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Quick Poll: Emails or Forms? by Amber-Aria
Okay, so while I've been working at finishing up my commission list this month, I've been considering my process and how I can make it easier to understand and organize for both myself and those who want to commission me in the new year.
I've realized that I've been finding it more and more inconvenient to grab information from my Google Form datasheets, when I do most of my info-checking and communication via email nowadays, especially when I'm away from my desktop proper. I do like how using forms absolutely ensures that I get certain information, but I wonder if a "list" form on my website could request the same information, and also allow things to be more flexible for more unique commission requests... I've been using forms for so long, I'm not sure quite where to go with this, and I'm curious to know what people find more appealing for commissions.
What do you guys think? Do you prefer using just email to make as simple or complex a request as you want, or do you prefer the more rigid structure of filling out a Google form?
[And while I'm at it, is there anything else that comes to mind that I could do to make the commissioning process easier?]
Quick Poll: Emails or Forms?
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Alrighty, good to know! Thank you!
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I do like both, but emails have the advantage of keeping a record for the commissioner too (the google forms would be neat if they sent a copy of the completed form to the commissioners email too). I know I have had the problem where I have filled in one of those forms, then a bit later tried to remember what I actually put in it and can't anymore XD
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Oooooh geeze, that's a really good point! Commissioners don't have access to what info they submitted on a Google form. D: Thanks for making me aware of this.
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I'm okay with either. My only complaint with forms is what dark_nz mentioned. With emails, you can give a list of all the things you want included and I usually try to cover all that. However, I know from hearing from other artists that people will send very sparse emails that require a lot of follow up.
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Yeah, somehow that had never occurred to me about the form info thing, and that may be what pushes me to just do emails exclusively in the new year.
And while forms do make it easier to prevent the super sparse detail problems that emails can get, I've had quite a few forms where I had to do just as much followup as I would have with a simple email, either because the format of the form confused them, or they wanted to request something in a bit of a different format than a "typical" commission.
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I always prefer a form. Generally, it means you rarely miss out on the details the artist needs, or don't go overboard.
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This is very true, and definitely part of why I started using a Google form in the first place. x3
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Email works better and is more freeform, less limiting.
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Yeah, that's what I've been thinking recently. Thank you!
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Fill out the form and email it?
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Yeah, I'll probably still have a "form" for people to paste into emails if I went this way, but this may be the wisest route to take.
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Stock form you give people to copy/paste into an email. Best of both worlds.
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Indeed! It would probably be best to do something like this. Thank you~
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I'm good with either. Though I slightly prefer email.
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This is good to know! Thank you!
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I like both. Email works better for me, though.