Comments on: How to Make Money with CafePress: The Ultimate Guide

By: I Am A Science Lady

I Am A Science Lady — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 20:19:28 +0000

I’m at the start of my CafePress journey (well, sort of, I’ve had a shop sat there for years not doing much, but occasionally paying out), and I don’t know where it will lead me. I have a lot of great designs on there, and I’m trying to appeal to the holiday / seasonal market, and to the geek market (who are presumably geeky all year round). I’ve set up two shops with different themes to achieve this. I’m guessing that things need to have been operational for at least 6 months before I can make any projections about sales revenue.

One thing I’m finding is that the user interface for sellers can be a bit clunky, and it sometimes takes a long time for changes to take effect. But once you’ve gotten used to its quirks, it’s a simple means of getting your art on a shirt (or mug, dog tags, journal, etc, etc…). I’m also using paint.net for my image editing. It’s like a watered-down version of Photoshop, and it came as a freebie with my installation of Windows. If you’re producing simple designs, it’s more than adequate.

My shops are Science Lady and Hallowe’en In January – both works in progress, but worth a look…!

By: Satrap

Satrap — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:09:49 +0000

In reply to Joshua. Joshua, I'd think the main thing you need to do is promote your shop, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, word of mouth, etc. You have to get the word out. And that is the hardest part.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:51:42 +0000

UrStylez.com is my cafepress shop. I market and recieve a descent amount of visitors daily. What can I do to build more trust for customers to purchase directly from my shop UrStylez.com. Marketplace sales are great but I’d like to recieve more sales directly from my shop. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.