Everyone asks which con I’m at next
List each con with its date and the city it’s in. Every one gets directions, and it comes off your page the day after.
Portage for cosplayers and prop makers
Tell people which con you’re at before they ask.
List your cons with their dates and the city, and each one comes off the page once it’s over. Put your builds up as photos that open larger, and say whether you’re taking prop commissions.
List your cons with their dates and the city, and each one comes off the page once it’s over.
Pick a feature to see it on the page
Marigold
she/herWinnipeg
Cosplay and original costumes from Winnipeg
I’m Ana. I build my costumes from craft foam and thrifted fabric, and most of them are my own designs.
Where I’ll be next
Come say hi. I’m happy to pose for photos, just ask first.
- Bluestem ConWinnipeg, Saturday, in the hall all day
- Larkspur Comic DaysRegina, Saturday only
- Jackpine ConEdmonton, in the masquerade on Saturday night
- Wolf Willow ConSaskatoon, Saturday
- Prints and stickersSigned at my table, or posted from Winnipeg
Recent builds
Small prop commissions
Open1 of 4 slots open
I take a few between cons. Big armour goes to friends who do it better.
- Crown or headpieceFrom $60Three weeks
- Hand propFrom $90Four weeks
- WingsAsk meSix weeks
Questions from the hall
Can I take a photo with you?
Please do. Just ask first, and give me a second if I’m holding a drink.
Do you make whole costumes to order?
Not whole costumes, sorry. I take a few headpieces and hand props between cons, on the board above.
What are the wings made of?
Craft foam, a lot of hot glue and a frame of thin plastic pipe. I’m writing up a pattern for them now.
Hear which con I’m at next
One email before each con, and nothing else.
portage.camp › @marigoldcos
Marigold (example page)
An example Portage page. I’m Ana. I build my costumes from craft foam and thrifted fabric, and most of them are my own designs.
Tap the address to open Marigold’s page and try it.
Each con comes off your page by itself once it’s past.
Before your next con.
List your next cons.
Add the date and the city for each one.
Put up your builds.
Add a photo of each costume, with a caption if you like.
Say if commissions are open.
Pick how many props you can take on before the next con.
A cosplayer, a prop maker and two sisters who build together.
All three are made up. Marigold takes her costumes to cons across the Prairies, Ironbark Props builds foam armour in Thunder Bay, and Sparrow & Finch plan their group builds from Ottawa.None of these three are real. Pick the one closest to how you build.
Marigold, an example: @marigoldcos
A cosplayer in Winnipeg with her cons across the Prairies, photos of her builds and a small commissions board.
Her next cons, each gone the day after
Ironbark Props, an example: @ironbarkprops
A prop maker in Thunder Bay with the slots left this season, recent pieces with what they cost and his number.
Says how many commission slots are left this season
Sparrow & Finch, an example: @sparrowandfinch
Two sisters in Ottawa with their Discord on top, the cons they’re going to and their sewing nights.
Their Discord on top, with how many are online
What people ask you in the hall, answered once.
People want to see the builds
Put up photos of each costume. They sit in rows that always fill, and each one opens larger when someone taps it.
I take prop commissions
A board says whether you’re open, how many slots are left and roughly what a helmet or a sword costs. When it fills up it switches to a waitlist.
Three moreFour moreI take prop commissions · I sell prints and patterns · Our group plans in Discord · Photographers want to send me the photos
I take prop commissions
A board says whether you’re open, how many slots are left and roughly what a helmet or a sword costs. When it fills up it switches to a waitlist.
I sell prints and patterns
Lay them out in a grid, each with a picture and a price in your own words. Each one goes to the shop you already sell through.
Our group plans in Discord
Add your server’s invite and your page shows how many people are online in it right now.
Photographers want to send me the photos
A contact card saves your name and email to their phone with one tap, so the photos from Saturday find their way back to you.
Prints and commissions stay with the shop and the forms you already use.
How each of these works:
About cons, photos and commissions.
We keep improving your page, free.
When we improve how search engines and AI answer engines read pages, yours gets the change by itself.
What that covers
When we improve how search engines and AI answer engines read pages, yours gets the change by itself.
- Facts search engines can read. Your page carries structured data: who you are, where you are, your hours and dates, and your links, in the terms search engines and AI answer engines read. It’s built from what’s on your page and nothing else, and when those terms change, we update every page.
- Events, menus and prices. Dates, menus, price lists, questions and releases are each described the way search engines expect them, and an event carries its venue and ticket link when you’ve given them.
- Found when it changes. Once your page is in search, it’s in our sitemap with the date it last changed, and we tell the search engines that use IndexNow when it changes or first comes into search.
Nobody can promise a place in search results or a mention in an AI answer, so we don’t. What we can do is make your page easy to read and accurate, and keep it that way.
Can I list the cons I’m going to?
Yes. Add each one with its date, the city and a note like “Saturday only” or “In the masquerade”. A date comes off your page the day after, so the list is never out of date. If you keep your cons in a calendar already, your page can read them from it.
Can people pay for a commission through my page?
No, because money never moves on a Portage page. Your commissions board says what you make, roughly what it costs and how many slots are left, and its button goes to wherever you already take requests, like a form or your email.
Can I put my page on my table at a con?
Yes. Your page prints as a poster or a sheet of business cards, in your own colours, and each one has its own code, so your stats show how many people scanned the one on your table.
Do I have to use my real name?
No. Your page shows the name you give it, so your cosplay name is fine. The email you sign in with isn’t shown on your page.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every page feature is free for everyone. You only pay if you want an identity or business check, Unmarked to take the Portage credit off a business page, your page on a domain you already own, custom work from the studio, or, if you look after more than 5 clients’ pages, the Agency plan. One organisation running 10 or more pages of its own can choose Enterprise. None of those adds a feature. Every free page has a small Made with Portage line at the bottom, ours included, and your page never comes down because you didn’t buy something.
Get your page up before the next con.
Put it in your bio, and print it for your table at the next con.
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