Still Learning and Plugging Away
So I have been a member since Oct of 2017 and I think I might have bitten off more than I can chew, but as they say, I am still plugging away.
No Solid Affiliate Links
I am having a hard time figuring out what I am doing in terms of selling products. I rely heavily on my photography within my website, so I have looked into selling Zazzle products. I just set up a storefront last week, so now I need to get the info out there.
MailChimp
So to send out the news of my new Zazzle Store, I looked into MailChimp. Now I am not that computer-literate, so for something that may take others hardly any time; well, let's just say that is not me. I also uploaded the MailChimp sync to gather my new subscribers email addresses. Once everything was set up, I sent my first group email out to share the news of Zazzle.
I just read on this site that MailChimp does not allow affiliate links. Does this also pertain to a personal Zazzle store? If so, can anyone recommend a better autoresponder?
Google Maps
As I have mentioned before, I have been a Google Map Local Guide. At the moment I am trying to get to 10 million views to reach the next level. I am hoping then I will able to have my website address to the photos. It is quite exciting, as last month I received 1 million views! As of, today I am about 4 million views away from reaching my goal.
I rely heavily on photos, as my website is about the beaches of San Diego. I have been using Pinterest quite a bit. In fact, I have seen a significant rise in clicks to my website lately. According to the analytic, views of my site from Pinterest are up 5000%! What I love about Pinterest so much, is that 'Pins' show up on google results, So, I have an additional 1,100 chances (Pins) of someone finding my website.
Wealthy Affiliate Subscriber
I almost forgot! I did make my very first affiliate sale! My sister has been interested about all the features that are here at WA, that she signed up through me on the Black Friday Sale. To be honest, I was not expecting much, but when I checked yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to see that I have $!30 dollars waiting for me. All I had to do was set up a PayPal account, which I just did yesterday.
Thank you so much for reading if you made it this far. I am determined to make this work and appreciate all of you at Wealthy Affiliate for taking the time in answering my questions and for all the support.
Recent Comments
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Great photos and it sounds like you are making progress. I love pinterest and I noticed I have pins showing up in Google too which I didn’t expect, an added bonus!
hey hi Colleen !
It's all ok as we're truly all learner-bees here!
Sounds like you're making super progress for you at your own pace which is what this is all about ... simply keep moving onward & upward to success!
keep well, keep happy, all the best, cheerio ... ⭐️🎈
Hi, Colleen looks like things are starting to come together, for you, time seems to fly by, and at the time we can feel like we are not making progress, when in fact we are.
The strange thing is that many folks give up so if you are still here you will make it.
As far as MailChimp goes I think that they tend to play hardball with folks that are hardcore into the MMO niches, I know folks that use MailChimp to good effect for businesses without any issues both online and for their offline businesses as well.
Alex
Had a quick read through, you will need to use something like Aweber or Convertkit as they allow affiliate links in the emails. Aweber is a lot cheaper.
Steve
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Thank you Colleen for your post.
Pleased to see you are " Still Learning and Plugging Away"
I like your photos, & always think an image can create interest & ones' attention. It is evident from the views received you are achieving & moving forward.
I am a keen photographer (amateur) & also love travel. It is my niche for my site, moving ever so slowly forward.
Denis
Thank you, Dennis! I am an amateur photographer as well that is still trying to figure things out! Would you believe that I do not even have a working camera at this time? I have been using my iPhone and iPad. Sometimes the quality is impressive, other times, not so much.
Good luck to you as well!
Colleen