Is anyone else signed up on cafepress?

Question

theres this site,http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/intro/intro_cost,and i want to know if this site pays well,if it's easy,if they really pay you and if they keep your info safe

Answer 1

I've been a CafePress shopkeeper for five years.

As a shopkeeper YOU determine the markup on each product you sell, so CafePress doesn't determine how well you are paid -- you do. Some shopkeepers prefer a high markup but they typically sell fewer products. Other shopkeepers prefer a low markup but they typically sell more products. You have to figure out the best price point for your designs.

Yes, they really do pay you, every month.

I'm not sure what you mean by "keep your info safe." Are you concerned that someone might steal your designs? If you upload original art to the internet you have to accept that it's possible someone might copy it. CafePress does a good job of protecting our designs but no one can stop a thief who's determined to steal your artwork.

No, it is not easy. It's a lot of work to create designs and promote your shop and products. As a shopkeeper you're competing for sales with thousands of other shopkeepers who have millions of designs on Cafepress.

Answer 2

I have found a lot of success at cafepress. And it is very simple.

Upload your designs, tag the art, pick your product, add your markup, enter descriptions and manage your sections. It is all pretty user friendly. The more you get into it the more you will be able to do.

The only definite advice I would give is get a premium shop. It will run you about $5/month but you have a lot more options here than with the free shop.

The hard part is getting customers to your shop. The CP Marketplace will draw in some sales but it takes a little more work to get the sales that really pay off. Network and learn as much as you can from experienced shopkeepers.

There is a large community of cafepress shopkeepers on social sites like Squidoo with lots of information to learn from. Here is a invitation to a Squidoo group that will help you: http://www.squidoo.com/group/create_lens...

Like I suggested, network, blog, join twitter and Squidoo. Anything to get the name of your shop out there. Exposure is the key!

Good luck.

The hard part is marketing your shop.