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May 2009


Business & Cafepress31 May 2009 11:36 am
Posted by: jjackson72

So here I am, tracking the effect of the so-called great changes being made over at Cafepress. You know, where they are going to set the commissions we can make off marketplace sales, ostensively lowering shopkeeper profits and raising their own BUT where they are (they promise) going to make great changes to their market place search algorithms to help out their valued and (previously) successful shopkeepers like myself? (more…)

Cafepress29 May 2009 03:19 pm
Posted by: jjackson72

Cafepress has dropped the ball again. Had I not been logging into my account differently and viewing a different page than normally, I would never have even noticed that they have thrown a small bone to Cafepress shopkeepers by finally moving their own logo and branding to the bottom of the page! (more…)

Cafepress & Increasing Sales/Revenue09 May 2009 04:58 pm
Posted by: jjackson72

I thought that I would just take some time to update everyone on how I have been reacting to Cafepress’ latest changes. Since the changes took place where they announced the 10% commission for marketplace sales, I have created 32 new designs. Of those 32, Cafepress has received five of them or 16%. (more…)

Cafepress05 May 2009 02:44 pm
Posted by: jjackson72

… or how Cafepress has turned me from a top shopkeeper into nothing.

Another update as to how things are going at Cafepress for my stores. Well, as everyone knows when marketplace sales no longer counted towards the volume bonus my income from that site took a big hit. It dropped from a healthy four figures a month down to barely reaching $1,000. Now, since the newest market place changes, something CP promoted as going to help its quality shopkeepers, I will be very lucky to make even half that this month. (more…)