Tips for the creators

Congratulations on publishing your 3D models on YouMagine! It’s fantastic to share your creativity with our community of RC enthusiasts. To help you make the most of our platform, we’ve put together a few tips to boost your earnings. By following these suggestions, you’ll reach a wider audience interested in your creations.

How to be featured on the site ?

As you may have noticed, we create newsletters featuring the best designs on the site. We have a few types of newsletters, including those that spotlight a single product and others that showcase selected designs. Additionally, we offer featured positions on the site, such as the top header and main page sliders. You have several opportunities to be highlighted among the best. To increase your chances of being featured, you should focus on the following:

• Follow the best practices outlined on this page
• Add backlinks from your posts to YouMagine
• Ensure you have high-quality pictures of your product
• If your product is a complete kit for a model, we can feature it in the top main page block for a few days

Benefits of being featured

• Increased Visibility: Being featured prominently on the site or in the newsletter puts your designs in front of a larger audience, leading to more views and downloads.
• Enhanced Credibility: A feature signals to potential customers that your work is of high quality, boosting your reputation and establishing trust within the community.
• Higher Sales Potential: Greater visibility and credibility often translate into more sales or downloads, increasing your revenue and user engagement.
• Broader Reach: Newsletters are sent directly to subscribers, expanding your reach to users who may not regularly visit the site but are interested in top content.
• Networking Opportunities: Being featured can attract attention from other designers and makers, opening up opportunities for collaboration and networking within the community.
• SEO Benefits: Features often come with backlinks and mentions that improve your search engine ranking, making it easier for new users to find your work.
• Brand Building: Regular features can help establish and grow your brand within the 3D printing community, making your profile a go-to resource for high-quality designs.
• Exclusive Exposure: Features on the main page or in the top header give your designs premium exposure, making them the first thing users see when they visit the site.
• Engagement Boost: Being featured can drive more comments, likes, and shares on your designs, increasing overall engagement with your work.
• Long-Term Benefits: Even after the feature period ends, the increased attention can have lasting effects, with new users continuing to discover and engage with your designs.

Best practises for design publication

Describe your 3D model thoroughly

Provide detailed descriptions—don’t hold back on the specifics, and make sure to include your keywords in the title. Most of your customers find you through search engines like Google or specialized 3D model platforms like Yeggi or Mito3D, so keywords and content are crucial. You can also format your product pages to make them more visually appealing and easier to read. Boost your 3D model’s appeal by offering a comprehensive description. Products with detailed descriptions tend to sell up to three times more often, as they provide valuable information to the customer.

Choose the appropriate category and add sub-categories.

When uploading your 3D model, it’s essential to place it in the correct category, such as Cars, Planes, or Boats. You can also add sub-categories for better search and filtering, increasing your design’s visibility to site visitors. Properly categorized designs will appear on the main pages of those categories, enhancing their exposure.

Utilize tags strategically and carefully.​

Enhance your 3D file’s visibility in search engines by adding 10-20 specific tags. Concentrate on selecting the most relevant and accurate keywords for your model rather than using generic terms.​

Upload your model files

Accepted file formats (STL, OBJ, ZIP, 3DS, SCAD, GCODE, 3MF, BLEND, SLDPRT, SLDASM, AMF, DAE, EPS, F3D, FCSTD, MTL, PDF, PLY, SKP, STEP, DXF, DWG, SVG, TXT, BMP, AI, X3D). If your model includes texture or multiple files (like assembly instructions in PDF), archive them into a ZIP file and upload them for convenient processing, they will be unpacked.

Make a video to showcase your talent

If you can show the entire creation process to your customers, that’s fantastic! The video will automatically appear at the beginning of your images gallery, so your customers can watch it directly from your product page.

Have a decent quality model images

Having high-quality images for your product is crucial as they significantly enhance its appeal, attract more attention, and increase the likelihood of sales. You can setup solid background color for your images instead of blurred background here in the Profile Edit and achive better looking for your photos.

Have a better name and address

You can change your url address for YouMagine profile, it can be done in the Profile Edit * Good name is good for SEO, but don't change it frequently we will handle it in upcoming upodates, so if you decide change url, then old url will be redirected to new one in some cases.

Adjust the price according to the results

If you notice your creation isn’t selling well, don’t hesitate to try another price. Look at the prices of similar creations and their download numbers to see if you should adjust accordingly.

Optimize your profile picture and bio for credibility

If you can showcase the entire creation process to your customers, that’s excellent! The video will automatically appear at the top of your image gallery, allowing customers to watch it directly on your product page.

Make your creations as exclusive as possible on YouMagine

We regularly highlight favourite 3D files on our homepage, in our selections, on social media, or in our monthly newsletter. The more exclusive your designs are (only available on YouMagine), the more likely they are to be featured.

Share your creations on social networks

Grow your YouMagine store and boost your revenue by sharing your creations on social media. Tag @YouMagine or use #YouMagine for a potential shout-out. You can easily share your work using the buttons on your pages. Consider using popular social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as newer platforms like TikTok. Make sure to include a link to your YouMagine profile in your social media bios (or on Linktree). For example, you can create a short link to your profile like this: https://youmagine.com/@Username.

Get involved in the YouMagine network

Connect with community members, engage with other designers by commenting on their creations, and reach out to makers by visiting their profiles. For inspiration, you can follow the work of YouMagine’s top designers.​

Take a look at our best examples

Examples

Example of top header featuring

Example of the email featuring single product