davzke

Your name or Shopid *	davzke
How long did it take you to become a proseller? *	3-6 months
What advice can you give to someone who wants to become a proseller? *	Create original designs of high quality and be aware of good tag words and descriptions. Next would be to work towards quantity and offer a large range of designs and products.
How many stores do you have? *	1
What benefits do you see for choosing this number of stores? and what do you recommend for others who are just starting out on whether to choose 1 store or multiple stores? *	I truly believe for someone just starting out that one store is just the right size. Use this store to learn and experiment with your designs, products offered and store lay out. Once you have a good understanding of that store you then might branch out to additional stores if you have "niche" type products and or designs. I chose to have one store to keep it simple and use categories within the store to act like I have specialty stores .
What types of advertising do you do? *	None
What types of advertising do you recommend for someone just starting out and why? *	Other than passing out an occasional business card and posting in the forum I do not do any advertising. I should and it is in the best interest to new Zazzlers to advertise as much as possible to achieve their goals. I believe you should start out with "free" advertising such as blogs, squidoo and expand from there.
Not talking dollar wise, just volume & frequency of sales do you... (select all that apply, some answer may be contradictory based on seasonal sales) *	have 1-5 days per month with no sale sell under 5 products per day on most days sell a good mix of all items regardless of price do well April-June do well October-December
What product in your store are you most proud of or what product in your store is your favorite? Include link to product page and why it is your favorite. *	I believe the Zodiac Color Wheel is my favorite and I am very proud of it. This design probably took longer to create than any other design that I have created. http://www.zazzle.com/zodiac_wheel_poster-228193604232432405
List your stores: *	http://www.zazzle.com/davzke

Hafapea

Your name or Shopid *	Hafapea
How long did it take you to become a proseller? *	12-24 months (1-2 years)
What advice can you give to someone who wants to become a proseller? *	Take some time to learn about writing descriptions and using keywords before you start creating products. Visit the Zazzle help section and learn the design sizes so you can adjust your images accordingly. Start cranking products out like gangbusters! Blog, Tweet, and create an Facebook Fan Page to advertise your creations.
How many stores do you have? *	2-5
What benefits do you see for choosing this number of stores? and what do you recommend for others who are just starting out on whether to choose 1 store or multiple stores? *	None yet. I made proseller with one store. The second is only two weeks old. A fellow Zazzler posted that having more than one store will generate more income than just having one huge shop, so I decided to branch out a bit. Here's hoping that she was right :).
What types of advertising do you do? *	Off-Zazzle websites Blogs (blogspot, wordpress, etc.) Microblogs (twitter, plurk, etc.) SNS (facebook, myspace, etc.) Handouts (flyers, stickers, business cards, etc.) Gift Bags (emmys, MTV awards, etc.) Other Free Other Paid
What types of advertising do you recommend for someone just starting out and why? *	For someone just starting out, I would recommend starting with Blogging, Facebook, and Twitter because they're free and don't take much time. In the beginning, it's important to focus more on adding products to your shop than promotion, so that you have something to advertise. If you get too many people visiting an empty store, you may lose a large percentage of your potential customer base, otherwise.
Not talking dollar wise, just volume & frequency of sales do you... (select all that apply, some answer may be contradictory based on seasonal sales) *	have 1-5 days per month with no sale sell under 5 products per day on most days rarely have shoppers purchse multiple items sell a lot of lower priced items like postcards and buttons sell a good mix of all items regardless of price
What product in your store are you most proud of or what product in your store is your favorite? Include link to product page and why it is your favorite. *	For sentimental reasons, Mother is my favorite product line: http://www.zazzle.com/hafapea/gifts?cg=196797600753924689
List your stores: *	http://www.zazzle.com/hafapea http://www.zazzle.com/PrincessPenelope