hello reddit!
Long time lurker here, 2nd time posting. I would very much appreciate any feedback you guys have on this idea! Sorry for such a long post!
First off, I am a fairly experienced edm producer (not a pro, but decent), but I am also a programmer. I have been quite seriously thinking about building a website specifically for "creative professionals" such as Music Producers, Graphic Designers, Singers, Video Animators, Writers, etc...
It would be focused mainly on social networking (NOT social media) to help you find other creative professionals to collaborate with or freelance/hire. Upon joining, you would be able to specify your level of experience (e.g. Beginner, Intermediate, or Professional). You could link to your portfolio (soundcloud, spotify, deviantArt, website, etc.) and I could possibly allow you to upload your stuff directly to the site. You would be able to post a "project" and invite other creative professionals to join, or they could even request to join your project. I have also thought about integrating Google Maps so you can find people near you to work with. In addition, I have thought about making a critiquing section of the site for people to get CONSTRUCTIVE feedback(no "Nice track bro" comments. Those are for soundcloud.) on their work. I could also add in groups/communities for people to chat and ask questions, etc.
I also would like to encourage more experienced people to collaborate with less experienced people even if you don't release anything to the public. Ultimately this helps everyone learn and get better, even if you are already a professional (in which case you will be exposed to new ideas, and gain some loyal, thankful friends). I am not talking about having someone like Zedd work with someone who doesn't know what a DAW is, rather just having slightly more experienced artists work with slightly less experienced artists.
Everything on the site would be free. If you decide to pay a creative professional for their work, I could have the site help facilitate the transaction.
I could also set up some sort of system for copyright.
Pitfalls/Problems: A lot of people would need to be on the platform. I want people to be able to use the site completely free. There would be some "advertising" but not ugly banner ads or anything, just kinda like "suggested" projects (e.g. Pay to get your project seen by more people. Kinda like Google Search).
What I would like to know: How many of you would join such a website? What would YOU want to get out of it? Is it even worth building the site? Do you have any concerns about the system? What problems do you see with this? I would also love to hear any suggestions you guys have!! Any thoughts related to this post would be helpful!
Thank you so much for your time! I really do appreciate it!
Submitted December 31, 2016 at 05:54PM by i_am_ghost7 https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5lbn1o/collaborative_website_idea_for_creative/?utm_source=ifttt