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Comment on Quick Product Create Video Tutorial by AGSale37048

AGSale37048 — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:51:12 +0000

Thanks for the Video on Quick Create

Hope You do one on The Use of Templates….

Comment on Zazzle University – Spring Quarter Sign-ups by Elenne

Elenne — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:38:58 +0000

Hi, I saw this on facebook and wanted to say hello and to add my gallery.
Thanks for the love. Hugs Elenne Boothe

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by Caza Creations

Caza Creations — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:07:24 +0000

It’s great that Zazzle is there to pick up the the slack created by Cafepress’ sudden changes. However, I caution everyone to not take anything for granted in the POD world. Somewhere down the road, even Zazzle could do an about face. I hope that day doesn’t come but it would not be out of the realm of possibility. Until then, I am happy to be here.

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:49:43 +0000

How about more ways to organize big stores so all of our designs can be found easily? That would rock. Also I am not a big fan of that whole api bulk upload concept that lets people flood the marketplace with junk designs featuring weird kid names. Please put more efforts into helping out the shopkeepers who put effort into each and every design they do.

When I go shopping online I am not looking for junk I could do on ms word in 3 seconds I am looking for something original and good. As a shopkeeper I try to provide that.

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by Silverspirit

Silverspirit — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:44:06 +0000

@Moccasinman – i’m not sure about the first point because i’m not a really big content guy yet. but i cringe when i read things like the second paragraph… these companies and the people that work there “deserve” as much of the profits as they need to continue growing and building a system that let’s me make a living off of my sales. just thank god if they’re profitable so they don’t have to resort to turning on their users for growth. Personally, as long as they set consistent expectations with their shopkeeper program and let us price the items and we understand everything up front, making ~30-50% of the sale price is good for me…

Something CP is learning (and us newcomers are learning as compared to the people who have been around POD since the early days) is that the artist really doesn’t have as much power over their system anymore (the “early days” 5 years ago CP needed us badly), less power now that they have tons of redundant content and now that new item creation is becoming a commodity. this should be a lesson to all of us that circumstances can change and we can’t have an entitled attitude as an approach to these printers and other online partners – it will just lead to disappointment and financial ruin. what we can demand is good communication and predictability so we can run our businesses efficiently because we do have an ongoing value in creating items for new events and the new product types and in promoting our brands and shops. but all top SKers need to learn from google (the first ones who burned me in online business) and CP that the money well can dry up overnight so we better be drilling in a couple of spots. CP is a disaster and I dont’ see anyone other than Zazzle stepping up to fill in the void so just want to say THANK YOU to ZAZZLE and keep up the good work!

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by Moccasinman

Moccasinman — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:20:11 +0000

The nerds who control the content on product are hung up on their role and have control issues. They are not very consistent in their enforcement role and this stymies creativity. They seem to operate from the same fear base that destroyed our national economy and nearly our country.

It is time for a new Zazzle company that is fair and who shares more profit with the people who create new product. The web managers and company administrators get a vastly disproportionate income as compared to the people who create new items.

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by TSHIRT ENTREPRENEUR ONLINE » Zazzle Jumps To Reassure Partners On Heals Of Cafepress Changes

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:54:22 +0000

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Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by WeddingDesigns

WeddingDesigns — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:33:55 +0000

With the popularity of wedding cards and postage on this site, I think a great addition would be matte finish cards. If you look at most of the wedding stationary available in the market, very little of it is glossy. It adds an elegant touch and I think would lead to more repeat customers. Thanks for considering the suggestion

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by zazzlerocks

zazzlerocks — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:00:09 +0000

I am very pleased to see Zazzle’s response to the goings on elsewhere and the fact that THEY understand the huge and unacceptable impact it will have on so many designers. I was also happy to read that Zazzle understands this is a two way street and that to get and keep quality designs to go with quality product, you have to either “pay” well or allow the artists to choose their “pay” rate. I am a Pro level seller here and a top shopkeeper there, although I haven’t had any crossover between designs since I felt it was essentially competing with myself. However I will now be working on bringing over a lot of my designs to Zazzle, since the small amount of money I can make elsewhere isn’t only too little to make the time and effort worthwhile, but it also a huge insult. It also made me question the long term viablity of the business which I had hoped to make my only “job” within a year.

I would *LOVE* to see ornaments. They don’t need to be the same item as available elsewhere, but something similar in price, quality (or better) and style. I sell a LOT of them at Christmas, and I know others do also. I’d be willing to bet some shopkeepers would be willing to give you numbers if you started a thread on the forums if you want to see numbers. I have designs made just for them, and would really like to bring those designs here.

I would also like to see a way to use a gallery a little more like a premium shop elsewhere. I have a few large shops (about 64,000 and 130,000 products respectively) there, and I can’t find a way to make the current gallery setup work well for me. I have seperate galleries started, but I’d really like to have them all together. Due to the shop size limit elsewhere, I can see that this may not be possible. If not, a way to link the galleries for commission payments (so each one didn’t have to meet the minimum, the royalties from them would be added together) would be a good compromise.

Comment on Zazzle’s Commitment to Sellers by Liz Van Steenburgh

Liz Van Steenburgh — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:52:23 +0000

I, too, would like to see some more paper products, such as journals, notebooks (maybe like the composition style notebook), bookmarkers, reusable grocery bags (in addition to the totes). It seems we do a fairly good wedding business here, I’d like to see a few more items that can be personalized as wedding attendant gifts … maybe something like money clips, jewelery bags or boxes, etc. In these tough economic times, I think people are more likely to buy items that serve a useful purpose (at least I do!). It would also be nice to have an easy way to open a new store and move products around. Ok, I better stop now. Thanks for the opportunity to earn money doing something I love!