Hi everyone, first post like this; I just have a wonder I wanted some input on.
Is there a such thing as posting too many tester calls?
I have quite the backlog of patterns I’ve written over the years and I feel it’s good nature to have the patterns tested before posting them here on my shop. At the moment, this is mostly what I’ve been doing with my time (converting my patterns from their original docs to Ribblr format) so I’ve been “producing” them quite quickly and then calling for testers for it.
I don’t really see many other people posting as many calls as I have been lately (or I just haven’t been paying attention) and I don’t want to be a “spammer”.
So I’m curious, what does it look like from an outside point of view? Is it annoying to see so many tester calls from the same person in a shortish amount of time, or is it easy enough to just ignore them?
It also depends on how much effort you have to put into testing for each pattern. Some designers find testing exhausting and piling up multiple tests might just make things harder for you to keep up with
Oh! I didn’t even process that I could do that with the link option for tester calls, that’s a great idea! I’ll definitely be doing this for patterns that make sense together, thanks!
Very true, I only do as many as I can handle at a time but sometimes the testers are few or fast. If you mean before testing, then I always test my own patterns, of course haha.
Thanks for caring
To me it doesn’t matter which shop a tester call is from. So no, I don’t mind. However, there are times when there are so many amazing tester calls that some, bespite being good, don’t get enough testers. Even more so if your designs are of the same style, like your hospital series. People interested in testing this particular style might be limited. You’ll notice this in a decreasing amount of testers. So I think as long as you still get enough testers and have enough time to manage all the test you’re good.
However, two things to keep in mind:
You will develop as an artist. So it might make sense to keep some patterns back, like if there are some you are a bit insecure about, and go over them with even more knowledge in the future.
There are so many amazing designers here on Ribblr that your patterns might get lost in the shear amount of patterns after a while. Regularly posting tester calls and pattern releases is a strong tool to keep your shop in people’s minds. So don’t shoot all your arrows too quickly
It is never annoying to see someone who is constantly putting out patterns. In fact it is awesome to see someone who is contributing to the many beautiful patterns that Ribbler has to offer. So as long as they’re unique in their own way, continue to put out your wonderful patterns and inspire people every time they see them!Good luck!
With the new import function, a lot of experienceddesigners may be in the same position. As a tester and designer, I appreciate the work that goes into designing the pattern and to having others test them. If you want some of your testers to be able to do multiple tests for you, you may want to stagger them a little bit so they arent overwhelmed, or overextended with too many patterns to test.
Also you can bundle similar patterns and send out a single call to test the bundle, asking testers to test one, 2,…or even all the patterns
if they’re all the same pattern, it’s definitely spam. but if they’re different, then go ahead! i’m sure people will love to see a bunch of new patterns at once.
i think its ok! if you have like similar ones you could combine a few but i think maybe also taking around a week in between each so you could get enough testers?
I think you would be better off doing say 1 pattern test every 2 weeks. This way those people who love your patterns will be able to apply to multiple tests without being overwhelmed should they apply for multiple tests.
Also, if you’ve found some testers that you really enjoy working with, it may be that they won’t be able to apply to all your tester calls because they won’t have the time available to test them all for you.
Additionally, doing a tester call every 2 weeks will keep you, your patterns and store in view of more people over an extended period of time. People will begin to recognise you as a designer and one that creates patterns regularly.
it’s definitely not annoying! I personally don’t like combining tester calls (personal preference, I usually get more interactions if I do a single tester call/pattern release) What I think is considered spam is everyone posting the same tester call pattern of a whale or something like that, but I love seeing your different animal hospital creations! <3
Good luck!