International Storefronts

[CosmicCreatress]

Hi everyone. Is this the best app to create a store if you expect to have customers from all over the world? I keep reading that while Zazzle is located worldwide, customers should only shop from the storefront in their region. I'm just trying to determine how that would work if (for example) a band or author wanted to use Zazzle to create things with their logo, and they had fans from all over wanting to buy it (not just in that country). 

Thanks in advance. 

[PenguinPower · Accepted solution]

No matter which country your storefront originates in, it and your products will appear on all of the Zazzle country pages. You do not need to do anything special. 

[CosmicCreatress]

Thank you! I figured it out after a bit. Was overthinking it. Appreciate the affirmation! 

[MOM]

@PenguinPowerThanks heaven for you. I based my assumption (wrongly) on comments I read from sellers who had to wait for items to appear in the UK market (as an example).

[PenguinPower]

I don't think you are incorrect. As far as I know there are some items that don't appear in some of the other country domains, as Zazzle does not have a local supplier for the item, but international customers are still able to buy through the US site, there just may be extra shipping fees or taxes involved, which is why when possible people are encouraged to buy through the domain from their locality. 

[MOM]

@CosmicCreatress  I actually just compared my collections on Dot Com with an European one and I think now my statement below is untrue - I apologize. Where is a rock to hide under?

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The thing is that not all items available on the Zazzle Dot Com domain are available in other countries. You would have to research a bit what the band (or author) wanted to offer in their store and in what countries those items then would be available. Like my store at https://www.zazzle.com/store/sanfrancisco/products has currently 427 products but I'm positive if I would check in any of the other country domains it would be less - possibly even a lot less than a bit more than four hundred currently on the Dot Com domain.

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[CosmicCreatress]

No worries. It's also good to know. I more so wanted to confirm that storefront location did not restrict international buyers, overlooking that as long as buyers are choosing their region when they check out, POD would be done where they live (eliminating restrictions / issues with shipping or customs). I actually didn't know that some items may still be unavailable, so I'll keep that in mind as well. Thanks for the help.