hmm, i wasn't going to eliminate free things from pay sites - i figure if it's free its free, i didn't think it would matter where it came from...
like with H.S for example, the majority of their content IS free..

if you think this is the wrong way to go about it, i'll take it into consideration, definitely

i don't think it would be a major problem if there was the odd repeat here and there. obviously if the same thing keeps popping up all the time it would definitely be a problem, but if it was occasional i think it would be ok...

i look through catalogues all the time and they're constantly repeating products!

theres heaps of stuff about anyway, with new content appearing every single day (from whole sets, to tiny paintings or sculptures, or a sweet lamp, or a nice rug - that sort of thing) so i think it would be easy enough to come up with new content.. but perhaps i am deluding myself


this is exactly what i'd do!

it'll be great

we're never going to change everyones mind about paysites, but if we convert even a handfull i'll be happy!

oh, and i'm thinking of only doing a furniture one to start with - furniture/accessories/walls&floors - you know, a decor type thing.

if it's successful i'll probably end up doing a fashion/skins etc one too, but i want to see how this pans out first, and it is a loooot of work to do both (and i gotta do my actual job sometime too, lol)

hey, i'm glad peeps think it's a good idea, because i think it's a great idea!
(i would have elaborated more last night but it was late and i was sleeeepy)

i realise it will be a shit-ton of work, but i work at home as a graphic designer and i have quite a bit of downtime, so until it got so big that i couldn't handle it alone, i would have plenty of time to devote to it. of course if anyone wanted to donate their time to search for goodies, it would obviously be very gratefully appreciated!

i'm not sure i want to do anything like rating freesites, it's more of a nice showcase and like, a finds site i suppose, which is sorta why i was a little worried it might be a bit redundant, considering forums and stuff do finds and updates. this would be different because it wouldn't just be site updates, it would be content from all over in the pictures, not just from one site.

i picture it being really slick, professional looking, - because as SparklePlenty says, a lot of sites out there look like shit (not to berate any of the site owners, i understand that not everyone has the skills in that area, and thats fine!) and it would be really nice to have their great content displayed in such a way that well, it doesn't look shit, haha.

I'm thinking that it would be a monthly thing, because i'd want to have a good amount of time to put together some nice shots, and gather great content (which wouldn't be particularly hard since there is sooo much!) and i think it would end up being quite a cool resource - specifically with the downloadable pdfs - which would also include links since you can include live links in a pdf, so it would be just the same as online. after a few months of this you'd have like a wee e-book with sweet content, and if you didn't download something from previous months you can just go back and look through your editions and grab it the next month or whenever, you know?

i'll have an invitation for freesite owners to contact me with their items, it'll end up being pretty good advertising for their sites i think!

shit i'm sorry about the freakin novel here dudes...
lol

oh here's one of my pictures i have already - sort of the direction i'm going in


everything in this kitchen came from a free site or maxis!

i am excited about my little project, hehe

i've had an idea
i'm in the process of making a (probably monthly, gives me time to scour for new content) catalogue of sorts (the kind you might recieve from a furniture store/department store etc) of beautiful free/maxis content.
there is such a huge amount of free custom content available and so much of it is gorgeous, and people just don't get to see it or dismiss it as being rubbish (because it's free!).
i had this idea in the shower (lol) to make something that was visually great to show people that FREE content doesn't have to mean SHIT content. (because i know that a lot of people think this way)
it'd be designed beautifully, and displayed on a website and/or like a downloadable pdf. it would obviously have all the links to everything in the pictures, so the freesites get a looot of love from us all.

does this sound like a good idea or a shit one???