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Explain Digital Downloads in Simple Terms

ZAZKAT — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:07:53 GMT

Feel free to explain this.

Is there a fee for the creator to participate in digital downloads?

Are creators added immediately or I saw an opt out by October 31st.

Wanting to understand this in layman's terms.

Thx

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Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

KeegansCreation — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:49:01 GMT

"Feel free to explain this.

This gives the buyer a chance to download the design on the spot with a royalty to us? Is it as easy as that? So, in terms it gives them a sample? And then they can hire a printer to do the rest? How does that increase our royalty fee's if they download once?" The intention seems to be that they send the card or invitation to people via email. It's for a last minute thing when the paper products wouldn't get to them in time. Or also they could print it themselves. How does it increase our royalty if they download once? That's getting hotly debated throughout the thread. On the one hand it's another source of income from people who would wouldn't have bought the paper version. On the other hand there is a possibility of abuse people are worrying about.

"Is there a fee for the creator to participate in digital downloads?" No.

"Are creators added immediately or I saw an opt out by October 31st". They are doing a one-time mass migration of certain types of cards on or shortly after Oct. 31 so nothing will happen until then. After this one time mass migration, it seems you must opt products in individually if you didn't participate in the mass migration.

Wanting to understand this in layman's terms.

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

ZAZKAT — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:34:28 GMT

Then that tells me that a one time download of our own design electronically allows the buyer to pay once and then email to a given amount of people?

Any other information besides the questions I have asked?

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

Cat — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:59:41 GMT

It's not a one time download. It allows them to edit and download unlimited versions.

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

ZAZKAT — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:07:25 GMT

That would mean the creator would receive a one time royalty fee. Not a royalty based on quantity that was sold. Right?

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

Cat — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:11:45 GMT

That's my understanding, but no one from Zazzle has chimed in to clarify any of this yet.

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

Barbara — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 23:45:55 GMT

What we all need are a few real-life examples showing us the details of setting up, including setting our royalties, and then the possibilities both good and bad when a customer buys from us. We should be going into this with eyes wide open.

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Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

CreativeLeahG — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:53:06 GMT

The answers to your questions can be found in the links they provided

https://community.zazzle.com/t5/creator-news/a-new-way-to-generate-more-sales-on-zazzle/ba-p/44256

which leads to more info links

The info shows an example of how Zazzle's program will differ from the competition ( I assume Etsy)

I won't repeat the details, as it is written in the guide.

It explains how the royalties will work, set by Zazzle initially but you can set your own.

Benefits also detailed in the article.

No one knows anything more than is written in the article/s (already in layman's terms).

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

Barbara — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:46:32 GMT

@CreativeLeahG Those explanations include percentages that I, for one, find peculiar. Are they royalties, some sort of profit, an odd accounting thing?

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Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

CreativeLeahG — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:33:56 GMT

It says on the zazzle guide:

Instant download name your own royalty, set at migration.

I take this to mean, that these %'s are OUR royalty set on 31st oct/1st nov after that you can change them yourself.

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

Barbara — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 20:55:21 GMT

I can't imagine setting royalties like that, some of which approach 100%.

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Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

CreativeLeahG — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:43:36 GMT

We don't need to know the reasoning, but for Zazzle there is zero cost, so their % is pure profit, which at over 5% is more than I make on most my sales. So in this regard, I expect they view their share as their royalty and fee for hosting downloads.

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

Barbara — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:41:56 GMT

A lot goes into gross and then net profit, which includes paying employees, taxes, insurance, maintaining the site, etc. Digital or not, they still incur expenses. I can imagine being able to set a 50% royalty but not any of those percentages I saw, and so this is why I'm questioning this. Ultimately, I simply want to know what those super-high percentages actually are and how they relate to the royalties we set.

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Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

CreativeLeahG — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:03:25 GMT

What I mean is once it is set up on technical side of things, it is automated, so there is no additional cost on top of what they already pay out, except perhaps advertising.

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

KeegansCreation — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:39:09 GMT

Maybe they mean for it to be a loss leader.

Re: Explain Digital Downloads in Simple Terms

LMGildersleeve — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:53:40 GMT

I have deleted my post.

Re: Explain Digital Downloads in Simple Terms

kashmier — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:32:09 GMT

Is this a special program offered to certain sellers? I do not see it anywhere. Thanks

Re: Explain Digital Downloads in Simple Terms

Sandra- — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:37:48 GMT

Here’s the announcement about it https://community.zazzle.com/t5/creator-news/a-new-way-to-generate-more-sales-on-zazzle/ba-p/44256 and this is the feedback thread https://community.zazzle.com/t5/general-zazzle-discussion/instant-download-questions-suggestions-and-feedback/m-p/44257#M5856 Lots of reading for you!

Re: EXPLAIN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS IN SIMPLE TERMS

nharveyart — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:27:50 GMT

I allowed the migration and did not uncheck the box in settings. But now I'm having second thoughts. I've had health issues and was not up to trying to thoroghly understand this.

If I change my mind, can I still "un-migrate" them individually?

Weird... this evening I got an email from someone asking me to sell them a hi-res jpg of a design (which I think they saw on my blog) so they could print their own cards. I had no idea whether they'd rip me off one way or another so I said no, linked them to what they wanted on Zazzle. When they persisted, I remembered the Digital Download program and mentioned they should keep looking for that. But I'm not so sure I want to allow this unless there is some limit on how much a design can be used for the price paid. My designs are complete and not inherantly suited to customization beyond any text inside the card, though they are set to allow it.