Zazzle, the print-on-demand website, offers basic layout options for your Zazzle store so you don't have to be technologically inclined to participate at the site. All you need to get started selling, is some original drawings or paintings, photos or graphic artwork to upload (at the correct size) and then place them on any of the many products Zazzle offers for sale. (Certain pictures in the Public Domain can be used as well.)
How you choose to present those products for sale, is up to you. It may seem a bit overwhelming at first for anyone who has not run their own online store (most of us!), but it's quite easy to have products ready for sale in a matter of hours.
I opened my first store at Zazzle in August 2007 and have learned quite a bit since then. The site has updated and changed, mostly for the better, since then. I want to share the basics for those who are just starting out, or thinking about becoming an online entrepreneur.
Have I convinced you to give Zazzle a try?
I wish I had done the same, but there wasn't much information out there about Zazzle when I began in 2007. Thanks for that link from your blog post!
I wish I had set up my images better instead of willy-nilly in my stores but I suppose I could rearrange things a bit even now. Great article! And, I spotlighted it on my abitosunshine blog today!
You could use some of your nice nature photos to set up a store.
I keep hearing about Zazzle, but never took the time to check it out. After reading your tutorials, I'm going to give it a try.
Best of luck to you.
Thanks, ideas are beginning to develop in my mind already. I will put some thought to it.
@Frank.. Then I would suggest photography, or design, and set up a store with unique, niche products. It 's not easy, and may take a bit of thought, but you could play around with some ideas - after all, Zazzle is free. You've go nothing to lose, except some time out of your day. ;)
What advice would you give someone like me, who is a very poor artist and who therefore could not sell his art work?
@Intuition, you are welcome.
You're welcome. Best of luck if you jump in.