CafePress Your Way to Riches
January 16th, 2008 4:53 AM
I remember the days when CafePress.com simply had a t-shirt and nothing more. These days, there’s a heck of a lot of merchandise available for sale! You can make just about any sort of apparel imaginable including a zillion varieties of t-shirts, hoodies, underwear, etc. Plus, they have all sorts of nifty housewares like mugs, clocks, magnets, and stickers. Then, you even have the ability to publish books, audio CDs, and data CDs. It’s really become a powerhouse for the self-publisher, and the best part of it is it’s all FREE. You can still set up as many basic stores as you want without paying a single dime. It’s also ridiculously easy. I took me no more than a few hours to set up my store using pre-existing designs that I tweaked a bit for each product.
So how do you make money? Simple. You specify the markup on the base cost. For example, I’m selling the Days That End in Y T-Shirt for $9.99 on a base price of $8.99. That means for every t-shirt I sell, I earn $1. (Please buy a t-shirt!)
Anyway, what are you waiting for? If you’ve been sitting on an idea for an awesome t-shirt or poster, then do it now! Go create that store!
