Comments on: Zlio Review – Add a Shop to Your Blog

By: san

san — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:10:12 +0000

i’m tired after searching for products, comparatively its very easy in astore to find and add products, i can’t change the template…im leaving zlio …goodbye!

By: thierryf1968

thierryf1968 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:25:02 +0000

I completely agree, zlio is a complete waste of time, don’t bother…

particularly since they got many problems with google deindexing their shops (too thin, duplicated contents)….

shop owners must now enter some description and tags… takes a lot of time for a very small return

don’t waste your time here

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:15:34 +0000

I’m going to persevere a bit longer. Im concentrating on 2 shops only. Ive learnt a bit about SEO and where I was going wrong. Ive also changed the URL of one shop getting rid of the zlio part of the address. I have no doubt that a few people, perhaps not in the uk though, are making a nice little side income, but they will probably have a nice niche, a personalised store and good SEO skills.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:16:23 +0000

I just joined but am not very impressed to be honest. I have not seen any commission rate above 3.5% – nearly all products i have tried offer only 1%.

That means if you sold 10,000 products are £20 each – your earning are only £2000 and to be honest i doubt many sites will be able to see any more than 500 products without spending £££ on marketing.

If anyone wants to prove me wrong then place your money earned in the last month with your URL – as knowbody is talking about their earnings which is a terrible sign to be honest.

Also – searching for products is a nightmare as you can’t browse by category and you can’t even filter the highest paying commission %!

I just spent 3 hours searching everything from TV, Computer, Video Consoles, Gadgets, etc – only a few offering 3.5% – nearly all of them only 1%!

That is a complete waste of time!

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:45:49 +0000

I joined zlio a few days ago. I have 5 stores and tired eyes. No income yet but thats not surprising. Certain frustrations though. At the moment i cant upload any items and cant contact zlio as theyre busy upgrading.
There seems to be a lack of available merchants for a UK shop compared with french for example. I think finding a niche is important so ill probably end up dumping some shops.
One concern is that many who set up shops earlier in the year dont seem to have updated for months which suggests they wern’t doing very well. We’ll see!

By: weijiasun

weijiasun — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:09:12 +0000

Alright, i think up to this point most of us here all know about the ins (like how the process of setting shop is easy, the social networking element of Zlio, etc) and outs Zlio such as the search facility is a drag, some products show no image, etc etc.

My purpose of writing here today is ask everyone including myself this question : Is there any way that we could do to beat Zlio? To make this service better for the users, the merchants since we all familiar with their business concept (which is IMHO a good one) and mistakes.

Regardless of the critics of Zlio, they seem to have some brand power which probably creates some barrier to enter this market?? And on top of that there’s always the big Amazon and their aStore. Seems like a hard task for the small fishes out there? Any thoughts, suggestions?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:27:06 +0000

The only thing I haven’t liked about Zlio is that it encourages the referral spam like Mr Djibs just gave us an example of. The real key is to have a niche market. I run philadelphiaeagles.zliostore.com which I’ve been driving business to via word of mouth in the Philly area.

By: djibs

djibs — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:25:11 +0000

Hi everybody,

I think that ZLIO is quite an easy way to earn some money on the net! At least easier than most of the stuff i’ve seen so far!!

ZLIO which gives you the opportunity to create very easily your own customized shop on the Web, you can choose your topic and your items among thousands (computers, clothes, music, CD,DVD,…)

Everytime you sell a product, you earn a commission (from 2% to 25%). You also earn money when people click on the products!!

The good thing is that you can add a widget on your blog showing some products you are selling which is also an easy way to attract traffic on your shop!

You can also display google ads on your shop which is an extra way to earn money!!

I started a few months ago and this is the site that helped me most to earn money on the web

If you want to register, that’s really easy, just try it: http://www.zlio.com/signup?r=253833

You would be nice to leave me as a referer, it will not change anything for you but bringing new registrations is also a way to earn more for me…

Would be happy if you let me know how it’s going on!!

Good luck
Djibs

By: Kizzy

Kizzy — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:58:17 +0000

I now have 4 zlio shops, which I’m very optimistic about. I haven’t made much money yet, but there is great potential. The key things seem to be
- choosing a niche you know about
- customising your store (including writing your own product descriptions and reviews)
- promoting your store on your blog
Some niggles mentioned earlier have been sorted out; the newsletter is now in English, the currency is consistent, etc.
You can use either a sales commission only model, or a mixture of sales and pay-per-click, which is a great idea.
There are minor annoyances, such as that the search facility doesn’t work particularly well, and that items are still in the catalogues even after they are no longer available from the manufacturer.
These aside, though, I think it’s pretty impressive, and how much you get out of it is going to be very much dependent on what you put in.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:39:29 +0000

I have been a member on zlio for a few months now and have been promoting two of my stores online. In the past months that Ive been online I have earned close to a 100 dollars and more…but what concerns me is that of the money that has been earned only a payment of $2 has been validated so far in the past 5 months. which means although the site shows $100 in earnings only $2 is available to me, the rest remains with Zlio.

I am begining to wonder if the whole process is genuine at all and that I am not wasting my time promoting something for which I may not earn anything at all.

I have written to Zlio on several occassions only to receive a standard reply that does not give me much details…

Hope something good news turns out from zlio soon

By: doomer

doomer — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:41:10 +0000

Looks formidable compared to the aStore

By: Halloweenfanatic

Halloweenfanatic — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:07:12 +0000

I just started my shop and it has taken me two days to get 440 products added. How is zlio pronounced anyway? Am I the only one that doesn’t know that? I was trying to get a second store going but it just goes the screen that says “please wait” has anyone else had this problem. I hate the fact that not all of the pictures show up, so I took those out, but I logged on this morning and there are more. arrgghhh. It’s free so what do I have to lose. Do I have to have a BLOG or can I just advertise on other blogs? I have earned nothing but I’m hopeful of a little pocket change if nothing else. http://www.spook.zlio.com

By: R.Sonier

R.Sonier — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:05:55 +0000

I started with Zlio a few weeks ago with my first shop Play Games Shop and now i have four boutiques. Zlio have a lot products to promote, pay per clic commission and adsenses. Zlio used to be with Amazon but i don’t know what happen cause they’re not with them anymore? Now they’re with Barnes and Nobles and other great merchants. I was kind a beginner on the internet marketing and Zlio seems to be a great way to begin. Still not a lot earning though, but well i’m confident. With times and efforts to increase my visitors.
http://www.zlio.com/?r=105337

By: Vicki Funes

Vicki Funes — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:24:33 +0000

I got an email today from AdSense telling about Zlio’s great plan…not only can we easily set up shop, but we can add AdSense, too. Sounded great. So, I tried it out.

It was impossible to find out what products were available before signing up. So, I signed up…figuring that among the “thousands of products” they claim to have, that I’d probably find enough stuff to stock a mini-store.

My readers have mentioned particular products, so after signing up that’s what I looked for. No luck with exact matches…so I tried for things that were similar. OK, I found some…but when researching each product closely, I found that most were “currently unavailable.” And what about the “many” merchants with which Zlio claims to work? Why weren’t these products available from a different merchant if the first one was out of stock?

Because in my store’s category, only one merchant seemed to supply every single item. If Buy.com didn’t have it, then my new little store wouldn’t be able to stock it.

Waste of time! I’d be willing to try again later if merchandise in my category really becomes available. Until then, it’s a very frustrating waste of time.

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By: constructicle boy

constructicle boy — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:19:38 +0000

this is a great site and i have over 10 referrels.still no earning though

By: Lisa Peake

Lisa Peake — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:33:47 +0000

I set up my zlio its called the johnny depp store. Selling loads of great products to do with Johnny Depp e.g DVD’S, toys etc.

The only thing is i’m a little confused about what this has to do with blogging. I made my zlio without my blog in mind and didn’t realise the two could be connected. In what way can you add the site to your blog?

Help!!

By: Jolly Green Girl

Jolly Green Girl — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:16:38 +0000

I actually started a zlio web store called the Jolly Green Girl's Shoppe which features Eco-friendly products which also relates to my blog. It took me couple of days but I put up a header, catagorized it and everything. I am just waiting for people to come and visit it. I also sent off a massive email to my friends to join the site. Only one did. :) I am just wondering if this is all worth my effort. Do people really buy from a store that doesn't have the stock physically? Just wondering. And ProBlogger I checked out your store and dear you do need to spruce it up. :)

By: The Hot Sauce Collector

The Hot Sauce Collector — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:20:27 +0000

The other month I started a zlio web store that is called The Hot Sauce Collector — I have developed a thesis on zlio that with a disciplined focus on a specific product niche you can drive a product coverage advantage over larger sites that have to be broader in nature. — I’ve been trying to push the limits on how far the customization can go, and recently generated my first revenues, which is encouraging to say the least.

Source:

http://zlio.com/?r=50260

By: Pradeep

Pradeep — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:04:06 +0000

I came to Zlio website through your blog and since you are testing the product I thought it would be better if i brought to your notice a serious anomaly in zlio shops…or maybe its just nothing.

See, I have set up a few shops a couple of weeks ago and i have been trying to promote it through my blogs and a squidoo lens I created.

When i registered at Zlio I was given a 5 digit reference id starting with 36***. Today when i wanted to use the reference id to refer a friend I noticed that this reference id has changed to 39***. Initially i was like wtH…but then i got confused. I have changed the password to my zlio shop my email id and the reference id and links on my blogs and zlio shops.

Could you do a check on it please…I do not know if someone has hacked my reference id and using it for their benefit or if zlio itself is involved. Zlio has recently posted on their website an interview from me… I just do not know what to think about this…

Could you kindly explain?

Thanks
Peter