Another thing about expanding the pie, is how much creators come to rely on a partner.
If selling prints at conventions is their mainstay, and they're tied to an Inkedfur, yikes. If one might rely on a vendor for t-shirts (I don't know anyone who relies on shirt sales that much), it can pay to know their practices early if they're aggressively positioning to be THE go-to place. Yes it can help to have more competing providers, but then see just 1 art site that supports commissions well -- despite the alternatives (Weasyl, Inkbunny, Furry Network etc).
Of course Artworktee seems to have lots of happy customers. The issue to me here is mostly the tactics used. "Ends justify the means" isn't a great thing for fandom or the smaller people in it IMO. But marketing is a tool, not always bad, so it's just a thing to keep watching.
Another thing about expanding the pie, is how much creators come to rely on a partner.
If selling prints at conventions is their mainstay, and they're tied to an Inkedfur, yikes. If one might rely on a vendor for t-shirts (I don't know anyone who relies on shirt sales that much), it can pay to know their practices early if they're aggressively positioning to be THE go-to place. Yes it can help to have more competing providers, but then see just 1 art site that supports commissions well -- despite the alternatives (Weasyl, Inkbunny, Furry Network etc).
Of course Artworktee seems to have lots of happy customers. The issue to me here is mostly the tactics used. "Ends justify the means" isn't a great thing for fandom or the smaller people in it IMO. But marketing is a tool, not always bad, so it's just a thing to keep watching.