AI Where to start

TShirtfort
Contributor II

Okay I feel skeevy for even posting this but my products just never get seen.  Is there a (preferably free) way to use AI to get your products out there and seen? My ideal thing would be some sort of a background bot that could post products wherever they are allowed without spamming and without it or me getting banned for using said bot. I do not want to use it for design at all. I despise that concept and am not super comfortable with AI in general but I'm frustrated as everything I do on zazzle doesn't work. My new stuff-hidden, my optimized stuff-hidden, my old stuff that once got a ton of views even though they were kinda meh-hidden...

I saw one keyword thing but it has a monthly fee. I'm only willing to pay if I get results. Also I am the photoshop, affinity, illustrator, type of tech savvy not the kind of tech savvy that uses a million acronyms I don't understand. I mean I've heard of SEO but I don't really know which filter on photoshop will give me the good SEO. Kidding sort of, but honestly if I was a programmer I would go do that not design T-shirts. 

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Jadendreamer13
Valued Contributor III

You definitely need help with your titles, product descriptions, and tags. However, you must be doing something right since you are a silver seller.

There are plenty of resources available online — and on Zazzle’s help files — on how to generate effective titles, product descriptions, and SEO tags. You don’t have to be tech savvy to master these important items.

Improving your tags will improve your views and sales. Your designs won’t get views if customers can’t find them.

What tags does zazzle want? I looked at some cat designs on the first couple of pages and one of them had one keyword. The word cat. It wasn't a partner brand or anything. Others seemed to have basic keywords like cat. pet, my cat, I like cats... I just looked at a zazzle recommendation and they said don't repeat yourself too much in tags, yet these rise to the top? 

 

YesItsRoy
Contributor II

Layout out your thoughts -- cohesively -- in a Word doc or whatever you use.

- Explain the situation to your AI:  If you're not familiar with Zazzle, it's a print-on-demand website where third parties like me upload designs on potentially hundreds of different products.  I have a Zazzle store and I earn Royalties when Zazzle's products with my designs sell.  

- This is my store and what it's about:  My store name is Bloop, and I design on pillows, blankets, and other comfy things that have a soft bloop vibe. 

- This is my design style:  Bloopness features mostly soft pastels with warm quotes, such as "home is where the heart is." 

- These are the keywords I think are appropriate:  heartwarming quotes, pastel home decor, and bloop. 

In order to increase sales, I am enlisting you to (1) determine the best keywords for optimized SEO and (2) rewrite my Titles, Tags, and Descriptions for optimal search performance.

Plus, plus, plus whatever else you think you need to add to above.

To be sure you understand the assignment, summarize what you believe the assignment is. 

Then try ChatGPT *and* Copilot *and* the Google thing with a free account.  See which you prefer -- it may take a couple tries.  And I note that Google's AI should know best what Google wants, but it's not like Google is a secrete, so the others can do just as well.

Tweak whatever it tells you is the assignment, as needed.  Be sure it's clear.

Then start copying/pasting Titles, Tags, Descriptions and requesting updates.  Updating ALONE will help your on-site stats b/c Z favors those who update, but optimizing will help you with overall search.  And make sure you read the outputs before assuming they're perfect.  The "AI can make mistakes" disclaimer is there for a reason.  You don't want to paste in "this bloop pillow design is..." on your blankets. Plus, we should be putting our own spin on our words, just like our designs (my opinion).  AI can help, but they can't just do the work (again, my opinion).

Alternatively, pick one of the freebie AIs and ask it what to do.  It'll have lots of ideas!

IMPORTANT:  In ChatGPT, you get a limited number of inputs>outputs per day in the newest free chat version with a free account.  And that's why I say to gather your thoughts first instead of rolling in and chit-chatting and then get the surprise "that's enough good stuff for today" message and be bumped down to an older version.  I'm presuming the others work similarly.  

Disclaimer:  I'm not proof reading.  I hope whatever typos I've incorporated aren't too convoluted.

YesItsRoy
Contributor II

Oh!  As for a social media scheduler, mostly to get any traction, you would probably want a paid one.  Pinterest likes Tailwind, and while the Tailwind user interface is probably one of the worst I've ever used, it works very well with Pinterest.  The ones that mindlessly schedule, in my opinion, don't do a great job in getting numbers.  But that's just me, and I'm against spamming my SM accounts.  I'm sure some people love them.