Monday, November 21, 2011

Should You Download Free Embroidery Designs?

!: Should You Download Free Embroidery Designs?

The answer is yes and no. If you are going to download some freebies there are a few things you should be aware of. Are the designs the digitizers own work? or are they giving away someone else's work? Do they have the right to give them away? I have seen one website where the entire site was freebies and it appeared that the purpose of the free stuff was to get people to the page to see the weight loss product on the page. I am not sure where this person got all of the so called free design but I would be suspicious about that.

As a digitizer and owner of a website there are two reasons why I give away designs the first is that people will be able to try my designs and see that they are good quality and the second is that I then can contact them with offers in the future (only if they opt in for the news letter). Most digitizers won't give away their best stuff. But they should be of good quality.

IF you are about to download a freebie, you should check a few things first. Do you want to sell the item you stitch out? If so you will need to make sure that the digitizer has used an image that is either royalty free or they have drawn themselves. If you are going to sell an embroidered item that has used an image that is copyrighted you may find yourself in legal trouble.

So always check the terms and conditions on the website before you download, otherwise that so called free design may end up costing more than you bargained for.

You will also need to check the terms and conditions to find out what you are permitted to do with the design, I would suggest that you will never be permitted to sell or give away the design file. I am aware that people do but let's face it people are in business to make a living and if their work is being given away what hope do they have.

On that point we all love a freebie but it is wise to consider that to run and maintain a website does cost money, embroidery designs are usually not very expensive, so if you like the digitizers work and you like the website be prepared to spend a couple of bucks from time to time or the website may just disappear.


Should You Download Free Embroidery Designs?

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