How Does Zazzle Work?

I am Zazzle PRO designer, and while I don't make a whole lot there, I can truthfully say that it is indeed possible to make money there. The easiest way to get started is to jump right in and try it! It's a very saturated market, so you need unique designs that fit well with the items you put them on, and you'll do a lot better if you do your own promoting. (Which is my downfall. I am no good at promoting). When you first open your store, they give you a list of tasks to complete, like filling out your profile, etc. As far as percentages, you can specify what percentage you want for royalties. I notice that the trend now is to charge higher and higher royalties, but I think this is going to backfire on those designers after a while. I have a lower percentage, so hopefully I can undercut the competition. People in very narrow niches with little competition on or off Zazzle, can charge higher royalties and still sell. Also, those with pets and other animal designs seem to be able to sell at higher rates also, since people with pets seem not to care how much they spend. But I dont' have a niche like that, so I keep my royalties low in my saturated image field. One key to success on Zazzle is good SEO. They've made some changes over the last few years, that make good titles, tags, and descriptions more important. This is especially crucial for those like myself who don't do much outside promoting, and rely on Zazzle's marketplace searches.

I have never been there so I think I need to visit the site and learn how things work there.

I keep wondering if I should try opening an Etsy store. I've looked at some things and found them very expensive. Others are so inexpensive I wonder if it would even be worth my while.

I can't help but I'll be interested in the replies.

I use the site, and I made some sales but it's very slow. I am going to put more effort into it because I like it.

It's not so much the percentages they take out as the percentages you get. The nice thing about Zazzle is that they allow you to choose your royalty percentage on every product in your store, although raising it means that your item is more expensive. It's a somewhat delicate balance between charging enough to make it worthwhile but not so much that buyers choose to go with another seller's product. I like the flexibility and the variety of products you can design on there. They're pretty much constantly adding new things to put your images on, which is really neat. I've made a handful of sales on a few items with absolutely no effort on my part. It's easy, at least in that regard... but it'll take a while to reach the $50 minimum they have if you're as lackadaisical about it as I've been. I personally wouldn't go with it as POD for selling on other sites. Their turnaround time depends on the product, and shipping can get pretty pricey. It's not really a cost-effective thing to do, IMO. But something like an affiliate blog, where you can gather awesome designs and products by Zazzle designers and include your affiliate link? Absolutely! I haven't seen her around lately, but @stine1online had some good info in some of her discussions and the site linked from her profile.

My daughter tried Zazzle and agree with the poster that said you need a lot of products to make money. Somebody mentioned Etsy and that is a good site.

I'm just trying to get into selling on Zazzle--what makes a good design and all I haven't figured out yet, and SEO is definitely not my forte either, but like @connierebel said, all you can do is try.

I never heard of it . I hope someone will tell you.

I also dont know about this.I will be also intrested in the replies.