Holiday Gift Guide 2016

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  1. t_j_ross
    t_j_ross Member
  2. _XZGHOST
    _XZGHOST Member
  3. getalexa
    getalexa Member
  4. agetting
    agetting Member
  5. Lizz_Hill
    Lizz_Hill Member
    FASHIONISTA
    TOOLS
    OUTDOORS
    • Bespoke Tree Branch Ring with Carved Initials- http://shpws.me/MPzb (This listing will be updated with a photo shortly, just waiting for it to arrive.)
    FACES
    PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO CUSS

    Thanks for the consideration!
     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2016
  6. colleenjordan
    colleenjordan Member
  7. laurentine
    laurentine Member
    Here's one for your consideration in the Science/Molecules category:
    Thanks very much!
    Lauren
     
  8. NikkruGadgets
    NikkruGadgets Well-Known Member
    Last edited: Oct 30, 2016
  9. wwwmwww
    wwwmwww Member
    Hello,

    I would like to suggest the following:

    The WOW5 Puzzle Ring

    WOW5_SilverBronzeBrass.png

    Collection: Puzzles
    Link: http://shpws.me/MQFF

    Thanks,
    Carl
     
  10. dNello
    dNello Member
  11. dirkpeter
    dirkpeter Member
  12. Andrewsimonthomas
    Andrewsimonthomas Well-Known Member
    Hey All,


    First of I want to thank everyone in this thread. The number of shop owners and designs we’re seeing here in this thread is incredible, and soooo many of these products are brilliant. This thread is a testament to how awesome our community is.

    As we’ve been going through we’ve been finding some amazing products, but unfortunately for one reason or another some don’t meet the full criteria of what we need in order to be in the gift guide.

    I want to give a few shoutouts as examples of great products that meet our requirements or could use a quick adjustment to be even better. We don’t have the resources to go to every single shop and give feedback on what you could do to improve, but I hope these examples help so that everyone can take another look at the products they suggested and revise.

    These are 3 products worthy of the Gift Guide, but I included some suggestions to improve SEO and thus improve our ability to work them in. Please note, none of this means guaranteed placement, but every improvement counts.


    Microscope pendant by @CorellaStudios

    Photography is great
    • Great, clear photo, close up of product in view.

    • More photos on page are good.
    Suggestions to improve SEO

    • Make the description longer, around 7 sentences (1 or 2 paragraphs is good) This is always an opportunity to introduce the product and yourself.

    • Use the same terms as in your title, change mini-microscope to to mini microscope pendant

    • Describe the materials it could be in, what materials you recommend and why

    • Add links to other similar products your shoppers could be interested in

    • The sketchfab link could link back to your shop for better SEO value

    • Reiterate keywords in tags-- in title its a pendant, in tags its necklace so add pendant.

    • Add more tags to help shoppers find it, jewelry, science etc


    Heros by @garethnicholas


    Photography is great

    • Beautifully painted miniatures, clear close up view of set

    • Shows the full set on product page

    Suggestions to improve SEO
    • Could include more keywords in the title Heros -- “fantasy RPG Heros miniatures set”
    • Make the description longer, around 7 sentences (1 or 2 paragraphs is good) This is always an opportunity to introduce the product and yourself.

    • Reiterate keywords from title in description

    • Its a set, talk about that. “Set” is a good keyword for shoppers

    • You talk a little about materials, thats good, could go more in depth

    • Talk about what games this is for, compatable with (Dungeons and Dragons has lots of SEO value

    • Tagging should reflect these again “RPG miniatures fantasy set, dungeons and dragons etc

    • Add links to other related sets for shoppers to browse and purchase

    • Link to tutorial on painting is great, could briefly give TLDR in description

    • Add other social links to shop

    Gears delirium by @fpa76

    Photography is great
    • BEAUTIFUL product, and clear, bright simple photo to show it off

    • Shows off how nice Shapeways materials are

    • Default image set correctly
    Suggestions to improve SEO

    • Name should be more descriptive. Delirum is a cool artistic title but not a strong SEO keyword. Add more like “Gears delirium, D6 gaming die” have most specific words

    • Make the description longer, around 7 sentences (1 or 2 paragraphs is good) This is always an opportunity to introduce the product and yourself.

    • Reiterate keywords from title in description

    • Talking about materials is good, expand on why you suggest the materials

    • Refer to it as both 5 sided die and D6 for more keywords

    • Add links to other related sets for shoppers to browse and purchase

    • Tagging should reflect these again “RPG dice, die, d6, 6 sided die steampunk, dungeons and dragons" etc

    For those who want to learn more about improving their SEO check our blog post here . For those who have questions relating to JUST THESE products above post below, or if you want to show us that you’ve improved on what you already shared let us know.


    Again, we don’t have resources to go through every single person’s products and judge each one on how it can improve, but we want everyone to have as many opportunities as possible. Thanks again for sharing and we want this to be the BEST HOLIDAY EVER!
     
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  13. designgravity
    designgravity Active Member
    Great, what objects are shown here!

    How about this?:


    For Category: Host gifts / Fire & Ice / Everyday Objects / For Your Analog Mother / Person Who Has Everything

    Filigree double wall tealight holder
    https://www.shapeways.com/product/U277G5CFR/filigree-double-wall-tealight-holder

    [​IMG]




    For Category: Plant Lovers / Everyday Objects / For Your Analog Mother

    A burgeoning capsule Planter with small Pot
    https://www.shapeways.com/product/4CWR756UE/a-burgeoning-capsule-planter-with-small-pot

    [​IMG]




    For Category:
    Plant Lovers / Everyday Objects / For Your Analog Mother

    Organic flower pot / Voronoi Vase (12 cm)
    https://www.shapeways.com/product/7PN9HAR22/organic-flower-pot-voronoi-vase-12-cm

    [​IMG]


    These and about 40 other (new) design objects are currently in Shapeways production. Among them are certainly other interesting gift items too (such as new porcelain bonsai and flower pots). New pictures will come also in the next days. I hope the Shapeways delivery will arrive next week. :)
     
  14. NoahLI
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  15. StudioVoronoi
    StudioVoronoi Member
    Hi Aimee,
    And for the Science category: The 3D Printed Solar System
    Hold the universe in your hands and see the planets revolving around the sun, an inspiring and educational mechanism for the dark winter days:
    https://www.shapeways.com/product/CHKQG87NU/solar-system

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    Video of the mechanism in action can be seen at:
     
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  16. Health_Nut
    Health_Nut Member
    Last edited: Nov 1, 2016
  17. moleculestore
    moleculestore Member
    Hope I am not too late.
    I have two new products for the category science / molecules

    Water Molecule Earrings
    http://shpws.me/MR0O

    and
    Benzene Ring Molecule (something very strange is going on with the description in this one, can somebody please fix this?)
    http://shpws.me/MR0A

    and my oldie but goldie: http://shpws.me/GMpn
    Serotonin Molecule Keychain

     
  18. Hi! Here are some products we'd like considered for the 2016 Holiday Gift Guide. These are all members of Intricate Geometries' Mathematical Menagerie collection, generated from equations with our open source toolkit, Anethole. Each member of the Menagerie has its equation included in the images for the product.

    What You Absolutely Don't Need

    Science (well, math, really)

    These are all our products that are not First To Try. There are several more which are in production now. Does a product have to not be First To Try to be included? We have photos of visually identical previous versions. (We made the mistake of updating the models for reduced file size, and thus resetting them to First To Try. They'll be out of production and stop being First To Try in a few days probably.)

    What is the deadline for inclusion in the 2016 Holiday Gift Guide?
     
  19. shawn_halayka
    shawn_halayka Well-Known Member
    Last edited: Oct 28, 2016
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