Welcome to the Ultimate Guide to Zazzle where you can learn to earn some extra money by designing products or just linking to them! Are you ready to get started?
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What is Zazzle?
Zazzle is a website where you can design your own custom products like shirts, hats, and pretty much anything that can be printed on. You can design for yourself or post your designs for sale to earn royalties! Have an idea for a funny shirt? I’m sure someone else will think it’s hilarious too and want to buy it. People can search the Zazzle website for designs or find them from a search engine. You can also link to your designs on your own blog or website.
Zazzle allows you to have multiple stores. You can make your own brands. I have two different stores now. I have my general store that I’ve been designing for since I was in college and my new store for my blog.
How does it work?
It’s free to sign up and design. You really don’t have to do anything other than provide the design. They sell it, print it, and ship it. You get paid royalties. You can advertise your products if you want to get more sales but it’s not necessary. Buyers can find them by searching or browsing the website or from a search engine or third party referral. You can set it and forget it and still make money.
How much can I make?
It’s not a get rich quick scheme by any means. You probably won’t be able to quit your day job. But extra money is extra money. You can set your royalties yourself for each product. The default and lowest is 10%. They recommend you keep it below 20% or the total price might be too expensive for buyers. But you can set it as high as you want. The minimum amount to be paid via Paypal automatically every month.is $50, but you can withdraw at any time for a fee of $2.50. If you don’t have $50 by the end of the month, it will just roll over to the next month until you have $50 to pay out.
How much do you make?
I personally make about $50-$100 a month currently. November and December are the highest paying months because people are buying gifts for the holidays. I started making products years ago when I was in college. I was lucky enough to have two luggage tags that started selling like crazy. Most of my sales come from those luggage tags with a few other random things like clocks, ties, and skateboards. I actually make enough from Zazzle that I have to claim it on my taxes.
How do I start?
Start by clicking here to sign up.
Create your store here. Set it up with a description, make your own banner and logo, and you can add the URL to your blog or website.
Start creating designs! Once you get your product the way you like it, click the post for sale link. Then add a description, choose a category, ideal recipient, and occasion, and add tags.
That’s it! Pretty simple right?
How do I create designs?
You can either design them with the Zazzle customization tools or make your own designs in Photoshop or browser equivalent like Canva or Pixlr. It’s best to make the images really REALLY BIG because they need to be high quality to print. If you want something to be customizable (usually a name or some sort of words) you’ll want to do that on Zazzle itself so anyone can edit it the way they want.
Is there a trick to be successful?
- Luck
- Make your designs customizable. That’s the main selling point of the website.
- Make as many products as you can.
- Share your designs on social media and your blog.
- Set up your own store categories for easier browsing.
- Check out what’s trending on their best sellers for inspiration but don’t copy exactly.
- Find out more tricks and tips in my upcoming book Winning at Zazzle.
What if I’m not creative enough to design?
You can also be a Zazzle associate. It’s their affiliate program. You just need to add your associate code to any link to get 15% of the final sale. Feel free to link any of my items with your Zazzle associate code! I’ll still make 10% and you’ll make 15%!
If you have any more questions, please comment below!
Georgiana says
What a great idea to bolster blog earnings, and one that is never talked about. Thanks for the info!
Susan Croox says
I’ve been thinking about doing this. Do you think it’s worth it for smaller items, like magnets?
NikiNonsense says
Yes definitely! My biggest seller is a small item. I only make about 75-95 cents per luggage tag depending on what kind of sales they have going on. But it all adds up.
Briana Marie says
Omg! I definitely have to try this! Adding it to my to-do-list for today. Thanks!
katherine says
This is so awesome! Not very many bloggers want to help others, but like you said, it is a community not a competition! Thanks for all your help yesterday!
NikiNonsense says
No problem! Happy to help!
Dean of Little Steps says
I think I’ve come across this website before. That sounds like a really lucrative way of making extra money. Will look into it too 🙂
candy mercado says
Pretty interesting program. Makes it easy to get your ideas out there. I’m going to check it out.
Eryka says
Oh wow, that is so fun! I’d love to try this out!
Shahira says
Wow. This sounds so cool!! I would love some extra money now. I just learnt to use GIMP recently. Hope I can do something there.
Thank you for this post.
Kathy Haan says
Oh how cool! I am planning on making shirts to sell to help fund our mission trip to Nigeria this winter!
NikiNonsense says
Zazzle would be perfect for that!
Stephanie Flores says
That is pretty awesome 🙂 love the idea
April says
I never knew about Zazzle. Off to check them out!
Emma | Creative Explorations says
Thanks for this informative post! Zazzle is something I’ve been hoping to get into to add to my blogging income. What kind of things do you sell?
Emma | http://www.creativexplorations.com
NikiNonsense says
Mainly luggage tags, some t shirts, clocks, ties, bumper stickers, buttons, phone cases, cards, and stamps. I haven’t made everything they offer because there’s a lot of stuff but I try to make a lot of different things.
Tiffany @ shortsweetmom says
This sounds so cool. I will definitely check tmthem out. Thank you for sharing! ?
Naya @ Lactivist in Louboutins says
I have great ideas for t-shirts, but haven’t done anything about them because I wasn’t sure what to do. I’m so glad you wrote this post!
NikiNonsense says
Awesome! Can’t wait to see your designs!
Inez says
This is such a great idea. I have a store on Printiful. It really is a great option!
Taominx says
This was very helpful. I even signed up for zazzle myself. I’m having so much fun with it ?http://www.zazzle.com/me_and_miss_tay?rf=238685084737572402
Check it out ??
Niki @ Toot's Mom is Tired says
Awesome! Glad you like it!
Kecia | OnlineIncomeMom says
I have been wanting to create some print on demand products to go with my blog. I am going to sign up for Zazzle and give it a try!
Katie says
I love this! I had no idea about zazzle, but it actually sounds fun! Thank you for the information!
Niki @ Toot's Mom is Tired says
A lot of bloggers have never heard of it! That’s why I’m working on a book to help bloggers add another revenue stream!
Annabella I zkbuzybuzz says
I just shared this on my FB page and will definitely be checking this out. Thanks for this info. 🙂
Niki @ Toot's Mom is Tired says
Thanks!!
Monika says
Thank you for this post. I am a new blogger and looking to create my own products. This post is very informative!
Niki you rock!
Niki @ Toot's Mom is Tired says
Glad I could help!! I’m currently writing my book and hope to be finished by the end of the month!
Sharonna says
Wow this sounds like a good idea. I will have to look in to it.
Debbie Gartner says
Thanks for letting me know about this. I may know someone who may want to design some things. Maybe I could become an associate. It doesn’t fit in with my main blog, but it actually may work for a future one I’m hoping to create.
II hope things grow for you. Your baggage tags are clever.
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I pinned your income report for December to my income report board.
Niki @ Toot's Mom is Tired says
Thanks!
Sara | Budget & Bliss says
I have been considering adding shirts and such to my blog. I think Zazzle may be the way to go! Thanks for sharing.