UPDATE.. I had a few hand sanitizer products ticked .. once I unticked those I was able to change my royalty
Yes.. one would think its just that easy.. until you find yourself in the never ending 5% loop.. royalties were at 14.9 .. planned on bumping them up some .. doing a select all non discontinued products .. not only am I stuck on page 3 ., now my 14.9 royalties have prefilled in at 5% and no matter what I do.. I cannt get the new % to register .. I get this nonsense
This is ringing a bell. I think before it had to do with multiple-selecting products that happened to include Espradille shoes or value phone cases. If you're selecting xx numbers of products and even one of them happens to be subject to the 5% cap, it throws up an error. Have to make sure those odd products are not in a group-select.
That was in the old/current terms, too. Just means your royalty is based on what the customer actually paid for the product, not the total they paid including shipping etc.
I am 100% against a subscription fee. $10, $15, $30 a month? .... It would be a drop in the bucket for the already successful accounts making daily sales or 2-3K a month or more as one person mentioned somewhere. But for small-potatoes like me, or brand new members, a subscription fee would be an entirely different matter. I have to admit, I am bristling at your words even though I don't know how you actually meant them? What I heard in my head though was that the high-earners on Zazzle = the best and most productive (ouch!) AND that they are the only ones spending money on other tools and resources that help with designing. I've been here for a minute or two but Zazzle is still just an enjoyable hobby with the bonus of also earning real dollars. Even so, I do pay a monthly fee for Photoshop and another for a site that removes backgrounds for easily making my own covers when I feel like doing that. I know there are lots of not-top-designers trying to make a go of this who are spending even more on various subscriptions & tools. "High-Earners" are not the only ones spending money to try to be better at Zazzle. I'm sorry but I am feeling really offended at the idea that I don't have a right to be here unless I can afford to pay-to-play.
Those of us who are only making $100 monthly (! dreams!) DO have other jobs. That's not something to be ashamed of. I understand that for people who have been very successful here and rely on it as their only source of income, these changes are very stressful. But that is the risk that comes with putting all of your eggs in one basket, and a basket you have no control over. As someone who was self-employed for decades I understand the freedom and pride of not being tied to a typical 9-5 job as well as the stress of not knowing where/if your next dollar is coming from. But sometimes life happens. If some other person/business above you in the chain makes a change that effects your business, you have to cope & adjust. It's a hard fact of life but one's personal situation is not the responsibility or concern of the other business you were relying on.
The comment about "left over side hustlers" & "hobby designers" not being able to provide quality to the MP just really hit me wrong. I don't know what you actually meant by that but it came across as really offensive to me, as if only people already wildly successful are worthy of being here.
One of the best things about Zazzle as POD is that it is totally free, there are no membership fees or per-item listing fees or other. You put something up for sale, if it sells you get X amount. X amount may change with Zazzle's business model, but it's never something you are paying out-of-pocket. Cutting out people who can't or won't pay a subscription fee only further stagnates the MP with work from the same-old same-old designers who are already in position to swallow such fee.
The "Excess Royalty Fee" is explained in the Creator License Agreement, section 3.
3.3.2. Excess Royalty Fee: Zazzle will retain an excess Royalty fee of five percent (5%) of your Gross Royalty for sales of Products for which you select a Royalty rate that is greater than ten percent (10%) (“Excess Royalty Fee”), in order to cover expenses such as payment processing.
Correct me if I am wrong. If a customer finds my product in the marketplace and clicks to view it in my store, then buys the product, I will then have to pay a "marketing royalty fee". up to 50%. ?
Am I going to break even, or am I going to owe Zazzle $. The present fee on 3rd parties is 20% not 35 to 50%... the fees are excessive.
I am confused and feel I will no longer earn anything for my artwork that Zazzle has devalued. (feeling sad)
My mind does not process numbers. So I am wondering if I am seeing this correctly in that only the designers get this brutal cut, but not marketing folks, Zazzle staff or management?
If Zazzle is facing challenges, which seems to make sense in this time, should not the burden be shared equally?
