Read this little example story below and see if you can relate it to yourself or someone you know:
Georgina comes up with an original idea and takes the time to perfect her execution before she shares it with the world. She is successful, is making lots of sales, and others are taking notice.
Kelly sees that Georgina is on top of her game and decides that she would like to do the same thing. Kelly launches her own idea in hopes of having the same success. The ideas are incredibly similar, but Kelly decides to lower her prices just a tad so that she has more of a customer advantage. Kelly's idea isn't quite as top-rate as Georgina's, but it's close and that's good enough for her.
Megan also sees Georgina's successes and decides that she, too, would like to do the same thing. She hasn't really researched this idea very well, but believes she can do it too regardless. It looks easy enough! Megan opens up her own little shop consisting of the same ideas as Georgina and Kelly, and though she's not much of a professional in this field, she's making a few sales anyways because she has kept her prices low.
The problem with this story is that because of Megan and Kelly's entry into this market (and anyone else who happened to start their own similar business), Georgina's business is now suffering. Not only is there an over-saturation of the same idea, but her followers are attempting to compete by lumping themselves into the same category and slashing their prices. Customers now have more places to purchase the same thing, which can be overwhelming. Georgina is afraid to release new products in fear of others copying her ideas, and she is tempted to lower her own prices just to stay on top of the market. Georgina sees that the other girls' ideas are of lower quality and can't believe that she may now have to compete with lower-quality, lower-priced ideas. Megan and Kelly have unknowingly devalued the market because of their lack of experience and price points.
Nobody sets out to devalue a market or a product, but if you aren't thinking smart about your actions and taking the time to plan your execution, that is exactly what you are doing without realizing it.
There are many similar businesses and ideas out there, but the most successful ones take an original idea and expand on it. They make it totally their own and make their own rules. They don't ever set out to copy anyone.
So if you have a similar idea or business as somebody else, how can you make sure the market continues to thrive? Stop competing. Competition usually means lowering your prices to have an advantage, and this is the absolute last thing you should do... for the sake of your market as well as your own business! Your prices determine the value of what you are offering, as well as what that other business is offering.
If your idea/business is not as top-rate as another, value your work accordingly, but if that's the case, then don't place yourself in the same category as the top-rate business. I think this is where some people get confused. They believe that just because they are selling the same product, it is equal to another business who is thriving in the marketplace. Ask yourself these questions before you throw yourself into the same category as another company:
How much do I know about my idea/product?
Do I have the experience to back up my idea/product?
Do I use the same materials as the other business?
Do I have the client/customer base to back me up?
Do I offer exactly the same thing as the other business?
How long has the other business been operating in this field?
Why is the other business setting their prices at those rates?
If your answers do not line up with that of the other business, you are not yet at a place where you can compare yourself and your business model to them. I think it is important for customers to realize this as well when evaluating a market full of the same ideas or products. Work on refining your idea, or don't do it at all.
Next time you think about basing a new idea off of somebody else's, make sure you know what you are doing. Can you do it just as well? Expand on that idea and make it unique. What can you do to set yourself apart from that other company or person? Your own skills and background will determine how great your idea is, and won't hurt the original business in the process.
When you copy another person's idea, you are not contributing to a successful market, you are, in fact, killing it.
This is so true! and you see it so often!
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Lotte xoxo
I hate copy cats too!! so true!!
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Petchie
http://itsallofthelittlethings.blogspot.com/
ugh. It's so true! I've seen this so many times and it's totally frustrating. :P <3 good post!
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this happens A LOT, not only in the handmade business, but in other businesses as well. i think it's a challenge that business people have to face. it's not easy, though, since it seems like we are in a world with people who are looking for cheaper alternatives without considering quality that much. thank you for sharing this very insightful post, dana. the business world has to hear this. <3 :-)
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So true! If I have to deal with another handmade seller pricing items for a few dollars, I will scream. Proper pricing and originality need to be the NORM, not the exception.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great way to tell something important. I so agree! This copycat business thing has been happening a lot lately. Hope people stop competing and start being original. x
ReplyDeleteI could not agree with you more. Part of my soul dies every time I see a card or invitation on Etsy for $2. Seriously? Or a set of 50 wedding invitations for $10. Not to mention the offensive design of said items, but then the WORST PART is seeing the number of sales they've had. My husband is always trying to tell me there's a market for everyone, and a lot people just simply don't CARE about good design, professional printing and well-thought out product. Some people merely want the cheapest thing they can find, no matter what...I feel like I know how stores feel about Walmart. On the flip side, I love the customers who have 'favorited' my item along with a dozen others, and choose to pay the extra cash for my product instead of the cheaper, (can I say crappy?) alternative. Bottom line: I'd rather lose out to a great design from an awesome designer instead of a $5 knockoff.
ReplyDeleteThis is a BIG issue in the photography business too. Anyone with a camera and few Photoshop actions is a 'professional' now. Research some sites, copy some poses and you're all set.
I also have a friend who starting designing custom invitations secretly from me...there's a FB page for it and a blog site but she's never mentioned it to me. It's a pretty absurd cover-up that involves face-to-face lies on her part. Plus, one of her birth announcements mimics one of mine. Kind of sickening.
this is great! love the illustration you created. thanks for sharing! xo kelly-christine.com
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love this post! For me, it doesn't even always apply to a tangible product/sales. I've had someone copy my blog -the title, the concept, the whole nine yards. I decided to approach her, nicely, because my branding had existed for 3+ years and hers for barely 3 weeks, but she refuses, saying "What's mine is mine!" Uhm... You copied it from me, soooo not really. It's so frustrating! I can't even begin to imagine running a shop and it affecting sales.
ReplyDeleteOh believe me, this has happened more times than I'd like to myself as well being in the design field. That is entirely how this topic relates to me personally too.
DeleteSorry to hear that! I can't imagine what runs through someone's mind when they decide to rip off someone else's idea and then when the get caught, to act like there's nothing wrong with it. Such a lack of respect and common decency.
DeleteI really agree with the ideas here about copying something exactly. There is no room for complete copycats because it devalues our work. However, it is hard not to copy (if we can say that) the concept of a business. I know I'm not the only person out there that makes greeting cards and stationery and I know many more people will start their own similar business in the coming year. That is natural competition. However, you are right that when someone starts a business that completely mimics that of another's then there is trouble. The idea of a stationery or card business is not an original idea-- it is the actual design of the cards or stationery that is original and can be devalued when copied completely. Nothing is worse than seeing a card or stationery design that is exactly like your own. I've had it happen a couple time now and each time my heart sinks and I feel sick to my stomach.
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea how much I can relate to this right now!! It's so frustrating when you have come up with an original idea and you see it multiplying all over the internet. Honestly, I don't know how people have the guts to do it. I recommend to anyone who has their own original work to do some research into copyrighting. Ideas and designs cannot be copyrighted, but artistic works can be. (paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, etc) Be prepared and find out what you can do when someone steals your work. If nothing else, I figure that karma will come back to bite them in the ass!
ReplyDeleteI have been noticing this majorly recently - particularly with customised / tie dyed / studded clothing! certain people are clearly copying others and it's so upsetting to see, especially for customers who think they have found something which is unique, yet like so many other things, is far from it due to lazy people with no imagination!
ReplyDeleteFair enough, custom clothing is pretty much available to anybody with a crafty eye for things - some things I see and only because I refuse to pay the stupid amount they are asking for some old cut jeans with a few studs - I make them myself - however I would never dream of starting up my own online market for them and compete, I would feel so low in myself at the fact I had literally taken somebody else's idea and put a new name to it..
*(rant over)* hahah I loved this post. summed up exactly what I've been thinking lately whilst witnessing
Gee
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Oh gosh, I love this post! As a web designer I hate seeing people selling custom Blogger designs, or even worse, custom WORDPRESS designs for $50 (or less!) and the customers not knowing that they're getting crap because the designer doesn't know enough to use child themes or anything. As someone who does web design for a living I have trouble competing with those who charge less than $10 an hour for their work. I'm currently charging $50-75 an hour and want to raise my rates because I feel as though I'm undervaluing my work, but I'm scared I'll lose all my business. =\
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DeleteI hate seeing this happen. One person works hard to get an original idea. To perfect it. There has been nothing like it for quite some time.
ReplyDeleteIt bothers me greatly when I see a person do this and somebody else is too cheap to buy one, decides to recreate it and share the pattern with everybody else. When it's clearly an original idea/design. It's ridiculous.
I'm all for handmade goods. But if it's clearly an original idea and the presentation is amazing, there's no need for copies!
I suppose this goes for everyone that posts the same old tutorials. They follow a tutorial and feel the need to do a step by step of their own. No no no!
Birch box was an original idea too. Now look at it!
ReplyDeleteOh Dana! I can always count on you for these fantastic right to the core thought provoking posts! Bravo! Gosh...being a self supporting artist (along with Aaron) for over 18 years you can imagine how many times this sort of thing made us sick to our stomachs. And being the softies that we are...we curl into balls. I really get so upset and sick that I shut down. We receive emails from customers and collectors ALL the time with links to shops on etsy selling not only copies...EXACT stolen images, that they copied/screen shotted and made into cards, tags, prints, you name it!! I kid you not! Paintings that took upwards of 12 hrs to complete. We don't use computers...all by hand... You can see our brush strokes! But the hardest thing for us was when we came up with the Keep Calm And Have A Cupcake design (back in 2008!) The early days..before the Keep Calm Crazy really hit. We could NOT keep up with orders! We were working 17 hr days just on those! And within months we saw our first copies..some with our EXACT cupcake image..which once again..was hand painted!! Not clip art! Taking hours to contact these shop owners was draining...and as time passed more and more copy cats popped up. We found shops in Ausralia selling them in a mall! Again..with our EXACT image...and then those changing the wording a bit...to "And Eat A Cupcake" Oh it was crazy! We actually have a licensing deal , and our collection can be found in shops and stores like Barnes & Noble/Chapters...so it gets even worse when you have a partnership and have this stuff popping up. yes The whole Keep Calm thing became a phenomenon ...And it was actually pretty darn awesome. We even had our version in an article on the crazy in the New York Times. I thank the universe that the writer actually did his research to find the original designers. Ughh....man I feel like I need a nap now...just thinking about this stuff gives me a racing heart. yeah...just be cool people...we all know what is right and what is wrong.
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xo Jenny
Wow Jenny, that is terrible! You are so amazing though so I am not surprised that others wanted a piece of you! That sucks sooo bad and I know how much time you put into your pieces. I think artists understand this the most out of everyone!!
DeleteI really appreciate this post. There are so many artists out there (yourself included) that I admire for their hard work, talent and originality. I see folks out there who want desperately to be like this, and will do most anything to get there, ie, copy an idea and take it as their own.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me nervous as an aspiring graphic designer/blogger, because there are so many out there already with such incredible ideas and aesthetics. Sometimes I wonder if I should pursue something different, that isn't already so saturated. But I do think that originality takes time, patience and guts, and many people don't want to spend that time perfecting an idea. That's the difference between a true artist and someone who just "wants to do it!"
I think this is so true. It's really hard to be 100% original in today's word, but I think sticking to your own unique and distinct style helps. Everyone starts somewhere with inspiration, it's all about how you make it your own xx
ReplyDeleteps. I love the graphic you made, it's so cute! :)
Very true! I won't lower my price because I knew the item is worth in every penny! Even I knew other people are lowering their prices just to sell it, I won't accept that because "You Pay What You Get".
ReplyDeleteIf you buy a copy cat imitation stuff, then you WILL get an imitation quality.
Love reading your post, thanks for sharing!
It's definitely not cool to plagerize or copy. My blog is Skylar Magazine, it was in print a long time ago. The idea came to me in 2004 and I had been looking for help to get it started so the info was out there, my first print edition was released, July, 2005. I did tons of research to make sure the title wasn't in use. After the first issue was released a few months later, I googled it and sure enough, there was another Skylar Magazine, it is an Australian publication. So, it's a little weird, I'm not saying the person copied me, he may not have know about me, but I refuse to change my title. If I ever have a daughter, that's what I want to name her, I named the magazine after the daughter I hope to have some day. I don't know if I'll end up with a daughter or if I'll even have kids at all, but that's where the inspiration came from. I've googled it recently and haven't seen the other Skylar Magazine, so it either didn't do well or they changed it, I don't know.
ReplyDeleteTitles for posts are tricky though. Even magazines use titles for the articles that have been done before. Like I've seen "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend" a gazillion times it seems. Or Red Is the New Black, or one I saw recently was "Day Dream Believer" I'm sure they got permission to use those since they are song titles. But if you use a common post title, then chances are you didn't come up with that yourself either. Fashion is tricky too, because even the top fashion designers though they don't make exact replica's a lot of it is very similar. I mean you don't always have to re-invent the wheel. Look at all the plain white tee's that are out. There is nothing original about a white T, except maybe the material, they gotta be running out of materials to use though, in order to make it their own. Tie Dye is kind of the same thing, tie dye t-shirts aren't new. They've been around for a long time.
I don't disagree with selling similar items for less either though. Take Birkenstocks for example, in middle school, everyone else had them but me. I couldn't afford them. Eventually, I went with the cheaper ones that were like $10 at Walmart. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Business is a competition. I'm sure you've all bought cheaper versions of something you saw on someone else. I see t-shirts for $75 or more, I refuse to pay that much for a basic white cotton tee, when I can buy it for $5.00 or less on Amazon. Does that make me cheap or does that make me frugal?
Now, if someone copies your content, word for word and takes credit, that's wrong. If you make an exact copy of someones paintings that I don't like, but that's been done for centuries as well, take the Mona Lisa for example, how many replicas have you seen of that painting?
On the other hand if you design a pretty blue vase that has a common shape or the shade is common and someone else makes a similar looking vase, did she copy? Or is it just coincidence. I've seen a gazillion pretty blue vases.
So, this is a tough subject, that requires a lot of research. Not everyone who has similar ideas is a copycat and I don't always disagree with replicas like the $10 faux Birkenstocks I got at Walmart long ago. Honestly, it's hard to know what's original anymore. People seem to be running out of ideas, even in Hollywood.
Great post and good points!
Sarah
http://skylarinc.blogspot.com/
You bring up some good points. I think i need to clarify here though that I initially wasn't thinking about big corporations or businesses, but moreso the handmade/small business community who sell original items or services. It would be nice if we all had access to teams of designers or millions of dollars like these corporations, because then maybe it wouldn't matter so much and we wouldn't take anything to heart. I've seen so many of my friend's original designs and Etsy creations be completely ripped off and sold for less before, and it breaks my heart. I'm talking about home businesses that spend all of their time and energy on their own idea only to have it copied a week later.
DeleteAs a point of interest: It is not possible to copy right clothing patterns but it is possible to copy right the images and graphics used on them, as well as brand logos. A white t-shirt can't have a copy right, but if the white t-shirt has a logo or design, that can be copy righted and would be illegal to reproduce. In the same way a blank piece of paper is fair game, but putting any design on it that you yourself haven't come up with is illegal- as well unfair and devaluing.
DeleteI think the biggest issue Dana seems to be outlining is when a person intentionally enters the market with a similar cheaper product, I have local 'friends' from a fashion community who would not (and have not) hesitated to copy things from myself or others- thankfully they overprice so the only people buying are their friends and cronies! It happens a lot in fashion that companies do enter the market with a cheaper knock-off of something, but on such a larger scale, the people likely to buy at Walmart (for example) aren't likely to be buying from more upscale companies. That doesn't really happen in smaller handmade communities, especially if you were the only one selling, you're likely to lose those customers who would have been shopping at Walmart but had no other option.
I'm going to have to disagree with this post (respectfully, of course!). I think it's just too loose of a statement to say that competition devalues the marketplace, and statistically, not accurate (we can see this especially with the cost of medicine and how [thankfully] Rx drug costs decrease the longer they are out).
ReplyDeleteCopying an artist or a business with a trademark is WRONG, no contest. And honestly, it sickens me. But, as women, we should be encouraging more women to open businesses. If someone has a similar type of business, I don't see what the problem is. Becoming a "professional" comes from experience. No one owes Georgina anything, just because she was there first.
Also, we're still in a recession. A lot of people are desperate. I'm NOT condoning copying. But the thought crossed my mind how even though someone might not be a true craftsman, they could be hurting for money so badly, they'd be willing to try anything.
Now, Dana, I'm aware that you needed to be vague to probably protect those whom were actually involved, so my assumptions could be off! But, thank you for getting the conversation started. I think it's great that you provide respectful place where we can share ideas and thoughts. I can agree that copying is WRONG, but I think competition is a good thing. :) And for all of the Georginas out there...don't give up!!
I think the main point of the story is not that people should NOT open up new businesses and try their hand at things, it's that they don't take the time to a) make an idea UNIQUE, b) plan out their execution and research their market and competitors, and c) do something truly for themselves and not just because someone else is doing it and is successful. It's a combination of these things that brings down a certain market. For example, me being a designer and having worked my butt off for over 10 years, I still tend to get lumped into that same category as the people who just randomly decide that they'd also like to do the same thing as me but have little knowledge, or build up their portfolios by copying others. Don't get me wrong, I think it's awesome that people want to be designers and need to start somewhere, but at the same time it's frustrating because I don't think you should just jump into a new business without actually really wanting to do it and spending most of your time learning the ins and outs... and not worrying about whether or not your prices are better than so-and-so's.
DeleteI am so sorry to be commenting all over the place but I wanted to also address this: the pharmaceutical industry also operates differently. I believe that the company who patents a drug get's the rights to the patent for a significant amount of time, I thought it was around five years but I can't locate the information at the moment. It's longer than a week though!
DeleteThis allows the patenting company to make money from their drug, and why they are often priced higher than they usually would be. Once the patent has run the duration, other companies become able to manufacture the drug, which they often do for cheaper resulting in generic brands. This is likely to be the cause of the price decrease you've seen over time.
Very true, it especially makes me mad when people sell the copies for a profit, making it harder for everyone. New businesses are hard anyways, and copying other people's work just makes it harder.
ReplyDeleteFor me, as the customer, when I see this it's frustrating because I'd very much like to support the person who originally came up with the idea and purchase from them but then begins the task of pinpointing who that even is!! In some cases one persons product so closely resembles the product in another persons store that I can't differentiate who came up with the original idea and put all their hard work behind it.
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ReplyDeleteI'm passionate about business (handmade and otherwise).
I can see why a person would want to copy a successful business, because they believe it will bring them the same success too. They don't stop to think that they might be over saturating the market, and therefore screwing themselves and the person who originally thought of the idea.
It's also sad because the people copying the idea can never put in the same love and passion as the original creator, therefore, their products will always be lacking (whether in skill, or finishing).
On the flip side, my mom, who is very interested in money and business, has found a niche in the jewelry market that she wants to enter. It's totally over saturated with the same jewelry (and often times items are exactly the same between several different shops), but they do extremely well financially. The jewelry pretty much involves adding a pendant to a chain and putting it up for sale, but there is a huuuge customer base for that, and it's hard as a business person to simply say no to that opportunity (even if many other people are doing it too).
So I'm helping her run that new business, as well as running my own more handcrafted businesses. In this case, I don't think any of the other shops will be angry to see another similar shop, since the market really is incredibly saturated, but financially successful. (and the products themselves are far from original and unique since they are purchased practically finished).
Anyway those are my two cents. Feel free to respond, but no mean words please. :)
- Sasha
www.lacewinged.com
such a good post, sistah! i think that cute little cartoon image "report" will circulate like wildfire.
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one thing i can think of about this is all those rosette necklaces. i make them when i feel like it, usually custom ordered, but i don't sell them online. if i ever blog about how much i love rosette necklaces, i refer my readers to my favorite "rosette roller".
:)
This is currently happening with Black Milk Leggings, Dresses, Skirts and tops.
ReplyDeleteSupre, Romwe, New Look, DP, ETC are copying and obviously have ridiculously low prices. Supre have the same "Kids of Amerika" leggings for $10, Black Milk charge $75 + $10 postage per order.
LUCKILY for Black Milk they have created a mini cult of followers, their quality is unparalleled, their customer service elite, their turnaround stunning. They will never be squeezed out of the market. Their leggings are all limited - after a few re-stocks they go out and become museum and immediately skyrocket in price, ebay they go for $200+ sometimes! FOR USED LEGGINGS!?!? haha
Romwe make cheap, shit copies of the purple galaxies, New Look have cheap Cross of St Peter and Supre have copied almost all the styles, they're terrible. BM XS fits from size 6 and their L fit up to size 22 (AU) girls! The craftmanship is brilliant and therefore they've got their foot firmly in place.
It's sad to see other companies profiting off this unoriginal idea, its popular so they jumped on it. Stupid companies, which is why I don't buy from Romwe because most of their clothes are cheap knockoffs of other companies' designs.
Anyway, awesome post
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I can't help but notice that Australia keeps popping up lol! I know Cotton On/Typo, Kikki.K, Smiggle etc sell a lot of Keep Calm etc things, that product name is beyond saturated you can buy something with Keep Calm etc on it in every stationary shop where I live I cannot escape it.
ReplyDeleteThere was a recent copying issue where Forever New took photographs people took, edited out the watermark, and sold them on T-shirts. Photographers received NO money and the companies escorted them out when they went to ask for explanations. Same thing happened with Allanah Hill calligraphic brand name.
It's horrible to see the market being saturated with the same thing. I shop with Jayne Danger (plush octopus') and when i first found her 18ish months back typing Plush Octopus into etsy only brought her up and maybe 2 or so amigurumi octopus' now there's heaps of different styles and colours and it's disappointing. I have seen in Etsy a lot of sellers popping up selling the same thing all ready there that's successful. But I always shop with the original person coz I know it's proper, even though cheaper is enticing. It's very sad. I'm useless at that kind of hand made stuff so will never have to experience this first hand. I do wish people were less selfish though :(
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Dana, I understand what you're facing because I feel like these days SO many bloggers now offer blog design work. But it is so evident that you have mad skills and you know exactly what the eff you're doing.
ReplyDeleteBecause of this, people want to be like you. They want your talent, they want your success.
I know it sucks, trust me. But I have tried my best to learn from these issues and let them push me. Push me to try even harder, push me to be more unique (and therefore more desirable than my competition).
Keep kicking ass, seriously, because you are.
xo JA
I started my biz making headbands-- feather headbands. But then there were SO many headbands and hair things that I decides to pursue handbags. I researched, designed my OWN designs and patterns and only 1 copier later, I'm doing well. (but I do know I could raise my prices)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I do not think any idea is original anymore. Everyone has some sort of shop these days and its hard to even tell you thought of it first. I think if anyone has something they want to pursue and they go into their own way with their own ideas then good for them but copying everything the same is never a good way to start and not very creative.
ReplyDeleteI know some people mentioned designs and the prices. Not everyone who offers affordable designs are 'crap' some people just want to try to help others who can not afford high prices yet they still do a great job or even better then people who may charge a lot from what I have saw. The price tag does not mean your better or not better but choosing prices is personal for each owner of a good.
I have been a designer for 10 years as well and went to school for it too so I know what you mean about someone who just starts designing all the sudden making a business but those do not worry me personally I mean their work speaks for itself and you can tell what they can do usually by looking at their own blog or such.
I mean for example your blog design shop is a lot like Miss Modern but that does not mean you copied her it just means your both designers and your both good at what you do. Its a big world and I think their is room for everyone to have a business but if someone is not good at what they do they will not make money.
Yes, I totally agree! Copycats do kill business. But I work in retail and already know FASHION IS ALWAYS COPIED. The only thing to do is to grow and keep on! Now with the age of technology everyone can have a "online boutique" which is great, but not when your buying wholesale clothing and selling for the same price or just a tad more. Not only are you killing business for actual storefront owner, how are you even making money? Everyone is trying to be the next "nastygal" or "modcloth" - when in reality it shouldnt be copied. Some just lack originality but I guess there is always niche that needs to be filled and if you have a following it works. At least these people dont rent to pay. lucky!!
ReplyDeleteYes, this. It hurts my heart to see so, SO much of this lately! It's happened to me more than I would like it to have. More recently by a "friend". I think it's not only people coming in and making the same thing at lower prices, but making things and charging similar prices and even taking someones words and ideas and twisting them just enough to make it "their own" and not stopping to think how much this could be hurting the other person. When it started happening to me by this person I thought was a friend, we were raising funds for our adoption. I understand wanting to jump on the bang wagon of the "cool idea", but when a person takes that cool idea and starts selling it, that person is doing far more harm than good. It's definitely hurtful. It's because of such things I just keep my head down and keep designing and creating....I stopped looking at the competition a while ago. I simply create from my heart and keep on being as original as possible.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true xxx
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Amen ! great blog post, and fantastic illustration :-)
ReplyDeleteAs a designer and creator of one of a kind products, I love this post so much. I will share it far and wide! ♥
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