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I'd like to suggest a way for designers to get discounted product samples for the purpose of authentic content marketing.
Before April 1, if I wanted to create product videos (which it seems that Zazzle is highly interested in us making?) for my Instagram, I would purchase my own products. They would naturally be discounted because I could rely on the self referral. Since self referrals are unreliable (*almost impossible*) to get anymore, it doesn't really make sense to do that now. On top of earnings being cut with the new fees, I can't also be purchasing samples at full price with reduced royalties AND no referral. Another casualty of the new system.
(I'm sure it would need to be a separate program since obviously designing and purchasing something yourself is the whole point of Zazzle.) Maybe it's a program where designers need to apply and prove their social media presence (or wherever they are marketing)? Or maybe it's a perk of reaching a certain level of sales? Or credits earned somehow? It's worth considering if you want authentic video content and not just AI generated or 'slideshows with transitions' type videos (which honestly probably work fine on the product pages but they will not get any traction in the social media world).
If the future here is geared towards affiliate and self promotions, and you put more weight in video content, then designers need some help to do that efficiently. Thanks for considering!
