| Zazzle gives me hope.
Sounds dramatic, but not really. I have back and neck injuries which mean I cannot hold a regular 9 to 5 job. I must rest periodically throughout the day. I have bone spurs, tendonitis and carpal tunnal and several other pain-in-the-you-know-where issues. No employer will have me. But other than that I am healthy. Too healthy to just sit around and vegetate.
Zazzle gives me a way to earn money. I did not have to spend a dime to get started. I must be self-employed, and I had no money to start a business. So, this got me started. And as long as there is a Zazzle out there, I have some hope for my future. |
| 1) DO IT
2) DO IT NOW
That said, there are some things you need to learn about being successful. Soooooooooo, go to the forums and read as much as you can about everything. Especially learn about:
anything to do with images (making them, copyright, etc)
SEO (search engine optimization)
tagging (this has nothing to do with spray paint)
Now, using the info you learned about images, create about 200 designs in several catagories that keep whatever theme you have chosen for your shop. Then build a shop using the information you have about tagging and SEO.
Next, join Facebook, Twitter, Squidoo and get a blog. Learn how to use them to promote your shop(s).
Also, learn about ergonomics and making sure you know how to sit properly, etc. at a computer. You are going to spend a lot of time at a PC. Be careful it does not damage your health. So, and this is VERY important for people who use a PC a lot, EXERCISE DAILY. Stretch! Strengthen! And you will be healthy enough to work hard, enjoy yourself and rake in some cash.
And on the 7th day, rest.
Now start the process all over again, adding designs every day, if you can. The 200 you made was just for starters. you won't see any real money until you have about 1000. But do NOT wait until you have 1000. |
| I am limited in my activities because of previously mentioned health issues. I USED to enjoy cooking, embroidery, sewing, reading and going to the movies.
Reading is difficult because I holding a book for too long hurts. Sewing and embroidery are pretty much a memory. I can still cook a little, but the days of making gourmet meals for six are long gone.
I still watch movies. Mostly at home because I can't walk around a movie theater while the movie is playing, know what I mean?
Anyway, it is always difficult for me to answer a question like this because there was the "before" me and now there is the "after" me. The "before" me could do a lot more stuff than the "after" me. And the "after" me seems kind of boring compared to the "before" me. |
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