Website Customizing - Let Your Clients Have...

One of the best things about being online is the ability to take control. I’ve written about many websites in the past that allow you to be creative, and actually create your own product.

In August, Keds Studio uploaded a new division - Zazzle - that let’s users create their own shoe, using several Keds shoes as the platform. In just a matter of minutes, you can choose your favorite colors or designs for the entire shoe, inside and out. Then you can start in with the decorating. Upload photographs or graphics, and place them into your shoe design. In minutes, you can have an amazing pair of shoes that are uniquely your own.

Since their launch just a couple of months ago, more than 30,000 designs have been created. While the shoe does cost a bit more than what you would pay in the store, the concept and design is unique - put whatever you want on your shoe.

This is intriguing enough for most people. But I found one other thing that caught my eye - the ability to share your shoe design with others on the site. Save and upload your design to their gallery section, and you can earn money from any sales that occur from people buying your design.

Imagine a young designer with a ton of ideas, yet limited in the ability to show off her designs. She can head online, incorporate some of her thoughts into this system, and set up her own gallery o f shoes. With a little bit of social networking, she can soon be on her way to having her shoes noticed by some VIP’s.

Imagine the possibilities.