greendeer / those cool animals

Your Name/Shop Name *	greendeer / those cool animals
How long have you been an online shopkeeper with a POD shop. *	1-2 years (2010-2011 start date)
What does "SEO" mean to you? And what is the most important thing you do for SEO? *	It means search engine optimization, so I've learned after I started my zazzle store. You want to be found by google, basically. I try to use smart descriptions and keywords, and avoid many products that are almost duplicates.
How do you promote your shops? *	blogger google+ your own website business cards using you own products as gifts other offline advertising other page sites
What types of products do you love to sell? *	I'm always happy when I sell something, it shows people like my work. Sure, I'd love to sell a skateboard one day. Once someone bought stamps with my dewsign, I think it's pretty cool to think there are letters with my drawing on them!
How many different POD's do you offer designs on *	2
What do you enjoy doing when not working on your POD sites? *	I'm an illustrator. That's what I do most of the time, Drawing, painting and freelance graphic design jobs. I also play music once in a while, but this is getting less and less...
Do you prefer to work *	at a desk in silence
what is the best advice you would give someone just starting out? *	Patirence. It takes long until you get noticed. And sales come very irregular, I had months when I was doing all right, this year I did not sell much yet. But there's always the christmas season.
List your zazzle shops	http://www.zazzle.com/greendeer

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Susan Elkin/Susan Elkin Photography

Your Name/Shop Name *	Susan Elkin/Susan Elkin Photography
How long have you been an online shopkeeper with a POD shop. *	2-4 years (2008-2010 start date)
What does "SEO" mean to you? And what is the most important thing you do for SEO? *	Search Engine Optimazation I write tags & add the place where the image was photographed. I add details of my images so Google will find it as the spiders go crawling through the web.
How do you promote your shops? *	wordpress twitter facebook facebook page linkedin your own website email business cards flyers using you own products as gifts pinterest other social networking sites
What types of products do you love to sell? *	Cups, mugs, framed images, iPad cases
How many different POD's do you offer designs on *	2
What do you enjoy doing when not working on your POD sites? *	I've been learning Lightroom and I'm quite excited about it. I enjoy driving to different areas of where I live to photograph what I see. I've started meditating. Another love of mine is watching films/videos. I'm always interested in finding new bakeries in my travels.
Do you prefer to work *	anywhere as long as it is quiet
what is the best advice you would give someone just starting out? *	If the person is in school I encourage her/him to complete the program of study. Many times people choose to buy things that I would not so go ahead and try to sell your image.
List your zazzle shops	http://www.zazzle.com/SusanElkin