Question

[Deb1]

If I do not join the ambassador program and do not post anything on Pinterest will that make it where I get just my 14.90 sales percent and no one can make money off my products. 

[PenguinPower]

No, there is no way you can opt out of having 3rd party percentages taken out of your sales. All quitting the ambassador program would do would be to make you ineligible to get referrals... 

[Windy · Accepted solution]

Posting to Pinterest is not the only way for your products to be seen. As long as your store and products are set to "public", other creators will be able to see them and those creators could share your products to Pinterest, or to Facebook, or to Benable or to anywhere else. So the answer to if you do not post anything on Pinterest will that make it such that you get just your 14.90 sales percent and no one can make money off your products, would be no.

[Deb1]

Thank you

[Deb1]

under  - Default Royalty setting - what is the best percent to set it to and why.

Printed Products ?

Instant Downloads ?

[BevStuff]

Zazzle asked all designers to shift to 10% royalty by 1 April for printed products. You can, of course, select your own royalty rates of any percentage for any or all printed products, Zazzle  deducts a 5% fee from all earnings above 10% every month for any royalties over 10%.
Some people set their default royalty individually on products (say they want to sell canvas art for higher earnings then birthday cards) or you can set your whole store for 10% with the Default royalty setting, though you can change that rate on any product individually to any %.

Downloads are not included in this. They work differently. You can see it in eligible products you post the earnings estimation on downloads. You get the lion's share of $ on a download and Zazzle takes the nominal $ amount in that case.

[Deb1]

what are downloads and how does that work?

[BevStuff]

the download is for the customer to get a copy to either print at home or take to a printing service and you get a one time payment higher then regular royalties to give them that privilege. You might look up "downloads" in forum to learn more.

[Deb1]

I see the downloads is it worth doing? 

[ColsCreations]

Zazzle asked all designers to shift to 10% royalty by 1 April for printed products.

I don't recall that? Where/when did they ask that?

[Deb1]

This is awful 

[Deb1]

not putting my good stuff on here just put what I'm getting paid for which is lower amount.

[Deb1]

Thank you for sending me the printed form. So sad.

[Sara_H]

@ColsCreations  Perhaps @BevStuff means this help file

https://help.zazzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/220267087-What-Royalty-Rate-Do-You-Recommend-I-Use

"For physical Products, we recommend setting Your Royalty Rate between 5% and 10%. This range ensures that your pricing remains competitive and is in line with what Customers expect to pay for similar items."

[BevStuff]

I received an email about it about the last week of March. A lot of designers did. Make sure you have Zazzle email notifications checked in your account to get their messages.

[Sara_H]

@BevStuff  Never got the email. I normally get all the others.

[BevStuff]

Yes, it can be hit and miss. I haven't got my free business card code in the email for a couple years and have to pursue Zazzle every year for it now though I do get a annual zazzle anniversary congrats of "a another year being with Zazzle," like clockwork.  But, I thought it worth mentioning about making sure the notification in account is turned on--just in case for newer people.