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Arcadian Rapture Systems has many business possibilities but needs financial assistance! Current main sim (closing at the moment, see it soon) for example: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stardew Valley/10/124/2558 Arcadian Rapture Systems has 10k full perm products and the ability to make many more. This means we can make thousands of HD and complex environments! With staff that has years of experience managing businesses in SL from stores to entertainment, ARS has massive plans and potential for expansion and creating a network of sims that all aim to both entertain and profit while educating and serving SL. Potential areas include scifi, fantasy, deco (etc) versions of: Stores, hotels, theaters, galleries, clubs, gardens, forests, arcades, space/scifi locations, custom areas, retail/residential rentals, RP areas, educational areas, and so much more. Potential forms of income: Store Income - 10,000+ full perm products Residential/Retail Rentals HD VR Adult Films Art and Painting Services Avatar Creation / Story Creation Clubs / Hotels / AFK Sex Areas Custom Environment Creation Events - Creators Markets, Hunts, RP Games, etc. We have so many plans and so much to offer - funding has just been incredibly hard to come by and rent and uploads add up. I have spent over 3 million Lindens in uploads and rent so far. If you are interested in investing or donating, please message Alyxen Resident if you have any questions or need anything. Thank you for your consideration, Arcadian Rapture Staff

Arcadian Rapture Systems has many business possibilities but needs financial assistance! Current main sim (closing at the moment, see it soon) for example: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stardew Valley/10/124/2558 Arcadian Rapture Systems has 10k full perm products and the ability to make many more. This means we can make thousands of HD and complex environments! With staff that has years of experience managing businesses in SL from stores to entertainment, ARS has massive plans and potential for expansion and creating a network of sims that all aim to both entertain and profit while educating and serving SL. Potential areas include scifi, fantasy, deco (etc) versions of: Stores, hotels, theaters, galleries, clubs, gardens, forests, arcades, space/scifi locations, custom areas, retail/residential rentals, RP areas, educational areas, and so much more. Potential forms of income: Store Income - 10,000+ full perm products Residential/Retail Rentals HD VR Adult Films Art and Painting Services Avatar Creation / Story Creation Clubs / Hotels / AFK Sex Areas Custom Environment Creation Events - Creators Markets, Hunts, RP Games, etc. We have so many plans and so much to offer - funding has just been incredibly hard to come by and rent and uploads add up. I have spent over 3 million Lindens in uploads and rent so far. If you are interested in investing or donating, please message Alyxen Resident if you have any questions or need anything. Thank you for your consideration, Arcadian Rapture Staff

What do you all think about gift cards and giveaways? I always struggle with being over generous, and think it might make things look 'cheap' rather than a friendly bargain/gift/etc. However, without really chatting with the community about it, I can't get a good feel for it.

The old style of letting people see your stuff on other sims is great, but I feel like for newcomers that is a tough ask. Even though I've been going in some form for years, I still give out gift cards to sims I enjoy or look like they need some charity. Its a nice way to support a sim, but also much faster than waiting for people to buy it naturally, since it could take years to get the word of mouth/viewership naturally. That might only work for people that do architecture, furniture, landscaping, etc that you can put out. I haven't really tried anything like that with my clothing lines.

What works for you, what doesn't? I thought it would be nice to have a discussion of marketing in today's SL. For my store: Store Sells - FP Material Mesh, Skyboxes, Clothing, Textures, etc. Store Locations - Half on marketplace, all in world. Size - 1500-2000 items. Marketing approach - In world groups and word of mouth get most of our sales and traffic, but that is generally low results. I haven't really tried any marketing services. I have tried fairs and hunts, those seem to be popular but its hard to guage how well those work without close monitoring. I've also tried classifieds and events, which don't seem to do anything either. MM/LL seem to be worthless, with any of the people that come in for those generally not buying anything. I also have a pay what you want section, but that didn't get as much excitement/use as I thought it would. That is just a little about my store, what about you? Have any tips and tricks you would like to share for everyone? Any favorite groups or events? Let's have a great discussion! Also, first time poster - I'm not sure about the rules here, but it might be best if we left store names out of it so it is not and does not break down into advertising.

Long story short. I have what people say is a great store with great items. Problem: Business parnter leaving due to health issues. No one comes in to the store unless I have rediculous 50L sales. I create full perm HQ Mesh and Textures, have great items, and currently advertise in like 5 groups. I currently get like 2-3 people a day if I am lucky (and it isnt a crazy sale). Am I missing something huge or something? Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Thank you very much for your reply I will use this guide happily

I have a location which I would like to place a TV, and would like it to be a half cylinder. Is this possible? If it is, how would one go about making it?