Can I get an opinion on my collection?

[wanderlust]

Hello everyone, so I haven't been able to really invest time in Zazzle since 2022, really. Back then collections weren't *as* big of a deal as they are now and was given advice a few months back to focus on them before doing anything new. From what I've read, they seem extremely time-consuming so I may make new designs while working on collections.

Just in case I'm doing something wrong, I have my Beach Life collection here I worked on and would like to know if this is "right" before I continue making more. Ignore all the others, those are old, pre-collection update. I suppose what I'm most confused about is how to go about them for a store like mine where my main store's theme is prints and patterns, as opposed to things like wedding invites, cards, etc. I also would like to know if making a cover image for each item really beneficial, or if it'd really just be wasting time. I've been browsing the forums but nothing's really answering my questions, the whole collections concept seems very complex and confusing, along with the new cover photo and video additions. 😅

[Beautiful]

I've been working on my Collections, and I'm not sure if they are correct either. Any Suggestions would help out a lot.  

zazzle.com/store/jewelrybeautifully 

[Beth]

Hi @wanderlust and @Beautiful 

There's a good forum thread here that might help you navigate the creation of your collections a bit more confidently!

https://community.zazzle.com/t5/general-zazzle-discussion/zazzle-collections/m-p/135453

Kind Regards, Beth

[wanderlust]

Thank you for the thread link, that'll be very helpful for when I'm able to focus more on my Celebrations store that will have a lot more paper products in it. 😊
Unfortunately my main store that I'm wanting to work on first is prints and patterns, where most of my sales are on vastly different types of products, not paper, that don't really have a theme like a party or event, more like license plate frames, phone cases, key chains, etc. For stores like mine, collections in the way I see people going about them for their paper products, doesn't seem to apply and it's tougher to figure out how to go about collections on these when every example I'm seeing is people with their party/holiday/event themes on paper products. It's why I'm hoping someone may come along and give an opinion that's more specific to my different kind of store.