So You Want To Open Your Own Shop

When I first heard of CafePress.com years ago, I assumed like most people that 
anything on the internet was possibly a scam, so I passed right on by their link.
But then one morning several years ago I  saw them again on Good Morning
America. I do not recall the design that was on the show that day but I do
remember that as they were talking about some pop culture event
they mentioned CafePress sales were going through the roof.

This was my time to go back to the site and take
another look. Of course it said you could open a
free shop and I am always nervous about free anything
on the internet, but I went ahead and signed up anyway. I set my shop up...never
put a single design up and simply forgot about it. Until  one day , I was watching
the news and once again CafePress in the news. Some guy makes Team Anniston
shirts to support Jennifer Anniston during her divorce and guess what ...
sales through the roof. I had to give it a bit more thought, what was this
CafePress? And could it really be as great as it sounded?

Over the next few months more CafePress news mentions about the shirts like
Run Katie Run and Free Katie or even Dick Cheneys Hunting Club. Well you
get the idea; all of these great t-shirt ideas originated with CafePress. If it's in the
Pop Culture today, Tonight there will be a shirt on CafePress to support your side on
the event. So I gave in; I went back to CafePress and I reopened my shop and I
 add designs to it daily. And yes I make money playing in Adobe Photoshop
creating design after design and I get so excited when each one sells.
My little Photoshop hobby became a second job for me and
will soon be my only business venture.

I mean you simply can't go wrong. You supply the content of the design,
whether it be a few words on a shirt or photographs you have taken or a
fun design with some clipart. The possibilities are endless. Artists, photographers,
 graphic artists, and people who can type a few words sell their designs
and really make money at it. 

CafePress warehouses all of the t-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, coffee mugs
and lots more gifts. CafePress ships orders out to all of your customers. They handle 
all of the customer service issues and returns. They do it all for you. You only
open your shop, load your designs onto the products via their website and
customers search out the items they like, purchase them and you
make commission on eack item that sells. You set your own prices,
so you determine how much you make on each item. You can open as many free
 shops as you like,or you can start a premium shop which allows you to
house all of your products in one storefront.

 I started with a free shop but changed to premium rather quickly because its 
easier to let friends and family know about your items when you can send
them one link instead of  lots of mini links
with one product on each site. Plus it helps when a customer finds
one of your designs in the CafePress Marketplace and can link to all
your items at once. If they like one of your designs chances are they will like
more of them which means many more sales for you ...plus return visits,
which is always good for business.

You really can't go wrong. This is a great business for single moms or
 anyone looking for a way to make a little money on the side or as a full time venture.

Open a free shop to try it out...or go for the gusto and open a full
shop at less than $7.00 a month and discover what millions of CafePress
shop owners and customers already know.
   

•Open Your Own Shop & Sell Your Creations


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