8 Zazzle Store Promotion Ideas to Help You Sell MORE STUFF and Build Up an Empire! :P
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8 ideas that help promote your stuff and lead to better sales on Zazzle!
Promote Yourself Now, Right Here =P!!
Add Your Magnificent Store Here!
Below is a voting plexo list. You may find them a lot on Zazzle Lenses, so it's good to get used to them, because adding stores to these lists is free promotion, and there's nothing wrong with that! Standard HTML applies, so you can add an image with link if you want to add a banner or a product of yours from Zazzle. Please try not to make the pictures too big, let's not get carried away here =P!
To get started click the Add to this list button. Then enter the URL of your store, such as http://www.zazzle.com/djskagnetti*, for instance (yes you can use your zazzle star or ?rf code in the link). If you have more than one store, then you may add them 1 URL link per line, and they will all go on the list! After listing your link or links click finish and go on to naming your store (or leave the url that is displayed - if you do this this will be the title of your store.) In the description box you can leave a nice description of your store, what it sells, about you, whatever you want. You would also add the HTML for a picture here if you wanted.
Highton Ridley - BBC-commissioned fine art photogrpaher / designer
A realy fab confession card... more...3 points
a>ArtformTheHeart*
more...2 points
Noteable Expressions
Custom stationery - made just for you. No matter w more...2 points
Irish Wedding
In our shop you will find matching Irish Wedding designs more...2 points
Bebop's Place
Welcome to Bebop's original photography & desi more...2 points
Express yourself with WhoElsa!
Ranging from funny to sweet and sentimental, the i more...2 points
Kerri's House of Fractals
Interested in fractal/ abstract art? Looking for t more...2 points
http://www.zazzle.com/slvr0drgn*
Dandelion Haiku Mousepad by slvr0drgn
Learn how to more...2 points
BlackOgre Online SuperStore
Over 17000 amazing products!1 point
sword42s Store: Home: Zazzle.co.uk Store
Now- Old- Bald -Deaf- and -Arthritic....and that is more...1 point
Artform Nouveau
more...1 point
http://www.zazzle.com/funcards*
Girl and her dog Postcard by Funcards
Wonderful cards, more...1 point
SKH Designs
Photographic and art gifts of all kinds. Visual ex more...1 point
http://www.zazzle.com/writtensouls*
Writtensoul's Zazzle Storefront: where you can fin more...1 point
http://www.zazzle.com/folkrockartist*
original artwork including music and landscapes1 point
Celestial Fox
Cool abstract digital designs1 point
Art of Goldleader23
Art related to flash games and other things made b more...1 point
Pirate Paradise
Yarr! This be a Pirate-themed store!1 point
The Shuriken
All about ninjas *ninja vanish*1 point
Callidus Emporium
Full of clever and funny designs1 point
littleladydesigns: Home: Zazzle.com Store
My store is new and small right now, but I plan on more...1 point
Henrik Lehnerer Photography Zazzle Store
You will find a large variety of digital designs a more...1 point
Doug E. Shirts: Home: Zazzle.com Store
The mission of Doug E. Shirts is to provide people more...1 point
Sandyspider Gifts
Something for everyone.1 point
Don't Forget Us - The ?rf Code and Referrals
Another Great Way To Make Money
To find out your referral code, go to My Account > Associates and it will show you your unique ?rf code and how to place it on URLs.
Now, on with the list! =)
1. FaceBook
Start an Official FaceBook Fan Club
Start an Official FaceBook fan club for your Zazzle store and/or chain of stores. This is a great idea, because you can get a lot of people to like your store and any new products you post will show up in their stream. I personally have a fan club, if you want to check it out or get ideas. Like me, and if you have a FaceBook fan club i'll join yours =) The link to the fan club is in the next text module below.To start your own fan club:
1. Click this link to take you to the start a fan club or group page. You must have a FaceBook account. This page will be separate from your profile page. Create FaceBook Fan Club
2. Start a fan club. Since you are the owner of the store, why not make it an official page? Select which you like more and click continue.
3. This will bring you the start of your page. Build it like any other FaceBook page. Put up a picture or logo for your profile pic, list information about your store, link it to Twitter if you have an account there, and whatever else you wish.
4. You now have a FaceBook fan club! Congratz!
Some Tips:
1. If you are having trouble finding the link to the page, Like the store, go to your profile and right click the link to the store in and choose copy link that appears in your updates section, "So and so (you) liked so and so (name of store fan club)."
2. Don't forget to let people see what it is you do! Upload pics of your artwork! I suggest one photo section for each design, or you could do groups of items. For instance, I had several animal and insect artwork but like only one or two of each specific kind of animal, so I just made an animals and insects section to house them all and to save space. One photo section per design or group of designs really helps keep it clean, allowing for faster browsing. Faster browsing keeps the customer's attention =)
3. Start a Twitter account or, if you have one, link it your fan club so all the updates you do in your fan club is uploaded to your Twitter stream. Keep people up to date!
BlackOgre Online SuperStore Official Fan Club
please like me =)
Check out my fan club, BlackOgre Online SuperStore, and please like me =) I will like you back =) I am slowly adding artwork sections, go there and check em out, maybe get some ideas for your own fan club. Thanks!BlackOgre Online SuperStore
List Your FaceBook Page!
Free FaceBook Advertising Here!
Got a FaceBook fan page or group devoted to your store? Add it here to get it seen!
Kerri's House of Fractals Fan Page
Join if you are a fan of Kerri's House of Fractals more...1 point
Art by Jess
Find great gifts for anyone and get great coupons!1 point
SKH Designs Fan Page
Come join up as a fan of SKH Designs!1 point
http://www.facebook.com/dougeshirts
If you're the type of person that likes to express more...1 point
http://www.facebook.com/kjscreations
Come on over & hit the "like" button more...1 point
2. Twitter
Start a Twitter Stream and Keep People Up To Date!
Twitter is an amazing tool for promoting your products. Each time you make a new product, tweet it! I suggest adding #zazzle in the tag somwhere, so anyone who happens to click it may see your tweet in the #zazzle stream. Feel free to add any more # tags you wish, if you think it will help people find your stuff easier!Tips for Twitter
1. HootSuite An amazing site, you can link all your Twitter accounts, MySpace accounts, and more into one so you can update all your accounts at once! You add all your sites, select which ones you want to give an update/tweet on, and write it in a little box and click send, and bam! All are updated at once! Also has a link shrinker for sites with limited allowed characters.
2. You can also add a RSS feed to your Twitter account to your Squidoo Lens, called Twitter Follow. I have done one below to show you.
3. At the end of this Lens is another Twitter RSS feed, called Twitter Search. You can put one on your lens and have a key word and it will post any results from recent tweets that use that keyword.
4. Beyond that, there are many tools available to assist you on Twitter, and a very fine Squidoo Lens was produced listing them all. Check it out: at The Only Twitter Applications List You'll Ever Need.
BlackOgre Online
My Twitter Account
Check out my Twitter stream and add me. I update usually on everything I do, from zazzle to websites to music.BlackOgre Online Twitter Stream
Newest Tweets From BlackOgre Online
List Your Twitter Account!
Free Twitter Account Advertising Here!
Got a Twitter account for your Zazzle store? List it here and get it seen!
http://twitter.com/sandyspiderbite
sandyspiderbite (sandyspiderbite) is on Twitter. S more...11 points
Slvr0Drgn on Twitter
1 point
http://twitter.com/ DougEShirts
Announcing new and timely designs daily! And some more...1 point
http://twitter.com/kjscreations
KjsCreations ... Unique Gifts for everyone!1 point
3. Zazzle Forums
They Are Useful and Full of Friendly People
The Zazzle Forums can really help you in promotion and other areas. The main 2 to check out are Show and Tell and Ideas to Help Promote Your Stuff sections.Show and Tell
Here people post the following, and you can too:
1. If you made a new design, post it here and show it off.
2. If you won an award, such as a TBA or Most Views or if you became a Pro Seller recently, let everyone know!
3. If you updated or changed your store, if you have a new store, or if you have a new product, you can post it and have people critique it and give helpful ideas.
People post their new stuff all the time, go back often to check your posts and theirs.
Ideas To Help Promote Your Stuff
Here people post a lot of helpful links and information that will help your products sell, such as, but not limited to:
1. People who ask for items for promotion purposes. They may be general in nature, such as Halloween products, wedding invitations, back to school products, animals, etc., or more specific, like striped keds shoes, etc. They may post it in their blog or twitter about it with their ?rf code attached, giving you free promotion and possible sales, and them possible referrals. It works out for the both of you!
2. Things they have created, from wanting you to join their fan club on FaceBook, following a stream on Twitter, or following a blog. Sometimes people create whole websites or blogs devoted to posting other peoples stuff, and you can add your stuff there.
Other Places On Zazzle
Zazzle - Full of Info
There are many great links on Zazzle to help you either get started or learn something new. With this info you can get much better at creating and selling your stuff. No point in promoting your stuff if it's garbage, right? Then let's help you not make garbage =)
If you know of a good Zazzle Help Topic from their website, please add it to the list.
NEW - Quick Product Create « Zazzle Blog
Zazzle Blog Entry on Quick Create1 point
http://www.zazzle.com/my/associate/zp/home
Zazzle Flash Panel1 point
http://www.zazzle.com/sell/more/faq
Zazzle FAQs0 points
http://www.zazzle.com/sell/affiliates
Zazzle Affiliates0 points
http://www.zazzle.com/sell/affiliates/promotionaltools/zazzlestore
Zazzle Store Builder0 points
4. Free Advertising Sites
Sites That Allow You To Post Ads For Your Art
Free advertising and classified sites such as Craigslist can be a great way to get people to find your store. Post a nice description of whats in your store, or about a specific product, add a picture or pictures, and a link that leads people to your shop. Like a free ad in the back of a newspaper, only more people may see it!Sites Like CraigsList
Google Free Advertising
List A Free Advertising Site
List a Good Advertising Site
Do you know a great place for free advertising? Something that's free, like Craigslist? Post it here!
Craigslist > Cities
List of all international craigslist.org online cl more...0 points
Slat Board
We can see the store fixtures always everytime we more...0 points
5. Squidoo
You're here now and you can make one too!
Squidoo pages, called Lenses, can really help you promote a group of products or specific products. Add a bunch of bells and whistles to keep people interested as they scroll down. Check out the Lenses I have made below (bottom of this page) to get ideas for your own, if you wish.Some great modules you can add on are:
1. Zazzle Store Module - you can add this RSS feed of your store on your Squidoo Lens, and make it a general listing or a more specific listing. This is great because if you have something related to the Lens subject you can put this up and maybe people that go there will go to your store and buy something. For instance, in my Alice's Adventure In Wonderland Lens, I have listed off a history of the story, characters, productions of the story, and other things, but in between each text module I have put a Zazzle store module that shows off my Alice's Adventures In Wonderland products. Unfortunately, there is no control over the order the pictures appear in, it takes the newest first and goes from there. I have listed 2 examples of Zazzle store modules below, 1 General, 1 Specific.
2. Various RSS Feeds - Twitter and your Blog stream can be added to your lenses. You can modify the number of feeds shown, etc. You could also put in a general term, like baseball in a Lens about baseball, and only baseball related feeds will show.
3. Voting Plexos - voting plexos are a great way to get people to go to your Squidoo. People love free advertising, and will add to your list, and maybe even come back to check their ranking.
4. Pictures - People like picutres, as Squidoo so poignantly points out in Every module. They're right! Add many pictures to keep people scrolling down!
5. Polls - People like to give their opinions, so let them give it with a nice topic-specific poll. There's one at the end of this Lens, test it out!
6. YouTube RSS feed - post YouTube videos related to the subject of the page. See the example at the end of this Lens.
7. My Lenses - shows people the lenses you have created! See an example at the end of this Lens.
8. Guestbook - again, people love advertising, or maybe they just want to say hi =) Sign mine at the end of this Lens, thanks! =)
Zazzle, General Products
List Your Squidoo Lens!
Free Advertising For Your Squidoos!
Got an interesting Squidoo page that has something to do with your Zazzle store or Zazzle in general? Put it up here and let people see it!
Things a Keychain Would Say
Expressive keychains or key chains (which ever way more...2 points
How to Earn Money Promoting Zazzle Stores
It's easy creating your own products with the onli more...1 point
Little Lady Designs Gallery Showcase
My store is still new, but I plan on expanding it more...1 point
Doug E. Shirts
I'm getting the word out on my Zazzle store and th more...1 point
Links To Help You With Squidoo
Things that can make Squidoo easier
Here are some links to make Squidoo easier. If you know of a great Squidoo website, lens, tutorial video, or anything else that would make Squidoo a better tool for people, please list it here. If you have your own Squidoo lens that is Not related to this topic, please list it in the voting plexo above entitled "List Your Squidoo Lens!"
10 Tips on How to Make Money on Zazzle with Squidoo
Making money with Zazzle is easy with these great more...2 points
Lens Rank and Traffic on Squidoo
Now that I have learned how to improve on the aest more...2 points
Squidoo Widgets, PayPal and Tools
Squidoo has some great internal widget modules. Bu more...1 point
HTML Text and Image Squidoo Tips
I am constantly working on improving my lenses to more...1 point
HTML, CSS Backgrounds on Squidoo
I am constantly striving to beautify my lenses. Ju more...1 point
6. Blogs
Make a Blog and Blog About Your Creations!
Start a blog and update it when you make something new, have an idea for a product, change or add to existing product lines and other updates. You can even talk about your favorite products on Zazzle (other than your own), post a picture of it, link to the product, and add your ?rf code behind the URL. If somebody else likes the picture you posted, they may go there and buy that product, and, since you added your ?rf code behind the product, you will get a referral bonus! Blogs are a fantastic way to get the word out! WordPress
Cool - if you have a website for it!
Wordpress is cool, as long as you don't use the free one to upload Zazzle stuff to. I learned that the hard way. About 6 months after starting a free WordPress blog it got deleted, with them citing that I was creating 'backlinks' to another website. I was posting single products using the little [W] link under the picture on the product page, using the tags from the product to make tags, and then just using the picture from that product page for the pic. It makes a nice little post, with a pic, a link to the product page, all the same tags you had for that product, and you could even add a description to it if you'd like. Unfortunately, it's against their rules to post products to Zazzle - so why have that little link under every single product, right? Because if you have a website/domain hosted somewhere you can get wordpress added to it, as long as you host it they don't care. I use Powweb for my website black-ogre.com, and they have a multitude of little tools and enhancements you can add to your site for free, including a wordpress plugin that was pretty easy to install. So now I have my wordpress back up and running, from my own website and domain, which means I can post whatever the heck I feel like now =)If you want to see my wordpress blog hosted from my website, you can Check it out Here.
My Recent WordPress Entries
An Example of a RSS: Add your blog using my WordPress
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBlogger
RSS feed for Blogger
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byList Your Blog Here!
Got a Great Zazzle Blog? Put It Up Here!
Post your blogs for everyone to see! =P
Sandyspider Gifts Blog
Blog about all types of gifts and other shopkeeper more...11 points
Musings In Monochrome and my Zazzle Gear
Introducing my designs on Zazzle and my main passion, more...2 points
Sharing the Roses (and garden musings)
Every day I muse about my garden and post some ros more...1 point
Lots of Tote Bags
Every day I post tote bags made by talented Zazzle more...1 point
All about mugs...
Each day I post mugs made by talented Zazzlers.1 point
7. Top 100 Lists
Lists of Stores You Can Add Yours To
There are all kinds of ways to promote your site, but I really like these top 100 lists. You can add a banner to your store, blog, website, myspace, or where ever else you can add HTML. When people click the banner, they go to the top 100 site - this is called an In. You are ranked by the number of votes you get going In to the top 100 list from your banner id. The list then refreshes, usually a half an hour, and reranks the list. The more votes you have coming in, the higher up the list you will go. After you join, you will get code for either a text link or a banner (if the owner of the list made them), add this wherever you want the link to appear. Once in the store people can also click another store (or yours again to go back), this counts as an Out. Outs do not affect ranking. The Top 100 Most Brilliant Zazzle Stores
Join Up =)!
The Top 100 Most Brilliant Zazzle Stores
List A Top 100 List!
Know an Awesome Top 100 List? Put It Up Here!
Do you know of an awesome Top 100 list that has to do with Zazzle? List it here!
Top 100 Zazzle Sites
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8. MySpace
Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
Myspace is, well let's face it, ancient nowadays. But it never hurts to have more promotion. Make a page just for your store, add a bunch of pictures and links to your store. The cool thing about MySpace is is that you can add a ton of HTML to it and show off as much as you want. Adding friends seems to be a lot simpler nowadays as well, so more views for your page! It's worth a shot. BlackOgre Online SuperStore on MySpace
My Myspace Page
Here is my MySpace page, add me as a friend!List Your MySpace Page!
List Your Zazzle MySpace Page
Got a great MySpace page? Prove it!
http://www.myspace.com/sandyspider
Sandy Mertens (Sandy)'s profile on Myspace, the le more...8 points
http://www.myspace.com/little_lady_designs
Myspace profile for Little Lady Designs. Find frie more...1 point
Couch Slipcover
Slipcovers have existed before air conditioners at more...1 point
TeeZazzle on MySpace
Tee Zazzle (Tee Zazzle)'s profile on Myspace,0 points
http://www.myspace.com/klaatuwi
Michael Dodge (KLAATUWI)'s profile on Myspace, A p more...0 points
THE END - But Wait, There's More!
Here Is Some More Stuff To Help You Out
That's the end of the list, but there's a lot more out there to help you create and get better at what you do. Learn, learn, learn, you can always learn something new or use another site with public domain images, etc. Here are some more things, including public domain image sites, YouTube videos, and a place to add a link to your blog or site that is helpful to other Zazzlers. Public Domain Image Lenses and Other Sites
Lists of Free Artwork To Help Flesh Out Your Store!
Got Zazzle block (the equivalent of writer's block for Zazzlers)? Check out some of these free and public domain sites and Squidoo lenses for artwork you can download and manipulate. If you know of a good site for public domain stuff, add it here!
Disclaimer: Be sure to check 2, 3, 4 times to see if the image is really free and available for Zazzle use. Sometimes they say public domain or free to use but then they are in the Creative Commons or have Gnu restrictions. Nothing worse than working hard on an image, uploading it on a bunch of stuff and tweaking it all, just to have it all taken down because it's not actually free.
Wikimedia Commons
Lots of public domain artwork, but watch out for s more...0 points
Free Commercial Use Resource Lens
Good quality, free resources that are suitable for more...0 points
morgueFile free photos for creatives by creatives
Morguefile.com free stock photos0 points
YooLink
instant gratification!
YooLink is pretty cool. With it you can put a button up at the top of your browser (very small, i have mine next to my little homepage 'house') Then you can go to all your zazzle pages, click on the Yoolink button and instantly post your pages (or any other findings) to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Delicious. Great little advertising tool, here's how I use it:1) I click one of my Zazzle categories
2) I then click the YooLink icon button at the top of my browser
3) I post it to everything
4) I then go on to the next category and start over again
YooLink
Twitter Search For Recent Zazzle Tweets
Tweets Using The #zazzle Tag
Zazzle 101
How to make a profit on Zazzle
bdkz has a pretty awesome Zazzle lens herself. It focuses more on the nuances of dealing with the making of Zazzle products and then links to several locations on Zazzle to help you on your quest, but it also has some great polls and links to places where you can promote your Zazzle stuff.She teaches tips on:
How To Creative & Organized!
How To Open an Associate Account
How To Choose Your Content
How Quantity = More Profits!
How To Know What Product Fits Your Design.
How To Read & Learn
How To Join in!
How To Adjust your royalty amount!
How To Choose your model
Plus a lot more great links and other stuff! Visit Now
Zazzle YouTube Videos
Watch It!
Make Your Own YouTube Videos!
Creating a Zazzle commercial is simple!
The lovely megielf has made a wonderful lens about how to create a video for your Zazzle store, I highly suggest clicking the link below and reading up on her useful tips! I even used them myself, check out the video below to see my brand new commercial!
Visit megielf's lens: How to Create your own Zazzle Commercial.
Did I Miss Anything?
Put Up Your Great Zazzle Related Link Here!
I know there's a ton of free devices, gimmicks, sites, rss feeds and other promotional tools out there, but I'm not gonna do any more on here. That's where You come in =P Post your best promotion sites below!
Electronic Cigarette
SKYCIG electronic cigarettes are the best tobacco more...1 point
http://www.zazzle.com/tessiejo*
Greetings! My Zazzle site is chock full of cards i more...0 points
Designs by Jeff Bartels: Home: Zazzle.ca Store
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Inspirationz Store
Artwork, photography, text designs and cute stuff0 points
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- you can set your percentage from 10-99%. the higher the %, the more you make, but! - the price also goes up as well. if you set a 11x11 portfolio poster (it goes up to 52x52 inches) to 10%, it would cost $9.95 and you would make $1.00. if you set it to 99% it would cost $895.00 and you would make $841.75. i usually set everything to 10%, but people have different opinions on what the percentage should be. and i really do not like cafe press, but people have different opinions on that as well. this is the interwebz - people have an opinion on everything =)
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