Zazzle Special Days Categories

I just finished a list of all the "special days" categories on Zazzle. While I doubt many people find their way to this section of the tree, it can be a good place to add things you don't know where else to put since there's also not a lot of products listed there.  I wanted to have all the "Special Days" in one place for easy reference.  You can use the search function in your browser to find days that fit your products.  I can see a lot of people using categories like "Pet Day" or "Aviation Week."    I suspect I will be using the "Flower Day" and "Texas Day"  categories a lot!    And it seems this would be a great place to get ideas too.  Wouldn't it be fun to make some designs for "Eat What You Want Day" or "Answer Your Cat's Question Day?"  

Check Out The Zazzle Special Days List Here

POD Giveaways

Here are all the giveaways I could find from various print on demand services and POD shops  (whether they're sponsored by the POD or by individual artists who work through them.)   If you know of any others, please let me know!

Shopkeeper Sponsored Giveaways

Embrace the Watch Mug and Bag giveaway from Very Pink.com (3/27) - Zazzle


CafePress Giveaways 

$50 CafePress GC at Reviews and Giveaways and More (3/18)

$20 CafePress GC at Mammamoiselle (3/19)

$25 CafePress GC at Love From Elle (3/21)

$25 CafePress GC at Freebies in Mailbox (3/22)

$25 CafePress GC at Lost and Tired (3/24)

$25 CafePress GC at Sonya's Happenings (3/24)

$20 CafePress GC at After Nine to Five (3/24)

$20 CafePress GC at Thrifty Mom (3/24)

$50 CafePress GC at Everything for Ana (3/27)

$25 CafePress GC at Saving 4 Five (3/27)

$25 CafePress GC at The iMums (3/28)

$20 CafePress GC at Love My 2 Dogs (2/28)

$25 CafePress GC and TONS of Other Prizes for Moms at That Bald Chick (3/29)

CafePress GC at Nolies Place (3/29)

CafePress GC at The Simple Moms (4/4)


Zazzle Giveaways

Zazzle Pacifier (3/27)

Pull to Sound Alarm Pacifier (4/3)


If you know of another giveaways by a PODs or POD artist please leave a comment to let me know and I'll add it!  If you would like to sponsor a giveaway on this blog, please e-mail me at ecarian@yahoo.com.

Do you have giveaways? Facebook Rules...

Facebook changed their rules so the info below is no longer current.  You can see the new rules here and find a good article commenting on it here.

---THIS INFO BELOW IS OLD AND NO LONGER ACCURATE.  I AM KEEPING THIS ON THE PAGE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY --

There are some other facebook guidelines that could get you in trouble if you make "liking on facebook" a requirement for your giveaways---it all depends on how you word it and how you count those likes. You can learn more at the following links...

Facebook Giveaway:  Rules, Contests, and Regulations Esplained (Rafflecopter Blog)

Facebook Promotions Guidelines Training (Facebook's Own Site)

My takeaways from these articles are this...

1.  You can give people entries for liking your facebook page...only so long as you record that some other way than through their like (i.e. like this page AND leave a comment saying you did).  The important thing is that they aren't automatically entered when they like your page.

2.  You do need to word it carefully so they don't think they are automatically entered for liking your page.  In other words, you can say "To enter you must be a facebook fan and leave a leave your e-mail in the form below", or "All my facebook fans get an extra entry if they leave a comment below" but not "Like my facebook page to enter."  You have to make it clear that new or existing fans can enter, so ou should avoid any text that specifically says "Like this page to enter, "  since that could make it sound like it's only for new fans, or that it's actually the action of clicking the like button that enters you (which is against facebook terms)

3.  "You can’t ask folks to directly “Share this promotion on Facebook” and award them an entry or a point for the physical act of sharing."  (Rafflecopter Article)  But you can reward those who send you traffic from facebook or otherwise in other ways (such as asking entrants to say who referred them, and then giving entries to those who referred them.)

4.  You still risk getting "fake fans" which could hurt you.  So, something to consider.

I have also read one account about someone getting in trouble because she got too many likes from fake facebook accounts! Since "sweepers" (people who enter a lot of sweepstakes)  are often the ones with these fake accounts, this is a real danger.  But I've only heard about this happening once.

One other thing unrelated that can cause you trouble is if you don't have a current phone number listed on facebook it could slow down the process of getting your facebook page back online.  Another blogger I know of was not able to get her facebook page back up because they wanted to confirm that she was the owner of the page by text, and she had an old number listed.  You can set your phone to unlisted, but make sure it's current, or that could cause you problems.  It's somewhat unlrelated to giveaways, but I thought I'd mention it here anyways.



For more rules you should know about hosting giveaways, click here.

Sticker Code Updated on Zazzle

FALSE ALARM.  As you can see below the old stickers are back to normal and don't show up blank.  Sorry to cause all this ruckus for nothing.  But really, affiliate images have been pretty funky lately.  I've seen ones upside down, and in half, etc.  Very strange.

ORIGINAL POST:

Zazzle has updated their images for stickers.  If you have linked to any stickers using the old Zazzle code, they may come up totally blank,  like the ones below.  I've seen this on neckties too...which recently changed over to a new design.

You will need to grab new code for all your stickers.  New stickers will look like this  (well, you know...only with your designs)....

The original stickers were the same, only with a little flap--this has been removed.  I don't know why one of these shows the Zazzle Z and the other doesn't.  Strange.

POD Giveaways

I like to share giveaways from various print on demand services and POD shops  (whether they're sponsored by the POD or by individual artists who work through them.)   If you know of any, please let me know!

Artist or Blog Sponsored POD Giveaways

The Spin Cycle Charm Bracelet (3/13)  -  CafePress

 
CafePress Giveaways 

$25 CafePress GC at Obviosly Marvelous (3/4)

$25 CafePress GC at Stroller Adventures (3/4)

$25 CafePress GC at Diaries of a Domestic Goddess (3/5)

$25 CafePress GC at According to Jenny (3/5)

$25 CafePress GC at Real Reviews By Savvy K (3/6)

$25 CafePress GC at Frugal Shopping (3/7)

$25 CafePress GC at Freckleberry Finds (3/7)

$25 CafePress GC at Mommy of One and Counting (3/9)

$25 CafePress GC at A Heart Full of Love (3/9)

$25 CafePress GC at Outnumbered Mamma (3/10)

$25 CafePress GC at Sluiter Nation (3/11) 

$25 CafePress GC at We're Parents (3/15)


Zazzle Giveaways

Keep Calm and Bake On Apron (Unknown End Date - But started 3/12)

Custom Pacifier (3/27)



If you know of another giveaways by a PODs or POD artist please leave a comment to let me know and I'll add it!  If you would like to sponsor a giveaway on this blog, please e-mail me at ecarian@yahoo.com.