Question about Zazzle and working at home?

[Sparrow]

I made a Zazzle account a couple months back. Didn't sell anything. Then came up with a plan, I'll make posters and put them around town. Sold nothing. :| Actually the poster in the pet shop is gone. XD Anyway, I've made one sale from Zazzle so far. However it was a side shop I never advertized. My question is, is there anything I can do to make it so people can find my shop? I don't Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, or any other online...Chat....Thingy. I'd just like a way to get a little money in for while I'm getting my license, so I may then find a job. On another note, are there any other things I can do from home to bring in some income while I learn? I make art, I don't think I'm that good, but people tell me that I should pursue an art involved career. Anything that could possibly help me get some income would be great. Thank you.
Questions:
1: How do I get people to find my Zazzle when I don't blog.
2: What types of things can I do from home to get income?
3: Do graphic artists make enough money to not need a second job?

[Steve B]

You are correct in assuming that advertising 'works' .. plainly you have to tell all your friends and ask them to tell their friends ... however your big problem is that you are 'unplugged' from the social networking scene ...

"I don't Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, or any other online..."

So you KNOW what you have to do ..

'spread yourself around' .. colleges / libraries etc. and enter every competition you can find .. if you have local Camera Club / Art Club whatever join & make a name for yourself ..

If you have a particular 'theme' (portraits / landscapes / buildings) try to get COMMISSIONS - even if you are 'abstract' almost anything can be used as the basis of an advertising POSTER == go to local businesses, show examples & ask what artwork they might be interested in (even doing a 'banner' / advert for your local school fate could get you recognised ..)

You should also look to EXHIBIT your work = even if it's only in your local college canteen :-)


PS - for most of us, money comes through hard graft - for every lucky 'artist' you see hailed in the newspapers / on the TV, there are 100 others working like mad to get their name recognised / work sold ... for many, SELLING takes up more time than PAINTING ...

So don't think of Facebook etc as 'fun' == think of it as just one more task you have to do if you want to make sales ...

[Jasmine Ward]

Zazzle takes some time to build up. Are you making good descriptions, tags.. etc. I'm a ProSeller and have been on for awhile, and if you'd like to talk I could take a look at your shop and give you some tips. You can email me.. jasminesphotography at yahoo dot com

[Olya]

Have you tried Pinterest? If your targeted audience are women, Pinterest can be very beneficial. Try to do some basic SEO:
-optimize your pages for specific keywords.
-do some social bookmarking
-create some lenses on squidoo

There are so many things you can do to promote your products online!