CafePress.com Shop?

[CaroPhoenix]

I have come up with the idea of a shirt, and I was thinking of just ordering one shirt for Child Rum. However, I noticed on the CafePress.com website that I could open a free shop where I could sell the t-shirt with the design on it.

Has anyone opened a shop on CafePress.com? If so, how was your experience(s)? Good? Bad? Indifferent?

Just wondering.

Thanks!

[42_42_42]

I've opened up a couple. It's easy. Although, I have mine set so that I don't earn anything from them, mostly because I just didnt' want to fool w/ that.

[CaroPhoenix]

OoO ... didn't know you could do that. CafePress does all the mailing out of product though, right? (I know ... stupid question, but if I didn't ask, I wouldn't know. )

I'm thinking of putting up 2 shops (1 for each t-shirt I've designed) and then just directing a few friends to the sites in case they're interested in buying the shirts.

[Andara Bledin]

If I had a one-off design, I'd look into what it takes (and what one gets) for putting a shirt up at Shirt Woot.

I've got a couple of shirts from them and plan to get a couple more. Too Much Catnip is way too adorable to resist.

^-.-^

[42_42_42]

Yeah, the product is shipped by Cafe Press. The only involvement you have is the design of the product and the set up of the shop. You can have like 8 or 10 items (can't remember exact # off the top of my head) in a shop, so you don't have to set up one for each item.

[CaroPhoenix]

Thanks! I'm thinking of adding buttons and maybe something else. Right now, I just have 2 different t-shirt sayings.

Haven't made it public yet, and not sure if I'd want to make a profit off of the stuff I designed. Though if I did make the shop public, I might do like a 5% upcharge (which would basically be about $0.40-$1.20 extra for me).

Decisions, decisions ... and without a drop of caffeine.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yeah, I have one for my online fiction site. I don't have a ton of items, and I only have basic membership. That kind of limits what I offer, but I can do custom items for folks if they request it, so that's pretty cool.

They handle all the shipping and whatnot. I ran a contest once for free stuff of their choice from the store. The winner wanted a custom piece, so I made that up and had it sent to her. It was painless and she got it no problem. And she lives in a different country than I do, too. I was worried about that, but it was not an issue.

I only offer tote bags, coffee cups, and water bottles at this time, and at least on those items I can vouch for the quality. If you follow the image guidelines for submitting artwork, I'd say the quality is better than expected. I ordered a few things for myself to check the quality before I opened the store, and I was impressed.

The drawback: their interface sucks. It's hard to navigate their site, and I would say I am no novice to doing stuff like this online. On the other hand, if you need help, they are good about helping you learn the ropes.