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Create Your Own Products
If you have a popular blog, especially one
that deals with topics that are important to others, you can
earn money by selling your own products from your blog. People
are always willing to buy merchandise that makes a statement,
or support a cause they believe in. If your blog is popular you
should consider making merchandise to sell on your blog.
You do not have to create merchandise that is branded to your
blog, you can sell things that are relevant to your blogs topic
and that relate to the content of your entries. Just make sure
that your audience will be interested in the merchandise you
create or you may find that you make few sales.
For example, if you blog about gaming, creating merchandise
that relates to games and software will probably sell on your
blog. You can also create merchandise that contains your blogs
logo or other graphics, and get some free advertising every
time a reader wears it as well.
Creating merchandise to sell on your blog is not as hard as it
sounds. There are a few websites out there that allow you to
create t-Shirts, mouse pads, mugs, hats, and other things that
you can personalize any way you wish and sell for a profit.
Most websites handle orders, payments, and shipping, leaving
you to do nothing but design your merchandise and profit. Here
are some websites that you should consider if you want to
create merchandise to sell on your blog:
Cafepress - This is a very popular website and allows you to
create a variety of merchandise to sell on your blog, or
anywhere else for that matter.
Basic membership is free and even includes a simple online
store hosted on Cafepress. The merchandise you create has a
base price and you mark it up to the price you wish and keep
the profit. They handle orders, payments, and shipping.
Printfection - Printfection is relatively new and is similar to
Cafepress. They have less merchandise you can create, limited
mostly to different styles of shirts.
On the other hand, they offer a free online store that is
comparable to the one you have to pay for on Cafepress. They
also print with high quality and offer many color choices.
Zazzle - Another print on demand company, although they are
more geared toward individuals rather than people trying to
sell their products online.
The payment structure is different form Cafepress and
Printfection where you set your markup. At Zazzle, you earn a
fixed percentage. Prices are slightly higher at Zazzle than at
Cafépress and Printfection as well.
Each of these websites allows you to create merchandise that
you can sell on your blog, either with your blog logo, slogan,
or something related to your blog’s topic.
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