I love that you're an open book, Mey. Everyone else is so secretive, which I can understand that they don't want people to steal their ideas, but I love that you show us your ideas and your products. I appreciate you and your channel so much. Thank you for teaching us about Zazzle. It is the one platform I want to use because I am a crafter, too.
I'm setting up my first Zazzle store and this tutorial was just perfect. You're right, Zazzle is a bit more complex and layered compared to other POD platforms, so I wasn't sure how to start and the best way to set it up. Thank you so much.
I don't leave many comments on videos but this was such a good tutorial video. It shows the good as well as the bad or hiccups of designing on zazzle to really make the process less confusing. Can't wait to watch your other videos! Thanks for this training.
Thanks for the video. By far the most comprehensive Zazzle video for beginners I have come across. Love that you include the problems with Zazzle website. Really learn a lot in this video. Tq
I just set my Zazzle acct and store up while following along with this video, and even so (plus I sell on a whole mess of other POD sites), I got sooooo confused more than a few times. Thank you for making this tutorial -- it really helped (altho I still cursed a lot while setting up the store, omg)!!
FANTASTIC Zazzle tutorial. Thank you for creating this video. I hope you keep making these Zazzle tutorials. I learned some new things from watching your video.
Great video, Mey. I still find the Zazzle user interface confusing but with videos like this to refer back to, it will be easier to get a handle on things. Many thanks for this and the whole zazzle series. :)
Mey - Thank you for the excellent sharing of knowledge and tricks. May you continue to do this excellent work. We need more tricks on how to boost sales on Zazzle. This layout is not easy.
I'm new to zazzle and your video helped me to get everything set up perfectly... thanks so much....I'm tagging your video into a blog post that I am going to write on how to get started with zazzle...
That is so cool to hear !! Feel free to send me the link to that blog post, you can send it to me on IG I'm at mey.aroyo or through the contact form on meytribe.com
I am so thrilled to discover your awesome Zazzle series! It has been a huge help to me as I set up my first POD shop. You asked in this video for viewers to comment with what items we'd like to see a tutorial for, and I have one I really need help with. I am trying to design customized file folders, and I'm not sure I'm doing it correctly. I hope you can include a tutorial for this and other double-sided designs. Thanks!
Hi Mey, Love your tutorial, I have had some much trouble trying to understand certain things about Zazzle, creating my store and many other things. You have put so much into prospective for me, thank you so much. Bye the way, I'm not one to comment on youtube videos, so I am very appreciative of your time. I have watched part 1 & 2 and looking forward to part 4 and your up and coming tutorials. P.S I think Zazzle should employee you as you are doing a better job than they are in teaching one about using their platform.
Thank you for your great videos. I learned a lot from you. I am Croatian and you have such a great pronunciation that I can understand you very well. Greetings from Croatia
Thanks for this series! It's really interesting and informative. I'd like to see more videos about all the different office supplies Zazzle has to offer.
Hi Mey. Thanks for the video. From what I can understand is that Collections and Categories are 2 different things on Zazzle although I haven't been able to figure out the difference yet
Categories are how you keep your store organized. Categories and subcategories underneath to help know what you have created. Ex. Home - Kitchen - Mugs. Collections are how you want to show things together. Ex. You can have a collection of all the mugs you created no matter the design. Or you can have a collection of several items with one design on all of them. One item can be in multiple collections, but only in one category.
Your Zazzle tutorials have been extremely helpful, im thinking of using Zazzle more for my fan art and other art designs as well as my photography, im definitely opening up multiple stores on Zazzle soon!! Thanks for the help!!❤
Hello! Thank you for your help! I would like to see a video how to upload multiple products with the same design in one go and if you recommend doing that. Thank you!
Hi, I was able to see the size of your file for doing that tiling for the wrapping paper 3600 x 3600 but unfortunately, the file you used for notebook, I didn’t get to see. Can you please help me on that matter? I can’t even find the right dimensions for bath mat or shower. You’re very kind to share your talent with us. Thank you very much.
Thank you for acknowledging that Zazzle is not intuitive. I thought I was a slow learner but when you said "It took me 4 minutes to find this so I know why you guys want a tutorial', it made me feel like I'm not a total numpty :-)
At the time, you had not yet set up your categories since the store had just been created. It looks like categories would be set up for tshirts, mugs, pillows, etc. then collections would be pride month, gifts for friends, etc. Just my thoughts. I do love this tutorial. Thank you for all the great info on Zazzle! 👑
Yeah, I know that now LOL Took me a while to set up my shop and figure these out... I now do that with my shops and I will def be making another video showing the layout of a shop with categories and collections. Thanks
@@MeyTribe When my 20009 MacBook died, I had to find an affordable alternative and ended up with an Acer laptop with Windows 10. I thought it would be temporary, but years later I am still on the Acer. Windows 10 has been solid and has crashed a total of one time. Very pleasantly surprised with how far Microsoft has come.
23:23 For store category, you clicked on "change" when you should have clicked on "new." This would have allowed you to create your desired category and upload the category's image to your store front. You can still do that after the fact by moving it from "New Products" but it's less work for you if you do it the first way. Categories are not the same as collections.
For the screenshot on Widows use the "Snipping Tool". I so agree about the bugginess of Zazzle, it can be quite annoying. Nice video thanks I learned something new.
SO BUGGY ! yet- they have those unique products and cool personalization by client system that is worth it (for me at least LOL) And thanks for the tip for other None-mac people :)
@@MeyTribe Thanks for the reply as i know you're a very busy lady, hey do people celebrate Gay~Pride in Bulgaria, in America it is celebrated, with parades, but there is nearly always someone that protest against it, one way or another.
Thank you Mey for the taking the time and making the Zazzle series . I just have one question I don’t know if I might’ve missed this I watch them all but how do you put collections into categories and how do you make sub categories?
I actually never make sub-categories. Categories are made via the products page on the sidebar, or when uploading a product- choose "new" on the category part. Collections- go to collections, click on add new, and add a new collection, following that- go to the products page and mark the items you want and choose the action of adding to collection. If you want- post this question in the group- a lot of us can answer back with screenshots.
Hi Mey! Thank you very much for your videos! The information you share with us is amazing and very useful! I would like to ask you if you could make a video explaining how you would recommend to set up the payments - Paypal or Check. If you recommend Paypal could you let us know also which kind of account is better (personal or business)? Thank you very much!!!
Hello from Dallas! Thank you for your Zazzle sizzle! Your explanations helped introduce me to the platform. I had NO idea, I could express my work on so many items!! I am in the beginning stages of my Zazzle journey and very excited of the possibilities! My question, (and if you answered this already, I do apologize), on the Zrank list, as you are getting your store together, does that need to get to 100%? Will your store still be "live" , if it isn't? I am in private mode until I get all my items up. Thank you for the great job you're doing!
I am loving your videos! I have started building a Redbubble shop but intended to wait to see how it went before adding more POD platforms. But your videos have inspired me to try Zazzle right away! Taking your advice I am starting a puzzle shop, and uploading bulk images ready to apply to products. I have a question (sorry if you've covered this - I haven't watched ALL of your videos yet!) about posting products. Is there a way to bulk-list products, i.e. 25 different puzzle images from my library of images, without having to set up each one separately? I'd appreciate your advice and thanks for your expertise!
Greetings Mey! Loved the video! I'm a bit confused ... Just went over to Zazzle to browse a bit, and I noticed that instead of having a different STORE for each niche, the sellers have different COLLECTIONS. Now I'm confused as to what to do. ANy advice? Thanks.
Thank you so much for this❤…. But I’ve already created products so why can’t I transfer them to my collections, that’s what’s bugging me because what you’re showing me is that o have to start all over with creating the products
This video is old, so I’m not sure where I’m showing that the collection can’t be changed Just go to the products page There’s a menu of sorts for each product, and a bulk edit… you can move collections there.
@@MeyTribe thank you! It’s also saying one of the collections is ineligible for some reason and can’t figure out how to enable it like the other one but I thought it already was enabled.
Mey, thank you for the great tutorials. I actually have several question but I'm not sure this is the place to ask them. I have watched the Zazzle tutorials 1-3. Should I just ask my questions here or do you have another place for this?
Cheers from bansko to Ireland :) If you have the all access membership of CF and are downloading designs that say "POD" on their licencing- than yes. However, many platforms don't really like that people do that as it creates repetitive content on the platform, so I wouldn't recommend doing that on a platform, only on your own website. I am making a video just about that, as many people have been using items that are sold to be used as is- and are finding their accounts banned.
YUP. The thing is- the designs cannot fit everything like on RB, as there are over 1500 products on Zazzle. However, when you create 1 product- you can enable the buyers to make other items with it. There was a video I made last month buying from viewers- in it I showed how I found cool designs from several people on Zazzle, and as a customer- made them applicable on other items ! ua-cam.com/video/7djBf-20_LM/v-deo.html I can also tell you that yesterday- one of the puzzles I have on on Zazzle- was sold as a sticker, a postcard, and wall art LOL (Never designed these items, but buyers transferred the puzzle design to another item they liked!)
Hi Mey, I have an intrusive question about zazzle and taxes. I know you are not a lawyer but you are the best shot I have at understanding my issues at the moment. I am Latin, I live in Central America so I have to fill out the W-8BEN form so the USA can claim taxes over what I earn, since my country doesn’t have a treaty with them, they will claim 30% taxes over my earning, that is fine. What I don’t understand is if zazzle will pay those taxes for me to the IRS or if I have to save the money to pay them myself. I found on the site they report the earrings, but “reporting it” to me sounds like they just inform the IRS of my earnings but not necessarily send the money. Can you confirm that they retain and pay the taxes to the IRS? At least in your experience. Again, any information would be great, thanks in advanced for your help and sorry in advance for whatever trouble I might have caused with this doubt.
hey Mey! I know I'm late (binging and catching up!), but wanted to say thanks for this in-depth series on Zazzle, and your honesty! I always wonder why there are not more videos about Zazzle on YT!? I had a question... I might've missed it, but how do upload sizes work? for instance, I know each item is individual, but can I use the same file? As in, I make a design using Canva, for say Red bubble, at 4500X5400, then it's saved to my drive. Can I just use that file for my Zazzle products and adjust accordingly? I'm really hoping I don't have to do all my designs again lol! Thanks for your info, and sorry this comment is so long!
I am so pleased seeing people on this channel interested in Zazzle, seriously thought it would not be interesting to most- as they are very different from most POD platforms, and require a lot of work LOL Sizes on Zazzle, as you said, are different from item to item. They usually specify the printing size of the item in inches. Take that inche amount and multiple by 300 for 300 DPI in pixels. OR use smaller sizes that are seamless patterns- as Zazzle also has that option to make a pattern. There are a lot of items that could fit the design sizes you've just mentioned, like notebooks, notepads, mugs, shirts, and plenty of other products. What are the products you're most interested in selling on Zazzle? Maybe I can add some of them to the list of the upcoming Zazzle tutorials...
Is there a way to easily add designs you have made for other POD platforms and add them to Zazzle or do you have to "design" each one again in their designer tool?
There were already 2 videos on that One featuring that printables are finally here and showing the process of both posters and cards And one additional only on poster printables
Mey, thank you for the video, I just open my Zazzle account today, and your info is precious. You mentioned Zazzle having bugs, I have created a collection and 3 designs on tee shirts, but they don't show on the collection. Is this issue also something that you see happening regularly?
It does take time for things to appear on Zazzle, even as a seller. Sometimes I noticed that new changes - I can only see when I'm logged out or from a different browser. I think that also they would have a better "view" of a collection when more items are in it. (last- did you get the email saying your items have been posted for sale?)
How do you get the image in the right size for Zazzle, mine are always the tiniest of squares. Does anyone have advice, there doesn’t seem to be information of how big your file #houkd be?
Great videos as always Mey. I do have a question. Am I right in assuming that zazzle is a standalone POD platform? Or if I have my own shopify or woocommerce store (looking at possibility of having one or the other as I also maybe want to offer physical handmade items later), can my zazzle store be somehow integrated with either of them? Thanks in advance.
Zazzle is a Print on demand marketplace, you join, they host, they do the shipping, customer support, you set up your commission, buyer pays them :) They don't offer integrations, but I know people who "duplicate" the item to their own stores and just ordered on Zazzle when someone orders from them. Or use the Zazzle HTML sharing code you get with each product to "create" it in your store- but sale still runs through Zazzle.
@@MeyTribe hi Mey thanks for your reply. I ‘think’ I understand for the most part but do you think you could maybe do a video that goes into more detail. I mean just in case there are other newbies like me out there that are still learning the ropes? Thanks.
Hello Mey, I opened my Zazzle store recently. I noticed that you are using Creative Fabrica art directly from CF and putting them directly on Zazzle products. In past videos you mentioned that we should always edit CF graphics. I know it said Commercial and POD but if you stop being a CF subscriber you will have to pull your products off the market since you didn't customize the art after purchase and upload to Zazzle. Plus many other people will have same graphics. Am I missing something here? Just wondering and not wanting any drama in the future. Thanks Mey.
Well, First, I often use items from CF since whenever I use one of my own designs- people copy it pixel for pixel... or sometimes it's simply easier to pick something up from them. I am not sure what you mean by past videos- did you mean the previous ones you've watched- ones that could be AFTER this video? Cause - 1. Using CF elements as is is something that has gotten people banned in the recent months (not on Zazzle, and after making this video) and 2- you are legally allowed to use them as is without modifying them- if they have full POD licence. Now that CF is changing their memberships and licencing, as well as people getting banned from platforms from using items as is- I have not been sharing these types of designs on the channel for months. And yeah, if you stop being a CF member you have to remove your designs- unless you purchased them separately, or used them in a way that is still NOT clear because again- they are changing their licencing... I mention that a bit on my latest goals video, following people asking me why i stopped using CF in videos and a convo I had with them. You're not missing anything :) You're just watching me show how to upload a tshirt to Zazzle and using a CF design as a quick example- which i later deleted as it's not in any of my Zazzle niches . (in a way that is legal as that design was OKayed to be used as is)
@Mey Aroyo Thank you, Mey, for your detailed explanation. I haven't looked at your most recent videos in the past couple of months because I'm continuing researching solutions from one problem to another and end up all over UA-cam. I have been trying to focus on one thing at a time, which can be challenging. If not, I end up stating a lot of stuff on not completing much. It's also difficult because we have to research, teach ourselves, and then implement. So sometimes this takes at least me all over the place, trying to find a solution to very specific questions. Im also publishing books on Amazon KDP, and that's another animal. Thank you, Mey for being our teacher..
Anyone that wants to steal art can do that from ANY platform, any marketplace, and any social media. The only way to make sure people don't steal your art 100%- is to never make it public. (sorry, but that's the reality. )
@@MeyTribe thank you for being honest. I'm having to change my mindset from artist to brand. I've gotten such good ideas about how to proceed. I thank you for ALL your help.
Hi Mey Thank you for your awesome teaching video tutorials for Zazzle awesome but i have a problem i followed your tutorial for setting up a new store and i managed to get my logo uploaded no problem but when i try to upload my banner with the correct sizes you gave which was 2720 x 760 and when i go thru the steps to upload my banner thats fine but when try and upload my banner i doesnt show on my store meaning it doesnt upload i have tried many many many times and it is just not taking it and i have followed every step you showed in your tutorial. im getting kinda frustrated with this as theis company is supposed to be one of the best , i never had any problem with redbubble at all and i have over 1750 designs on the platform and i want to get them on zazzle as quick as i can as redbubble sales are really really slow sometimes non existent ,so i hope you might be able to help if you can i know you are busy , cheers MEY
Hi Mey... I just found your tutorials... I'm just getting set up on zazzle, but I am a bit frustrated.. I have completed my profile and uploaded and "shared", all the content they request, but every time I log on, I'm told I need to upload and share more content. I spend ALL my time redoing this stuff instead of uploading and designing products!! I don't even know if I'm being seen!! A few days ago I was 100% complete... Now I am back down to 75%.... I can't spend my life on zazzle just jumping through hoops!! Is anyone else experiencing this? Anyone frustrated?? May be teepublic was the way to go??
Hi, Love your videos. I have a question about what you said in this one. I did not quite understand what's the problem in using canva for creating the designs?
I’m not sure I understand… can you point me to the time stamp where I said canva is a problem ? (I tried searching the video but couldn’t find it myself to understand the context , I know in the 4th part I wasn’t using canva test as the text had to come from zazzle, but I don’t remember the part I said about not using canva in this video
@@MeyTribe It was in this video (number 3) right at the beginning at time stemp 2:15 or so . I did not quite understand what you meant by referring to the use of designs made in canva.
@@efratdekel6292 Ohhh OK, what I meant was that for TODAY, I will not be using Canva. If i wanna use Creative Fabrica graphics to design a tshirt, a sticker, whatever, on Teepublic, redbubble... I will take that graphics to Canva, and add text. Since Zazzle has text options embedded already- I do not NEED to use Canva. If i wanted to create a text that curves in a way, has different effects, I will be using Canva- but doing so would cancel the future option of creating a text on a design that buyers can customize :)
Hey Mey! I'm stuck & in need of some advice ... I've opened a shop on Zazzle but ran into a big problem when I tried uploading my designs. I made several 5000x5000 designs on Canva to use as shower curtain designs, but when I upload them to Zazzle, I get a warning saying the design will be fuzzy/pixelated because the resolution is too low. When I took a closer look at the designs, it looks like the highest resolution Canva allows us to download is 96 dpi - which is way lower than what they recommend. So now what? How do I get around this issue so my designs meet the resolution requirements? Thanks for your help! :)
Not a Bug! Hi Mey....Zazzle tile works, you're not doing it right Mey. To make your pattern design smaller go back into the TILE TOOL and ajust size there. If you use the sizing - button or + then you are adjusting the space between each of the design elements, in this case, design squares. If you wanted the pattern smaller, use the design tool with the Width and Hight selector. If you want to adjust the space between the design, for example....if you are making polka dots : if you want your polka dots farther away from each other, then use the sizing - button you used in the video . if you wish to have smaller dots and want the distance between the dots to remain the same, use the tile tool to adjust the size. Happy Zazzling
@@soniafinch7922 Can I ask... where did you hear that?? I mean, it got me worried too... Even though I know people who have been selling on Zazzle for years and never heard that from them. is that some kind of new law they have?
@@MeyTribe I read it. Something about saving your images up to 6 months. It might be nothing. I should probably check before investing time on the site...
@@soniafinch7922 saved images and uploaded products might be 2 different things. For me - I can still see images uploaded more than 6 months ago. Maybe it’s a matter of general storage space rather than time
Did you get the email about the item being published for sale ? It takes a while. also- you may need to open the shop from a different browser, of your own browser remembers the shop being without that item. (There are about 7 different reasons why you wouldn't see the product, but without seeing your screen I can't tell you. You can upload a screenshot or link to the group if you want, it would be easier:))
Did you already get the email that the items are live? Or- did you place that link and clicking it led nowhere? Not sure what to say as i can't see what you're seeing, so a bit more description would help :)
👋🏻Just a comment to add to the pride niche-the latest news is a womb for a man and the only male creature that bares the young that I know of is a seahorse so maybe that could be there icon symbol? You could be the first to add to the niche?
Signing up and creating a store is free, but beware of these fees: 1. Zazzle's fee. The price of your products is up to you, but Zazzle takes a 30% (!!. ).. commission on net sales before taxes and shipping. 2. Shipping service fee. Zazzle provides packing slips and shipping labels that you can print at home to help expedite the process. The cost of shipping is passed from the customer to you, and the amount is automatically deducted from your sales..
You have been ever so helpful to me. I consistently go to your videos for educational
purposes.
I love that you're an open book, Mey. Everyone else is so secretive, which I can understand that they don't want people to steal their ideas, but I love that you show us your ideas and your products. I appreciate you and your channel so much. Thank you for teaching us about Zazzle. It is the one platform I want to use because I am a crafter, too.
I'm setting up my first Zazzle store and this tutorial was just perfect. You're right, Zazzle is a bit more complex and layered compared to other POD platforms, so I wasn't sure how to start and the best way to set it up. Thank you so much.
your videos are the biggest well of information i’ve ever ever come across, thank you SO much for your incredibly hard work!!
You're so welcome! :)
I don't leave many comments on videos but this was such a good tutorial video. It shows the good as well as the bad or hiccups of designing on zazzle to really make the process less confusing. Can't wait to watch your other videos! Thanks for this training.
Glad it was helpful! (Though it is somewhat confusing. their system is so outdated!! LOL)
Hello from Vancouver Canada. I want to thank you for your Zazzle videos. I am new to Zazzle this year 2023. Cheers Nancy Lee
Have a good journey there
You Rock, Mey!!! I love your Zazzle (ALL) tutorials. Thank you.🙏🏿
More on that series def coming up ! Today even :) (Hope you could join us for the live chat on that one:))
Thanks for the video. By far the most comprehensive Zazzle video for beginners I have come across. Love that you include the problems with Zazzle website. Really learn a lot in this video. Tq
We always have to take in the good with the bad LOL
I just set my Zazzle acct and store up while following along with this video, and even so (plus I sell on a whole mess of other POD sites), I got sooooo confused more than a few times. Thank you for making this tutorial -- it really helped (altho I still cursed a lot while setting up the store, omg)!!
FANTASTIC Zazzle tutorial. Thank you for creating this video. I hope you keep making these Zazzle tutorials. I learned some new things from watching your video.
This was exactly what I needed to know to really get into Zazzle! Thanks for all the tips, I finally found out what I needed to know.
Great video, Mey. I still find the Zazzle user interface confusing but with videos like this to refer back to, it will be easier to get a handle on things. Many thanks for this and the whole zazzle series. :)
Mey - Thank you for the excellent sharing of knowledge and tricks. May you continue to do this excellent work. We need more tricks on how to boost sales on Zazzle. This layout is not easy.
This information is worth paying for which is why I am extremely grateful for it. Thanks so much🙌🏿
I SO appreciate your information and explanations! Thanks so much!
I'm new to zazzle and your video helped me to get everything set up perfectly... thanks so much....I'm tagging your video into a blog post that I am going to write on how to get started with zazzle...
That is so cool to hear !! Feel free to send me the link to that blog post, you can send it to me on IG I'm at mey.aroyo or through the contact form on meytribe.com
such a great tutorial ! TY very much for these!
Love it; learned a lot as was struggling to start my shop . This has helped a lot.
Glad it helped :)
Great tutorial. Well worth the watch. I’m a Zazzle store owner and it’s taken me an age to learn all this. Still learned new things though! Thanks
I am so thrilled to discover your awesome Zazzle series! It has been a huge help to me as I set up my first POD shop. You asked in this video for viewers to comment with what items we'd like to see a tutorial for, and I have one I really need help with. I am trying to design customized file folders, and I'm not sure I'm doing it correctly. I hope you can include a tutorial for this and other double-sided designs. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video Mey! I got as far as opening an account but that was it, and so this being shared by you was a huge help!!
Glad it was helpful!
Same for me!
Hi Mey,
Love your tutorial, I have had some much trouble trying to understand certain things about Zazzle, creating my store and many other things. You have put so much into prospective for me, thank you so much. Bye the way, I'm not one to comment on youtube videos, so I am very appreciative of your time. I have watched part 1 & 2 and looking forward to part 4 and your up and coming tutorials. P.S I think Zazzle should employee you as you are doing a better job than they are in teaching one about using their platform.
Thank you for your great videos. I learned a lot from you. I am Croatian and you have such a great pronunciation that I can understand you very well. Greetings from Croatia
I think it’s the affects of living in Bulgaria - my accent became a bit Eastern European:)
@@MeyTribe 🤩
Thanks for this series! It's really interesting and informative. I'd like to see more videos about all the different office supplies Zazzle has to offer.
Hi Mey. Thanks for the video. From what I can understand is that Collections and Categories are 2 different things on Zazzle although I haven't been able to figure out the difference yet
Categories are how you keep your store organized. Categories and subcategories underneath to help know what you have created. Ex. Home - Kitchen - Mugs. Collections are how you want to show things together. Ex. You can have a collection of all the mugs you created no matter the design. Or you can have a collection of several items with one design on all of them. One item can be in multiple collections, but only in one category.
Your Zazzle tutorials have been extremely helpful, im thinking of using Zazzle more for my fan art and other art designs as well as my photography, im definitely opening up multiple stores on Zazzle soon!! Thanks for the help!!❤
Make sure your fan art comes with the proper licencing...
Thanks Mey, great series.
Thanks :) it's still ongoing LOL every time I will have something new from Zazzle it enters the series !
Great video, very helpful, thank you! I'm interested in more design video tutorials on Zazzle Tumblers. Thank you!
Hello! Thank you for your help! I would like to see a video how to upload multiple products with the same design in one go and if you recommend doing that. Thank you!
Really great tutorial
Glad you liked it :)
Amazing as always, hugs from Chile
Hugs right back at you :)
Hi, I was able to see the size of your file for doing that tiling for the wrapping paper 3600 x 3600 but unfortunately, the file you used for notebook, I didn’t get to see. Can you please help me on that matter? I can’t even find the right dimensions for bath mat or shower. You’re very kind to share your talent with us. Thank you very much.
Thank you for acknowledging that Zazzle is not intuitive. I thought I was a slow learner but when you said "It took me 4 minutes to find this so I know why you guys want a tutorial', it made me feel like I'm not a total numpty :-)
Extremely helpful! Thanks so much :)
Glad you liked it
At the time, you had not yet set up your categories since the store had just been created. It looks like categories would be set up for tshirts, mugs, pillows, etc. then collections would be pride month, gifts for friends, etc. Just my thoughts. I do love this tutorial. Thank you for all the great info on Zazzle! 👑
Yeah, I know that now LOL
Took me a while to set up my shop and figure these out... I now do that with my shops and I will def be making another video showing the layout of a shop with categories and collections. Thanks
Love your videos.
Newly subbed, very informative Mey, just signed up for Zazzle, Thank you
Have fun with that :)
Do you know already what you wanna sell there?
Amazing tutorial! Thank you
You can screenshot on a PC as well with the print screen function....Windows/command key plus the PrtSc key.
Good to know :) haven't had a windows in forever :)
@@MeyTribe When my 20009 MacBook died, I had to find an affordable alternative and ended up with an Acer laptop with Windows 10. I thought it would be temporary, but years later I am still on the Acer. Windows 10 has been solid and has crashed a total of one time. Very pleasantly surprised with how far Microsoft has come.
23:23 For store category, you clicked on "change" when you should have clicked on "new." This would have allowed you to create your desired category and upload the category's image to your store front. You can still do that after the fact by moving it from "New Products" but it's less work for you if you do it the first way.
Categories are not the same as collections.
For the screenshot on Widows use the "Snipping Tool". I so agree about the bugginess of Zazzle, it can be quite annoying. Nice video thanks I learned something new.
SO BUGGY ! yet- they have those unique products and cool personalization by client system that is worth it (for me at least LOL)
And thanks for the tip for other None-mac people :)
Really enjoyed this thank you! :)
Glad you did :)
could you show us how to move our ideas from say our red bubble shop to also sell at zazzle, thanks
Thanks for the great informative video, the Pride Month was a fantastic idea, your product image's are so cool.
Thanks :)
I really like the pride designs, they always feel so colorful, and you know they mean a lot to the people who order them !
@@MeyTribe Thanks for the reply as i know you're a very busy lady, hey do people celebrate Gay~Pride in Bulgaria, in America it is celebrated, with parades, but there is nearly always someone that protest against it, one way or another.
This is so good 👍👍
Thank you Mey for the taking the time and making the Zazzle series . I just have one question I don’t know if I might’ve missed this I watch them all but how do you put collections into categories and how do you make sub categories?
I actually never make sub-categories.
Categories are made via the products page on the sidebar, or when uploading a product- choose "new" on the category part.
Collections- go to collections, click on add new, and add a new collection, following that- go to the products page and mark the items you want and choose the action of adding to collection.
If you want- post this question in the group- a lot of us can answer back with screenshots.
Hi Mey! Thank you very much for your videos! The information you share with us is amazing and very useful! I would like to ask you if you could make a video explaining how you would recommend to set up the payments - Paypal or Check. If you recommend Paypal could you let us know also which kind of account is better (personal or business)? Thank you very much!!!
I Love it thank you
You're welcome 😊
..Hmm, I could have missed this issue; but do you , can you add your © to your original artwork? I'll look at seller's space..TY!!
Hello from Dallas! Thank you for your Zazzle sizzle! Your explanations helped introduce me to the platform. I had NO idea, I could express my work on so many items!! I am in the beginning stages of my Zazzle journey and very excited of the possibilities! My question, (and if you answered this already, I do apologize), on the Zrank list, as you are getting your store together, does that need to get to 100%? Will your store still be "live" , if it isn't? I am in private mode until I get all my items up. Thank you for the great job you're doing!
I am loving your videos! I have started building a Redbubble shop but intended to wait to see how it went before adding more POD platforms. But your videos have inspired me to try Zazzle right away! Taking your advice I am starting a puzzle shop, and uploading bulk images ready to apply to products. I have a question (sorry if you've covered this - I haven't watched ALL of your videos yet!) about posting products. Is there a way to bulk-list products, i.e. 25 different puzzle images from my library of images, without having to set up each one separately? I'd appreciate your advice and thanks for your expertise!
Greetings Mey! Loved the video! I'm a bit confused ... Just went over to Zazzle to browse a bit, and I noticed that instead of having a different STORE for each niche, the sellers have different COLLECTIONS. Now I'm confused as to what to do. ANy advice? Thanks.
Boa loja para vender produtos nos Estados Unidos - @samerbrasil - Zazzle
Thank you so much for this❤…. But I’ve already created products so why can’t I transfer them to my collections, that’s what’s bugging me because what you’re showing me is that o have to start all over with creating the products
This video is old, so I’m not sure where I’m showing that the collection can’t be changed
Just go to the products page
There’s a menu of sorts for each product, and a bulk edit… you can move collections there.
@@MeyTribe thank you! It’s also saying one of the collections is ineligible for some reason and can’t figure out how to enable it like the other one but I thought it already was enabled.
Interesting
Mey, thank you for the great tutorials. I actually have several question but I'm not sure this is the place to ask them. I have watched the Zazzle tutorials 1-3. Should I just ask my questions here or do you have another place for this?
Uggggg.. I can't find my store completion rank. This is driving me nuts. This is a hard place to get around.
Hey Mey, will you be covering Zazzle SEO in one of your videos?
i m from pakistan , your videos are very nice,,,, 1 question for you about zazzle. what is Instant Download Settings???/ please tell me
I am confused, not sure how to answer.. there were no instant downloads on zazzle back then...
Hi is it OK to use Creative Fabrica designs and not have to alter or add to them in anyway. Thank you in advance from Ireland. Love your videos
Cheers from bansko to Ireland :)
If you have the all access membership of CF and are downloading designs that say "POD" on their licencing- than yes.
However, many platforms don't really like that people do that as it creates repetitive content on the platform, so I wouldn't recommend doing that on a platform, only on your own website.
I am making a video just about that, as many people have been using items that are sold to be used as is- and are finding their accounts banned.
Does that mean that we will have to design each different product separately even though the design is the same?! That's a lot of work!
YUP. The thing is- the designs cannot fit everything like on RB, as there are over 1500 products on Zazzle.
However, when you create 1 product- you can enable the buyers to make other items with it.
There was a video I made last month buying from viewers- in it I showed how I found cool designs from several people on Zazzle, and as a customer- made them applicable on other items !
ua-cam.com/video/7djBf-20_LM/v-deo.html
I can also tell you that yesterday- one of the puzzles I have on on Zazzle- was sold as a sticker, a postcard, and wall art LOL (Never designed these items, but buyers transferred the puzzle design to another item they liked!)
Hi Mey, I have an intrusive question about zazzle and taxes. I know you are not a lawyer but you are the best shot I have at understanding my issues at the moment. I am Latin, I live in Central America so I have to fill out the W-8BEN form so the USA can claim taxes over what I earn, since my country doesn’t have a treaty with them, they will claim 30% taxes over my earning, that is fine.
What I don’t understand is if zazzle will pay those taxes for me to the IRS or if I have to save the money to pay them myself. I found on the site they report the earrings, but “reporting it” to me sounds like they just inform the IRS of my earnings but not necessarily send the money.
Can you confirm that they retain and pay the taxes to the IRS? At least in your experience.
Again, any information would be great, thanks in advanced for your help and sorry in advance for whatever trouble I might have caused with this doubt.
Hi, would you be able to do a yoga mat tutorial for dazzle? I would really appreciate it.
Boa loja para vender produtos nos Estados Unidos - @samerbrasil - Zazzle
hey Mey! I know I'm late (binging and catching up!), but wanted to say thanks for this in-depth series on Zazzle, and your honesty! I always wonder why there are not more videos about Zazzle on YT!?
I had a question... I might've missed it, but how do upload sizes work? for instance, I know each item is individual, but can I use the same file? As in, I make a design using Canva, for say Red bubble, at 4500X5400, then it's saved to my drive. Can I just use that file for my Zazzle products and adjust accordingly? I'm really hoping I don't have to do all my designs again lol! Thanks for your info, and sorry this comment is so long!
I am so pleased seeing people on this channel interested in Zazzle, seriously thought it would not be interesting to most- as they are very different from most POD platforms, and require a lot of work LOL
Sizes on Zazzle, as you said, are different from item to item. They usually specify the printing size of the item in inches. Take that inche amount and multiple by 300 for 300 DPI in pixels. OR use smaller sizes that are seamless patterns- as Zazzle also has that option to make a pattern.
There are a lot of items that could fit the design sizes you've just mentioned, like notebooks, notepads, mugs, shirts, and plenty of other products.
What are the products you're most interested in selling on Zazzle? Maybe I can add some of them to the list of the upcoming Zazzle tutorials...
Is there a way to easily add designs you have made for other POD platforms and add them to Zazzle or do you have to "design" each one again in their designer tool?
You are awesome
Thanks :)
Can you do a step by step tutorial on how to get a design into Zazzle to sell as a digital download?
There were already 2 videos on that
One featuring that printables are finally here and showing the process of both posters and cards
And one additional only on poster printables
When you mention to duplicate image on track 32:43 I can't understand why you're saying, so I can't duplicate.
Control C, control V
Mey, thank you for the video, I just open my Zazzle account today, and your info is precious. You mentioned Zazzle having bugs, I have created a collection and 3 designs on tee shirts, but they don't show on the collection. Is this issue also something that you see happening regularly?
It does take time for things to appear on Zazzle, even as a seller. Sometimes I noticed that new changes - I can only see when I'm logged out or from a different browser.
I think that also they would have a better "view" of a collection when more items are in it.
(last- did you get the email saying your items have been posted for sale?)
How do you get the image in the right size for Zazzle, mine are always the tiniest of squares. Does anyone have advice, there doesn’t seem to be information of how big your file #houkd be?
Great videos as always Mey. I do have a question. Am I right in assuming that zazzle is a standalone POD platform? Or if I have my own shopify or woocommerce store (looking at possibility of having one or the other as I also maybe want to offer physical handmade items later), can my zazzle store be somehow integrated with either of them? Thanks in advance.
Zazzle is a Print on demand marketplace, you join, they host, they do the shipping, customer support, you set up your commission, buyer pays them :)
They don't offer integrations, but I know people who "duplicate" the item to their own stores and just ordered on Zazzle when someone orders from them. Or use the Zazzle HTML sharing code you get with each product to "create" it in your store- but sale still runs through Zazzle.
@@MeyTribe hi Mey thanks for your reply. I ‘think’ I understand for the most part but do you think you could maybe do a video that goes into more detail. I mean just in case there are other newbies like me out there that are still learning the ropes? Thanks.
@@MeyTribe I’m more referring to the last part of your reply about the html and having the same item on own website as well and how that all works.
in 2024, still buggy & no admin from Zazzle seems to reply to various comments by artists ... not a good impression IMO. I love that cute, quirky cat!
When I added my banner the logo box is right in the middle of the banner. I saw yours was to the left. How can I move it?
Hello Mey, I opened my Zazzle store recently. I noticed that you are using Creative Fabrica art directly from CF and putting them directly on Zazzle products. In past videos you mentioned that we should always edit CF graphics. I know it said Commercial and POD but if you stop being a CF subscriber you will have to pull your products off the market since you didn't customize the art after purchase and upload to Zazzle. Plus many other people will have same graphics. Am I missing something here? Just wondering and not wanting any drama in the future. Thanks Mey.
Well,
First, I often use items from CF since whenever I use one of my own designs- people copy it pixel for pixel... or sometimes it's simply easier to pick something up from them.
I am not sure what you mean by past videos- did you mean the previous ones you've watched- ones that could be AFTER this video?
Cause - 1. Using CF elements as is is something that has gotten people banned in the recent months (not on Zazzle, and after making this video)
and 2- you are legally allowed to use them as is without modifying them- if they have full POD licence.
Now that CF is changing their memberships and licencing, as well as people getting banned from platforms from using items as is- I have not been sharing these types of designs on the channel for months.
And yeah, if you stop being a CF member you have to remove your designs- unless you purchased them separately, or used them in a way that is still NOT clear because again- they are changing their licencing... I mention that a bit on my latest goals video, following people asking me why i stopped using CF in videos and a convo I had with them.
You're not missing anything :) You're just watching me show how to upload a tshirt to Zazzle and using a CF design as a quick example- which i later deleted as it's not in any of my Zazzle niches . (in a way that is legal as that design was OKayed to be used as is)
@Mey Aroyo Thank you, Mey, for your detailed explanation. I haven't looked at your most recent videos in the past couple of months because I'm continuing researching solutions from one problem to another and end up all over UA-cam. I have been trying to focus on one thing at a time, which can be challenging. If not, I end up stating a lot of stuff on not completing much. It's also difficult because we have to research, teach ourselves, and then implement. So sometimes this takes at least me all over the place, trying to find a solution to very specific questions. Im also publishing books on Amazon KDP, and that's another animal. Thank you, Mey for being our teacher..
I have a question that is very important to me. Can others steal my artwork if i post them on Zazzle?
Anyone that wants to steal art can do that from ANY platform, any marketplace, and any social media. The only way to make sure people don't steal your art 100%- is to never make it public. (sorry, but that's the reality. )
@@MeyTribe thank you for being honest. I'm having to change my mindset from artist to brand. I've gotten such good ideas about how to proceed. I thank you for ALL your help.
Hi Mey Thank you for your awesome teaching video tutorials for Zazzle awesome but i have a problem i followed your tutorial for setting up a new store and i managed to get my logo uploaded no problem but when i try to upload my banner with the correct sizes you gave which was 2720 x 760 and when i go thru the steps to upload my banner thats fine but when try and upload my banner i doesnt show on my store meaning it doesnt upload i have tried many many many times and it is just not taking it and i have followed every step you showed in your tutorial. im getting kinda frustrated with this as theis company is supposed to be one of the best , i never had any problem with redbubble at all and i have over 1750 designs on the platform and i want to get them on zazzle as quick as i can as redbubble sales are really really slow sometimes non existent ,so i hope you might be able to help if you can i know you are busy , cheers MEY
Hi Mey... I just found your tutorials... I'm just getting set up on zazzle, but I am a bit frustrated.. I have completed my profile and uploaded and "shared", all the content they request, but every time I log on, I'm told I need to upload and share more content. I spend ALL my time redoing this stuff instead of uploading and designing products!! I don't even know if I'm being seen!! A few days ago I was 100% complete... Now I am back down to 75%.... I can't spend my life on zazzle just jumping through hoops!! Is anyone else experiencing this? Anyone frustrated?? May be teepublic was the way to go??
I have a question. what is the maximum and minimum sizes of our images on pixels. And which format do they support? JPG. PNG. PDF?
I don't think they have a maximum when it comes to Pixels, only to weight.
I usually upload JPG or PNG, never tried a PDF.
@@MeyTribe Thanks for answer.
Hi, Love your videos. I have a question about what you said in this one. I did not quite understand what's the problem in using canva for creating the designs?
I’m not sure I understand… can you point me to the time stamp where I said canva is a problem ? (I tried searching the video but couldn’t find it myself to understand the context , I know in the 4th part I wasn’t using canva test as the text had to come from zazzle, but I don’t remember the part I said about not using canva in this video
@@MeyTribe It was in this video (number 3) right at the beginning at time stemp 2:15 or so . I did not quite understand what you meant by referring to the use of designs made in canva.
@@efratdekel6292 Ohhh OK, what I meant was that for TODAY, I will not be using Canva. If i wanna use Creative Fabrica graphics to design a tshirt, a sticker, whatever, on Teepublic, redbubble... I will take that graphics to Canva, and add text. Since Zazzle has text options embedded already- I do not NEED to use Canva.
If i wanted to create a text that curves in a way, has different effects, I will be using Canva- but doing so would cancel the future option of creating a text on a design that buyers can customize :)
@@MeyTribe Thanks so much for the quick answer 😊. now it's all clear.
@@efratdekel6292 You're "lucky"
Had a build up of unanswered comments for weeks and sat down to answer today LOL
I am so inspired by you! Now I need to stop watching videos and do some work. 🤔
Hey Mey! I'm stuck & in need of some advice ... I've opened a shop on Zazzle but ran into a big problem when I tried uploading my designs. I made several 5000x5000 designs on Canva to use as shower curtain designs, but when I upload them to Zazzle, I get a warning saying the design will be fuzzy/pixelated because the resolution is too low. When I took a closer look at the designs, it looks like the highest resolution Canva allows us to download is 96 dpi - which is way lower than what they recommend. So now what? How do I get around this issue so my designs meet the resolution requirements? Thanks for your help! :)
Are you using a free canva?
Hello from Bulgaria (heart) (heart) (heart)
Not a Bug! Hi Mey....Zazzle tile works, you're not doing it right Mey. To make your pattern design smaller go back into the TILE TOOL and ajust size there. If you use the sizing - button or + then you are adjusting the space between each of the design elements, in this case, design squares. If you wanted the pattern smaller, use the design tool with the Width and Hight selector. If you want to adjust the space between the design, for example....if you are making polka dots : if you want your polka dots farther away from each other, then use the sizing - button you used in the video . if you wish to have smaller dots and want the distance between the dots to remain the same, use the tile tool to adjust the size. Happy Zazzling
For the same screenshot ability in Windows press CTRL SHIFT + S
Cool, good to remember LOL Haven't had a windows computer since 2013 LOL
@@MeyTribe And I'll never touch an Apple product again for good reason.
To each their own. :)
Hi! Is it correct that Zazzle products are only saved for 6 months please?
Never heard that… and also - this video is from 9 months ago and I still have in one of my shops the things I designed here.
@@MeyTribe thanks! I was worried. 💗
@@soniafinch7922 Can I ask... where did you hear that??
I mean, it got me worried too...
Even though I know people who have been selling on Zazzle for years and never heard that from them. is that some kind of new law they have?
@@MeyTribe I read it. Something about saving your images up to 6 months. It might be nothing. I should probably check before investing time on the site...
@@soniafinch7922 saved images and uploaded products might be 2 different things.
For me - I can still see images uploaded more than 6 months ago.
Maybe it’s a matter of general storage space rather than time
Can someone use Canva designed art on Zazzle
I have printful account to fulfill POD. Selling on zazzle integrate my printful account.
Is that a question or are you sharing what you did ?
Cause I didn't know you can connect printful to zazzle...
i just created the product but i cant see it anywhere....
Did you get the email about the item being published for sale ?
It takes a while. also- you may need to open the shop from a different browser, of your own browser remembers the shop being without that item.
(There are about 7 different reasons why you wouldn't see the product, but without seeing your screen I can't tell you. You can upload a screenshot or link to the group if you want, it would be easier:))
@@MeyTribe ya... they started sending that mail from the next day onwards... so yup now i can see it... thank you :D
@@preethimohan7830 Cool ! also, this is at first, also for me- took a day to confirm. Now I get confirmation about 30 minutes after uploading.
@@MeyTribe yes... that's happening now for me as well :D
I can't see products on my Zazzle store from the links i shared on my social media.
Did you already get the email that the items are live?
Or- did you place that link and clicking it led nowhere? Not sure what to say as i can't see what you're seeing, so a bit more description would help :)
@@MeyTribe All good now. Thank you.🙏🏻
👋🏻Just a comment to add to the pride niche-the latest news is a womb for a man and the only male creature that bares the young that I know of is a seahorse so maybe that could be there icon symbol? You could be the first to add to the niche?
Who buys wrapping paper these days?
Alot of people buy wrapping papper
Signing up and creating a store is free, but beware of these fees:
1. Zazzle's fee. The price of your products is up to you, but Zazzle takes a 30% (!!. ).. commission on net sales before taxes and shipping.
2. Shipping service fee. Zazzle provides packing slips and shipping labels that you can print at home to help expedite the process. The cost of shipping is passed from the customer to you, and the amount is automatically deducted from your sales..