About this Blog — About the Blogger — About Print on Demand
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As a budding photographer I spend a lot of my time at various print on demand websites… I often come across amazing artists and photographers who inspire me and whos work I want to own.
But since I’m not rich yet, buying isn’t always possible… So instead I wanted a way to “show the world” the great work I come across, to show you how taleted some of these people are and to promote unique gift ideas.
Since I’m also a SEO girl (search engine optimization) many of my posts rely heavily on that – On getting real people who are searching for what I’m posting about onto the blog and then, hopefully, onto purchasing some of the artists work whether that art be as a poster print, a mug, a tshirt or anything else!
Generally this, the creative artists blog is a way to “pay it back” or should that be “pay it forward”?
Support the Creativity!
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Hi! Yep, it’s me, Emily aka Emele, the girl behind this blog! Well… Where do I start?
I’m an arty, crafty, creative person who makes her living online. The 9-5 office job is soo not for me! As well as being a blogger and budding photographer I am also a website designer and I write, design and make… Soon I want to venture into the world of paintings – I have the paint, I have the canvases I just need to make the leap!
I was born in the UK, Cambridgeshire to be precise, and moved to Crete, Greece when I was almost 18 where I stayed for 7 years. I now split my time between Crete and the UK (Wiltshire) where my man is.
I’m a cat lover, bookworm, sunday afternoon baker, lover of art, design and crafts and an avid bargain hunter. I love to learn new things… Right now that’s knitting. You can find out more about me, my life and what I’m upto over at my personal blog – Emele’s Life.
You’ll find me and my work at these Print-on-Demand Sites:
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Ok… Print on demand sites, sometimes shorterned to POD, are where you upload you photo / image to a particular site, where you get your own little storefront, fill out all the info then set a price (or atleast set a percentage of what you want to earn) and then sit back and wait for a sale!
The POD sites make the actual item whether that be a greeting card, a magnet, a skateboard… even shoes! They ship it out and deal with all the “money stuff” then at the end of the month (or sometimes quarterly) you get your percentage of the $$$.
Most sites are free to setup, free to run, you don’t have to spend any money at all. Although some of the sites do offer “pro accounts” for a price.
Let’s say some stickers at Zazzle costs $4.95, that’s without shipping… You add a percentage, anything from 10% upwards – That means on stickers with a 10% markup you make $0.50 per sale whilst Zazzle kees the base price.
It doesn’t sound like you’ll be making much at first does it? But you can increase that percentage to 20% or even 50% – and with bulk sales things soon start to add up, you’ll see… Plus, it’s practically money for nothing 
