Commission Advice Needed

[totschrei.livejournal.com]

Recently I been looking for a good website that I can neatly arrange my commissions list in.
as well make accessible by my commissioners.
any good suggestions?

i have heard little on Google Docs (I believe it is).
thanks much!

Edit: Thank you all!
I am still welcome to suggestions. However, i will be trying Trello and Google Docs! <3

Comments

[slinkslowdown.livejournal.com]

It's Google Docs.

I've never used it to set up spreadsheets myself, but as a commissioner I find it really easy to use to view information about prices, queues, etc.

[kasune.livejournal.com]

When I did commissions I used Google Docs to keep track on a spreadsheet and it was wonderful and organized! I also stored my ToS on there.

Granted you will need to update it frequently, however it's still great and user-friendly.

[duster.livejournal.com]

Google Docs is the best. I'd go with that.

[calicofeathers.livejournal.com]

Thirding Google Docs. I just recently started using it and it's awesome. I update it at the end of my work day.

[nauro-chan.livejournal.com]

I use to use Google docs until I found Trello, I love using it.
Has a lot of features you can't get on Docs.

[celestinaketzia.livejournal.com]

I second Trello! I love it way more than google docs.

[dspki.livejournal.com]

I just tried Trello, it's really neat! Will definitely use it for a queue! :3

[mazz.livejournal.com]

Trello go!

[shariea.livejournal.com]

Also agreeing! I love Trello, been using it for about a month now and its pretty much fantastic.

[growly.livejournal.com]

I use Google Docs for my own private commission records, I like it because my queue travels with me anywhere I go. :)

[wereguitar.livejournal.com]

I use Google docs! It auto-saves, which I love!

[munemunenyo.livejournal.com]

I use Google Docs because of the simplicity, automatic saving, and the ability for it to be anywhere I am! Trello is good from what I've seen as well, I just find it too overwhelming for me haha.

[williamca.livejournal.com]

https://trello.com/
Trello is a great tool, you can set it public and have various statuses set and people can follow it, or you can keep it private for yourself.

Google docs is great too!

[temrin.livejournal.com]

This this this! :3 Trello is awesome.

[teekchan.livejournal.com]

When I tried googledocs for a commission form, half of the entries didn't even go through. Just a heads up. I'm not sure if it was a bug or what, but I won't be using them again.

[sigilgoat.livejournal.com]

I've never had that problem and I've used it for countless project...I'd give it another try and maybe contact Google if you've had a problem like that.

[teekchan.livejournal.com]

The personal below had the same issue as me, and I asked around. Apparently it's fairly common. I'll just reply on the system I have; it hasnt failed me yet!

[icas.livejournal.com]

I've used Google Docs long before it became Google Drive. I haven't used Trello for very long, but I find it more intuitive and convenient due to its simplicity. I am not an artist, so I don't use either site for organising commissions, but I don't think there should be a difference.

Google Docs is good for group projects and collaborative work. It's convenient for sharing documents, spreadsheets, data, etc. with a small group of people or a large group of people. I usually see artists use Docs for ToS, commission info, and other long-ish documents. Some also use them for organising commissions, but I think Spreadsheets are more common for that. The Spreadsheets aren't anything special; they're basically a less pretty, more staticky version of Microsoft Excel. Everything is tied to your email account.

Trello is kinda like a tasklist/checklist without the tickboxes. (It's different from the typical task-managing apps for iOS devices and OSX.) It's convenient and intuitive for managing items on a list. The user can create a workspace, and that workspace can contain lists, which in turn contain items. These items can be dragged-and-dropped to different lists on the same workspace. It's more focused, so it's definitely less versatile. However, I wouldn't consider Google Drive and Trello to be that fundamentally similar.

I use both websites, but I use them for completely different things. I overall prefer Trello.

My main issues with Google Drive are:
1. I like to keep my personal Google accounts and professional Google accounts separate, which makes using Google Drive inconvenient.
2. The URLs are too long, which makes them annoying to share.
3. Google Forms (also part of Google Drive) isn't a reliable service. I've had issues where the form will notify the user of a successful submission, but not actually send any info to the form's creator. Wherever possible, I avoid commissioning from artists who rely on that system; it's too much of a hassle to handle the communication errors.

My only practical issue with Trello is that the widths of the columns aren't adjustable; therefore, workspaces with many lists may not display well on some monitors. If I was an artist, I'd probably use Trello for simplicity, concision, and practicality. In my opinion, it requires less set-up and less thought.

Both websites autosave, but I don't really see why that's so relevant.