First published in Cat House & Shooting Society in Medium on 02/21/2024
I used Google Gemini to help me with that title. All links go to my online shops.
It is challenging for me to get out there and promote myself at anything. You would think that having worked with the public I shouldn’t have this problem, but I do.
Besides being extremely shy, I also have pathological stage fright. If I have to get up in front of people to speak, my brain goes blank and I want to curl up in a dark space and whimper.
Add that to feeling that it is rude to go into spaces and promote myself. I spent a few years hoping that by some miracle people would simply stumble across my shops. I have had a few people stumble in and buy from my shops. Enough to keep me from giving up.
So, here is my first shameless promotion:
Check out all the amazing designs Purple Ducky Designs has created for your Zazzle products. Make one-of-a-kind…www.zazzle.com
Zazzle is my second foray into the world of print-on-demand (POD), the first being CafePress before they decided to screw creators.
I have most of my early photography on Zazzle, along with some of my little cartoon drawings.
Hippie Dippy Hippie hasn't left the 60s and is a very happy little guy who likes people. Share a flower with friends…www.zazzle.com
4.7 out of 5 stars - Shop Why yes, I can drive a stick Tote Bag created by JeanC_PurpleDucky. Personalize it with…www.zazzle.com
4.8 out of 5 stars - Shop Ms Ella at the park Poster created by JeanC_PurpleDucky. Personalize it with photos & text or…www.zazzle.com
Anything with my much-missed kitty Rum Tum Tiggle sells well
4.8 out of 5 stars - Shop Maine Coon kitty Coffee Mug created by JeanC_PurpleDucky. Personalize it with photos & text…www.zazzle.com
Zazzle is always adding new products, one of their latest is backpacks:
5.0 out of 5 stars - Shop Colorful Dots Printed Backpack created by JeanC_PurpleDucky. Personalize it with photos &…www.zazzle.com
My second shameless promotion:
This is the website of Jean Evans. Shop for canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, and more. I didn't…jean-evans.pixels.com
I discovered Fine Art America (FAA) and decided to sell my photography and digital art there. I picked up an annual membership and set up shop on Pixels. FAA focuses on wall art, while Pixels also has several lifestyle products, puzzles, and mugs.
Spiral Abstract is a piece of digital artwork by Jean Evans which was uploaded on February 3rd, 2024. The digital art…pixels.com
Crow Tote Bag by Jean Evans. The tote bag is machine washable, available in three different sizes, and includes a black…jean-evans.pixels.com
Digital impressionist oil painting of a sunset over the Idaho & Washington Palouse.jean-evans.pixels.com
A number of my early photographs are on both Zazzle and Pixels. I decided they reach different audiences and having them on both would be good.
And finally, my third shameless promotion:
Shop Art & jewelry for the fashionable techno geek by PurpleDuckyDesigns located in Moscow, Idaho.www.etsy.com
It had started as a joke. The women artists group I was in had a Christmas party where we had to bring homemade ornaments to give as gifts. My husband had been dismantling computer hard drives for their magnets and I looked at the leftover parts and made an ornament out of a couple of hard drive read/write arms.
The woman who ended up with it at the end of the gift exchange looked at it and said they looked like they should be earrings. I thought about it and then took the idea and ran with it. I started taking apart dead computers and turning them into one-of-a-kind jewelry and art pieces.
Here are a few pieces I have in my shop:
This Earrings item is sold by PurpleDuckyDesigns. Ships from Moscow, ID. Listed on Nov 7, 2023purpleduckydesigns.etsy.com
This Other Assemblage item is sold by PurpleDuckyDesigns. Ships from Moscow, ID. Listed on Nov 7, 2023purpleduckydesigns.etsy.com
This Jewelry item by PurpleDuckyDesigns has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Moscow, ID. Listed on Nov 7…purpleduckydesigns.etsy.com
So, that is my shameless promotion of my shops. I do have a couple of other shops, but I haven’t been impressed with them. I will most likely close those out and continue to focus on these three.
Oh, and as I was finishing up this article, I got a notice I made a sale:
5.0 out of 5 stars - Shop What I eat is NONE of your business Keychain created by JeanC_PurpleDucky. Personalize it…www.zazzle.com
It will be winging its way to France!!!
I do hope you will browse through my shops and let your friends and family know. There is a little something for everyone in them. All the money I earn from them is earmarked for improved camera equipment, photography software (I am hoping to pick up Affinity Photo 2 since I won’t do Photoshop), jewelry supplies, and most importantly of all, all the things I need to expand my gardens even more.
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