TJontheRoad
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I'll admit, this is one thing that always bothered me about the NSDP launch of QC. I've never spoke/posted of it before. This because I didn't want to be seen as a big baby whiner in front of the NDSP fanboy mob. Time has past and I've generally moved on to other things. The topic may still yet be of interest for this forum. Allow me to indulge in some personal history. Back in August of 2019, I started offering Kemper profiles on my website. I did a lot of research into the possible size of the market and how well others were doing at it. I never thought I'd get rich at it. But, I did feel it was worth the substantial investment. Some of the larger players you know were doing pretty well from my research I gathered mostly via Google analytics.
For the first few months I got started, my sales well exceeded my low expectations. Ok great :) . Then around the holidays of 2019, rumors of the launch of a Kemper killer started to surface. New sales started to plummet. I had also heard through the grapevine that I was not alone in the 3rd party sales dive. I always knew I was very late to the Kemper world and someday I'd would need to jump on the next bandwagon. So I ordered QC after it was announced with the expectations of doing 3rd party captures. At that time, there was no mention of a NDSP marketplace ecosystem. Only months later, the promise was made for such a thing with a cut of action going to NDSP. Well we are all still waiting on that I guess (actually, I'm not anymore).
Now, there isn't many new Kemper packs coming out from the names we've known. Some makers have offered packs for QC. From what I gather, it's a PITA to get them into the unit. There's no marketplace from NDSP in sight. Even if there was, NDSP taking a cut kills off any chance of it being profitable for the 3rd party. It seems like the whole idea is close to dead maybe?
FWIW, I don't own a Kemper or QC anymore. I do still have Kemper profiles on my website. I get a few sales here and there for some of the more unique stuff I offer. For that, I'm appreciative.
For the first few months I got started, my sales well exceeded my low expectations. Ok great :) . Then around the holidays of 2019, rumors of the launch of a Kemper killer started to surface. New sales started to plummet. I had also heard through the grapevine that I was not alone in the 3rd party sales dive. I always knew I was very late to the Kemper world and someday I'd would need to jump on the next bandwagon. So I ordered QC after it was announced with the expectations of doing 3rd party captures. At that time, there was no mention of a NDSP marketplace ecosystem. Only months later, the promise was made for such a thing with a cut of action going to NDSP. Well we are all still waiting on that I guess (actually, I'm not anymore).
Now, there isn't many new Kemper packs coming out from the names we've known. Some makers have offered packs for QC. From what I gather, it's a PITA to get them into the unit. There's no marketplace from NDSP in sight. Even if there was, NDSP taking a cut kills off any chance of it being profitable for the 3rd party. It seems like the whole idea is close to dead maybe?
FWIW, I don't own a Kemper or QC anymore. I do still have Kemper profiles on my website. I get a few sales here and there for some of the more unique stuff I offer. For that, I'm appreciative.