Four days ago I uploaded the shell of my Edgemoor house to my studio. I decided to do this as a shell first because so many people like the user created houses, but don't like the CC that may transfer with it. I don't want to neglect anyone from downloading one of my houses, if they like it, because of some CC (even though it is safe and ran through Delphy and Custard before going into my game) I may use (and they may want to keep their games CC-free), and I dislike using only EP/Store/SP items (specifically decor items like photos and flowers).
So imagine my surprise when I see that in four day, my shell has gotten less than 100 downloads, yet the houses I am able to upload to my studio that are completely furnished (and have some CC in them), skyrocket to anywhere between100-500 downloads in about 24 hours (depending on the house etc.). I thought this house would well have exceeded those downloads since it is a shell and can be furnished how they like.
So, I think, it will be interesting when I upload the furnished version (granted that it will upload to my studio (prays)) to see how many downloads it gets in its first four days on the exchange opposed to the shell.
On a totally unrelated note:
Thank you mediafire for deleting almost all of my recent uploads (Starting from January 27 on). Even some items that have only been uploaded for about 1 month are being deleted. Thanks a lot!
Can anyone suggest a more secure place to upload my "exports" for free?
Sorry to hear you lost your uploads! >o<
ReplyDeleteI've been using Box for over a year now and they seem Great...and free!
I agree it's weird...I remember uploading a house both furnished and unfurnished...and who gets the highest rate dun dun duuuun furnished haha....which is cool by me but you figured how you hear people saying that they don't want any cc that the unfurnished would be downloaded more! :P
Ttyl! :)
Thank you! I was actually looking into Box right after I posted this! lol :D
ReplyDeleteBox, rapidshare.com and 4shared.com are the three I'm considering.
After I posted this, I went to another site I regular and they noticed the same thing happening to their uploads. They, too, are looking for somewhere else to upload their creations for people to download.
Sorry about your uploads:( I use Mediafire as well and so far nothing has happened to my files. Knock on wood.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what makes some uploads popular and others not. Some of the creations I've been most proud of haven't done so well. And some of the ones I never thought would do well, are now the most downloaded. This goes for both sims and lots. Go figure.
Yeah it's weird. I never had an issue with Mediafire...even when I was making the changes to this blog I went and checked to make sure all the links were still working, and they were (and I only changed my blog...what a week and half ago?).
ReplyDeleteThen tonight I was fiddling around with a code I found for a download counter. Went to try it on my Yellow Farmhouse upload, and the link was no good...the upload was gone. And that was just uploaded 2/28/2012. So I checked other uploads, and anything uploaded from the end of January 2012 to now has pretty much been removed via mediafire (I know it's not me deleting them even though the "oops" page you get when you go there says the uploader (or mediafire) has removed the upload) with the inclusion of some "older" uploads.
Good thing I don't delete my exported sims3packs. I can just upload them elsewhere, but now I gotta go back and fix all those links. :(
Oops...didn't mean my Yellow Farmhouse...meant my Magnolia House....
ReplyDeleteI use Minus. It is pretty safe, and they do not delete stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jake! :D
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out.