Monday, November 18, 2013

My New Zazzle 2014 Calendar

I have finally decided to try my hand at merchandising some of my photographs over at Zazzle.

I’ve wanted to do this for a while now but never actually took the initiative. Well, that’s not totally true because I did set up a Zazzle account last year but was overwhelmed with how to use the editing tools. So, last Monday I went back into my account and was persistent until I finally figured out HOW to do it.

And guess what? I created my very first calendar using 13 of my own photographs!

*doing cartwheels*

I also created some other items, which I will be posting in my Zazzle Store later this week, just as soon as I can figure out how to create my home page. Boy, they don't make it easy over there to figure out how everything works. But I'm slowly learning.

I have no idea where all this will lead me, but I would like to start doing something with my photographs and thought that because of my interest in photography and my background in retail, this would be a good start. I can share my favorite photographs on products and then offer them for sale.

I'm looking forward to this new adventure. And seeing what paths it takes me down.

Here is a snapshot of my Urban Life 2014 Calendar, which is a mixture of  images from Philadelphia and New York City...

Once you go over to my Zazzle calendar page, you will be able to click through all 12 months and view each photo up close. It's a really cool display system!

And just as a tease, I thought I'd show you some of the others items I'll be adding this week.

Look!

And again, you'll be able to view each of these items close up and from all different angles so you can see each product fully. I also set it up so that if you would like to choose a different style cell phone cover, you can customize the cover with the same photo. It's like a do-it-yourself feature! And I may be doing that with other products as well.

Here is the link to my Zazzle Calendar. I also placed it on my sidebar with a photo. Once I get my whole store set up properly, I will change the link so that all you have to do is click on the photo and it will take you there.

Anyway, that's what I was doing all last week until the wee hours of the morning - creating products and trying to set up my Zazzle Store.

Yup...it was QUITE a challenge. But hey, it was fun too. Plus, I learned a lot of stuff.

Have a SUPER Monday, y'all!

Update (Tuesday the 19th): Yaaaaaaay....my store is finally open and live. Here is the link to my home page: Caught My Eye.