I was scrolling through leggings at marketplace today and discovered that there is a blind spot in the mockup designs and that blind spot is probably costing creators sales.  When leggings are shown styled as activewear / fitness the customers may scroll past thinking “I have enough workout gear” I am not sure why creators don’t show the legging or tank top in different mockups such as a casual shopping at the mall or work at the office look. In my opinion I think showing the mockups styled with different fashion looks would help sell the top or legging.  (Attract another customer) not just activewear.  Isn’t it better to sell a possibility, with your mockup by showing them “this legging isn’t just activewear” In my opinion I think you might sell more leggings and tank tops if you showed the customer how to put together the casual, business, or date night look.   ( I am adding  3 fashion look mockups to products to show customer how to create a unique style) I want to create a need for a product, I want to sell style, plus active or jean looks.   This is what I am working on… Business look Chic Abstract Gold Dusting on Black by FunkyAbstract_Gifts     Seasonal Look Autumn Leaves on Black by Susang6 Shopping Look Black and Silver Glitter Zebra Print Chic by Susang6 Dressy Casual look Abstract Copper Feather Print on Black by FunkyAbstract_Gifts ... View more

I checked my blog analytics for last 7 days and found a referrer list that made me stop and think. Some traffic came from the usual places Google, Baidu, and other search engines but then I saw links from Ethereum.org, TheGuardian.com, SteamPowered.com, and even Dartmouth.edu. That last one really caught my attention. It makes me wonder if my blog is listed on some academic resource page, or if someone’s watching it with AdSense placement in mind. It’s not just the .edu traffic it’s the mix. Tech, fashion, gaming, education. That’s a wide range for a blog that mostly features styled Zazzle products, and autumn season posts.  I wonder are my information/ promotion  blog posts being discussed in classrooms, shared in forums, or bookmarked by niche readers? This kind of referrer list gives you insight not just numbers. It shows who’s linking to your blog, what kind of visibility you’re getting.  I wish Zazzle gave us this kind of breakdown. Imagine knowing which external site is sending buyers/ traffic  your way.  Are you seeing similar referrers or traffic spikes, at your blog? Are you fascinated by who’s sending traffic to your blog? ... View more

Can Zazzle acquire a series of tall fonts for use in creating the extra-bold designs typically seen on t-shirts? We have serif, san serif, bold, condensed, calligraphy, novelty, collegiate, and grunge-style fonts, but there are no tall fonts. I can achieve this look in Illustrator by stretching the font vertically, but I can’t recreate the same effect when using a Zazzle font. Thanks! ... View more

Hello! Our new Creative Community group has moved to Substack and have extended last week's "Fun Friday Share" to this new platform. We'd love to invite you. You can contribute today, tomorrow, and Thursday. On Friday, we will have a new share live. 😄  I hope you'll swing by. We are still VERY much in the early stages, so you are not behind!  Here is the Orange Fun Friday Share And Here is the "Newsletter"/GROUP if You'd Like to See What We're Up to Now ... View more

Hi Creators,  Have you seen the latest addition to the marketplace? An Oven mitt and pot holder set. 🥰 Check them out here and let us know what you think!  ... View more

It looks like Benable is becoming a revolution among Zazzlers. Share your invitation code here if you want. I also have a Pinterest board to share lists there, feel free to join. Benable invite link   Pinterest board    ... View more

Are Zazzle’s embroidered products out of stock or discontinued? Every item is listed as out of stock, which makes me wonder if Zazzle has actually discontinued that service. It’s really picking up steam on Etsy…. ... View more

Hello,  I am a Zazzle creator  Zazzle team  informed me two weeks ago that w-8 form has been processed and that my account has been updated. However, when I looked at my payment settings I see nothing changed. It's written in that they can't pay me because my payment setting hasn't been completed and that W8-Ben form hasn't been collected yet.  I send an email to Zazzle team two weeks ago and no one responded to me . I wonder when the settings will change and when will I receive my payment. Can someone in Zazzle team here respond to me ?  ... View more

I hope this post inspires and helps some of you who are either at the edge or feeling the full impact of burnout whether from being a busy entrepreneur on Zazzle or something else.  ----   Burnout isn’t just “being tired.” It’s when your body, brain, and spirit all hit a wall at the same time. For me, months of poor health, chronic pain, and overwork left me running on fumes. I was foggy, exhausted, and honestly scared. The medications I was on made it worse—memory lapses, confusion, even dementia-like symptoms. And yet, like so many entrepreneurs, I kept pushing. Until I couldn’t anymore. The Breaking Point One day, I realized I was done. I was mentally and physically exhausted to the point I couldn't do it anymore. So I did something deeply unpopular in the hustle-driven, “always on” world of entrepreneurship: I put everything down. I stopped grinding. I gave up ... which isn't very glamorous! In an ideal world you stop grinding or rest before you reach this point. I didn't .. I pushed myself way too far. And compounded with chronic health issues my body said " enough !" I decided to lean on faith—the belief that the universe had my back, even when I couldn’t show up at 100%. I've done this before as I've had an 'eventful life' and it didn't let me down so why I didn't just keep my faith I don't know ... we all falter and it's worth remembering that sometimes it's not only good but vital to trust in the power of those forces we do not understand! What Happened Next I expected my print-on-demand business to crumble without me. But it didn’t. Sales stayed steady ( ish). They'd have been steadier if not for the overnight changes Zazzle introduced every now and then! Fee hike being the latest. Orders kept coming in. My passive all be it declining income carried me while I focused on healing. It wasn’t “luck.” Along with faith it was the quiet power of systems, designs, and products I had built when I was well. And it reminded me of something else beyond faith that's important: this is why we create businesses that work for us, not the other way around. My Recovery Wasn’t Glamorous Healing wasn’t linear or neat. It looked like: Doing brain games to sharpen my mind again Fighting for better sleep with a new routine Coming off medications that were making things worse Exploring natural alternatives and lifestyle changes Watching my diet like my life depended on it Drinking more water than ever before Moving my body as much as my back would allow Some days, “progress” was just making it out of bed. Honestly it was dire and chronic depression wasn't helping.  But slowly ( very slowly) I started to feel a shift. My mind felt clearer. Ideas began to flow again. Creativity returned. This is a recent change! So it's been slow ... but recovery when your body needs rest shouldn't be rushed! If it is a relapse is imminent so I'm taking it easy! What I Learned Rest is a strategy, not a weakness. Stepping back doesn’t mean you’ve failed—it means you’re protecting your ability to keep going. Passive income is a lifeline. My Zazzle and print-on-demand shops supported me when I couldn’t show up. Build systems that don’t collapse when you take a step back. Faith matters. Whether you call it luck, the universe, or divine timing—sometimes you have to trust that when you care for yourself, life will carry the rest. Your business needs you at your best. Entrepreneurship requires clarity, energy, and spark. You can’t build anything lasting if you’re constantly running on empty. The Comeback I still live with chronic pain. I still have health struggles. But I’m fighting back. I’m prioritizing hydration, healthier choices, and sustainable routines. And most importantly: my zest for entrepreneurship is alive again. And that feels like a miracle. Takeaway: Don’t be afraid to step back. Don’t be afraid to rest. The unpopular path might just be the one that saves both you and your business. Give yourself permission to rest and trust it will be ok!! Forgive me if this post seems indulgent and I suppose in some way it is but one thing  I have also realised this past year is trying to appear tough and untouchable , built of steel when the reality is the polar opposite isn't helpful because eventually the cracks appear. So that's another take away ... keep it real and ask for help when you need it! Heres to good mental health!  x ... View more

I have created lots of jaw-dropping,elegant,marvelous designs of lots of products but,unfortunately very few viewers visiting on my products,almost none .no selling and earning at all.  what should i do now ? ... View more

The timing of the the jump in my linkovers coincides with my 'back at it' activity this past week. But I'm wondering if it's just a coincidence? Are others experiencing a jump in linkovers? For those who don't already know how to access linkovers you go to your 'account' then to 'earnings' and select the 'abassador' tab to view your linkovers. Linkovers relate to traffic coming to Zazzle via your links ( or bots ... and by bots that might be other sites doing a mass crawl of your products. I don't understand it properly but I think this accounts for surges when we all see the same pattern). ... View more

The way I see it, Zazzle’s new fee structure is about protecting their bottom line. 1. They run big discounts (sometimes as high as 40% ), and to ensure those sales are impactful prices must appear significantly lower. High royalties might cancel out the impact of sales. Hence discouraging higher royalties? 2. Google made massive changes to what they show via images so the promotional pins took a hit, they don't appear in results like they once did. Sales overall might be significantly down. We have Amazon and Temu offering personalized goods at significantly lower prices. That has got to have made a dent. The way to overcome that is to focus on personalized goods that neither of those providers is capable of producing! 3. Part of it is also about royalties/referrals. With a high royalty rate and 35% self-referral fee Zazzle could actually end up barely covering their own costs once sales and discounts were applied. So now with the carve-outs and caps, they’ve made sure that doesn’t happen anymore. I can see the logic there.  4. I also think Zazzle wants us to market ourselves more. By making royalties alone less reliable, they’re nudging us to use referral links, which saves Zazzle the cost of advertising. Hence cover images and videos and reward systems/features for those sharing media and so on. I expect to see more reward systems in the future for those doing particularly well on social media.  5. And then there’s the category thing — higher carve-outs in areas like home décor and digital products just mean Zazzle makes sure they always get their cut, no matter what we set as a royalty. So yeah, it’s built to make sure Zazzle stays profitable. Our job is just figuring out how to work with the system instead of fighting against it. I'm working on that now. I as you know haven't been active on Zazzle a while so it will take some time to work out new strategies. But I am on it!  ... View more