When we get our first zazzle sale?

[digitalpri]

Hello, It's been 2-3 months on Zazzle with 560 designs but still, I haven't got my first sale. Am I alone in this or what else do I need to focus on?

[KeegansCreation]

I went to your store to see and I think I've spotted the problem. You have many designs with people's names (this is good, do lots of that) but you haven't set the text to template. That means people have to go into the design tool to change the text and they often don't like to do that so they choose a different store.

For all these products where the customer is supposed to use their own name or date, edit the product by changing the text to template. Click on the text, scroll down the options on the right side until you get to More Options and open it. There will be a slider that says "set text to template". Slide it to green. The Sell button will re-appear and you can then re-publish the product and delete the original one.

[digitalpri]

Thanks, that's great advice. I wanna know, do I need to change the template object individually for every product or there is any easier way to do that?

[KeegansCreation]

You must do it individually for each product.

[digitalpri]

thank you for your help. I truly appreciate it 😊

[Barbara]

It can often take more than a few months to make a first sale because there are thousands of designers are an untold number of designs, which means you're battling the numbers to even be seen. This doesn't mean it can't be done--it can and often is--but it does mean you have to in some way promote yourself through social media (Pinterest is good place to start) or with your own web site.

I checked your products and see you're focusing on weddings, probably the most popular category here on Zazzle. It's packed with people designing for it. You might try adding products for other categories. Do a lot of wandering through the marketplace where you might find things and subjects you'd like to design, be it invitations for parties or reunions, t-shirts for various interests, tote bags, etc. Do you have a hobby you could design for and on products people might enjoy having? I've done this and it's paid off. Spread your wings!

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[Windy]

I made my first design in 2005. I sold nothing that year, but then  I had two sales in 2006 and got another sale in 2007. 

[Barbara]

Adding to what KeegansCreation said, where you see "Product page label," change "Text 1" or "Text 2" or whatever number it might be to something simple such as "Edit to personalize" or "Change to your address" or anything else that describes how the customer is meant to alter things.

Those text templates are absolutely vital because they're what Zazzle is known for--the ability to personalize products.

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