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How To Review Your Redbubble Store

21/4/2020

Card promoting blog post about reviewing your redbubble store, by Jessica Amber
A audit of your Redbubble store will help you maintain a portfolio of high-quality art that's more likely to generate sales. I'll show you how I perform an audit of my store.
It's super easy to get caught up in an uploading frenzy on Redbubble. More art = more chances to be viewed = more sales. Right? But if we are not thoughtful about what artworks represent us at our best, we can end up with collections that look lazy, badly formatted, and a major buyer turn-off. 

I'm going to do a self-review of a subset of my Redbubble store - clocks. Right now I've got 44 clocks enabled in my store, and it's time to go though them and see if they can be improved, or should just be disabled. The goal, to have the clocks that appear in my store be the best of the best, to look professional and high enough quality that I myself would want to buy them. Let's do it.

The 'Before'

Screenshot of Jessica Amber's Clock page in her Redbubble store, before the audit

The Process

I'm going to evaluate each artwork based on several characteristics...
  • Is the artwork good enough to sell?
  • Does the artwork suit the object it's on - in this case, a clock?
  • Has the artwork been placed purposefully or just slapped on?
  • Is the design too simple? Too busy? Is it pleasing to look at?
  • Does it need numbers?
  • If the artwork is part of a collection, do all those clocks look like they belong together in a collection?
  • Is the colour scheme suitable?
  • Don't be afraid to 'murder your darlings'. I know its hard if you spent ages refining a design, but if it doesn't work, be brave enough to let it go. Your other artworks will thank you!
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Sometimes these questions are hard to answer. Maybe you just get a gut feeling that a design isn't working. That's okay! You can always disable the item now and re-enable later.

​Time to jump in!
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Support Main

A clock showing a syringe with yellow liquid, on a blue and yellow starburst background,  by Jessica Amber
Pros:
  • Has numbers
  • Harmonious colour scheme
  • Based on my most successful design
Cons:
  • Signature placement kinda looks awkward
  • Background too busy?
Action: 
Keep for now. In future, simplify background and move signature somewhere else

Other Gaming Mains Artworks with Same Feedback

​DPS Main
A clock showing a purple SMG , on a purple and gray starburst background,  by Jessica Amber
Tank Main
A clock showing a shield, on a blue and red starburst background,  by Jessica Amber
​Chaos Main
A clock showing a bunch of dynamite, on a orange and yellow starburst background,  by Jessica Amber
Support Main Colouring Book
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A clock showing a syringe with white liquid, on a black background,  by Jessica Amber
Disable for now. Add numbers
Support Legend
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A clock showing a syringe with yellow liquid, and wings, on a blue and yellow starburst background,  by Jessica Amber
Lighten number shadow
Drain Main
A clock showing a syringe with purple liquid, on a lime green background, by Jessica Amber
Give numbers and background similar to others
Support Legend Colouring Book
A clock showing a white syringe, with wings, on a blackt background, by Jessica Amber

Dyed Hair

A clock showing a blue hair dye bottle, on a blue background, by Jessica Amber
A clock showing a grey hair dye bottle, on a grey background, by Jessica Amber
​Blue Hair Don't Care | Silver Hair Don't Care
I don't think this design, no matter the colour,  suits being on a clock.
Action: Disable both

Dripping Words

A clock showing the word 'creep' in a green dripping font, on a black background, by Jessica Amber
A clock showing the word 'weirdo' in a white dripping font, on a black background, by Jessica Amber
A clock showing the word 'witch' in a white dripping font, on a black background, by Jessica Amber
Creep | Weirdo | Witch
Pro: I like a good drippy font
Con: Having a word just slapped on a clock doesn't look good
Action: Disable all of these. In the future, make clocks that have drippy numbers.
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Adventure Time

Clock with Finn from Adventure Time, by Jessica Amber
Clock with Princess Bubblegum, from Adventure Time, by Jessica Amber
Clock with Jake from Adventure Time, by Jessica Amber
Minimalist Finn, Jake, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum

Pro: Designs are very cute and could work without needing numbers
​Cons: Market is primarily for kids, who would probably need the numbers to read the time.
Clock with Marceline from Adventure Time, by Jessica Amber
Action: Keep all. Make a duplicate of one of these clocks, add numbers, and see if it looks good.
Clock with Marceline's house from Adventure Time, in pixel art, by Jessica Amber
Marceline Living Room Pixel Art
I don't think this hexagonal isometric pixel art really suits being on a clock... I'm actually not sure if it's strong enough for sale, period.
Action: Disable

Pew Pew Mew

Clock with a purple cat biting a pink game controller, by Jessica Amber
Clock with a black cat peeking from the bottom, on a purple background, by Jessica Amber
Pew Pew Mew V1
Art looks very lazily slapped on.
Action: Disable. 
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Pew Pew Mew V2
The second design is definately more appealing than the first. But the purple background doesn't really go with the cat in my opinion.
Action: Keep for now. Change the background colour.

Borderlands Fan Art

Clock with four main characters from Borderlands 3 in silhouette on a black background, by Jessica Amber
Clock with Amara from Borderlands 3, in silhouette on a white background, by Jessica Amber
With the group of four artwork, I don't think having a square inside a circle looks very good. 
Action: Disable.
With the solo portrait, I like this one a lot, I'm just concerned it's not quite positioned right.
Action: Keep for now. Move artwork a bit to the right?

All The Spooky Ones

Clock featuring a witch with red hair and a purple hat, on a black background, by Jessica Amber
Heathen
I'm not satisfied with this design. The combo of the art and the numbers looks a bit...dorky? Childish? Hard to say exactly. 
Action: Disable for now.
Clock with a witchy pattern including feathers, cats and pentagrams, in white on a black background, by Jessica Amber
Spoopy
The design looks very busy to me. Hard to read. Perhaps this is another design that simply doesn't suit being a clock.
Action: Disable.
Clock featuring a witch casting a blue spell of invisibility, by Jessica Amber
Cast Me Away
The art looks a bit slapped-on. And I've been working on a HD remake of this artwork, so it would be a waste to try and make this older version look good.
Action: Disable. Future HD version.
Clock featuring a angel and a demon in the nude with wings, representing the starsign Gemini, by Jessica Amber
Gemini Soul
I don't think the style of the numbers goes with the cartoonish nature of the art. Additionally, I don't really like the half-transparent pink behind the numbers. Again, doesn't go with the style.
​Action: Disable.
Clock featuring a demon girl with horns in a japanese school girl sailor uniform, on a pink background, by Jessica Amber
Dark Demon Schoolgirl
This is another example for me where the art plus the numbers equals a dorky look.
Action: Disable
Clock featuring a black ouija board design and the words Lets Talk To Spirits, in a monochrome colour scheme. By Jessica Amber
Let's Talk To Spitits
This design has the potential to look very good on a clock, because numbers are an essential part of the design. Right now, it looks a bit too busy.
Action: Keep for now. Redesign the artwork so that the numbers of the ouija board become the clock's numbers. Rearrange and possibly remove other parts accordingly.
Clock featuring the black silhouette of a dripping moon, over a neon pink and purple cloudy background, by Jessica Amber
Weeping Moon
This design originally had a flat purple background. I changed it to this cloudy one because I felt the former was too boring and simple. But I'm not satisfied with this one either. It looks too bright and acidic too me. But I have yet to think of anything more suitable.
Action: Disable.
Clock featuring a pentagram, in dark grey, by Jessica Amber
Pentagram Tome
I really like the simplicity of this design. The only possible con is that is is rather dark, which could make it hard for people to see when shopping online.
Action: Keep. In the future, try lighter versions, and experiment with adding numbers.
Clock with a gold ring and roman numbers on the outside, and a starry night on the inside, by Jessica Amber
Golden Time
This is the only design I've ever made that was only meant to be a clock. It's based on a wristwatch I found in a council cleanup pile. I really worked hard to make the number ring look like metal. I'm proud of this design and don't want to change it. My only disappointment is that Redbubble doesn't offer a colour for the hands like bronze, to suit the artwork better.
Action: Keep
Clock featuring a goth girl holding a video game controller, by Jessica Amber
Goth Gamer Girl
This is a design that I think simply doesn't suit being on a clock. The face and neck will be covered by the hands of the clock, and I don't think the subject matter, the torso of a goth gamer girl, needs to be on a clock.
Action: Disable.

Text-Based Designs

Clock with black font that says Artist, on a white background, by Jessica Amber
Artist
Boring-looking, hands cover the words, I don't like this at all
Action: Disable
Clock with black text saying Hashtag Gymlife, on a hot pink background, by Jessica Amber
#GYMLIFE
Again, the hands of the clock will cover the words. There is some kind of potential here, but I'm not sure what to do with it right now.
Action: Disable
Clock with block text saying 'Time to take my gamer vitamins' in colourful letters, on a yellow background, by Jessica Amber
Time to Take My Gamer Vitamins
I have struggled a lot with this clock. The original artwork includes a pill bottle with game-controller-shaped pills coming out. I tried having that art on the clock in many forms, and it never looked good. But without that, the words lack context. Also, picking a background colour was very challenging. Overall, I think this one should be put to rest.
Action: Disable

Paintings

Clock with abstract blue art and red stream of blood, by Jessica Amber
Clock with a crying stressed girl, drawn in ink and watercolor, by Jessica Amber
​Token of My Gratitude | Me of Me
I only uploaded these one day ago. I think they both look good, but I could be biased due to recentness. I like how they fill up the space, and become like art that happens to also be functional.
Action: Keep

Everything Else

Clock with a neon alien on it, and colourful numbers, on a black background, by Jessica Amber
80s Alien
I'm ambivalent about this one. But I like the colour scheme and the numbers.
Action: Keep. In the future, make a just-numbers version.
A clock featuring the silhouette of a man holding a flogger. Overlaid is the text 'don't torture yourself darling, that's my job'. On a red background. By Jessica Amber.
Don't Torture Yourself, Darling - That's My Job
I don't think this design suits being on a clock.
Action: Disable
Clock featuring a cartoon portrait of Jessica Amber, peeking at the bottom, on a red background
Jessica's Head
Does anyone want to buy a clock with my little head peeking out from the bottom? Unlikely.
Action: Disable
Clock featuring a line drawing of hands knitting, on a light pink background, by Jessica Amber
I Love Knitting
The placement of the signature I think throws this design off-kilter. 
Action: Disable for now. Move/remove signature
Clock featuring a Memphis-style print of black cats, dots and zigzags, on a pink background, by Jessica Amber
Memphis Cats

I don't mind this design. Definitely too busy to try and put numbers on.
Action: Keep
Clock featuring a colourful teen schoolgirl, on a dreamy pink and purple clouds background, by Jessica Amber
School Daze

This is an artwork that is verging on not good enough to sell, for me. It doesn't do enough. And as a clock, I think it's a flop.
Action: Disable / Set artwork to Private
Clock featuring a nude woman thinking, on a hot pink background, by Jessica Amber
The Thinker

It doesn't feel right. I need to play with this one more. Maybe get rid of the numbers. make the whole artwork bigger and rotate it to a playful angle?
Action: Disable for now
Total artworks to disable: 24

The 'After Disabling A Bunch of Stuff' Redbubble Store

Screenshot of Jessica Amber's clocks on her Redbubble store, after the audit
I now have 21 clocks that I am proud to have for sale on my Redbubble store. 

Not only are these the highest-quality clocks, meaning a greater likelihood of someone liking/buying, but by reducing the overall number it makes it easier for people to browse. No need to scroll through dozens of sub-par designs.

Conclusion

I hope that watching me purge a lot of things from my Redbubble store helps you in refining your own collections, and putting out the best Redbubble store you can.
If you have any questions about improving your Redbubble store, please leave a comment!

Peace, love and sunshine,
Jessica xx
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    Jessica Amber blogs as well as making bold digital art. Nice. Lately I'm just crunching the f*** out of Redbubble data.

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