a week sound reasonable if you can keep up with that. That way the full package will ce completed withing a month which isn't bad for something this size. Of course you could always get it done faster if you find extra time.

The other good thing about spreading it out a little is it gives you time to find more inspiration to keep the quality of the layouts up. I think everyone would rather that than getting 100 'good' layouts and another 100 clones.

At least that is my own opinion heheh.

[Selena]

yeah i think its going to be hard to find 200 good ideas to use for layouts...so there probably will be some layouts that are the same style, in different colors, but the majority will be unique.
ask jdresse, he ordered a hundred layout package form me, which from what i heard he is very pleased with.
so i dont know if you guys would prfer to just have maybe 125 layouts and like maybe 200-300 or more glitters instead, since they are much easier to come up with ideas and there are infinite phrases i could use. if that were the case, the project could be finished in about 2-3 weeks, since in reality, i could complete 60 glitters in 1 day, it would be mainly the layouts that would take days to finish.

[Scilynt]

I personally would rather have more layouts than glitters. But that is just me ;).


As far as ideas, I assume everyone can give you links of various layouts they really like to give you some ideas and inspiration here and there heheh.

[EHamilton]

Hmm, could we maybe get some thanksgiving glitters before the holiday? Of course if other people want them too, I don't wanna look like I'm just requesting for myself lol...

[Cyclops]

Problem with thanksgiving glitters is that are only useful for one week a year.

I would rather wait for the layouts as well.

[mamiboy]

I will join if it not too late.

[Cyclops]

It's never too late.:clown: .... we are shooting for 2k now :rockon: I will join if it not too late.

[mamiboy]

Who am I sending the money to and how much?

[fryman]

Did you even read the thread?

[mamiboy]

Guess, I have to wait for Drew PM me the payment detail?

[Jazzylee77]

It's not easy being green...

[Selena]

ok so since this thread hasnt been posted in in awhile, i'd like to update you guys
After much hard work, i am ready to start on your package. i know your thinkig "YOU MEAN YOU HAVENT STARTED YET?"
Well im going to work extra hard to get this package done in less than 2 weeks. If i get half of it done in a week, i'll send the first half.
Once i get half done i'll ask for the first half of the payment, and then i'll send the first half.

I just want to know. Does anyone have any suggestions? Like a special category of layouts they'd like to see? Certain celebrities, movies, cartoons, anything you'd like to see in a layout. A certain picture you want made into a layout. PLEASE pm me with these ideas.
The first half will probably be a lot of pattern layouts, like stripes, polkadots, etc, but the 2nd half will be a lot of designed layouts, mostly celebrity, movie, etc layouts.

SUGGESTIONS GUYS, SUGGESTIONS!!

[Jazzylee77]

x games skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, inline skating, BMX, Motocross ya know the sort of stuff kids are into.

[dude]

uhm that's a nice picture you have there i don't mind having a selena layout when you became famous then we can say we had it first. lol
what you guys think?? :yes:

[Selena]

http://myspace.com/themyspaceplace
LMFAO
i have no life but yes, there is a selena layout. i just wanted to make it for fun or w/e.

[Andria]

Selena makes the most amazing graphics/layouts. Your money is not going to waste :P

Selena how shmexy are you really? lol

[dude]

oh see i knew lest get the selena's layout before u are a celeb. and we get sue .. lol :innocent:
btw is nice..

[nsmchris]

Is it too late to green up?

chris...

[fryman]

I guess so... since Drew hasn't been here for several days...

[Selena]

yea i'd assume that the final amount im getting paid is 1k if im correct.
Drew is the mediator, so it depends on him.

[Drew]

Only green people have paid.

I need to go back and verify that just to make sure, by my numbers that make 17.

I need to sort my paypal (I'm never acting as collection man for 2 offers at the same time AGAIN!)

[spondishy]

Drew,

If someone has dropped out and you need another person to make up the readies then I'm happy to pitch in... PM me if that is OK with PP details.

[money_train]

Only green people have paid.

I need to go back and verify that just to make sure, by my numbers that make 17.

I need to sort my paypal (I'm never acting as collection man for 2 offers at the same time AGAIN!)

you should consider using different email ids for different collections.
we cannot have u back out from this stuff now.
WE NEED U TO ACT IN THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.

BTW when is she going to start send us some layouts.

[fryman]

lol, he never said he is backing out, he just needs to sort out the payments. Be patient, Selena is already working on this stuff

[Selena]

I have about 50 of the layout backgrounds completed, though they are all patterns, polkadots, stars, stripes and stuff like that.
I have about 30 of the glitters done as well, once i get to 40 glitters and the layoouts coded, i will zip them up, and ask Drew for 1/4 of the payment, im not positiive on how much the total amount is that i am recieving so i will pm him now.

But according to the green people, its 850 dollars (which i thought it was 1k) if i am correct, so im pretty sure im making 160 layouts and 160 glitters, which i think is a fair deal, since i was going to do 200 layouts and 160 glitters for 1k, but since its only 850, i will do 160 layouts instead, and just stick with the 160 glitters.
Sound fair?

[Scilynt]

I'm pretty sure we will have a full 20 by the time you get close to being done ;).


Has anyone explained the specific format we need these in to work for MSRS? Would be nice to get them in that format rather than having to get someone else to re-edit them again before everyone can use them. And hopefully we can give you the specifics before you get too far and just make it part of the process. It's nothing hard, just kind of specific.

[Selena]

i havent coded any of them yet so i won't do it until you guys tell me what needs to be done as far as coding.
but to be honest yesterday wasnt a very work-filled day so i havent gotten much done since my last update and it might take a little bit since i have a bunch of stuff to do for school on monday O__O
i will get it done, don't be worried about that, but basically what i need is the instructions on what to do to make a layout msrs compatible, which will help for this package, and for packages in the future.

[sdsvtdriver]

If there is a spot, I'm in. PM me where to send the payment.

:)

[Selena]

the one problem i just thought of is that not all the buyers may use msrs, and many may use other scripts or no script at all, so my question is, who do I accomodate? The msrs users or the non-msrs users, because i know of at least 1 or 2 in this bunch who don't use msrs, so what are they to do once i deliver a package of 200 msrs layouts?

[Selena]

just letting everyone know, at this very moment i have 94 backgrounds completed, and i still have about 50 glitters to do before im halfway finished the whole package.

i still need to know whether i should make them msrs compatible or not, seeing as i dont know who to be fair to, the msrs users or the non. it would be easier on me if they didnt have to be msrs compatible, but if they must be, i suppose i could deal. but if they had to be compatible, i'll need an explanation before i begin coding.

[Scilynt]

Hmmm, well those non-MSRS users, what kind of format do you need them in?

As for explaining the MSRS format, not sure if I am the best to do that since I already confused one person trying to explain it lol.

But besides the directory structure, there are a few basic files needed and here is the naming convention used:

each layout has at least these files (other files like contact table and network image are not required, though appreciated lol ;)).

bg.jpg (background image)
thumb.jpg (thumb preview of the layout...could either be the layout in action, probably ideal, or just a thumb of the background image. Max width about 480 or so but you can get an idea by looking at anyones site)
css.php (layout code, obviously)

contact.gif/jpg (if used)
network.gif/jpg (if used)

Each catagory of layouts, like "cars", would need a smaller 60x60 thumb as well but not sure how complete and MSRS compatible this is going to be. Would be nice to just unzip and upload but guess we still have to figure that out ;).

It's really not that hard or crazy to understand, must specific.

[Selena]

i remember reading that there isnt suppose to be any image urls in the css, is that correct? because otherwise i totally understand now how their suposed to be setup, though the thumbs are going to be a pain.

[EHamilton]

For the background image the url is supposed to be "fixed", but if you were to add network and contact table images then we would have to edit the URL's ourselves unless people have a mod.

[Selena]

since i dont have msrs myself, i'll code an msrs layout right now, and i'll need one lucky person to test it out for me, if anyone's willing.

[Scilynt]

How about I send you a complete layout so you can see all the parts that are needed and the way they are setup?


Edit: sent you a PM Selena ;)

[MrWizard]

since i dont have msrs myself, i'll code an msrs layout right now, and i'll need one lucky person to test it out for me, if anyone's willing.

I will be glad to do a test for you. Below is an example layout structure needed.
I will need to have two finished layouts in the test to make sure the flow is correct.




Layouts:(folder) This folder already exits in the original MSRS script so
to add new folders start the structure as in the example
below:


Movies (folder )
(Additional categories folders go here)
thumbs (folder )
60 x 60 jpg's named Movies.jpg, Additional_Categories.jpg, etc.
index.php


Superman_Returns (folder)
thumbs (folder )
60 x 60 jpg named Supeman_Returns.jpg
index.php
Superman_Returns (folder)
bg.jpg
conact.jpg
css.php
network.jpg
preview.php
thumb.jpg ( 300 x 240 )






The layout files should all have the same name:

bg.xxx
contact.xxx
css.php
network.xxx
preview.jpg
thumb.xxx

Unless you are creating different css layouts to change the structure ( look ) of the profile, the css.php file will be the same. The css file does NOT contain any links as that is put in the final code for you by the MSRS script.

The index.php is the same except for seo stuff. If you don't have a copy of this
you can PM me or another memeber.

The preview.php file is needed to allow full preview of the completed layout. PM if you don't have a copy.

ANYONE: If I have missed anything, please post a correction.

[nsmchris]

Looks like there are still a couple of spots left to make 20 and I'm still interested in getting in on this. I've pm'd but haven't heard back. Can I still get in? I'll pp the money today.

Chris...

[Selena]

don't know...im not in control of where the money is going...you have to wait until drew gets on...

[Selena]

Just an update for everyone, since no one has heard from drew in awhile, im just going to finish up all the layouts and glitters and deliver them all at once...
i have 140 backgrounds finished, that leaves 60 more to do. im going to code them all at once since thats easiest for me. I still have about 120 glitters left to do, but it'll all be done in due time, probably no more than a week or 2 tops, hopefully i hear from drew soon, and hopefully the package has reached 1k or i might be very dissapointed :(

[not2late]

It should reach 1k, Im still waiting to get in if there if any spots left as well. Still waiting for a pm back from Drew. :)

[Scilynt]

Yeah, I am pretty sure it will easily reach 1k soon enough. Maybe we could even add a second section/pack if we get, say 5, more people past the 20 and such.

Don't worry about Drew, he is just having a busy week but is reliable and will come through when needed.

Selena, any chance you could post up a few samples of what you have done to help some of our curiosity and probably get a few others that haven't joined in yet excited ;)?

[Selena]

i actually will post a few samples...i'll code a few of them, since they arent like most msrs layouts with the whole bg then like white rectangular-ness, how i would describe it, behind where the coding will be....its a usual myspace layout.

[Scilynt]

i actually will post a few samples...i'll code a few of them, since they arent like most msrs layouts with the whole bg then like white rectangular-ness, how i would describe it, behind where the coding will be....its a usual myspace layout.Sounds good :).

Also feel free to have an MSRS owner test out a layout or two after being totally done so you can make sure you have the structure down right and such before doing the mass ;)

[Selena]

damnit
i ****ed up the coding
cuz i made them all using the same bg url...scratch this, i'll edit the posts in a minute...


ok so i coded a few of the layouts to show samples =D i did 11, my favorite being the spiderman one.
it actually went quite fast...so yeah feel free to check them out. keep in mind i still have 60 more backgrounds to go, so still open to suggestions, etc.

messed the layouts up, will check them in a sec.

enjoy viewing the samples...i posted the best of the non-pattern layouts, well, the ones i like the most, though there are more :)

[Selena]

ok here we go, all fixed and ready to look at...
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample1.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample2.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample3.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample4.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample5.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample6.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample7.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample8.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample9.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample10.php
www.yummiesplash.net/lays/sample11.php

[EHamilton]

They look really good :biggrin:! One thing I think you should've done is feather the images though, so they don't cut off so hard on the background. That would be nice for the users that have a resolution higher than 1024x768, but since most myspace users are on 1024x768 it's not that big of a deal.

[Andria]

Awesome layouts Sel, but obv i don't expect anything less.

[money_train]

these are nice. but i would really like some simialar to the 120$ package getting sold here.
some of this layouts are really nice.
http://www.myspacepros.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1417

i personally like these ones but am waiting for someone else to comment on the quality of these layouts
Cartoon - 7 Layouts
Sports - 39 Layouts
Vehicles - 17 Layouts
Movies - 20 Layouts
Music- 21 Layouts

when are u rolling out the first pack Selena?

[Selena]

I've decided that since im only 60 backgrounds away from the 200 i need to do, im going to release 140 of the layouts first and then release the 160 glitters and 60 oher layouts i still need to do afterward...
sound good.
i should have this pack rleased sometime in the next week, HOPEFULLY
exams are week after next and i really need to do well on 2 of them especially, so i can bring my D's up to B's and my B's to A's =D
though

[Selena]

Oh and money_train...
although some of them are nice, i personally don't like them, and its really hard to for me to force myself to make something i don't like. I'll look through them and try to make some similar to that, but chances are a lot of them won't be like those, because they just arent my personal style and liking. if you understand what im trying to say.

oh and i already have that script =D

[money_train]

no issues its just that i liked them.
and what script are you talking about here.

[Kyle]

I'm in for a group buy

[Selena]

no issues its just that i liked them.
and what script are you talking about here.

the script from m2scripts.com
i customized it to look quite nice and a lot less plain than it looks there..

[Selena]

i need a quick volunteer to test out a msrs layout i've coded.
just so i can make sure it works before i do the whole thing =D

also i hope you guys don't mind my picture being the display pic for the thumbnails?

[EHamilton]

I can test it out real quick ;)

[Scilynt]

i need a quick volunteer to test out a msrs layout i've coded.
just so i can make sure it works before i do the whole thing =D

also i hope you guys don't mind my picture being the display pic for the thumbnails?lol, I assume you took down the samples from the links above...otherwise it looks like they are all very very plain heheh. (just colored tables).

And I doubt many here would have problems having your picture on the thumbs (my way of saying you're cute without sounding too much like a perve ;)).

[Selena]

oh snap...
i forgot i deleted them
eek
im a retard
damnit...well
i assure you they were much better lol

[Selena]

ok well
i have pmed drew
in an attempt to get some kind of payment
so that i can deliver the first quarter of the package, which i have completed
i figure i need to get something to you guys, so you all know that i'm not dead, and that i am working on this.
The first package will include 50 assorted layouts and 40 glitter graphics
which is exactly 1/4 of the package
now i have more done, but not all of it coded, and i'd rather deliver it in quarters.
Hope that's ok with everyone

Again, I am SO SO SO sorry for the delay and how long its taken just to get this done. If anyone here is in high school or remembers how difficult it was to manage high school with different things, you understand my dilema. With exams coming up, and me failing about 2 classes, i need to bring those grades up by getting A's on the exams, if you can understand that.

Know that in smaller packages, i can usually get things done asap, but this is such a huge package, i've run out of ideas, and the coding is so tedious that after about 5 layouts, i want to stop, mostly due to the thumbnails. I usually don't stop until i've done a decent amount, but I'm constantly being interrupted. Like tonight, is winter formal, which i HAVE to go to, since it's student council sponsored, and me being an officer especailly, i have to go. Hope you all understand.

Now i'm just waiting on Drew...

[money_train]

Know that in smaller packages, i can usually get things done asap, but this is such a huge package, i've run out of ideas, and the coding is so tedious that after about 5 layouts, i want to stop, mostly due to the thumbnails. I usually don't stop until i've done a decent amount, but I'm constantly being interrupted. Like tonight, is winter formal, which i HAVE to go to, since it's student council sponsored, and me being an officer especailly, i have to go. Hope you all understand.

Now i'm just waiting on Drew...

now why dont we get other designers on this
selena this will be an good for every one.
we get are orders executed on time.
and you have some one to share ur ideas and deliever this package asap.
its taking a lot of time otherwise.

[PGZ]

Until Drew shows back up and delivers some money to her we have no leg to stand on here. Take your time Selena you havent been paid so there should be NO pressure on you to do anything really.

[deep]

Is there anyway to still get into this deal, I have the money ready to send it and I have contacted DREW about it but no answer from him [he must be really busy]. Plzz someone reply and let me know, I can send the payment ASAP once I know where to send it to.
Thanks :)

[Selena]

now why dont we get other designers on this
selena this will be an good for every one.
we get are orders executed on time.
and you have some one to share ur ideas and deliever this package asap.
its taking a lot of time otherwise.

I have everything under control, although im not going to continue working on it and wasting my time when i won't be paid until drew comes back. Like PGZ was saying, it doesnt matter how fast its completed, if im not paid, you cant honestly expect me to deliver it without being paid. Honestly, i probably won't do another group order thing since it didn't go as planned this time. If you guys don't get your stuff, i'm not the one to blame here. Its not fair to me to do all this work and not be paid for it, and still get blamed, since the weight was put on Drew to get the money to me, which i haven't gotten. You can't honestly say thats my fault.

I will deliver when I am paid and that's all I can assure.

[haxtonholdings]

Personally I would have thought for a group buy it would have been best if a maximum amount of people allowed to join in on the group buy send in the money to selena. Post their paypal receipt or whatever and once its up to the amount needed selena distributes the content.

[Callyuk]

Im in for for that group pot
I hope its not to late

SWEEEET!

Thanks Dan!:rockon:

[tyranny]

I would like to get in on it if there is still room. If so send me info where I can send the $$

:)

[Scilynt]

I have everything under control, although im not going to continue working on it and wasting my time when i won't be paid until drew comes back. Like PGZ was saying, it doesnt matter how fast its completed, if im not paid, you cant honestly expect me to deliver it without being paid. Honestly, i probably won't do another group order thing since it didn't go as planned this time. If you guys don't get your stuff, i'm not the one to blame here. Its not fair to me to do all this work and not be paid for it, and still get blamed, since the weight was put on Drew to get the money to me, which i haven't gotten. You can't honestly say thats my fault.

I will deliver when I am paid and that's all I can assure.You really shouldn't have anything to worry about with Drew. He is a good guy and just tied up with real life things, like everyone has sometimes. He wasn't going to send full payment until the full pack was done anyway so not much difference since it isn't done yet. I do think we were going to start donig it in parts so you could get some cash and we could get some content so that is the only thing that has changed since he hasn't been here to sent a partial payment when you had partial content ready.

For everyone else, Drew has given a lot of time to a lot of people here so although no one has been rude at all yet, keep in mind how much he has given. So just have a bit of patience with him while he is working on his issues (personl issues I have no idea about BTW).

But the last thing that should be going on is people thinking of finding other people to continue the work or Selena stopping completely or calling it quites.

This is a really cool thing we got going on here where everyone is making out so lets keep it as positive as it has been up to this point ;).

[money_train]

i agree with scilynt.
we can wait.
also selena.
u have the complete pack ready so once Drew gets back there is no delay at your end.

[fryman]

we can wait
And how many weeks have we been waiting...?

[money_train]

this thread started 11-02-06
about 7 weeks.

[fryman]

yeah, maybe we will get it by 2008

Doesn't matter how may problems someone has, this is not the way to do business. If you can't handle the stuff then you pass it to someone that can, you don't just vanish and leave everyone hanging and wondering wtf is going on and when will this ever be finished.

[EHamilton]

I agree with fryman, if Drew has enough time to update his site then he has enough time to send a payment, even while gathering all the info it should take under 10 minutes.

[Greg-J]

I'm not sure if by 'updating his site' you mean myspacepros so if you're not, disregard this next statement.

I'm not Drew, and this isn't Drew's site.

You might be talking about his myspace site though in which case ignore this post altogether.

The rest of the mods are working to resolve this issue in the absence of Drew though.

[money_train]

no blames or anything.
just have this issue resolved asap.
it looked very nice in the begning.
but has not yielded any results till now.

[EHamilton]

I'm not sure if by 'updating his site' you mean myspacepros so if you're not, disregard this next statement.

I'm not Drew, and this isn't Drew's site.

You might be talking about his myspace site though in which case ignore this post altogether.

The rest of the mods are working to resolve this issue in the absence of Drew though.

Yes, his myspace resource, I think it's quite obvious this isn't his site ;)

[Selena]

I suppose i could finish the entire package so when i finally do get paid, there's no delay.
But lets say, God forbid, that Drew screws us all over. I waste all my time making these layouts and coding them, which will take a very long time, and i never get paid for them, and you guys lose your money. At the very best i could resell them as a complete package for the same price per person, but where would that leave you guys.

But i'll please the group and do my best to finish, since i havent touched it since we've realized drew's apparent absense.

[dude]

uhm, you rite do what u can, anybody here know how to get in touch with him so he can just click on his paypal and transfer the money to someone else that could do this for us?
just my 2 cents and paypal just 2 more clicks

[chihpih]

looks like drew dropped the ball big time. selena cannot be blamed for anything, shes done more then was required to do.

[fryman]

Read the thread, no one is talking about Selena

[money_train]

But i'll please the group and do my best to finish, since i havent touched it since we've realized drew's apparent absense.

selena you should go ahead and finish ur part of the deal. We will work something out with drew when he is around.

atleast there will be no delays once Drew responds.

[sdsvtdriver]

If there is a spot, I'm in. PM me where to send the payment.

:)

Just restating my interest if Drew ever reappears.

[miller2348]

Has anyone talked with Drew? This is getting ridiculous as I've paid my part and still waiting for any delivery.

I can understand if people have problems and are away for a bit but it takes all of 2 minutes to click a button to send the money to her.

[Scilynt]

Has anyone talked with Drew? This is getting ridiculous as I've paid my part and still waiting for any delivery.

I can understand if people have problems and are away for a bit but it takes all of 2 minutes to click a button to send the money to her.Greg has been trying to contact him and gotten varied responses. We don't know what his sittuation is or what reason he would have not to just log on and follow through but it is easy to understand that everyone is getting pretty upset. I want my content too and I am sure Selena wants to get paid.

I only know Drew from the time I have known him from here but from everything I have seen he is a good and honest guy and has gone out of his way to help others in unselfish ways since he has been here. I feel deep down that he isn't screwing us but I guess we just really don't know and when it comes to "knowing" people online you never know either.

Regardless, Greg has pulled Drews Moderator status and is doing everything he can to get in contact and keep in contact with Drew to get this resolved. We will be sure to keep everyone updated if there is any new info. Keep in mind that all the other mods are involved in this as well by either being buyers or the designer so we want this resolved just as much as everyone else lol. I personally can't wait to see all the great layouts Selena has come up with :)

[dude]

wow, his last post in here was nov 22, 20 more days is going for 2 months.
Wonder is everything is ok with him and his family.
Too bad that happens when he got the responsability of this group. :-(

[worlddom]

I think that it is safe to assume that something is seriously wrong with Drew. His own site has not been updated since around the same time that he disappeared from this forum and the man is, by all accounts, an honest and trustworthy person.

Rather than let this one rot (as well as see Selena seriously out of pocket) I would suggest that as many of the original contributors as wish to, make additional contributions to a separate deal with Selena for the content that she has already created and then we put this one behind us until Drew possibly reappears.

If Selena has made half the content proposed and each contributor submitted an additional $25 then this would still be a deal of sorts for everyone (just nowhere near as good as the original).

[Selena]

Certainly that would be good to help get the content to most of the creators, and would still consist of 100 layouts and 80 glitters for a price of $25 on the buyer's end. However i'd feel honestly so bad about the fact that they are having to pay again to get half the package they paid $50 for earlier. Of course they'd still be getting content, but no one has any Idea how badly i feel that they're $50 has already been taken without any product.

If a man who makes his living running websites and makes much more than the $1000 he recieved from my package hasn't updated his sites in a reasonable amount of time, its honestly normal to assume that something serious has occured on Drew's part.

[johhny.ace]

Before you go getting contents for your site you must first consider what kind of contents you want and what will be your targerted audience for that contents its every important to know to whom and what your contents is before buying creating your own contents..

[Selena]

^^um we're past that stage, have you even READ the thread?

[worlddom]

There is no need to feel bad Selena, the collapse of this deal is in no way your fault. Business is business and I would imagine that the majority of the contributors have lost a lot more than $50 in the past one way or another. (I know I have with a few more 0s on the end)

The important thing is that we try to develop the best outcome going forward for all concerned. It would take some organising but if the original contributors agreed to the $25 addition then each would be receiving 100 layouts and 80 glitters for $75 which is in itself a reasonable deal.

If not all original contributors wished to add further funds then it could be decided whether other contributors could be included to finalise the deal.

Just my 2 cents as I am concerned that this is not going to be resolved otherwise and is very likely to go stale.

[Jazzylee77]

if the original contributors agreed to the $25 addition then each would be receiving 100 layouts and 80 glitters for $75 which is in itself a reasonable deal.

I'll go along with this. But it's more like getting 100 layouts and 80 glitters for $25, and Drew owes me $50 whenever he recovers from his hang gliding accident or whatever happened.


...actualy I'd be willing to let Selena have the original amount coming to her if Drew were to reappear.

[Scilynt]

I'd be interested in throwing in the full $50 again for the full package but for now just send it directly to Selena instead. Could make it more work for her but safer that way only those that pay her get it.

And then as mentioned, Drew just owes us the $50 and maybe when that happens we can work out a new deal with that cash if people are still in.

But it would be nice to get Selena paid for the work she did and planned out and it would be nice to get the content that is already made for this.

[Selena]

Well, despite wishes of this group, unless everyone comes to an agreement that they'll continue with this pack by sending the money directly to me, i haven't and won't make an overwhelming effort to finish it until I'm POSITIVE that i'll be paid for all the work i'll do. If i'm only going to be paid for 100 layouts and 80 glitters because only 10 people decide to redo the group-buy, then i don't have to make anymore layouts, understand? I'd hate to make the 40 more layouts and finish all the glitters that i need to do, and then only end up having 10 people buy again as opposed to the 20 that bought before.

Understand where I'm coming from. If the case is that everyone wants to rebuy the content, i'll make a new thread and put a link in that thread for anyone who'd be interested in catching up, that way new people who want in, can get in, and that way i can get a better of idea of who exactly is in.

[Jazzylee77]

f the case is that everyone wants to rebuy the content, i'll make a new thread and put a link in that thread for anyone who'd be interested in catching up, that way new people who want in, can get in, and that way i can get a better of idea of who exactly is in.

Sounds fine to me. But I'll go along with nearly anything at this point. :)

[worlddom]

Personally, I would suggest paying for the content produced so far otherwise it may be another 2 months before any of us see anything.

As I understand it we have $500 worth of content ready. Put this to the marketplace with a 'buy in by' date and then see how many contributors want in. If it's 10 then it's $50 each, 20 then it's $25 etc etc.

When/If Drew returns then the original deal can be honoured and Selena or whoever, gets even more work.

This is a fair way to clear the slate in anticipation of Drew's return.

On the basis of Selena's contribution to this forum I am also in agreement that payment should be sent directly to her. (as long as she agrees not to indulge in dangerous sports)

[thplooy]

I'd be interested in throwing in the full $50 again for the full package but for now just send it directly to Selena instead.

I agree with Scilynt.



--Theo

[Selena]

As I understand it we have $500 worth of content ready. Put this to the marketplace with a 'buy in by' date and then see how many contributors want in. If it's 10 then it's $50 each, 20 then it's $25 etc etc.


Actually, that may work. It would be based, the more buyers, the less the cost you know. If I asked who would be in, then it was say 10 that volunteered, and i decided "ok so its 50 each" then suppose one person decides that they don't want to pay anymore, that may cause difficulty O__O

i could see it working out though.
i'll never do a group buy again.

[Precious]

Actually, that may work. It would be based, the more buyers, the less the cost you know. If I asked who would be in, then it was say 10 that volunteered, and i decided "ok so its 50 each" then suppose one person decides that they don't want to pay anymore, that may cause difficulty O__O

i could see it working out though.
i'll never do a group buy again.
Okay, so are you going to try this? I want to try and get in on the group by this time. lol :)

[treacle]

Hi

I contributed to the group buy but would be happy to put in more directly to Selena to get some content.

Treacle

[worlddom]

No further progression with this?

Personally, I think at this stage that the decision should be entirely with Selena on how this proceeds. She has certainly waited enough time to be paid for her work.

[Scilynt]

I just got a refund from Drew. I assume others will get theirs as well if they haven't already.

Hopefully he is doing ok and will get back on here and let us know what is up.

If everyone gets their refund, Selena, are you still up to sending out the package if everyone pays you directly? I personally would still like the package and to pay you for what you have already done.

[miller2348]

I also got my refund minus the paypal fees but better than nothing :)

I'm ready to go for this again if Selena is up for it.

[Selena]

Well, I haven't quite finished it yet but i'm sure i could whip up the last bits of it in my free time, if i ever get it.

I'm going to open a new thread which will outline exactly who and what the package will include. Its too complicated in this thread and personally I don't even know if we have 1k exactly, so i'll need to finish that up. And perhaps let a few others get in if they haven't, can't hurt anything to let a couple new loyal members to get in in case any old members decide to pull out.

But, i'd prefer NOT to collect funds until i've completed the pack, or damn near close, to avoid this sort of problem. If this "me collect funds" dealybopper goes all fine and well, i MAY do another group buy pack, with smaller, HIGHER quality content, not to say this one isnt. For instance this pack won't contain contact tables or extended network banners. My next pack may. You never know so i'm going to create a new thread, outlining exactly what I want from you all. Sound good.

[dude]

I got a payment from him also 1 hour ago.
good what's next. :hammer:

[Selena]

http://www.myspacepros.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22278#post22278
new thread
if you want to get back in on the group, post there.

[money_train]

i got my refund the excate amount.

am in for the group buy as well.

[dude]

i got my refund the excate amount.

am in for the group buy as well.
uhm good i got a payment not a refund.. lol
Total Amount: $51.50 USD
Fee Amount: -$2.31 USD
Net Amount: $49.19 USD
Better then nothing.
without a sorry for the inconvinience note.!

[fryman]

without a sorry for the inconvinience note.!

Exactly. How lame.

[Scilynt]

As far as we can tell, everyone should have gotten refunds from Drew by now (thanks for following through Drew).

Selena has started a new thread for this pack for those still interested. Payment will be made directly to her this time.

Here is the new thread for more info: http://www.myspacepros.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2256


This thread is closed.