Saturday, July 31, 2010

Sketchart26 Fine Arts and Photos Zazzle Blog introduces Graphic Designs By Metarla



G'day folks if you haven't yet come across "Graphic Designs By Metarla" you really want to go check it out as they off graphic designs on Aprons, Bags, Binders, Bumper stickers, Businesscards, Buttons, Cards, Embroidered Bags, Embroidered Hats, Embroidered Clothing, Evelops, Flyers, Hats, Invitations, Keychains, Letterheads, Magnets, Mousepads and much more. Their designs are truly great and well worth you having a look about.

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Sketchart26onlinemotto - Inspirational Ideas for Advertising


Ever woken up one day and realized that your online store appears to be going nowhere and you just want to give up. Close it down and rub it off as a waste of time. Well to be honest I think we all go through this at one point or another.

I have had periods like that and have not sold anything for ages, so I can understand you losing interest. When I felt like that I stopped and asked myself why I was doing my on line business in the first place? For me it was never about making money but more about getting my artwork scene. So first thing I guess is you have to ask yourself why you really do your online business. If like me it’s about getting your work scene then there is nothing to worry about as it will be scene just slowly.
If it’s about making an income then you need to take a little different approach to getting people walking through the door or in our case looking at your page.

The question is how do you do that?

Well first consider your store sitting on small back street of Melbourne. No one walks pass so they don’t see it very often. Your paying all this rent but to no avail, because they don’t even know your there. How do you let them know your there? Well signage for one. Put up a few signs on the main roads pointing back to your store. Make it catchy, bright one that gets the drivers attention.  Only you’re not on a road, you’re on a website that is lost amongst many other websites all trying to do the same thing. So you track down as many free sites as you can possible find and you start making signs, all of which point back to your online business. Make sure the store address ie. “http://www.onlinestore.com” is in the title of all you write and the stores name “online gifts” so this way when people search our online business it starts to be noted. Because what you’re creating is back links.

Is this enough I think not. Because if someone don’t see that sign on the road they are still not coming to visit you are they? So the next thing that little shop might try is flyers. They don’t have to cost a lot of money. They don’t even have to be in colour. All they need is to be catchy and get people’s attention. Make them yourself at home. Print it off and get a heap photocopied. Take yourself for a walk enjoy the sun shine and deliver them to every second letter box as most of our neighbours talk, so this way you can save cost. (Be sure to keep a master copy).

Make another one to go on billboards with tear off web addresses on them and go canvas your area finding those bill boards and community boards in shopping centres.

Design a business card it doesn’t have to be done through your online business; it can be done elsewhere if you can get a better price. Stop by your local coffee shops and ask if you’re able to leave some of your cards on the counters.

Most of us have little stores that carry odds and ends, so take a look at what they are selling and for how much. See what you think might sell in their store or what they might be interested in. Bit by bit get yourself a few products that you think might sell in their stores and take them up there and ask them if they would be interested in buying some of your products to sell in their stores. Remember your product doesn’t have to stay at your online business. It’s your design and you paid for the product. You may not make much on them but you will be getting your store known, and hopefully they will start ordering direct from your store. If your products come from overseas, then naturally you need to pick products that won’t be so heavy so they can justify buying them in as naturally there is postage on top.

Don’t look inside your online business only. You’re a designer so there are many things you can do. Check out some of the printers around your local area and see what they charge to have posters printed off. Cheek all different sizes. Speak with them and tell them what you plan to be doing and ask would they offer you a better deal on larger quantities. Posters don’t way a lot and can be rolled up. So go down your local post office and find out what it will cost for postage both locally and overseas to the furthest away place and see how much you would have to sell the item for to cover your cost and make a quid. Then set up a store on EBay, selling your posters. BUT again add a back link to your store by making sure there are feeds pointing to your store. This way you will generate traffic to your store through your own store on EBay.

How else do people advertise? Well creativity is the key. So make a few videos showing of your product and inviting people to your store. When you make a design make a video and put it on YouTube and Facebook. If you add music to it be sure it doesn’t have a copyright on it as this will be disapproved and you just waisted your time doing it.

There are many ideas out there it’s just finding what works for you. But if it’s an idea you’re doing online be sure your title always has your store name and added within it so you help drive the traffic back to your store.

If you have a Zazzle store then offer other Zazzler’s a space on your blog for other Zazzle store owners to advertise as well but be sure to add your store Associate ID to the end of theirs.  This way you both win. They get to get free advertising and you might make a little cash if someone click on their product access’s their store and buys something straight away by referring them. You can do this also on all your other free sites you set up to help you along the way. But again be sure your store name and address is in the title or within the post so that Google bots picks it up.

My motto is don’t despair take action.




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Sketchart26 Fine Arts and Photos Zazzle Blog - Brings you Allicor's Latest Sales - Party Invitation

Sketchart26 Fine Arts and Photos Zazzle Blog - Brings you Allicor's Latest Sales - Party Invitation

Sketchart26 Fine Arts and Photos Zazzle Blog brings you Allicor's latest sales. Selling 20 copies on Saturday 31st of July 2010, I'd like to introduce you to Allicor's Party Invitation which she describes as


"Planning a party? These invitations would be great to send for birthdays, reunions,house parties,holidays,special occasions even for surprise parties,bachelor parties".

Such a fun and delightful character and one which is so suitable for a party. A big congratulation to Allicor on an excellent sale.

Party invitations invitation
Party invitations by allicor
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Monday, July 26, 2010

Introducing Zaz.Nu

Introducing Zaz.Nu

Howdy folks I'd like to introduce you to a new, modern and fantastic way to help promote your store. It's free and easy to set up. Scared of HTML. Don't worry as I am here to tell you, that you don't need to know HTML. All you need to know is your Zazzle store ID, add a password different from your Zazzle stores one and choose a product from your store and copy and past it's product Id Code. How simple is that folks. ALL TO EASY RIGHT?

Not convinced then check out my two stores:

So where and how do you get it? Thats all to simple also. Click on one of my store links above and on the top right hand corner you will see the Green Join Now Button. Just click it and follow the steps.

And if thats not enough you also have Zaz-in-a-Blog. Zaz-in-a-Blog allows you to add your store right here on your blog.

Need convincing? Check out my Zaz-in-a-Bog right here on my blog at Sketchart26 Zaz-in-a-blog

So how do you get Zaz-in-a-blog - You simple send an email to Rick the founder of Zaz-in-a-Blog via his Zaz_Nu site on Zazzle

And last but not least, I'd like to say a big thank you to Rick for his hard work and dedication to designing Zaz.co and Zaz-in-a-blog and being so kind as to offer it to all of us here at Zazzle.

SO WHAT ARE YOU ALL STILL DOING HERE

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN

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Latest Sale at Allicor's - Windmill Sticker


Hi folks what can I say. Allicor has had yet another sale. This time she has sol a copy of her gorgeous "Windmill Sticker". This is just one of many sales that Allicor has had in the past couple of months. Well done Allicor and keep up the great work. See below from more of Allicor's past sales.

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Become a featured store

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How would you like to be a featured store

Sketchart26 Zazzle blog is in need for new refreshing Zazzle stores to feature each fortnight on the blog which will go out in the fortnightly newsletters. So if you would like to be featured please feel in the form here and I will feature your Zazzle stall in-oder to which I receive them.
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This Weeks Featured Store - Tammy And Mummy

Tammy And Mummy


* How did you get started at Zazzle?
My husband chanced upon it in a US magazine in the library and said I should go check it out. And my! What treasure I found. The timing was great too. At that point in time, we were thinking of ways to get Tammy to understand the value of money. (Kids these days ask for more because of the constant peer pressure... yes, even at such a young age!) So we wanted to give her an outlet to do something she likes and make her own money at the same time. Zazzle was the perfect solution. Tammy came up with the name "TammyAndMummy" for the shop. I had wanted something more interesting, but she calls the shots.


* Where do you get your inspiration for designing from?
Most times, Tammy decides what she wants to draw and it's usually animals. We didn't plan on our shop being animal-themed, it just turned out that way thanks to her creations. We do chip in to give advice and designing tips. Daddy's quite good with colour and design selection as in he'll look at all our recommended colours and design and go "okay, that one". (Pretty easy job, if you ask me. Ha ha.) For me, I do help with the designing. When she simply can't draw a particular section of her design properly (on Photoshop), I'll take over. Tammy draws her designs on paper and then we draw them on the computer using Photoshop. I suppose it's easier for a 6-year-old to draw using a pencil, compared to the mousetrack pad. (Right, I don't even use a mouse!) But I must say she's getting rather good at it.

* Do you have formal training in Designing/Art/PC?
No formal training for Tammy and myself. Which is why we consider ourselves amateurs in the area of designing and our utilization of Photoshop tools. You may not believe this but all this time, we only used the "pen" tool in photoshop for all our creations. We have only just discovered the "brush" tool which can create a "soft" effect, and we experimented it on our koala bear design. It was pretty fun, but Tammy couldn't control the brush tool as well and it was more difficult to undo errors made.

* Tell us about your experience at Zazzle as a shop owner
In one word - amazing. I have never "met" a nicer bunch of people who are willing to share information and help one another selflessly. For anyone who's looking to do an internet business, I would highly recommend zazzle. It's not a get-rich-quick scheme and it will take a whole lot of effort, but it's fun and you'll meet the most amazing people who will help you along. Tammy even got her birthday wish - a scooter - from a zazzler who found out she was trying to earn money from zazzle to purchase it for herself. I mean, this gift was shipped all the way from US to Singapore! Honestly, it left me in "shock" for a couple of days.


* What advice would you give other Zazzle owner that helped you the most in your experience at Zazzle.
Go to the zazzle forum. I didn't know about it's existence till about 1-2 months later. There is a whole lot of sharing by the zazzlers on how to better promote your store and improve your descriptions and tagging for your product. There are also zazzlers offering to promote your store. You can get all your questions answered. No question is deemed too silly, so don't be afraid to ask.

* Provide a URL to your two best sellers - or favorite designs from your store.
This is difficult choice, but here goes. For some reason, this sticker is doing well. 


We also sold this mug.




Zazzle and DC Comics Team Up

Zazzle and DC Comics Team Up


For those that may not know Zazzle and DC Comics have teamed up.


DC have been going for 75 years and as a way to celebrate they have joined teams with Zazzle and created five tees, which are a limited edition only. Check out these excellent screen printed designs below and be sure to visit the store to see many other great products.

See below DC descriptions and products.

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Return of the Khund!

DC 75th Anniversary T-Shirt

The Wonder Woman tee is screen printed with cover art from the Vol.3 #18 comic book – "The Return of the Khund!" True to the original artwork, this vintage design is stylish and cool. The back of the shirt features a monochromatic logo specially created for our limited edition DC 75th Anniversary tees. This exclusive Wonder Woman design is available on the American Apparel Creme t-shirt.
Collect all fiveDC 75th Anniversary Bundle Pack.
Note: This limited-time Wonder Woman shirt may take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after order date.
TM & © DC Comics. (s10).

WONDER WOMAN T-SHIRT listing
WONDER WOMAN T-SHIRT by dccomics
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The Double Life of Star Sapphire

DC 75th Anniversary T-Shirt

The Green Lantern tee is screen printed with cover art from the Vol.2 #41 comic book – "The Double Life of Star Sapphire". On the edges of the image, our designers used a halftone dot effect that adds to the shirt's vintage comic book feel. The back of the shirt features a monochromatic logo specially created for our limited edition DC 75th Anniversary tees. This exclusive Green Lantern design is available on the American Apparel Lemon t-shirt.
Collect all fiveDC 75th Anniversary Bundle Pack.
Note: This limited-time Green Lantern shirt may take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after order date.
TM & © DC Comics. (s10).


GREEN LANTERN T-SHIRT listing
GREEN LANTERN T-SHIRT by dccomics
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The First Appearance of Batman

DC 75th Anniversary T-Shirt

The Batman tee is screen printed with cover art from the Detective Comics #27 comic book – The First Appearance of Batman. On the edges of the image, our designers used a halftone dot effect that adds to the shirt's vintage comic book feel. The back of the shirt features a monochromatic logo specially created for our limited edition DC 75th Anniversary tees. This exclusive Batman design is available on the American Apparel Gold t-shirt.
Collect all fiveDC 75th Anniversary Bundle Pack.
Note: This limited-time Batman shirt may take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after order date.
TM & © DC Comics. (s10).

BATMAN T-SHIRT listing
BATMAN T-SHIRT by dccomics
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Starro And All The World His Slaves

DC 75th Anniversary T-Shirt

The Justice League tee is screen printed with cover art from the #190 comic book – "And All The World His Slaves". On the edges of the image, our designers used a halftone dot effect that adds to the shirt's vintage comic book feel. The back of the shirt features a monochromatic logo specially created for our limited edition DC 75th Anniversary tees. This exclusive Justice League design is available on the American Apparel Aqua t-shirt.
Collect all fiveDC 75th Anniversary Bundle Pack.
Note: This limited-time Justice League shirt may take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after order date.
TM & © DC Comics. (s10).

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA T-SHIRT listing
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA T-SHIRT by dccomics
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Clark Kent Abandons Superman

DC 75th Anniversary T-Shirt

The Superman tee is screen printed with cover art from the Vol.1. #201 comic book where Clark Kent abandons Superman. On the edges of the image, our designers used a halftone dot effect that adds to the shirt's vintage comic book feel. The back of the shirt features a monochromatic logo specially created for our limited edition DC 75th Anniversary tees. This exclusive Superman design is available on the American Apparel Lapis t-shirt.
Collect all fiveDC 75th Anniversary Bundle Pack.
Note: This limited-time Superman shirt may take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after order date.
TM & © DC Comics. (s10).

SUPERMAN T-SHIRT listing
SUPERMAN T-SHIRT by dccomics
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DC 75th Anniversary Bundle Pack

The DC 75th Anniversary specialty tees are screen printed with cover art from Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Justice League comic books. Our designers used a halftone dot effect that adds to the vintage comic book feel of each image. The back of each shirt features a logo specially created for these limited edition tees. These exclusive designs are available on American Apparel t-shirts in various colors.
Order the bundle pack for $110.95 and save over $4 per shirt.
Note: These limited-time DC 75th Anniversary shirts may take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after order date.
TM & © DC Comics. (s10).