vBulletinGraphics.com Opens

After the original launch of BBAddons.com I recevied quite a few e-mails about there not being enough "different" or "custom" button sets to choose from. After thinking about it, I decided that I would open a new website, vBulletinGraphics.com. While the graphics are not free, they are rather cheap and are all custom made by a select few designers for vBulletinGraphics.

vBulletinGraphics.com, at this time, is only selling button sets, although in the future style sets will be up for sale as well. The button sets that are sold start at $5-$10 (while most will only be $5/per set).

With that being set, feel free to check out the new website:

http://www.vBulletinGraphics.com

More sets will be added each week - so something new will pop up each week.


- SaintDog

[SaintDog]

@Mist: As said above, I have not intentions of closing down BBAddons.com or the free button set database. As for the turorial on category backgrounds, I take it you mean on how do add them such as editing template wise, or do you mean graphics wise (such as in photoshop)?

The banner service does not sound like a bad idea either, I will look over that and discuss it with the other designers as well and get their opinions.

@Nuno: Yes, right now, PayPal is the only option availible. Once everything evens out and all, other options will be added.

I want to thank everyone for their help - keep the ideas coming, even if it is a small idea, it could still make a difference .

- SaintDog

[Dean C]

both... i mean have a tutorial which shows users how to add an image as their category background (on bbadons.com)

and on vbulletingraphics.com

offer a service where you produce graphics for the bacground of categorys... and when you sell them you tell the user how to do it... say it may involve three tables as a category bacground.. u wud explain to the user how to insert it into their templates as well as producing the graphic for them...

[SaintDog]

Tutorials: They will more than likley happen, everyone that is new to vBulletin frequently requests them so this would be a nice addition.

Categories: The insertion would fall under the tutorials, while selling them I think, imo, would be a bad idea. Something so small, people are not likely to purchase, especially when you can make your own rather easy.

I am thinking on creating a members only area which will allow those that have made purchases to download backups of their past purchases as well as another area which may contain extra graphics (i.e: cat. bg's, extra buttons for the sets they have purchased, ect). - Don't quote me on this as I am not positive this is going to happen, it would take someone else to do it as I am rather bad at coding (PHP/MySQL).

Anything else?

Thanks for all current suggestions up til' now ,

- SaintDog

[Dean C]

Members area wud be good idea...

Custom button sets would be an idea too... people request a button set...

Whole forum design is possbile... obviously you would have high charges for this... it would not cost you anything to offer this service...so occasionally you would make a bit of money out of it...

Flash intro to forums would be another idea... you would need a very good flash person for this...

Flash buttons perhaps (not sure if this is possible)

animated button sets (but not flash... just gifs)

sig pictures - everyone likes sig pictures... this would be a very good idea..

avatars ... offer avatar packs with certain themes... or make custom avatars which would be very well designed and have to be better than a normal avatar to charge for...

[SaintDog]

Animated Button Sets: A few of the button sets have *some* animated icons within them - It would be possible to make them all animated but some people may find that anoying .

All Flash Buttons: It is possible, while it would require a lot of template editing in order to implement them. If I can find a person willing to make a complete flash set as well as document the changes needed, it may be a possiblity .

Sig Pictures: Although almost everyone likes to have one, many forums do not allow them and I do not think anyone would purchase them, personally.

Custom Made Sets: A form will be up later on for a slightly higher fee and which, will not be sold on vBulletinGraphics.com.

Avatars: Almost every bulletin board I have seen entices them, while they are very easy to lift (steal) and it would be hard to track something down that is that small - as well as I don't think anyone would purchase them

Flash Intro's: This goes about the same with the button sets for flash, I would have to find someone willing to do it at a reasonable price. But as with the buttons, if it can be done, I will look into it also .

I appreciate all the ideas coming in, even if I do not use them, it does give me something to think about.

- SaintDog

[Dean C]

most definately

- How about an actual graphics service... where you just make custom graphics for anyone... price would depend on how big the job is..

[SaintDog]

Design services are planned once everything is straightened out, prices will be posted as well as a form to receive a quote.

- SaintDog

[Neo]

I can make a buttom sets really easy now. I like the ones you have on your site. All the best

[SaintDog]

Thanks neo - So far all responses to the website have been very good.

- SaintDog

(Btw, I am still looking for unique ideas if anyone has any - the ideas that have already been listed are noted and are being looked into as of now ).

[Dean C]

do u need any help with vbulletingraphics (not graphically wise) ???