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Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Interview with Elke Clarke, weightlifting Challenge, zazzle artists
Interview with Elke Clarke, weightlifting Challenge, zazzle artists
Interview with Elle Clarke By Askazombiehousewife Elke Clarke is one of the most successful Zazzle artist designers of all time, reaching Diamond ProdDesigner status.
She was once working in the pharmaceutical industry, but wanted to find a way to make money online being creative.
Zazzle was a perfect fit for her to be able to quit her 9 to 5 job and earn substantial passive income from heart, photos and graphic design.
Askazombiehousewife: What is one tip you would give to new artists?
Make sure you name your Zazzle store with a proper business name, not just something like “Sarah357”. Instead pick a name like “Sarah Jacob Designs”. Your Zazzle store name will help your Zazzle business be branded more easily and then you can use the same store or business name on all your social media accounts. If you don’t want to use your name come up with something generic like “Blue Sky Designs”. Always check to make sure your name you choose is not copyright protected or used by someone else. I quick Google search will tell you if your name brings up any other businesses or famous people’s names. You can also do a trademark search. If you are going put a great number of hours into making virtual products to add to your Zazzle store, you should make sure it has a professional business name and is not infringing on copyright.
I personally made this mistake when I started on Zazzle. My first store I started is named “epclarke”. So www.zazzle.com/epclarke is not nearly as easy to promote compared to maybe www.zazzle.com/ElkeClarkeDesigns. Now that I have had this store for so long, I don’t want to start a new one just to fix the name. But I always have trouble getting people to easily remember my Zazzle store name.
It seems so simple but your choice for your Zazzle store name makes such a difference in how your store and brand will be recognized by online shoppers. I wish I would have known that tip when I first started.
Askazombiehousewife: I have made that mistake myself. A proper store name is an amazing tool when creating a brand out of ones art.
Askazombiehousewife: Elke Clarke, please tell us about your new business venture teaching artists how to bring in more sales.
As you might have guessed, I have a passion for Zazzle because it has been this amazing business opportunity for me. I have been able to work from home, while doing what I love. I am so happy I found this opportunity, I want other artists, photographers, graphic designers and scrapbookers to know that they can make money online too.
For many years, I have helped coach and mentor people privately to set up successful Zazzle stores. My 27 year old daughter, Jennifer, is one of my success stories. She is now a Gold Level ProDesigner, living her dream life on the beautiful island of Mallorca in Spain, supporting herself solely with her Zazzle earnings.
One day I realized that I can help more people if I put all my steps to success in a course for beginners. That is why I created my Beginners Zazzle Course
https://clarkecoursesin.samcart.com/products/7-days-to-success-with-elke-clarke-2/
People loved my course. But most importantly, people were making sales in the first month after completing the course.
Zazzle is not a get rich quick scheme. Zazzle is a legitimate business platform you can use for free. You create the virtual products in your store and Zazzle takes care of the rest.
If you set things up properly and put in the effort like I did you can earn money on line while you are not working. I have made over $100,000 US every year for the past 5 years from my Zazzle earnings. I worked hard and made a lot of mistakes in the past 10 years on Zazzle, but now I just do upkeep on my stores and make a few new products.
For the past 2 years, I have only worked for about 1 hour a week on Zazzle and still make 6 figures a year.
So people asked if I could do a more Advanced Zazzle Course to teach people exactly what I did to set up my business and grow it to where it is today.
That is why I made the Advanced Zazzle Course VIP Masterclass. It is a combination of an online video course that you can do yourself in a month. But first you need to go through a month long VIP Masterclass so that you have access to me to ask questions and really get the right start. You can email me, post questions in the private Facebook group, there are weekly live Q & A sessions and 2 conference calls after the course is done, so you can still ask questions once more things are completed from the course. After the month VIP Masterclass you have life long access to all the videos and worksheets and tools and the Facebook Live Q&A sessions. I am here to help you be successful on Zazzle.
There is no use doing a lot of work if you do not get set up properly with the right tools and make the right choices. That is what the Advanced Zazzle Course is all about. It is not only a month long course, but it is a monthly planner with all the steps laid out with worksheets and checklists so you can follow my system and use the tools I use to be successful on Zazzle.
The Advanced Zazzle Course gives you 10 years of my knowledge about what works and does not work so that you don’t have to waste time learning from scratch. The July Masterclass is in progress. The members are loving the course and have had many AH HA moments which will help them tremendously with earning money on Zazzle. In fact 2 weeks into the course, people are already seeing more sales from things they used in the course.
There are 2 more VIP Masterclass Advanced Zazzle Course sessions in 2017, September and November. Enrollment for September 5, 2017 start date is now open. You can enroll through this link.
https://clarkecoursesin.samcart.com/products/30-day-profit-plan-with-elke-clarke/
Askazombiehousewife: links to three products of yours that you loved creating.
1. This t-shirt is one of the first products I made. It has not sold too many times but I get a laugh out of it each time I see that it has been purchased. It meas someone else has my strange sense of humor about new husbands. Now the wife is the new management!
2. This baby birth announcement is so sweet. I have 3 kids, 1 girl and twin boys. They are grown adults now, but I would have definitely bought this baby announcement card back when my twins were born.
3. I love creating personalized pillows. This one is a favorite of mine because it is rustic but still modern and fits well in many people’s houses. I love that it can be a thoughtful gift someone could purchase for a friend at any time of the year.
Askazombiehousewife: Elke Clarke what is your favorite cake?
That is easy! My favorite cake is chocolate brownie. But I have recently gone on the Blood Type Diet and am not allowed any grains!! So not even gluten free. But I will treat myself with a great brownie. The Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie mix is THE BEST.
Askazombiehousewife: We love brownies as well. We mostly bake simple scratch Brownies in my house but anything with Ghirardelli is amazing.
Askazombiehousewife: Is there an artist whose work you love?
This is a harder question to answer because I love so many different styles of art and love collecting artworks. I also like to support local and Canadian Artists, so I have some Joe Average, Brian Atyeo and Zoltan Szabo originals. I also like Romero Britto and Roy Lichtenstein.
Askazombiehousewife: Do you go by a schedule or are you more a free spirt?
When I started on Zazzle, I was using a schedule to make sure I made the right number and type of products. Now I am more of a free spirit because I put all these things in place that are already working for me. So I can do things for pure enjoyment.
Askazombiehousewife: What is your favorite fruit and veggie? You can name more than one.
I love mangos and peaches. So I am glad those are on my Blood Type Diet list of things I can eat. My new favorite veggie is spinach. I would have never said that 2 years ago. But I have lost 25 pounds and feel great, so eating spinach and kale salads with chicken are now my favorite.
Askazombiehousewife: I Also highly recommend you pick up a free ebook entitled "10 insider Tips on How to Make Money on Zazzle" On the website www.elkeclarke.com you can also find her blog on the site with many free how to articles and posts.
I want to thank you, Askazombiehousewife, for interviewing me and having me on your fabulous blog. I really enjoy reading your posts and looking at the products you showcase.
I wish you continued success with Zazzle stores.
All the best
Elke Clarke
30 day weightlifting challenge Day Eight
Forcing myself to weightlift today but I feel better now it's done.
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Art by abundancelovetrip Amazing Art from other artists
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Diverse designs and products from all over zazzle, weightlifting
Weightlift Challenge Day 7
lifted a super light wood bench just to look like I was working out.
I did do a short set of weights
Here are some diverse designs from all over zazzle. The all kinds of Pretty is my art as well as the weightlifting design and the pickles and ice cream.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Huge Ebay Haul of Rare Disney Princes, day two weightlifting challenge,
Day Two of 30 day Weightlifting Challenge
I did day two of my 30 day challenge. I used my mine pound weights and did wall presses.
I cannot wait till day three. I hope I can do all 30 days Sept for weekends.
Ebook Review: the Homemade housewife by Kate Singh While I don't agree with her stance on co sleeping because I feel its not safe. I do think kate is a good writer and would buy her ebooks again. I love her cozy writing style. Her book is a frugality homemaking book and could be used by stay at home dads as well or working parents trying to save money. can be found on amazin. I give it four stars would have gotten five if not for the co sleeping part. Zazzlproducts
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Happy Independence Day,
Happy Independence Day video!
I am just going to spend time with my family and reflect. We eat some good food but no fireworks. I prefer photos of fire works.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Jane Austen Unboxing video, halo top ice cream review, book review
The video is an unboxing of the Jane Austen Action Figure. Its no my video but I sent that toy
Years ago for Christmas and it was finally opened. It is not a toy for anyone under 12. It has small sharp and pointy parts.
Hallo Top ice cream review
This is my opinion and I mean no disrespect to those who disagree. I am not a Doctor and don't claim to be. I read several anti Halo top ice cream articles. All the article made me do is try the ice cream. Never even heard of Halo top before the anti Halo top articles. I showed my husband one ofthe articles and forgot about it. Then my husband completely surprised me before bed. I had no idea it was in the freezer. While this isn't a health food its not filed with Franken food ingredients. The only thing remotely questionable in the ingredients would be the Stevia and erythritol. Both are natural ingredients but some have sensitivity to these sweeteners you might have to be careful. Erythritol can cause tummy issues if over indulged. This could be a weekly treat. It was less than $5 dollars a pint Where we live but I hear its I feel still its better for you than even a half cup of most premium ice cream but no one should eat only one food. my vanilla bean top was just 240 in calories. It was good. My husband had chocolate and his tasted like a really yummy fudge-cycle. My weight yo yos a lot and it has more to do with not writing down what I am eating than sugar substitutes its easy to replace the calories saved by less sugar more food. I will buy this treat again.
Random Acts review (found on byutv on Roku) Random acts is a show you can get on BYU TV its not religious but it is inspiring. Its a hidden Camera show with a message of kindness instead of humiliation. some of the show has mini kindness pranks like giving a treasure boxpeople who help a woman find her wedding ring or picking up uber customers in a luxury car. Then there is a big event which is surprising a person going through a hard time. The show stars William Rubio, Lisa Clark and Emilie star. Aaron Woodall is also in several episodes.
Book review: Bartholomew Baggins: a Zombie With Different Cravings by crystal Marcos While I know crystal Marcos through the internet I bought the ebook version with my own money from Amazon. I didn't revive a free copy or any gifts for this review. Its a delightful poem children's picture book if you Read it on kindle PC it will be in vibrant color. Its about a cute zombie who rather plant trees. While its for younger children this might appeal to older children as well at least the older child I let read it loved finding the hidden brains. You could make activities with this book, such as math puzzles, planting trees, baking cookies and more.
Art from me and others
Saturday, June 3, 2017
New Biggest Awesome Thrift Store Haul, why you should shop at Thrift
I didn't make the thrift haul video its just its title. Make Money with Art Online
Even if you are not an artist
1. use appropriate Key words this more important than any social media promotion. If you have the word fruitcake when your selling a cupcake painting your going to make people mad.
2. If you find art on the web you love you can make money off it. You can blog about the art and why you love it and links where people can buy.You money with google AdSense and then promote the blog. If the artist useses a company like Zazzle you can join their affiliate program and use the share links for bonus cash on top of AdSense promote your own art in a separate article but the same blog post.
3. Make sure your art is high quality Large size graphics that won't be pixilated. Delete art that is cut off, pixilated, or dark art on dark text.
4. Buy or make prints for your portfolio. Postcards, and photo prints can be an economical way to show off your art or have prints on hand.
Why You should Shop at Thrift Stores
yes I buy new handmade art, dolls, and pod art prints, and when but I feel there are benefits to thrift store shopping which I do.
I try to be thoughtful consumer. I am not a minimalist. I had a family member who used to work at the thrift store. She knew a very wealthy retired couple who volunteered at the thrift store she worked out just to get a discount.
1. Part of thrift store sales usually go to some sort of charity.
2. It reuses items that might have otherwise went to landfill.
3. Its a great place to find material for women, men and kids who are getting involved in sewing. You can buy clothes to practice sewing on that will often be cheaper than material.
4. You can save money if you shop carefully. Sometimes its easy to overdo it.
Art
I am not into big fireworks displays or even small ones. I am more of a family picnic sort of fourth of July. I like my holidays to be cozy. Forth of July and summer art. These links have affiliate codes in them.
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