Colors of the USA

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Don't wait until Independence Day to show your fondness for the USA. I have created a new design featuring red, white and blue stripes and stars to pay homage to the land of my birth. Click on any image to see the item in my Zazzle shop. From shirts to stickers to phone cases, there is a means of expression for everyone. And if you like my designs, then please share them with your Google+, Facebook and Twitter contacts by clicking on the buttons below. Thanks! See the entire range in the Anderson_Designs store

Sea Shell on a Bed of Seaweed

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Get into the summer mood with a gift taken from this stunning coastal photograph of a shell on a bed of seaweed. If you love the ocean and walking on the beach these great gift ideas will appeal to you. Designed by World of Nature and inspired by the natural world around us. All products are made by Zazzle, you won't find a finer reputation for quality goods, fantastic customer service and speedy delivery. More great designs in the worldofnature Zazzle store

Putting a Zazzlit on your Facebook Brand Store Page

Sep 2016: WITHDRAWN
If you have a Facebook brand page for your Zazzle store, here's a short tutorial showing you how to create one or more tabs containing your Zazzlit(s)

Note that you can click any image here to see it larger

What will it look like?

The Zazzlit in place

Where its tab appears on your page

What you'll need...

• 15 minutes and a cup of tea / coffee ;)
• First, decide what the Zazzlit is to show.
  My main Facebook brand page is devoted to my fine art photography, so it made sense for me to create a Zazzlit showing off some of my fine art products.
• Next, you need your Facebook (brand) store page ready in a browser window. You'll need to have your admin panel in view and be using the page as your personal profile.
• Finally, you'll need my Zazzlit Builder web page open, as that's how you'll build the Zazzlit

Decide on what's to show up in the Zazzlit

A good way to sort this out is by

1. going to your store (like a customer)
2. typing stuff into the Search this Store box and seeing what comes up
3. keep doing this until you've got just the products you'd like to appear in the Zazzlit
4. Stop! (for now)

Leave this browser window open - you'll come back to it later so you can copy those search terms. Or maybe you write them down and close the window - it's up to you.

Readying your Facebook store page

Open a new browser window (as this will make it easier in a while) and get to your Facebook store brand page.
Make sure you're using it as you and not the page. This is so you can add the app that will display your Zazzlit

Make sure you're in Admin mode

The app for your Zazzlit will go here

Readying the Zazzlit Builder page

Again in a new browser window, get to my Zazzlit builder page: www.highton-ridley.co.uk/tutorials/zazzlit-email-builder.html

Zazzlit Builder - what it looks like initially

In a wee while, you'll be preparing your Zazzlit using this page. It was actually designed for emailing Zazzlits to your blog but is near perfect for building one for your Facebook brand page as well :)

Great, your now ready to start adding it to your Facebook page. On we go...

Grab the app

Look at the top of your Facebook page for the search box and type html static
The one you want is the one I've circled. If the time comes for you to add another Zazzlit, you'll choose the one marked [Second Tab] and so on.
Anyway, click the one I've circled - Static HTML:iframe tabs and you'll get to its details page.

search for html static

html static details page

hit the Add Static HTML to a page button...

choose your Facebook brand store page

confirm you want to add the app

Choose the Facebook brand store page you want to add it to and then confirm. One thing I really appreciate about this app is it doesn't ask you for permissions, so no handing over your email address or other personal information.

Once you've clicked the confirm button, you'll be sent back to your brand page.

The Static HTML app has now been added

You'll now see the thumbnail (circled) of the app you've just added. You can change it for your own image but for now we'll skip that and get on with adding the Zazzlit.

Where does the Zazzlit code go?

Click the star thumbnail to bring up the window where you'll paste the Zazzlit code into the top box.

the top box is where you'll paste the Zazzlit code from the Zazzlit Builder

Now you're ready to build your Zazzlit and paste its code into the top box.

Building the Zazzlit ready for pasting

Bring up your browser window with your customer view of your store. The one where you did some searching to bring up just the products you want to show in the Zazzlit. If you haven't already done that, in a new browser window:

1. Get to your store (like a customer)
2. Type stuff into the Search this store box to bring up what you want
3. When you've got just the products you'd like to appear in the Zazzlit, copy the search terms you used
4. Get to the Zazzlit builder and paste in the tags
5. be sure to replace all spaces with %2B - if you leave any spaces in, it won't work

For me, I've used the search terms full%2Bdesiderata (these are power tags against all relevent products in my store)
Fill in all the boxes on this page and make sure you use a tracking code you'll recognize when sales arise. All the boxes are described, so I won't repeat that here.

When you've done that, click the Display goobledegook for email button. Ok, it's not going to be emailed but I haven't got round to changing it so it makes sense for both emailing to blogs and using for your Facebook brand page.

Oh, one last point. When you click that button, you'll get an alert telling you never to remove the last line of code, the one that starts with #end. Well, you're going to ignore that in a moment!!

Ok, now you're ready to put that gobbledegook into the app you just added to your Facebook page.
First, select it all and copy it.

Get pasting!

Bring up the browser window and paste it into the top box:

..the code pastes as one long unbroken line

Now you have to get rid of that pesky chunk of text that starts with #end
Scroll back until you see it, then select it and all the way to the very end of the line, until you can't go any further. The last bit of text is </b> (in the screenshot it's shown as <b>, which was a mistake on my part; I've now corrected it but haven't updated the screenshot)

showing the text that is to be removed

..and hit delete. Save what you've got so far:

..and click the preview button:

ready to preview

Zazzlit preview

Click the back button to return to the app code page. Assuming all is well, you've finished and you can close the window. Well done, congratulations are in order!

If not, delete the Zazzlit code you pasted, return to the Zazzlit Builder, make whatever changes you need and re-paste the code (and remove the text starting with #end, as before).

To check to see what it looks like for someone else, you'll need to log out, visit your brand page and click the star - or maybe log-in as a different user first, if you have another account.

In time, I'll provide a specific version of the Zazzlit builder, just for Facebook brand pages and that'll remove the pesky #end stuff.

First version of this tutorial - feedback please

I've thoroughly checked this first version of the tutorial but even so, the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley, so there may be some slight glitches.

If you spot any, I'd be grateful if you tell me about them in the comments.

comments, likes, +1s, tweets are always welcome! :)

New Electronics Skins from Zazzle

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Brand new from Zazzle! Vinyl skins for your electronic devices. Decorate your mobile phone, laptop, mp3 player or a multitude of other devices with one of these patterns from my collection. Click on any image to see the design in my shop. Lots of models are available from a drop down list for each design. I'm just getting started with these and plan to add new items daily. If you like my artwork then please click one or more of the social networking buttons below to let your contacts know. Thanks! More great designs in the Anderson_Designs Zazzle store

Watch Out There Are Vampires About!

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Vampires are all the range lately and over at Zazzle there are some fantastic vampire designs which will tickle your vampire taste buds! If you love vampires then hop on over to Mrs Cookie's Zazzle store and have a browse! See the entire range in the mrscookie store

Setting up your Blogger blog for emailing posts

WITHDRAWN

So you want to email posts to your blog?

To do this, you need to set up a "secret" email address within your blog's settings.

Steps

Get to your blog. Here's mine:

...and click on the Design link, highlighted

Next you'll see this:

Click the highlighted Settings link - the one with a spanner - "wrench" for my USA visitors - next to it.

Do this and you'll see the Settings sub-menu:

Click the one highlighted, labelled Mobile and email

..and you're at the place where you decide on your secret email address:

Put in the secret word in the white box and click the Save settings button (in orange, top right). You might like to adjust the default Publish email immediately to Save emails as draft post.

Now try it out

Prepare a quick email and send it to the secret email address and have a quick look at your blog (you may need to refresh the page) and you should see your new post.

comments, likes, +1s, tweets are always welcome! :)

Greeting Cards from the Photography Gift Shop

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Custom Greeting Cards for all occasions from the Photography Gift Shop. These colourful greeting cards are great to give on a brithday, christmas, valentines day or as a thank you. They feature photography and fractal art prints that are created by a unique artist and sold on zazzle.com You can customize and personalize these greeting cards by changing the colour and adding some text to make a unique surprise All of these cards and many more are available to buy in the Photography Gift Shop with lots of matching gifts, accessories and stationery See all the gifts and cards in pixies photography gift shop

Stickmans' minimal theme designs

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Stickmans' new minimal theme. Shown here is the Minimal Movies, theme on shirts, mouse mats and mugs. The theme is simplistic and comical in a cartoon way. All available in bulk for any events you may have in mind! Stickmans - items to inspire and humour

polar bear products by Funcards

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Show you are concerned about global warming and care about the polar bear with our wide range of "polar bear I care" design products. Some say that if we don't act now, the polar bear will be gone in 2030. Would't that be just awful?! With this design you can bring awareness to people about this issue, and show them that you care! The image is of a polar bear and the text beneath it says "i care". The polarbear is a vector drawing by Arnolda. We have this design on many products like iPhone cases, buttons, magnets, embroidered items and so on. Visit the Funcards gift store

Tips about broadcasting your Zazzle gear on Google+

Don't!

Go on, read the post title again.

That's right, don't share post after post after post showcasing your Zazzle gear on your default G+.

It's not designed for that and it's just plain spammy and impolite. It's not what other G+ers expect and it's the fastest way to get uncircled (or never circled in the first place).

But don't panic - there's something on G+ set up specifically to let you do that - and only to the folks who want to see it.

Business Pages are the answer. More on this below.

Getting Personal

Broadly speaking, there are two types of Google Plus users / profiles - personal and business.

G+ personal is just that, it's about you on a personal level. Maybe you're a hobbyist, maybe you have lots of interests that you want to share with family, friends or acquaintances, maybe you're an expert in your field and want to share advice, hints or tips - anything that doesn't cost.

Well, use your normal G+ for that - that's what a normal G+ profile is for - it's about you.

So what about my Zazzle gear?

That's what G+ business is about. Ok, they're officially called business Pages. And they're purpose built for Zazzlers and others with something to sell.

The critical difference between them is that with G+ personal, you can circle anyone you bump into - they might circle you back, they might not. But as a business (page) you can only circle those who have circled your business page first. And that means you can only share things with them after they've shown interest. Think about it a moment - it stops spam before it can even start.

Brilliant! You're sharing with a qualified bunch of prospects!
 Find out all about business pages right from the horses mouth: http://www.google.com/+/business/

Receptive audience

Better than your personal G+, you can be sure that those who follow your business page, i.e have it in their circles, are potential or actual customers. If you're serious about your Zazzle store (or Etsy or Ebay or...) then this is a fantastic advantage. It gives you a brilliant vehicle to take your promotional material and funnel it to a receptive audience.

Used wisely, you'll be able to start gathering interested potential customers and convert them into buying customers.

I can hear you already :)  - so how do I do that?

Tactics

Well, I can't tell you how to do the final conversion - but I can suggest ways of getting them to follow your business page:

• Be interesting on your normal G+ posts and when the chance arises - or when you manufacture one - share the link to your business page.
• If you have an "official" website or blog devoted to your store, you can put a business page badge on it. Make one here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/badge/config and that way visitors there can immediately follow your business page on G+.
• Send out emails to your existing customers...
• ...and all the normal promotion ways that you don't need me to list, like sharing via twitter, facebook and so on

The power is in your elbow - so use it!

Happy Zazzling!

comments, likes, +1s, tweets are always welcome! :)

Bags from the Photography Gift Shop

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit These Funky, Bags feature bright and colourful photography and fractal art prints, they are created by a unique artist and sold on zazzle.com You can customize and personalize these bags by changing the colour and adding some text to make a special and unique gift, or a treat for yourself. They are available to buy in the Photography Gift Shop with lots of matching gifts, accessories and stationery and hundreds of bags with different designs. See more custom gifts in the Photography Gift Shop

Plaid Monogram Ties for Formal or Informal Occasions

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit If you have a male friend or family member with a birthday or other celebration coming up, be sure to look through these exciting Scottish Tartan-style ties. With so many to choose from, you're bound to find one that's right for them, and when you do, click to personalize the Monogram with their initials. Or maybe it's you that deserves a treat? Life made fabulous with unique neck wear designed by Highton Ridley Made by Zazzle, you won't find a finer reputation for quality goods, customer service and speedy delivery. More great designs in the HightonRidley Zazzle store

Wisteria Blossoms

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Beautiful purple wisteria blossoms with their deliciously delightful scent grace the spring gardens of the American South. I present to you a selection of items from my Zazzle shop featuring my own recently taken photographs of these lovely flowers. Click on any image to see it in more detail and visit my shop for an even greater variety of items embellished with wisteria and other spring floral designs. If you like my work please click the G+ button below to share it with your Google Plus circles. Thanks! Visit the Anderson_Designs gift store

Fractal Art Gifts from the Hippy Gift Shop

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Fractal Art Gifts from the Hippy Gift Shop. A huge range of fractal art gifts in bright and funky colours You can customize and personalize all of these products by adding some text to make a special and unique gift, or a treat for yourself. Available to buy in the Hippy Gift Shop with lots of other crazy and colourful gifts. Visit the hippygiftshop for more fractal art gifts

Do you love Dragonflies?

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Floral swirling designs in a variety of rainbow colours on a changeable color grunge background (use the customize it button!) with aqua dragonflies. If you have a friend or family member with a birthday or other celebration coming up, be sure to scroll away and find something suitable for them. Or maybe it's you that deserves a treat? Perfect today for a wonderful tomorrow - many of these gifts and cards can be personalized with a name or message to make them extra special and unique. Visit the kithseer gift store

Spring is time for honey bees ...

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Spring is coming and bees will be out in force. Bee keepers will be busy collecting the product from their bees. If you, or someone you know participates in this annual hobby/business, you might find some useful item in this collection. They include: hats, bags, binders, bumper stickers, shirts and more. Visit the bkmuir gift store

Kappa Products from the Youkai Pond

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Youkai, or yokai, are the mythological creatures of Japan, ranging from the cool to the bizarre. The kappa, a turtle-like water imp, is one of the most famous and popular yokai in Japan. The products shown here, unique to The Youkai Pond, feature the kappa. The Youkai Pond, a Zazzle-run print shop, features a number of Japanese-themed products, ranging from t-shirts to mousepads to button pins, and much much more! Best of all, many of the products can be customized by you! Click the link below for products featuring even more youkai from Japan's folklore. Visit the zazzle.com/youkaipond gift store

Spring Floral Designs

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Spring is here and flowers are in bloom! Everything in nature is so new and fresh. Azalea and daffodils brighten the yards with their gorgeous flowers. Here is a sampling of items from my Zazzle store which are embellished with spring floral designs. Click on any image to view the item in more detail. If you like my work, then please click the Google +1 button below this post and feel free to share it on Twitter and Facebook as well. Thanks! Visit the Anderson_Designs gift store

Undersea Fantasy Mermaid Treasure Digital Art

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Brilliantly and vibrantly coloured digital art on a variety of quality customizable products featuring a fantasy undersea scene - a purple tailed mermaid and a chest of shiny golden treasures! Visit the kithseer gift store

iPhone Cases from the Hippy Gift Shop

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Funky iPhone Cases from the Hippy Gift Shop. Protect and add style with these psychedelic iphone 3 and 4 cases. You can custoize and personalize these phone cases free of charge to make a special and unique gift, or treat for yourself. Visit the hippygiftshop gift store

Patterned Pillows for comfort and style designed by Neslehcim

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit If you have a friend or family member with a birthday or other celebration coming up, be sure to scroll away and find a pillow they'll love. Or maybe it's you that deserves a treat? Perfect today for a wonderful tomorrow. If you like you can customize these throw pillows with a name or message to make them extra special and unique. Made by Zazzle, you won't find a finer reputation for quality goods, customer service and speedy delivery. Visit the neslehcim gift store

Business card templates featuring ponies designed by Highton Ridley, made by Zazzle:

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Fully customizable business card templates featuring ponies that will suit many rural-based industries, including horse riding schools and related trades. There's even a design for Polo players! They're produced by Zazzle, who have a fantastic reputation for quality, customer service and speedy delivery, so you could soon be handing them out to your business contacts. Which one is right for you? Visit the HightonRidley gift store

Easter Rabbit Designs

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Easter is a special celebration for all ages. The bunny rabbit has been a secular symbol of the spring holiday for ages. Displayed here are a few of my Zazzle offerings with an Easter rabbit design. From cute illustrations to flower accented bunnies and soft pastel drawings, my artwork is sure to evoke the holiday spirit of warmth and renewal. You may click on any design to see it in more detail in my shop. And please recommend this post on Google+ by clicking the G+1 button below. Thank you! Visit the Anderson_Designs gift store

iPad Sleeves from Pixies Photography Gift Shop

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit ipad sleeves with photo and fractal art designs form Pixies Photography Gift Shop. Protect and add some style with these bright and colourful ipad sleeves. You can custoize and personalize these ipad sleeves free of charge to make a special and unique gift for family or a friend, or treat for yourself. Visit the photographybypixie gift store

Floral Motif Teasets designed by Highton Ridley made by Zazzle

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit These gorgeous tea sets from Highton Ridley's Emporium each feature floral motifs. Perfect today for a brighter tomorrow, each can be personalized with a name or monogram - your choice. Produced by Zazzle, who have a fantastic reputation for quality, customer service and speedy delivery, they could soon be yours. Imagine sitting down with friends or neighbours to afternoon tea or coffee with one of these cool matching sets. Which one is right for you? Visit HightonRidley's gift store on Zazzle

Fathers Day Pool Cards designed by Highton Ridley, made by Zazzle

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Fathers day cards featuring pool-related images on the inside together with a special and loving message. Different cards have different prose and inside images. You can personalize both the greeting on the outside and the verse on the inside. The image on the front of the card is one of Highton Ridley's fine art photos selected from a range of abstract and more traditional scenes. Produced by Zazzle, who have a fantastic reputation for quality, customer service and speedy delivery, your father will really appreciate receiving one. Which one will you choose? Visit the HightonRidley gift store

Easter Greeting Cards from Anderson Designs

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Send Easter greetings with a unique card from Anderson Designs. My Zazzle shop offers a wide variety of styles to suit any personality, from Christian cross motifs accented by spring flowers to secular Easter bunny, basket and egg illustrations. Scroll through a few samples of my Easter greeting cards here and visit my store for an even greater selection of Easter items. Visit the Anderson_Designs gift store

Earth Day, 2012

Scroll to see all products - for those you like, click to view, personalize / customize and buy build and post your own Zazzlit Earth Day is April 22nd, and you can be ahead of the curve with Deb's Digs' Earth Day cards, postage, magnets, and more! Or treat yourself to an Earth Day T-Shirt or Tote! Deb's Digs: Original photography and design inspired by nature and the arts. Visit the Deb'sDigs gift store

Find out how well your Zazzle promotion activity is doing

How successful are your efforts on promoting your store?

Wouldn't it be great to find out every time Google runs into your store name in a new place? That way, you'd find out how well you're doing in promoting your store.
Well, I'm going to show you how to do just that... 

Roll up, roll up, get your alerts here!

This is really easy and yet really powerful. Get yourself over Google Alerts and type in your store name as the search query. To get exact matches, put it in quotes.

Put it in quotes so that Google only informs you about exact matches. As you finish typing and making your other choices, you'll see the alert that will result.

If you're signed in to Google, you'll be able to manage the alerts you've set up. Set up one for your blog or web site as well and see how they're doing too!

Don't be shy, let us all know what you think and leave a comment :)