I’m trying to build an alternative to my RedBubble store, where I’ll have Zazzle collections with a single design on 120 different products (instead of the 70-80 that RedBubble and Society6 max out at), but things were already running an order of magnitude slower due to the need to create each and every product individually.
Then I got hit with a captcha requirement on every single product upload.
I have to ask, is this issue ever going to be fixed, or does uploading products to Zazzle now mean spending half of your time dealing with obnoxious captcha requirements? I could understand if it was every 10-15 product uploads, but when it’s every single product that really does take the cake for hostile user interface.
This is on the verge of r/ProgrammerHumor content for bad UI.
I understand that I’m suggesting that you not creating any products now, but with the holiday season already upon us it’s possible that newly published products will not be as performant in on-site search results given their newness. The main benefits to publishing products at this point in the year would come with off-site advertising (sharing to social media, etc), and if you’re active in that area then you may choose to publish products one-by-one, as you mentioned above. Unfortunately, it’s possible that some users will see a heightened Captcha presence. We hope to update this behavior soon. As far as publishing products for future holidays, we have a planning guide to assist you with product creation here: https://community.zazzle.com/t5/creator-news/moments-planning-guide/ba-p/4243
Scott, I think the biggest problem is the recaptacha screen (or what ever it is called) - I’m now having to pick photos out of like 10 screens before I can even get into zazzle. Sometimes the photos are such bad quality, I can’t even make out what is in them. It’s very frustrating.
Wintersight if you are proposing to have 120 products with the same design perhaps this site is not user friendly for you! You would have to make sure each and every product suits and (fits) your design, also add the appropriate tags for each product! It is not all about one design fits all re sales! Just saying!!
I noticed that if I first click on a product before signing in, I don’t get that many or none. I think the Captchas happen, if you log in on the same site many times.
@Scott
I’m very unhappy with the fact that every time I post a product, i have to figure out a puzzle .
Please do something about this. I’m very determined to continue to post until something changes. Totally unacceptable. Thanks!
I have tried, might I add on my end to adjust, fix, and find work arounds. My time has been devalued and it takes twice as long to post a product. I’m using google chrome browser and several times during posting must clear cookies and browsing history, that helps some, but not always. Please help!!!
