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

For about the last few days I've been getting many visits from the same places- City exactly matches Lanzhou (China) in conjunction with  visits listed from City exactly matches Singapore. The visits are landing on quite a few (hundreds) of my zazzle products. I hope they're not copying the images to clone my items.     ... View more

Did you know….. Zazzle discussions are public, and that means anyone including potential customers can read what we post in the Zazzle community. Every customer must create a free account to complete a purchase, which makes them a member of the platform, but even non‑members can browse products in the Show Me section and see community threads. Only registered Zazzle creators and customers can actively participate by posting, commenting, liking, or saving products to their wish lists. Because the forum is intentionally public and indexed by search engines, our words and our tone can be discovered outside of Zazzle, giving products and creators more visibility. That’s why it’s so important to choose respect over snark. We are all Zazzle creators with the same goal to succeed and share our creativity. Respectful collaboration strengthens the Zazzle community and reflects positively on our work when outsiders come across these discussions. I’ll admit that in the past I sometimes responded with sarcasm when I felt attacked, but I’ve grown to see that it only pulls me away from what matters. My energy is better spent on encouragement, sharing what I’ve learned, and helping fellow creators succeed. I’m choosing to rise above negativity, stay positive, and continue supporting others. No one can discredit the value of respectful collaboration. Visit my store for creative designs that celebrate every season and every moment. ... View more

The large and medium sized Bath Mats have been sold out for quite some time, and they were good sellers for me.  Please tell me if the bath mats are just out of stock and not actually being discontinued!! ... View more

A few months ago, I began creating only manual pins on Pinterest. My views, clicks, impressions, etc. rose 1,000% (but not my sales). That’s the actual number, not an exaggeration. Pretty impressive, right? However, creating manual pins is a lot more time consuming. So, I have a question regarding adding tags to Pinterest’s Tagged Topics data field: Is it necessary and/or beneficial for me to enter tags into this field, especially since it’s not a cut-and-paste type of field. I can only choose from a variety of pre-set Pinterest tags — which only appear (or not) when I type something into the field. Many of the options are not appropriate for the design. This process is the most time-consuming part of the manual Pinterest pin process. So, will it affect my Pinterest clicks, views, impressions, or sales if I leave this field blank? Thanks for any insight you can provide. ... View more

I have been keeping a blog for a few years, but the posts were never regular. However, I decided to work earnestly at it in June of this year - and since then I have been creating a new post every day. My posts would be on a variety of subjects, all chosen because I could use products from Zazzle to illustrate each subject. Using the clever Affiliate Helper Tool I would be able to paste around 40 product images with links into each article. I would normally then spread them evenly throughout the text. Having devoted so much time on the blog I decided to look at Google Search Console to see how I was performing.   At the beginning of August I had 40 pages Not Indexed, and 30 pages that were Indexed. To my horror, yesterday I found that I had 115 pages Not Indexed, and only 7 Indexed! Therefore previous pages that HAD been indexed have now been removed from the indexing! Yesterday I ran all this information through ChatGPT. I also Showed ChatGPT the HTML of several pages, asking it to evaluate and explain the problem. It advised me that the most likely reason was that I had too many affiliate links - even though they have “No Follow” built into them. So I have now been working hard going through each article and removing the Zazzle affiliate links. Instead, I have created another blog to run alongside, with indexing turned off from search engines, and I am using this to create Gallery pages - each devoted to a subject allied to each article in my main blog.  I decorate the old blog pages with product images still, (but only 2 or 3). These images and their captions link to the new Gallery pages, each with rel:NoFollow instructions. (I ran this theory through ChatGPT first and  was advised that it was "a smart strategy".  Of course it will take time for Google to reconsider the blog pages and hopefully index them again, and to help them speed things up I am creating a “Summary page” at the end of each month that contains descriptions and links to all the posts from that month. (ChatGPT easily writes the HTML for this - I simple give it the post links from a spreadsheet I compile.) Then I submit the Summary page to Google for review, knowing that it will follow all the links contained therein. Here’s the Summary page I have done for August. It is simply text only to feed the links to Google easily.  ... View more

Right now, all sizes of gift bags – Large, Small, Medium, and Wine –  are sold out, in both matte and glossy 😟. Will they be available again soon... before Christmas? ... View more

  Lifestyle mockups and lifestyle advertising have been around for decades. This isn’t some new invention or hidden secret that only a few know of.  it’s a practice that’s been taught in fashion merchandising schools, used in catalogs, and refined in every era of product presentation. From department store window displays in the 1950s to styled magazine ads in the 70s, lifestyle imagery has always been about one thing: helping customers imagine themselves with the product. Fast forward to today, and POD sellers are just continuing that tradition in digital form. And here’s the truth: nobody should be paying to learn how to do lifestyle mockups. The information is already out there, free and accessible. A quick Google search will bring up millions of “how‑to” guides, templates, and tutorials. What really makes lifestyle mockups successful isn’t the technical side  it’s the ideas and prompts behind them. Talking with other POD creators, sharing what settings work (cozy home scenes, outdoor adventures, styled fashion shots), and swapping prompts is often the best way to learn. Community conversations spark inspiration that no single class can capture. I have another discussion at the community forum where creators are sharing what free AI’s are best for mockups, what prompts work, and problems that they are having.  It’s a great discussion because we are helping each other. That is how you learn more about lifestyle mockups.  I searched online for the historical timeline of mockups through the years and this is what I found…sharing just for fun. 1950s–1960s: Department store catalogs and window displays staged products in lifestyle scenes. 1970s–1980s: Magazine ads and fashion shoots leaned heavily on lifestyle imagery to sell products. 1990s: Digital tools like Photoshop made polished mockups easier to create without full photo shoots. 2000s–2010s: E‑commerce marketplaces adopted lifestyle mockups as standard practice for online selling. Today: POD sellers use digital mockups and AI tools to place products in endless lifestyle contexts. Let’s talk about lifestyle Mockups: How do you use lifestyle mockups in your store? What prompts or settings have helped your products connect with customers? Do you prefer natural everyday scenes or more styled, aspirational ones? ... View more

My issue: While I was editing a Pinterest pin, I noticed "https:go.skimresources.com" in front of my copied and pasted link from Zazzle. This appeared in every manual pin on the top 4-5 rows. They were pinned in the last week or so. I initially thought someone was hijacking my link. I've tried contacting Zazzle and Pinterest on this but got a standard reply to clear my cache. lol According to Google, that is what is happening. Pinterest would be getting my extra commission if I made a sale.   Has anyone run into this? This is my first post to community so if I've done something incorrectly, don't be too harsh. ... View more

Everything is saying sold out.  Are they out of tissue paper?  ... View more

I’m looking at ways to make my store profile more transparent for customers. I have a spotlight post written about me on Blogger that shares my design history and creative journey. I’d like to add that link to my Zazzle store so buyers can see the background behind my work. For me, transparency builds trust. Customers aren’t just buying a product  they’re connecting with the person who created it. By sharing my journey, I hope to show that my designs come from experience, teaching, and a clear creative process. Has anyone here added a personal spotlight or blog link to their store profile? Would you recommend putting it in the “Website” field or in the “About Me” section?  (the link would not be clickable and customer would have to do a copy paste) Thanks for any advice I want to make sure customers can learn more about me in a way that feels professional and trustworthy. ... View more