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Question for fine artists about selling art prints on Zazzle.com?

  • Here's a question for fine artists out there. Have you considered selling prints of your artwork through zazzle.com? 1) If so, how did the quality of the prints turn out compared to a specialized fine art printer? 2) Do you think it's a good idea to direct your potential customers to a site so huge where there are so many links that can drive people away from your store to other competitors who are also on zazzle? 3) If there's a way around having your zazzle store without the links and layout of the main zazzle site, how do you go around that? 3) If I'm planning to do high end art & canvas PRINTS of my work have already sold for $500 each from a specialized art printer, would I be shooting myself in the foot if I used zazzle.com as an avenue to sell prints on paper? I want to gain a wider audience online but I'm just wondering how seriously art collectors would take any art being sold through zazzle.com I'd love to hear any advice on this from fine artists and zazzle art merchants. Thanks.

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    I have never used zazzle, so I can't help you there, but I have used Etsy. I have a fairly successful shop on Etsy, and even though I offer my artwork at many other locations as well, I don't feel that having an Etsy shop takes away from my artwork in any way. There are actually alot of TV producers and interior designers that browse Etsy for artwork that they want to use on popular TV shows and in new hotels. Etsy is actually a great place to sell your work, and offers alot of great potential because of how well-known it is. You never know if you're going to be the next one to get a commission for 100 prints to put in a brand new hotel. So, I can definitely recommend Etsy. If you're interested in fine art prints or canvas prints, I would also recommend sending an e-mail to John at Faville Photo -- www.favillephoto.com -- he runs a small giclee print shop out of Arizona, and they do really great work. Great quality and great prices. The best part of all is that they are VERY friendly and helpful. They specialize in working with start-up artists and photographers, so you can ask them questions about what kind of prints you should do, and where you should try to sell your work, and what prices you should charge, etc, etc.. Very great resource. Give them a shot! Hope this helps! Good luck!

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It's better to set up a stall and sell them in person yeah

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I am Zazzle Seller and I will try to answer your questions. To question 1: I do not sell fine art on Zazzle. I know a few people do so on Zazzle. This particular question is maybe something you should ask in the Zazzle community forums, where you will probably get a better answer from people that actually do sell fine art prints and products on Zazzle. I will leave a link to the forums in the Source area for you. However the general print quality is excellent. To question 2: Well that depends on you I guess. There is an in house affiliate program at zazzle that you could use. That way if you direct people to your Zazzle store via blog or website, you could get a 15% commission on everything they buy, whether it is yours or not. That way if you direct a customer to your store and he should for whatever reason go to the marketplace and buy something else, you would still make money. To question 3: There is no way around the links that lead to the Zazzle marketplace. Of course they are removable, but it would break the terms of use, which could lead to your store being closed. To question 4: I will not answer this question, simply because I do not know enough about any of this. To get a wider audience online, zazzle might not be the right choice. Promoting and marketing your art through social networks like facebook or Google+ would be better in my opinion. Of course you could also combine social networks with Zazzle. Selling art on Zazzle will probably bring in more of the general public than art collectors. On the other side Zazzle offers to print on paper and canvas with without frames. I really suggest to ask your questions again in the Zazzle community forums and reach out to other sellers. You will probably get a better answer there than here.

J32Design

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