New Features and Big Pushes For Customized Girl Storefronts

A lot has happened with storefronts at Customized Girl in the last couple of months. We have rolled out some new storefront features and are gearing up for the next marketing pushes. With so many new additions, we want to make sure all storefront owners are up to date and have all the appropriate information to help better market and promote their great efforts.

 

New Storefront Features

 

Upload Image tab in the Design Center is way faster

If you ever uploaded a lot of high-res images to your account, you might have noticed that the Upload Image tab within the Design Center could get pretty slow. Well not any more! If you do currently have a lot of images in this tab, click on it, and wait for just a minute. The system will generate thumbnail previews for all of your images. The next time to you visit the Design Center, from any browser or device, this tab will load much more quickly.


Add an image to the design details page

If you have an image that you’d like to display on the design details page (maybe it is a photo of someone wearing your design, maybe it’s a matching-best-friends design),  you can now upload it right below the Add to Cart button!  You can also link that photo a unique tag in the gallery. So if you have one design that is part of a set, you can add a unique tag to each design in the set, and then upload an image and link the image to that unique tag.

We personally love this feature because customers love to see photos of people wearing the product. It helps them make better purchase decisions and more importantly, they get to see how other customers love your product. This is also a great feature if you want  to show off your front and back design in one image to promote on social media.

 

Social Media icons

Under your storefront description you will now notice a Twitter and Facebook like and share button. This feature makes it easier for storefront owners to share their storefronts with friends and family or for customer who want to share your products on social media!

 

Big Pushes

Not only does Customized Girl like to stay on the latest trends but we also work on a holiday schedule. The below is a list of what we expect to promote and push in designs and products in the next few months:

St. Patrick’s Day – With St. Patrick’s Day being the next big holiday a lot of customers are looking for that unique and green design to catch people’s attention. Customized Girl has recently added a large collection of  new and trendy  art to the gallery to help with your designs.  Green apparel is always the biggest hit with bar crawls, running events, and businesses who are doing their own promoting on St. Patrick’s Day.

Spring Break – This winter has been real rough for our customers and we are sure everyone is thinking about  hot sandy beaches for their spring break destinations this year. Our neon apparel, crop tops, and bathing suits with trendy or even hilarious designs concepts are the best sellers for spring break activities.

Easter – Easter is on April 5th this year and our biggest product pushes are in our custom stuffed animals and first Easter onesies.

Spring Sports – Sports is one of our biggest niche markets on Customized Girl so if sports concepts are your game then design on. A list of sports played in the spring are baseball, softball, soccer, and lacrosse. Let us know if we’ve missed any!

Prom – If you didn’t know that Prom is important then let us tell you a thing or two about promposals. It’s a big deal. Cute and clever ways to ask their dates to prom is in and our prom bears give the user a classic but customized way of asking their date to prom.

 

We’re marketing your designs too!

Here at Customized Girl we love seeing all of your unique and creative designs so we do our best to promote them as much as possible. For example:

We incorporate your designs int our Polyvore sets! (This design has since been used in tons of other Polyvore sets.)

We add your designs to our landing pages (like the one for Matching Best Friend shirts!)

We include a “featured storefront” in our marketing emails!

We write about storefronts on our blog!

 

Product Updates:

Last but not least, our Plush Tiger is currently sold out. The manufacturer expects new inventory to be available in mid-March

It’s always useful to closely follow along with the Customized Girl blog to see what is trending, what we are promoting, and all the great additions in art and products that have been recently added to the website. If you need information on Customized Girl storefronts check out our FAQ or email us at CGstores@eretailing.com.

 

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Year End Changes to Item Colors

We’re coming up on the end of the year, and unfortunately that means we need to address all the item colors that our vendors and manufacturers are no longer providing. Soon, we’ll be pausing the following item colors.

When this happens, we will choose the closest possible substitute color for your design. You shouldn’t have to do anything else, but if you are very particular about your item colors (for example: if you have a store for your youth football team) you might want to double check your design.

We won’t email you again about these changes because we don’t want to bother you.

If we had to remove an item completely, we’ve already done so. (Hopefully there aren’t any surprises from our vendors, but that can happen unfortunately.) If you were affected by the removal of an item, you should have received an email about it. Over the past two months, we’ve tried our hardest to find a suitable replacement item and swapped it out for you. Hopefully all those affected were satisfied with the results.

Soon we will be pausing the following colors:

Bella + Canvas

Currant – Done
Red – Done
Fuchsia – Done
Baby Blue/Navy,White/Kelly – Done
Light Blue (Baby Blue) – Done
Navy – Done
White – Done
White – Done
Red, True Royal – Done
Red – Done
True Royal, Pebble Brown, Soft Pink – Done
Soft Pink – Done
Pink – Done
Pink, Ocean Blue – Done
Pink, Baby Blue – Done

LAT Sportswear

Eggplant – Done
Pink and Kelly – Done
Yellow – Done
Pink – Done
Brown, Indigo, and Orange – Done

Gildan

Old Gold – Done
Light Pink and Ash – Done
White and Maroon – Done

Alternative Apparel

Eco True Black – Done
Eco True Black, Eco True Burgundy, Eco True Rust, Eco True Military – Done
Eco True Rust, Eco True Orange, Eco Ivory, Eco Royal, Eco True Military, Eco True Black, Eco True Brown, Eco True Royal – Done
Eco True Royal – Done
Eco True Gold/Eco True Avocado – Done
Eco True Royal – Done
Eco Pink Ribbon, Eco True Red, Eco True Rust, Eco True Turq, Eco True Purple, Eco True Azalea  – Done
Eco Ivory/Eco True Royal – Done
Eco True Black/Eco True Royal, Eco True Purple/Eco True Gold, Eco True Royal/Eco True Red, Eco True Turq/Eco True Orange – Done
Eco True Royal – Done
Eco True Royal – Done
Eco Royal and Eco True Black – Done
Pink, Chocolate, Royal, Red Plaid – Done

Liberty Bags

Brown, Burnt Orange, Cardinal, Khaki – Done
Brown, Cardinal, Khaki, Orange, Turquoise – Done

Anvil

Light blue, storm grey, and charcoal – Done
Light blue, storm grey, and charcoal – Done

It’s always useful to closely follow along with the Customized Girl blog to see what is trending, what we are promoting, and all the great additions in art and products that have been recently added to the website. If you need information on Customized Girl storefronts check out our FAQ or email us at CGstores@eretailing.com.

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THE CUSTOMIZED GIRL STOREFRONT CONTEST WINNER IS…

The day is finally here! We’ve drawn the winners of our storefront contest!

Drum roll please…

Our two runner-up winners, with a prize of a $50 gift card to Customized Girl, are Healthy Living Counts and X-Press!

Healthy Living Counts

X-Press

Healthy Living Counts X-Press

And first place with a $200 gift card goes to MePlus3!

MePlus3

Me Plus 3

Congratulations to our winners! We’ve emailed you so please be sure to check for your gift card!

Thank you to everyone who entered and remember to keep designing new apparel for your storefronts and sharing on them Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and wherever else to gain those earnings! We also feature a storefront owner per month on the blog so keep up the great work everyone.


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Win A $200 Gift Card By Opening a Customized Girl Storefront!

It’s Contest Time!

Customized Girl Storefront Contest

We are pleased to announce the Customized Girl Storefront Contest! This contest will begin Thursday, June 19th 2014 and end on Monday, July 21st 2014 at 11:59PM EST. Winners will be chosen and announced on Tuesday, July 22nd.

How to Enter

Step 1 – Create a storefront.

In order to start creating your storefront, you need to create a Customized Girl account. For those of you who already have an account, you’re one step closer to designing! Once you have your account set up, you will be able to build and manage everything here in order to run your storefront.

Please read through all the details about storefronts before creating a storefront and entering the contest. Read the storefront details here: customizedgirl.com/?page=storefronts

Step 2 – Add five designs

After creating and naming your storefront, the fun begins! Now it’s time to add five of your original designs. Just as a side note: you’ll want to make sure these are your own original and unique designs and not a design copied from somewhere else. Try to avoid any designs that could infringe on the copyrights of another brand or celebrity, make it truly yours! After saving your designs, they need to be approved before they will appear in your storefront.

Step 3 – Email us at CGstores@eretailing.com

We love seeing awesome storefronts so send us an email with a link to your storefront and it’s that easy! You’ll be entered into the contest for a chance to win!

 

Prizes and Winner Announcement

One grand prize winner will receive a $200 gift card to Customized Girl.

Two runner-up winners will each receive a $50 gift card to Customized Girl.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 22nd 2014. All winners will be notified by email. We will also announce the winning storefronts on our blog and social networks so stay tuned!

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I already have a storefront filled with five designs or more, can I still enter?

You sure can! Just email us the link to your storefront at CGstores@eretailing.com and you will be entered in the contest.

By emailing you my storefront, am I signing up for any email newsletters?

No. We will only use your email address to notify you if you are a winner of the contest. We do however encourage you to sign up for our email newsletters! These emails can include special deals and first notification of any new products and designs we have added!

If you are interested in receiving our email newsletter, you can sign up here: customizedgirl.com/?page=top55

Do I need to purchase anything to enter?

No. You can be a lifelong customer of Customized Girl or someone just discovering us for the first time! This contest is all about creating a storefront and adding designs.

What if I’m not the best designer? Are the winners chosen by their design ability?

No, all winners will be chosen at random. But as soon as you begin, you’ll notice how easy the Customized Girl design center makes it for anyone, no matter his or her skill level. We have tons of art and text styles available for you to use and create great looking designs!

How will you be picking the winner? 

The winners will be chosen randomly. Once we have confirmed your storefront meets the requirements you will be entered for a chance to win! We’ll announce the winners on our blog and notify the winners by email.

Does the popularity of my storefront matter?

Nope. You could have sold over a thousand designs or none at all, everyone’s eligible.

I have created a storefront and entered the contest, now what?

Enjoy what you have built and promote your work! Share your storefront on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks in order to show off your designs to friends and family. After all, you earn a royalty every time your design sells.

What if I have other questions about the contest before I enter?

Email us anytime at CGstores@eretailing.com.

Contest Guidelines

Only one entry per person.

Must be at least 18 years of age to enter.

eRetailing Associates, LLC employees and their immediate families are not eligible to win.

By participating in the contest, you release and agree to hold eRetailing Associates, LLC, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, and employees harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind arising out of or in connection with your participation in the contest or your creation and sharing of storefronts, or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, whether suffered by you or a third party. The contest is void wherever prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

For international shipping, please be aware, you are responsible for any taxes or duties that might be applied to your package after it has left our facility.

 

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