UNEXPECTED! For the first time someone is asking me for AutoCAD file of the palace I designed for purpose of showcasing my 3D modelling skills!! Being the first time, I did not know how to handle such customer.
Sunday, 30 Sep, 2012
Country: Qatar, Region: Ad Dawhah, City: Doha
Page URL: http://teoalida.webs.com/
[14:28] Teoalida: Hello from website admin, if you need any help or just want to chat, reply here!
[14:28] Visitor: I NEED CAD FILEE
[14:28] Teoalida has joined the conversation
[14:28] Teoalida: of?
[14:28] Visitor is now known as me
[14:29] me: PLACE
[14:29] me: SORRY
[14:29] me: PALACE
[14:29] Teoalida: 3D palace?
[14:29] Teoalida: How much you can pay for it?
[14:29] me: YES
[14:30] Teoalida: I never though that someone will want to buy this
[14:31] me has left the conversation
After THIS case, I added on Palace page a message “Interested in 3D model? Contact me and make a price offer“, similar messages I added on other CAD pages.
I am very confused about at what price I can sell a 3D model, first I would like to know what audience I have who would need, who would buy that?
However, the above person may be a STUDENT without money looking to download random AutoCAD files for study purposes… nothing else. Probably quit because I asked him to PAY.
Sunday, 8 Jun, 2014
Country: United States
Page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/apartmentplans/
[22:48] Visitor: HI
[22:48] Teoalida has joined the conversation
[22:48] Teoalida: Hello
[22:49] Visitor: I CANT FIND DOWNLOAD FILES
[22:49] Teoalida: True
[22:49] Visitor: SORRY ?
[22:49] Teoalida: If I let the .DWG files for free download, then how I can do the business?
[22:50] Teoalida: What would be the motivation to design buildings?
[22:50] Visitor: YEP
[22:50] Visitor: PLAN + TOWER
[22:50] Teoalida: Actually… what are you looking for?
[22:51] Teoalida: Are you real estate developer? builder?
[22:51] Teoalida: or do you want to purchase DWG files? for free you can download PNG images
[22:51] Visitor: NO I AM ARCHITECT
[22:51] Visitor: FOR SAMPLE
[22:52] Teoalida: you as architect would you give away .DWG files for free?
[22:52] Visitor: YEP
[22:53] Teoalida: hmm… interesting, so how do you live? any source of money?
[22:53] Teoalida: Let me know if we can collaborate for any project
[22:54] Visitor: SO …
[22:56] Visitor has left the conversation
He is architect! I love collaborating with architects, but he said “SO…” then quit?
Was this a potential customer lost, or was a prevented attempt of theft of DWG files?
Monday, 16 Jun, 2014
Country: Iran
Page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/cars/
[15:12] Visitor: hi
[15:12] Teoalida has joined the conversation
[15:12] Teoalida: Hello
[15:13] Visitor: waht are you?
[15:13] Visitor: waht?
[15:13] Teoalida: The admin of website, why do you ask?
[15:13] Teoalida: How I can help you?
[15:13] Visitor: y
[15:13] Teoalida: What are you looking for?
[15:14] Visitor: 3d cad blocks ?
[15:14] Teoalida: yes CAD designer is my main activity
[15:14] Visitor: i want 3d cad cars
[15:15] Teoalida: do you want the 3D model as DWG? make a price offer please
[15:15] Visitor: yes
[15:15] Visitor: dwg
[15:16] Teoalida: Also tell me how do you use them
[15:16] Visitor has left the conversation
Monday, 16 Jun, 2014
Country: Iran
Page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/miscellaneous/
[15:17] Visitor: I want free
[15:17] Teoalida has joined the conversation
[15:17] Teoalida: Do you have any idea how many hours I spent drawing these cars?
[15:18] Visitor: yes
[15:18] Visitor: thanks
[15:18] Teoalida: Time is money, AutoCAD software also cost money, plus I have an experience that not many people have
[15:18] Teoalida: and I am quite surprised… to have someone interested in 3D model of cars. I am very curious what you can do with them
[15:19] Teoalida: What is the usage?
[15:19] Teoalida: Most people who contact me, they contact asking to work for them… design new drawings
[15:20] Teoalida: Actually I CAN sell my past work but tell me how do you use it?
[15:23] Teoalida: Have you tried to click About Me page?
[15:43] Teoalida: Are you still there?
[16:05] Visitor has left the conversation
Possible student, looking to download any CAD files, not interested design service for any specific thing. He said “thanks” and never replied again probably because realized that I am NOT offering CAD files for free.
Chat started on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 6:42:28 PM
LOCATION: Philippines
Entrance page: http://teoalida.webs.com/
(6:42:28 PM) *** Visitor has joined the chat ***
(6:42:35 PM) Teoalida: Hello from website admin! Here I also offer architecture ideas and drawing service in AutoCAD… can I help you with anything? You are welcome for a chat!
(6:43:24 PM) Visitor: gago
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(6:43:32 PM) Teoalida: ?
(6:43:54 PM) Teoalida: what are you looking for?
(6:44:09 PM) Visitor: pahingi ng floorplan yung gawa na
(6:44:18 PM) Teoalida: but can you speak english?
(6:44:45 PM) Visitor: can i have 3 stories floor plan that is ready made. i need it for tomorrow nigga
(6:45:04 PM) Teoalida: first, tell me land dimensions and how many rooms
(6:45:13 PM) Teoalida: and I am not nigga
(6:46:39 PM) Visitor: this is yours right can i have the ready made cad of it
(6:46:42 PM) Visitor: https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCIej-aqx-ccCFcTGpgodoTUPPQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teoalida.com%2Fdesign%2Fhouseplans%2F&psig=AFQjCNHTS3f6IAIrjR-MR5-Rt2YDVwBxcg&ust=1442418043413444
(6:46:58 PM) Visitor: i need now~ mate
(6:47:37 PM) Teoalida: how much would you pay to sell you AutoCAD DWG file?
(6:47:53 PM) Teoalida: and give me exact link… the link you gave me is a redirect to page
(6:48:00 PM) Visitor: ok thanks nevermind
(6:48:34 PM) Teoalida: hmm?
(6:48:42 PM) Visitor: i dont want to spend my money nigga bye! btw your site is good but post ready made cad
(6:49:05 PM) Teoalida: if I post CAD files for free, then how I can make a living?
(6:49:24 PM) Teoalida: people would download CAD and edit themselves and never pay for my services
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Chat started on Friday, July 08, 2016 2:34:23 PM
Country: Egypt
Page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/apartmentplans/
(2:34:23 PM) *** Visitor 41014643 has joined the chat ***
(2:34:23 PM) Visitor 41014643: hey
(2:34:32 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(2:34:34 PM) Teoalida: what’s up
(2:34:52 PM) Visitor 41014643: is here is any cad files for apartment plans
(2:35:13 PM) Teoalida: yes I design them with AutoCAD… how much would you pay for a .DWG file?
(2:36:18 PM) *** Visitor 41014643 has left ***
Country: India
Page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/world/hongkongfloorplans/
Chat started on Tuesday, September 05, 2017 1:35:14 PM
(1:35:14 PM) *** Visitor 28413235 has joined the chat ***
(1:35:16 PM) Teoalida (site owner): Hi there… if you need any help or just wanna chat, drop here a message!
(1:37:37 PM) Visitor 28413235: cad files?
(1:37:49 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(1:38:02 PM) Teoalida: I am also AutoCAD designer, how I can help you?
(1:38:34 PM) Visitor 28413235: i want cad files of housing types?
(1:38:40 PM) Teoalida: of Hong Kong?
(1:38:45 PM) Visitor 28413235: any
(1:39:23 PM) Teoalida: I can sell you CAD files of projects designed by me… https://www.teoalida.com/design/houseplans/ and https://www.teoalida.com/design/apartmentplans/
(1:40:05 PM) Visitor 28413235: ok thanks
(1:40:13 PM) Visitor 28413235: but is it free?
(1:40:53 PM) Teoalida: free? you’re funny… architecture takes years of study plus time and effort to design all these beautiful buildings
(1:41:10 PM) Teoalida: you have no respect for my efforts?
(1:41:33 PM) Teoalida: some (not-so-quality) free files can be found on http://www.bibliocad.com/
(1:41:50 PM) Visitor 28413235: ok
(1:42:18 PM) Visitor 28413235 has rated the chat Good
(1:42:54 PM) *** Visitor 28413235 has left ***
Country: Oman
Chat started on Monday, December 25, 2017 8:54:23 PM
(8:54:23 PM) *** Visitor 9823568 has joined the chat ***
(8:54:25 PM) Teoalida (site owner): Hi there… would you be interested in some free ideas, a custom floor plan for $20/room, or maybe a complete set of architectural drawings?
(8:59:43 PM) Visitor 9823568: HI
(8:59:53 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(8:59:56 PM) Teoalida: what’s up
(9:00:13 PM) Visitor 9823568: I LIKE YOUR DESIGNS
(9:00:32 PM) Visitor 9823568: YOU DONT ANY FREE CAD FILE
(9:01:26 PM) Teoalida: if I give you ONE DWG file for free, what do you do with it?
(9:04:39 PM) Visitor 9823568: SIR I REALLY LIKE YOUR DESIGNS I AM CIVIL ARCHITECTURE DESIGNER IN WORLD EVERY ONE KEEP FILE IN SAVE BUT I READ YOUR PROFILE ,MAY BE YOUR LIFE YOU FACE MANY CHALLENGES THAT IS WHY YOU SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS, THIS IS BIG THING I WANT TO LEARN FROM YOUR PROJECTS.
(9:05:02 PM) Teoalida: I also keep CAD files of all my projects
(9:05:58 PM) Visitor 9823568: YES SIR,
(9:06:23 PM) Visitor 9823568: IF YOU GIVE SOME CAD FILE FREE FOR LEARNERS THIS IS GOOD
(9:06:46 PM) Visitor 9823568: CAN I JOIN WITH YOU
(9:08:23 PM) Teoalida: which project do you like mostly?
(9:10:32 PM) Visitor 9823568: HOUSE DESIGN FOR COSTUMER IN UNGANDA
(9:11:06 PM) Teoalida: he paid me $250 so I can sell you at same price
(9:11:20 PM) Teoalida: this is HALF of what I would charge today to make same drawing
(9:15:58 PM) *** Visitor 9823568 has left ***
Country: Slovakia
Page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/houseplans/
Chat started on Monday, February 11, 2019 6:02:46 PM
(6:02:46 PM) *** Visitor 20072864 has joined the chat ***
(6:02:46 PM) Visitor 20072864: hi
(6:03:05 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(6:03:07 PM) Teoalida: hello
(6:04:07 PM) Visitor 20072864: how to download this
(6:04:17 PM) Teoalida: what do you want to download?
(6:05:02 PM) Visitor 20072864: 3D car
(6:05:42 PM) Teoalida: https://www.teoalida.com/design/cars/ this? I spend over 100 hours drawing it in 2006-2007, how much does this time value for you?
(6:05:55 PM) Teoalida: there are also simple cars in https://www.teoalida.com/design/houseplans
(6:06:10 PM) Teoalida: what do you do more exactly with a 3D car?
(6:08:19 PM) Visitor 20072864: hi
(6:09:56 PM) Teoalida: just say what do you do if I give you a DWG file?
(6:17:27 PM) Visitor 20072864: yes
(6:19:36 PM) Teoalida: WHAT do you do if I give you?
(6:19:56 PM) Teoalida: how do you use it?
(6:32:58 PM) Teoalida: why you don’t reply a simple question so I can determine how to give DWG files in the future?
(7:35:08 PM) Teoalida: are you still here?
(8:10:01 PM) *** Visitor 20072864 has left ***
Country: Iraq
Landing page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/housing/
Chat started on Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:07:45 PM
(8:07:45 PM) *** Visitor 89561717 has joined the chat ***
(8:07:47 PM) Teoalida (site owner): Hello visitor from Iraq, what are you looking for? If you need any help or just want to talk about what is on my website, drop here a message!
(8:16:05 PM) Visitor 89561717: L want the elevation of the plan house 7+1 bedroom
(8:16:20 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(8:16:56 PM) Teoalida: and perhaps also sections, plumbing, electrical, structural analysis?
(8:17:02 PM) Teoalida: all are required to get building permit
(8:17:06 PM) Teoalida: in which country do you build it?
(8:17:40 PM) Visitor 89561717: l can do you speak kurdish?
(8:18:28 PM) Teoalida: can’t
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Chat started on Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:23:24 PM
(8:23:24 PM) *** Visitor 89561717 has joined the chat ***
(8:23:24 PM) Visitor 89561717: I saw your plan in the website but i did not see the elevation and 3d
(8:23:38 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(8:23:44 PM) Visitor 89561717: Can you send me the elevation and 3d?
(8:24:16 PM) Visitor 89561717: type 7+1 bedroom house
(8:24:17 PM) Teoalida: if you pay to draw elevations and 3D I will draw and send them to you
(8:26:03 PM) Visitor 89561717: no
(8:26:34 PM) Teoalida: do you want low-resolution images for free? not PDF or editable DWG?
(8:29:14 PM) Visitor 89561717: Yes lwant image for free
(8:29:44 PM) Teoalida: then find already-made images
(8:31:09 PM) Teoalida: I have elevations and 3D for projects that customers paid for. That luxury bungalow I made from personal interest and nobody paid me so I made only floor plan
(8:34:55 PM) Teoalida: and do you think that is a good idea to waste my time drawing elevations and 3D for ALL floor plans I made, considering that 9 of 10 people are like you… NOT PAYING?
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Chat started on Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:47:47 PM
(8:47:47 PM) *** Visitor 89561717 has joined the chat ***
(8:47:47 PM) Visitor 89561717: Can you send me the pdf?
(8:47:55 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(8:48:07 PM) Teoalida: I can open AutoCAD and export floor plan as PDF
(8:49:00 PM) Visitor 89561717: I want elevation or 3d can you send me ?
(8:49:24 PM) Teoalida: I did not made elevations and 3D yet
(8:49:48 PM) Teoalida: I told you that I do elevations for paying customers only
(8:51:20 PM) Visitor 89561717: Ok thank you
(8:51:52 PM) Teoalida: give me a suggestion to how make money from architecture
(8:52:22 PM) Visitor 89561717: thanky you no need
(8:52:44 PM) Teoalida: Do you realize that last 3 years I did not made any new architectural design?
(8:53:13 PM) Teoalida: This because of people like YOU wasting my time and not paying. Too few paying customers = made me to retire from architecture
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Country: India
Landing page URL: https://www.teoalida.com/design/houseplans/
Chat started on Sunday, September 29, 2019 8:48:14 PM
(8:48:14 PM) *** Visitor 31140175 has joined the chat ***
(8:48:14 PM) Visitor 31140175: utocad drawing
(8:48:23 PM) *** Teoalida has joined the chat ***
(8:48:23 PM) Teoalida: hello
(8:48:26 PM) Visitor 31140175: Autocad
(8:48:42 PM) Teoalida: which are your favorite floor plans to buy AutoCAD DWG ?
(8:49:08 PM) Visitor 31140175: 2 bed room flat
(8:50:17 PM) Teoalida: to clarify… do you want to buy one of my past designs or want to make a new design for you?
(9:38:12 PM) *** Visitor 31140175 has left ***