cafe press dot com

United States
April 24, 2008 12:11pm CST
Does anyone know how to use cafe press? Do you just come up with the idea and the design and then they do the rest? How does it work? Then, after I have the product designed, how do I put links in my squidoo lenses to sell the products that I create through cafe press? Please help!!!
3 responses
• United States
24 Apr 08
Yep. You make your design, save it in .gif or .jpeg format and upload it. You then choose which items you want that design to appear on in your store. You then pick your price for which you want to sell the item. They do the rest. I have 2 free stores. http://www.cafepress.com/rosettaresearch and http://www.cafepress.com/tlagpto I have no idea to put the links in a squidoo lense because I don't know what that is. But, i am sure someone else can help.
• United States
28 Apr 08
Since the image is for printing, it's best to use a high resolution .jpeg or, better yet, a .png file. .gif files are best for web use. :) Just wanted to point that out!
• United States
28 Apr 08
Thanks for that info. I never knew what the difference was between the different type of graphic files.
• United States
28 Apr 08
I have 6 premium shops at CafePress, and get a check every month (currently for $400-600 a month, though my goal is to double that). There are tutorials listed on CafePress, and the forums are an EXCELLENT resource. I suggest reading up on the how-to's on CafePress, which go into details about making your images, uploading, creating and editing your shops, etc. I suggest starting with a Premium shop, which is not free, but often pays for it self quickly. The advantage is that with Basic shops, you can only use 1 design for each product, and you can not customize the shop much at all. With a premium shop, you can add as many designs to as many products as you'd like. As for Squidoo, all you need to do is add a CafePress thingy, and put your shop name in. To get the most out of CafePress, though, I very much suggest reading all the info on the 'net you can find. It can be very lucrative if you know what you're doing!
@venshida (4836)
• United States
25 Apr 08
I thought about setting up a shop with them awhile back, but I was so confuse with the whole process that I gave up. I wish you good luck with your endeavour.