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Me & Zazzle
I don't really remember how I came across Zazzle, I think it was a random accident whilst browsing Google for "How to make money selling photos" That was over 2 years ago and I have never looked back!
It took me a little while to figure zazzle out, how to get visitors, how to make more and more $ every month... With no visitors no one knew my items existed and that meant no sales - Not good! So... Instead of keeping all the knowledge that I have learnt and discovered to myself I am going to share it with you! Tips on products, your gallery, promotion and more.
For those of you new to Zazzle, if you are or were were looking for a get rich quick scheme where you could just sit and do nothing and watch the $$$ come rolling in then back away now as you need to devote time and attention to your online store. You need patience, the ability to keep on creating and to get excited everytime you see a tiny sale of perhaps just $0.30 - It all adds up I promise you!
It took me a little while to figure zazzle out, how to get visitors, how to make more and more $ every month... With no visitors no one knew my items existed and that meant no sales - Not good! So... Instead of keeping all the knowledge that I have learnt and discovered to myself I am going to share it with you! Tips on products, your gallery, promotion and more.
For those of you new to Zazzle, if you are or were were looking for a get rich quick scheme where you could just sit and do nothing and watch the $$$ come rolling in then back away now as you need to devote time and attention to your online store. You need patience, the ability to keep on creating and to get excited everytime you see a tiny sale of perhaps just $0.30 - It all adds up I promise you!
Zazzle Tips
The Do's and Don'ts!
The top three tips I can give you that I think really work are...
1. Don't Quit!
2. Keep adding new designs and items.
3. Participate in the Community.
To explain those in a little more detail...
If you get all excited and add tons of items in the first month but then don't update or visit your zazzle gallery after that the sales will practically dry up. To get sales every day you need a variety of designs/products that look great and to keep adding new items daily or weekly.
Adding and creating designs, more is better but don't go overboard. Don't have the same design on every style of shirt - You can always explain how people can create the shirt in a different color/style on the individual product page.
Also just because you can create shoes, t-shirts, skateboards etc etc etc doesnt mean you should or have to. Some people only create t-shirts or stationary. For my photography gallery I don't make shoes or shirts because I don't like how they look. If you create cute graphics with perhaps... cupcakes and mice then those will look great on shirts but might not appeal to skateboard buyers!
If you create a range of items split them up into seperate galleries. I have 3 zazzle galleries - one for my photography, one for vintage postage and one for my digital art and patterns.
Participate in the community - Every time you make a comment on someone's gallery wall it will show up in the community section. I often browse through the people who have left comments that I see on the community page as well as click and take a look at who has visited and made comments on my own wall. Rating with stars is also good but unless you say "5 stars from me" etc no one will know who rated.
More great tips can be found at the Zazzle 101 lense.
1. Don't Quit!
2. Keep adding new designs and items.
3. Participate in the Community.
To explain those in a little more detail...
If you get all excited and add tons of items in the first month but then don't update or visit your zazzle gallery after that the sales will practically dry up. To get sales every day you need a variety of designs/products that look great and to keep adding new items daily or weekly.
Adding and creating designs, more is better but don't go overboard. Don't have the same design on every style of shirt - You can always explain how people can create the shirt in a different color/style on the individual product page.
Also just because you can create shoes, t-shirts, skateboards etc etc etc doesnt mean you should or have to. Some people only create t-shirts or stationary. For my photography gallery I don't make shoes or shirts because I don't like how they look. If you create cute graphics with perhaps... cupcakes and mice then those will look great on shirts but might not appeal to skateboard buyers!
If you create a range of items split them up into seperate galleries. I have 3 zazzle galleries - one for my photography, one for vintage postage and one for my digital art and patterns.
Participate in the community - Every time you make a comment on someone's gallery wall it will show up in the community section. I often browse through the people who have left comments that I see on the community page as well as click and take a look at who has visited and made comments on my own wall. Rating with stars is also good but unless you say "5 stars from me" etc no one will know who rated.
More great tips can be found at the Zazzle 101 lense.
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Getting Visitors
Where to Promote Your Zazzle Store & Items
On Blogs and Websites
Creative Artists Blog
Artists Cafe at Next Stop Italy
Zazzlers United
Insomniacs Gallery
Stylehive
Myspace
Top Zazzle Sites / Best of Zazzle Sites With these you need to sign up for an account (it's free) fill out any profile info and upload your banner. Add a link from your Zazzle gallery back to your voting page and you're done!
Best Zazzle Sites
Top Zazzle T-Shirts
Top Zazzlers
Hot Zazzle Stores
Promote on Squidoo! Create your own lense. You can also visit the following lenses from zazzlers and add your url to there zazzle store lists:
White Oak
Totally Painted
Sanguin Lover's
Cryptic Fragments
Totally Graffiti
Amber Moon Art
Princess klb07
KRW Designs
Firecrackinmama's Party
Australian Zazzlers
Moon Favorites
Julianarw
Lia Marie Art
Angelas Designs
Zazziest Zazzlers
Crock Pot
Aquavel & Friends
If you know of other places to promote let me know and I'll add them in :)
Creative Artists Blog
Artists Cafe at Next Stop Italy
Zazzlers United
Insomniacs Gallery
Stylehive
Myspace
Top Zazzle Sites / Best of Zazzle Sites With these you need to sign up for an account (it's free) fill out any profile info and upload your banner. Add a link from your Zazzle gallery back to your voting page and you're done!
Best Zazzle Sites
Top Zazzle T-Shirts
Top Zazzlers
Hot Zazzle Stores
Promote on Squidoo! Create your own lense. You can also visit the following lenses from zazzlers and add your url to there zazzle store lists:
White Oak
Totally Painted
Sanguin Lover's
Cryptic Fragments
Totally Graffiti
Amber Moon Art
Princess klb07
KRW Designs
Firecrackinmama's Party
Australian Zazzlers
Moon Favorites
Julianarw
Lia Marie Art
Angelas Designs
Zazziest Zazzlers
Crock Pot
Aquavel & Friends
If you know of other places to promote let me know and I'll add them in :)
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- Craftyville Craftyville Sep 23, 2009 @ 11:46 am
- Thanks for the tips!
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- Luis2u4u Luis2u4u Sep 19, 2009 @ 8:52 am
- Nice tips, cool lens!
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- FidesDesign FidesDesign Jun 25, 2009 @ 3:11 am
- I just started on Zazzle, so your lens is helpful.
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- CGJourney CGJourney Apr 26, 2009 @ 2:55 am
- Very useful information. Thanks.
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- sandyspider sandyspider Mar 14, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
- great information. Well done.
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by Emele
Hi! I'm Emily, I'm 24, English and living in Crete, Greece.
I'm a crafter / artist, website designer and budding photographer.
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