INTERVIEW WITH A ZAZZLE PRO
masterpiececafe's Store at Zazzle
By sicara sicara
Courtesy of
http://www.kawaiiheaven.co.cc/wp
Q: How did you find Zazzle
A: When I first was looking into PODs it came down to Zazzle and another place. For various reasons I started somewhere else. But Zazzle did a few products better so after a few months I opened 3 stores at Zazzle too. But when my first POD became greedy and changed their business practices I devoted all of my POD time to Zazzle.
Q: What made you decide to open a store of your own?
A: I wanted to compliment the products I was selling elsewhere and Zazzle had some products that were far superior. I also didn’t want to lose my names so I opened 3 stores on Zazzle. MasterpieceCafe specializing in fine art images, YesterdayCafe specializing in retro images and ChristmasCafe specializing in retro Christmas images.
Q: You are now a pro seller, but we all started out somewhere. When was your first sale? Do you recall what it was?
A: As I recall my first sale was about 5/6 weeks after opening MasterpieceCafe and it was one postcard, I made 8 cents.
: There are many shops on Zazzle, some are pros, most are not. Why do you think your store succeeded?
A: I hang out in the forums and read, learn and ask questions. There is so much great information in the forums and so many wonderful, patient SKers that are willing to help newbies along. I also work almost daily on my stores to try and keep them fresh for spiders. I try to make complete, descriptive titles, subtitles and descriptions and use as many relevant keywords as I can think of. I also spend a lot of time making sure each image looks good on the product and isn’t just thrown up there and forgotten.
Q: That first sale led to many others, how long after you opened did you become a pro seller here at Zazzle?
A: I opened in March 2009, but didn’t really start adding much product until June. I became a proseller at the end of September 2009.
Q: Zazzle has helped many people meet goals that they otherwise wouldn’t have achieved. What has Zazzle helped you to achieve in your personal life?
A: Zazzle has helped us catch up on bills! I’m a SAHM and with the economy the way it is times have been tough for a while. Hopefully by the end of this year we’ll be in a better financial place and what I earn with Zazzle will help us go on our first real family vacation!!
Q: For most each product or design they create is special. What is your most favourite design and why?
A: I love many of my designs (well, not really “mine” since my stores are built with public domain images) but my favorite is probably Vincent van Gogh’s Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun. It’s such a bright and cheery image. But I have many favorites, who doesn’t love the work from the Masters?
Q: If you could give any piece of advice to a Zazzle newbie what would it be?
A: Go to the forums and read and don’t be afraid to ask questions. Especially read “The Top Ten Mistakes Zazzlers Make which is stickyed in the New to Zazzle forum.
Q: What is your favourite aspect about Zazzle?
A: There is so much to love about Zazzle, but if I have to say one thing it’s the sense of community in the forums and how wonderful and helpful both the other SKers are and the staff is. (I guess that’s two things!)
You can find MasterpieceCafe’s main site here:
http://www.masterpiececafe.com/
The stores may all be found below:
yesterdaycafe's Store at Zazzle
christmascafe's Store at Zazzle
Thursday 8 April 2010
Funny and Cool Zazzle Designs for you
This is a selection of my favourite, very cute, funny and professional designs by different artists, They can be bought in Zazzle shops. Just have a look yourself. When you click on the image, you will be taken to specific Zazzle shop and you can choose the the item, customize it with your own message and buy it there. You can also leave your comment under each item or on the main page. Or, you can even promote the shop or item on your own website. If you open your own account, you can make some money on referrals and you don't need to be an artist yourself. Have a look and enjoy.
Happy Shopping!
The art below belongs to
A Scottish artist, ArtFromTheHeart
Designs by BlackOwlLodge
SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK Coffee Mug by BlackOwllodge
See other Coffee Mugs
Cool Designs by Dirty White Shirts
By Seashell2
by sicara's Store at Zazzle
Happy Shopping!
The art below belongs to
A Scottish artist, ArtFromTheHeart
Designs by BlackOwlLodge
SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK Coffee Mug by BlackOwllodge
See other Coffee Mugs
Cool Designs by Dirty White Shirts
By Seashell2
by sicara's Store at Zazzle
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Very Useful links for you
Now, I have been learning and learning about marketing, social networking, SEO and everything that is needed, when you want to reach people online. It's never ending.
To make things easier for you, I am going to gather all the most important links here and share them with you. We all suffer from being overloaded by information, so it's really a good thing just to follow one place, instead of jumping all over Internet chasing the wisdom.
Here we go.
FREE TRAFFIC FOR YOUR WEBSITE!
There is Linkreferral.com contest - win huge traffic!
At the end of the month they will be sending an email out to all their 280,000+ members with a list of all referrers ranked in order of most referrals!
The higher you are on that list the more likely all their members will click on your link... What do you need to do? Get as many people to sign up for this program as possible. You get a point for each member you refer...
Click the link below and join quickly!
Linkreferralhere
FREE LINK GENERATOR AND OTHER USEFULL FREE STUFF
Go here to see it
WEBSITES TO USE FOR SELLING YOUR DOWNLOADS
I have made deep research and have been searching for this kind of possibility for a long time, so the result is here.
TRADEBIT
It's free but I have read various opinions on them so wasn't sure but I may use them in the future to sell photos there. They pay you 70 percent of your sales.
Eventually, I have chosen this one. It requires quite a lot of reading to get to know the rules, but when you do it, it will work fine for you. I will put more info when have some more time. Anyway, I am very pleased with it, the basic account is free, premium costs only $5 a month and you get first month free with 4 Gig space for your downloads.
Addresses WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR WEBSITES
http://sitesubmiturl.com/
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/SubmitSitePage.aspx
http://www.9directory.com/submit.php?c=1
scrubtheweb.com
To be continued
If you would like to add something more, feel free and leave your message as comment please or send me an e-mail.
To make things easier for you, I am going to gather all the most important links here and share them with you. We all suffer from being overloaded by information, so it's really a good thing just to follow one place, instead of jumping all over Internet chasing the wisdom.
Here we go.
FREE TRAFFIC FOR YOUR WEBSITE!
There is Linkreferral.com contest - win huge traffic!
At the end of the month they will be sending an email out to all their 280,000+ members with a list of all referrers ranked in order of most referrals!
The higher you are on that list the more likely all their members will click on your link... What do you need to do? Get as many people to sign up for this program as possible. You get a point for each member you refer...
Click the link below and join quickly!
Linkreferralhere
FREE LINK GENERATOR AND OTHER USEFULL FREE STUFF
Go here to see it
WEBSITES TO USE FOR SELLING YOUR DOWNLOADS
I have made deep research and have been searching for this kind of possibility for a long time, so the result is here.
TRADEBIT
It's free but I have read various opinions on them so wasn't sure but I may use them in the future to sell photos there. They pay you 70 percent of your sales.
Eventually, I have chosen this one. It requires quite a lot of reading to get to know the rules, but when you do it, it will work fine for you. I will put more info when have some more time. Anyway, I am very pleased with it, the basic account is free, premium costs only $5 a month and you get first month free with 4 Gig space for your downloads.
Addresses WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR WEBSITES
http://sitesubmiturl.com/
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/SubmitSitePage.aspx
http://www.9directory.com/submit.php?c=1
scrubtheweb.com
To be continued
If you would like to add something more, feel free and leave your message as comment please or send me an e-mail.
This rewarded beauty bought in zazzle shop!
What do you think about it?
It was created using fractal design. I just played around with it. I cannot resist fractals, the excitement connected with this process is addictive :-)
It was also rewarded by Awesome Zazzler Star of Excellence
Also, this stylish business card has lots of fans and customers love it. This is one of my favourites as well.
It can be fully customised by a buyer.
And other favourite ones. Gold, red and black always make things look very elegant and attractive.
Black Business Card with golden swirls by imagineallart
View other Black business card Business Cards
What about this great tie? It was rewarded with TBA ( Today Best Award) on zazzle.
It was designed by Zizzago, have a look at their store here zizzago's Store at Zazzle
It was created using fractal design. I just played around with it. I cannot resist fractals, the excitement connected with this process is addictive :-)
It was also rewarded by Awesome Zazzler Star of Excellence
Also, this stylish business card has lots of fans and customers love it. This is one of my favourites as well.
It can be fully customised by a buyer.
And other favourite ones. Gold, red and black always make things look very elegant and attractive.
Black Business Card with golden swirls by imagineallart
View other Black business card Business Cards
What about this great tie? It was rewarded with TBA ( Today Best Award) on zazzle.
It was designed by Zizzago, have a look at their store here zizzago's Store at Zazzle
Saturday 3 April 2010
Thursday 1 April 2010
MarketingTranslation Services
Translation Jobs: How to Market Translation Services
By: Alex Baumm
The world is rapidly uniting. In the old testament of the Bible, the Tower of Babel signifies how mankind has started becoming different from each other through the rise of different languages or dialects.
In the uniting and globalizing world, people are tending to understand each language more. Thus, a translation job is becoming in demand these days.
If you want to make a career out of translating content, you should very well know and be exposed to the dynamics of different translation job requirements.
If you are comfortable in your ability to carry out tasks and activities, it is time you find a good and effective translation jobs. To do so, you have to employ all possible schemes and strategies available across the Internet.
Because the online media is fast taking over the functions of all other conventional media, a translation job is now becoming more in demand. The requirements and prerequisites for good and competent translation personnel are also evolving. Now, to be able to land and secure good and lucrative translation jobs, it is imperative to know how to market translation services.
As a translator, you are expected to find means yourself on how you could market your translation services to prospective clients and employers. The activity is like submitting resumes in the world of conventional employment.
Email marketing is the surest and most effective way to market your translation services. You should know that the online media is quite different when compared to the conventional. Thus, the mode on how you offer your translation services to prospective clients is different.
Contrary to initial perceptions and impressions, email marketing is very cost effective as the activity is sometimes done and completed free of charge. Unlike direct and traditional snail mail, when you send an email, you do not need to purchase and secure documentary stamps.
Your message would be received by your intended recipient in real time and feedbacks and responses could also be made in a snap.
Through email marketing, you are able to secure a list of email addresses of possible clients and employers. Usually, email marketing is facilitated by a specialized services provider or Website that is functioning to do so. All you have to do is to find and secure the services of such sites.
When you do email marketing, you practically group send a message or a letter to offer your translation job services to numerous clients, who may be needing to hire a translator.
What is good about this technique, as mentioned, is that feedback and response is immediately communicated and sent back to you. Thus, if the terms of a translation job contract are not good for you, you could easily find another prospective client.
You would not have to exert much effort. Your email would do the marketing itself. All you have to do is to constantly update and check your email for possible client responses. That is the reason why you should compose a really persuasive and effective email marketing copy.
These days when there are just too many translators out there, you need to be competitive enough. The right translation job for you is just right there, waiting for you. Through sheer determination and strategizing, you would be able to attain your goals and requirements, for sure.
Author Resource:-> Alex Baumm. Visit our website Translation Jobs and learn how to email more than 4800 translation agencies in order to find high-paid translation projects. Go to Translator Jobs to find reviews of other translators. Find Translation Work today.
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