Monday, July 30, 2012

Interview with Leiha M of The Slore Store

Leiha and Mia
Leiha and Mia The Slore Store

A Store for those who don't take like to seriously


Rico:
What's Your Name?


Leiha and Mia



Rico:
List your shop(s) -


Leiha M :

The Slore Store

Our store is for those who don't take themselves too seriously. We find amusement in random things so our store is as random as we are. Mostly, the designs are humorous but we're getting ready to add photos and more abstract artsy designs for ipads and such.



Rico:
What type of product do you sell the most of?


Leiha M :
We are a relatively new store. Our shirts have been our best seller.



Rico:
How long have you been at Zazzle?


Leiha M :
We opened our store 3/5/2011.



Rico:
How did you find Zazzle?


Leiha M :
Zazzle was recommended to us when we were looking for a store to do print on demand.



Rico:
Are you a ProSeller?


Leiha M :
No



Rico:
What made you decide to open your own store?


Leiha M :
Both Mia and I had been individually planning on opening a store, we had been working on a zazzle store for my boss and wanted to take the ideas that we had that weren't related to my boss and just have fun with it.



Rico:
What's the best advise you got when you were starting out?


Leiha M :
Offer a lot of products, you never know what is going to catch someone's eye.



Rico:
What was your first sale (include link)?


Leiha M :
Our "Kiss My Ass" in Gaelic shirt was our first sale.



Kiss My Ass Shirt



Kiss My Ass in Gaelic sounds so much nicer.



Rico:
What medium/tools do you use to create your designs?


Leiha M :
Photoshop CS3



Rico:
What is your favorite aspect about Zazzle?


Leiha M :
The control that we have over our store.



Rico:
Who or what inspires you?


Leiha M :
Mia and I inspire each other. We're constantly texting ideas back and forth to each other. We have a stockpile of ideas and we're not working on adding them to our store.



Rico:
How much time a week to you spend on Zazzle?


Leiha M :
It hasn't been to much but that is changing. I am moving from full time to part time in my real job so that I can concentrate on the store as well as other projects.



Rico:
What's the best advise you can give someone just starting out on Zazzle?


Leiha M :
It takes time and work to create a successful store.



Rico:
What do you like to do when you are not creating art?


Leiha M :
Eat, spend time with family and friends and nap!



Rico:
For most each product or design they create is special. What is your most favorite design and why (include link)?


Leiha M :
Mine changes on a regular basis. Just looking at the store front makes me happy. At this moment, the Magically Delicious design is my favorite.



I'm Magically Delicious T Shirts



Fun with leprechauns.



Rico:
Tell me 5 random things everyone should know about you?


Leiha M :

I jumped on stage with Rick Springfield.

Simon Cowell once called me Trouble.

Jason Segal is my boyfriend, he just doesn't know it.

I'm obsessed with The Voice.

I was an extra in a porn (my clothes stayed on!).



Rico:
Include links to 3 of your favorite designs you want me to feature. Tell me something about each design.


Leiha M :

This shirt idea I've had for awhile. It just makes me laugh.



Makeup doesn't cure ugly tee shirts



Makeup doesn't cure ugly Tequila does.



I love skull designs but wanted to think of a saying that went with it. I looked at the mouth full of chompers and thought, I bite!


I Bite Case For The Iphone 4



Fun with skulls.



Mia came up with this idea and I loved it. Kiss My Ass in Gaelic, it's always more fun to cuss people out in a different language.


Kiss My Ass Shirt



Kiss My Ass in Gaelic sounds so much nicer.



Rico:
If you could purchase ANY item (from someone else) what would it be? Why?


Leiha M :

We haven't spent a lot of time shopping in other stores, we usually just create what we want. I just purchased our "I Live With My Parents" in a onesie for my friend who recently had a baby. It's also a design that works for many adults I know too, LOL.



Parents Tees






Rico:
Zazzle has helped many people meet goals that they otherwise wouldn’t have achieved. What has Zazzle helped you to achieve in your personal life?


Leiha M :
We are still a new seller so we haven't really reached any goals but we plan on using Zazzle to really help supplement our income and maybe one day we will be able to work on Zazzle full time.



Rico:
Where else can our readers find you online? (Facebook, Twitter, other blog or website)


Leiha M :

Facebook

 

Rico:
Anything else you'd like to share?


Leiha M :

Mia is an incredible artist and it's wonderful that we have this venue to create ideas and share them with others. We have lots of plans for the store so stop by often:)

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