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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Show Me The Music!

FREE EXPOSURE FOR MUSICIANS/BANDS... Want some FREE Exposure!? Get it in our podcast...

We'll tweet about it; talk about it on our Facebook Fan Page; blog about it; and we'll let all our listeners know where to find you!

Are you in a band? Solo artist and/or musician? We want to hear from YOU! Tees In A Pod loves featuring new artists during our music segment in each podcast we put out to the world every Monday! Let us know if you would like to take part! Email us at teesinapod@gmail.com with your name (name of band if needed) and an MP3 of your song you wish for us to play. Also feel free to connect with us on the Tees In A Pod MySpace page too! We will then let you know if you will be featured!

Please note: music with profanity will not be accepted. Those interested can contact us (by leaving a comment below) here OR express their interest on our Facebook Fan Page wall.

Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!

- Tees In A Pod Team -

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

5 Secret Tips When Using Zazzle

There are many Print On Demand (POD) companies offered online for artists to sell their artwork on products for little to no cost and one of the more popular companies artists are turning to is, Zazzle.com . This article will explore secret tips to getting the most out of using Zazzle, but first lets start off with the basics...

What Is Zazzle?
Zazzle offers many designers, photographers, painters, and other artists a wide variety of products to showcase their work and to sell within their very own online store. Zazzle shop keepers are responsible for creating the designs that will appear on Zazzle's merchandise, while Zazzle itself, will take care of the shipment of such products, customer service, and the actual making of the product (such as magnets, keychains, t-shirts, etc.) within a 24 hour time frame. They also provide customers the option of customizing their products before they buy which allows the customer infinite opportunities in creating one-of-a-kind gift(s).

Letting The Secrets Out...
Psssst.... are you a Zazzle store owner? Are you always looking for ways to get the most out of using Zazzle, your online store, and in making some extra cash? Lets start letting the secret tips out... Some of you may already know, use, and love these tips; while others may be discovering a whole new way of using Zazzle. Most of these tips (not all) can be found some where within Zazzle.com, but not always easily... here is the list we found most informative and helpful when using Zazzle to make more money.

Did you know: Zazzle has a Referral Program? It is a great incentive to help promote your work and the work of other Zazzle shop keepers, while earning extra cash. Zazzle also offers a Volume Bonus, which means, Zazzle will give you a bonus based on a percentage of what you sell! So here is Secret Tip 1: By copying and pasting this URL: http://www.robgreenleaf.com/RFID.html into a new browser, you can then bookmark it and every time you come across a Zazzle item you want to refer, this will automatically create the referral link for you!

Did you know: Zazzle has it's own University? Well, kind of... Secret Tip 2: Zazzle offers a place online called, Zazzle University that provides many different tutorials, examples, and links to help better understand how to use Zazzle to your advantage.

Did you know: Zazzle Offers Product Guidelines? This tip may be one of the tips you already use, especially if you have been using Zazzle for some time now, but for those new to Zazzle, we felt it was important to include. Secret Tip 3: Download the Zazzle Product Image Guideline Files to use in the software of your choice like, PhotoShop, etc. when creating your artistic designs so that they correctly fit on each product you want to sell within your Zazzle store. Be sure to read more about Understanding the Image Guidelines Zazzle provides before you download them.

Did you know: One of the most important parts of your products achieving high search engine rankings is the "Title Tag" you use when creating a product? Secret Tip #4: Be sure to use a relative, descriptive "Title" whenever you are creating a product. Also, don't forget to fill out the "Description" box and "Tags" for your products, for these too are highly important in getting your products found. Stay away from flooding your product information with useless keywords for customers want to land on the page/product they are searching for. At first, thinking that using popular keywords that don't match your product may help in getting your product found, it will not help in getting the product bought, which is the main goal.

Did you know: You can keep track of who, what, and where your store is being mentioned online? When a blog, another online store, twitter, etc. mentions your Zazzle store's name... you can get alerted via email to go and check out what is being said about your store. This can also help in knowing of any bad news that might be floating around and help you quickly correct any issues. Secret Tip #5: All you have to do is set up Google Alerts by entering in your Zazzle store name, email address, and then wait for the emails to roll in.

There you have it... the Top 5 Secret Tips to know and use when wanting to get the most out of your online store with Zazzle. Feel free to let us know if you found this article useful... Any of these tips new to you? Are you using these tips already? Share with us by adding a comment below or on our Facebook Fan Page!

Amanda Ryan, Creature Creations, Personalized Photo Gifts

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Amanda Ryan - Creature Creations

AMANDA RYAN

Hey! I'm Amanda Ryan the Canadian part of Tees In A Pod eh! LOL. My journey of creating an online store began when I had thousands of digital photographs on my computer, but no where to put them. In my ever wanting need to share my photos with others, I opened up an online store, Creature Creations. I am an amateur photographer, with no fancy gear or set-ups; just a girl who loves to capture the beauty of animals and nature through her digital camera lens. Digital photography became my passion several years ago and is growing more and more with each passing day.
My main goal as a member of Tees In A Pod, is to learn about the work others are passionate about, to help others in their goals of becoming online store owners, to network with current store owners, and to help shoppers in their decision to shop online. Personally, I would have loved a resource that provided me with some answers when I was first starting my store Creature Creations personalized photo gifts, almost a year ago. There have been many questions I have asked on the road to building my online store. How to market it? sustain it? and how to keep customers coming back for more? - to name just a few. From these questions, I have discovered several answers, new avenues to explore and easier ways in trying to get my photography and online store noticed. You too may be asking yourself these questions about your store and as a member of Tees In A Pod, I hope to help you get them answered. I want to share with you all that I have learned along the way and although I am not an expert, I do love to explore new things and to share my experiences and knowledge with others. If you are a store owner, thinking about becoming one, a photographer, or an online shopper - I would love to get to know you better and to learn from you as well! I hope Tees In A Pod helps you in your latest endeavors and that you have some fun spending time with us!

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to spending time with you!

"Capture A Moment, For Every Moment Is Worth Remembering!" - Amanda Ryan

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