Preparation
Different ways how your listing comes into the tool
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Without listing, no successful upload. Each platform has different requirements and needs. On this page we will show you how to make sure that your data and listings get into the tool reliably.
With RedBubble we have to distinguish between the Copy or Classic upload process. Although the required data for both processes are relatively the same, they and the table templates at hand differ a bit. The Copy Upload process uses a product you have created on Redbubble and copies its settings for the new uploads. In Classic Upload, each product and setting is selected individually.
We recommend the Copy Upload because it's faster and more reliable. Thus, preparing the listings by cloud or copy spreadsheets is the best way to get things done.
The way we want to encourage you the most is to prepare your listings in our LazyCloud. Not only that you can write the listings there much easier and prepare them for upload, but also because you can edit them there better afterwards. More information about the LazyCloud can be found here and the documentation of the cloud, where this preparation process is described, can be found here.
We are working on getting our Cloud Project live as soon as possible. As soon as it is ready, this section will be updated with the corresponding links.
To prepare your data with tables, you need our table file templates. You can find them by clicking on the Excel Templates button in the lower right corner of the tool's workspace.
This button will take you to the folder where you can find the templates. In it you will find four templates for RedBubble. RedBubbleCopy.xlsx, RedBubbleCopyMulit.xlsx, RedBubbleTemplate.xlsx and RedBubbleTemplate_Multi.xlsx can be found here. The ones with "Copy" in their names are for the Copy Upload we recommend. The others are for the Classic Upload.
Do not modify these template files, but copy them to another path and start editing there. This folder in the LazyMerch installation directory should remain untouched, so that none of your important data is lost during an update.
This column is designed to get the paths to your designs. Get the path to one or more designs and paste it here. Paths also include links to a cloud service where your designs are stored. However, make sure that the link goes directly to the image file without requiring authentication.
On windows there is an easy way to fill in your spreadsheet with the data path of your designs. Simply select the design you would like to upload first while holding shift and right click.
Afterwards, select “copy as path” to safe the files to the clipboard. You can now hold CTRL+V to transfer them to your spreadsheet in the column “DesignPath”.
Under Input Language you can specify the language your listing is written in. This is important for the tool to be able to estimate if translation is needed for other enabled languages. If other languages are necessary or not can be set here.
Give us a catchy title for your design. The title is a necessary input.
In the Description column you can insert your description. It's another great opportunity to use keywords related to your design's niche.
Under “Tags” you can type in keywords that describe your design. Please make sure, that you always use a comma ( , ) in between each keyword.
This column requires a Boolean value which specifies, whether the design should only be available for adults or not. You can opt for YES by choosing “1” and NO by choosing “0”.
In Product to Copy you can enter the URL to your duplicate product on RedBubble. Make sure you don't use the link to the product itself, but the link that appears when you click "Copy". Otherwise, you can also enter the title of the design in this column. This will be used to search for your entry. Therefore, it should also be unique, so that there is no confusion.
In general, we can say that this spreadsheet is not much different from the previous one. Only the layout is different and there are more Title, Description and Tag columns to enter for other languages.
We recommend using this spreadsheet because it offers a lot flexibility if you're bilingual or need to write your listing in multiple languages anyways. Beside that, this is the spreadsheet we give you if you want to export your data.
This column is designed to get the paths to your designs. Get the path to one or more designs and paste it here. Paths also include links to a cloud service where your designs are stored. However, make sure that the link goes directly to the image file without requiring authentication.
On windows there is an easy way to fill in your spreadsheet with the data path of your designs. Simply select the design you would like to upload first while holding shift and right click.
Afterwards, select “copy as path” to safe the files to the clipboard. You can now hold CTRL+V to transfer them to your spreadsheet in the column “DesignPath”.
This column requires a Boolean value which specifies, whether the design should only be available for adults or not. You can opt for YES by choosing “1” and NO by choosing “0”.
In Product to Copy you can enter the URL to your duplicate product on RedBubble. Make sure you don't use the link to the product itself, but the link that appears when you click "Copy". Otherwise, you can also enter the title of the design in this column. This will be used to search for your entry. Therefore, it should also be unique, so that there is no confusion.
Under Input Language you can specify the language your listing is written in. This is important for the tool to be able to estimate if translation is needed for other enabled languages. If other languages are necessary or not can be set here.
Give us a catchy title for your design. The title is a necessary input.
In the spreadsheet, this field has a language abbreviation in parentheses with it. Use only the fields of the languages you want to import.
In the Description column you can insert your description. It's another great opportunity to use keywords related to your design's niche.
In the spreadsheet, this field has a language abbreviation in parentheses with it. Use only the fields of the languages you want to import.
Under “Tags” you can type in keywords that describe your design. Please make sure, that you always use a comma ( , ) in between each keyword.
In the spreadsheet, this field has a language abbreviation in parentheses with it. Use only the fields of the languages you want to import.
This column is designed to get the paths to your designs. Get the path to one or more designs and paste it here. Paths also include links to a cloud service where your designs are stored. However, make sure that the link goes directly to the image file without requiring authentication.
On windows there is an easy way to fill in your spreadsheet with the data path of your designs. Simply select the design you would like to upload first while holding shift and right click.
Afterwards, select “copy as path” to safe the files to the clipboard. You can now hold CTRL+V to transfer them to your spreadsheet in the column “DesignPath”.
Under Input Language you can specify the language your listing is written in. This is important for the tool to be able to estimate if translation is needed for other enabled languages. If other languages are necessary or not can be set here.
Give us a catchy title for your design. The title is a necessary input.
In the Description column you can insert your description. It's another great opportunity to use keywords related to your design's niche.
Under “Tags” you can type in keywords that describe your design. Please make sure, that you always use a comma ( , ) in between each keyword.
In this column you can select the colors which should be made available for your design. It is important that you use the correct spelling in accordance to the POD platform. LazyMerch only selects the colors that are available for the selected products. Seperate the colors by using comma ( , ) as a delimiter.
In this column you can type in a hexadecimal value which will be applied to all the products having such an option.
Here you can select if the design is for adults. “0” means NO, “1” stands for YES.
This column is designed to get the paths to your designs. Get the path to one or more designs and paste it here. Paths also include links to a cloud service where your designs are stored. However, make sure that the link goes directly to the image file without requiring authentication.
On windows there is an easy way to fill in your spreadsheet with the data path of your designs. Simply select the design you would like to upload first while holding shift and right click.
Afterwards, select “copy as path” to safe the files to the clipboard. You can now hold CTRL+V to transfer them to your spreadsheet in the column “DesignPath”.
Here you can select if the design is for adults. “0” means NO, “1” stands for YES.
In this column you can select the colors which should be made available for your design. It is important that you use the correct spelling in accordance to the POD platform. LazyMerch only selects the colors that are available for the selected products. Seperate the colors by using comma ( , ) as a delimiter.
In this column you can type in a hexadecimal value which will be applied to all the products having such an option.
Under Input Language you can specify the language your listing is written in. This is important for the tool to be able to estimate if translation is needed for other enabled languages. If other languages are necessary or not can be set here.
Give us a catchy title for your design. The title is a necessary input.
In the spreadsheet, this field has a language abbreviation in parentheses with it. Use only the fields of the languages you want to import.
In the Description column you can insert your description. It's another great opportunity to use keywords related to your design's niche.
In the spreadsheet, this field has a language abbreviation in parentheses with it. Use only the fields of the languages you want to import.
Under “Tags” you can type in keywords that describe your design. Please make sure, that you always use a comma ( , ) in between each keyword.
In the spreadsheet, this field has a language abbreviation in parentheses with it. Use only the fields of the languages you want to import.
