CafePress Shop Pros and Cons

* CafePress Basic Shop is free.

* You can upload a logo for your shop. But does not look as nice as the header you can upload for Zazzle.

* Provide a shop description with your logo.

* CafePress watermarks your images for security.

* Mailing list features help you keep in touch with your customers.

* Promote your products in the CafePress.com Shopping area.

* The base price is lower overall than a Zazzle shop. This is the price that the shopkeeper pays with 0% markup.

* Text images are on a template that you created from your computer. That way you have a record of what you uploaded.

* The Referral Program will be discontinued as of March 12, 2009. It has been less effective over the past few years. But you will still get credit for those who you refer before March 12, 2009.

* If your software doesn't allow transparent background before uploading to CafePress.com, then you will have a white background on the dark items. (This may be different for the Premium Shop).

* CafePress, along with most online shops have a high base price.

* CafePress will timeout if you have spent over a certain period of time on its site.

* Cannot add banners to description in HTML format. (May be different with the Premium Shop).

* A Basic Shop is plain looking. It lacks Zazzle. (Premium Shop is professional looking)

* Can not add background color to magnets, buttons, etc.

* The module used on Squidoo has small pictures for the products. (Zazzle module is bigger and better looking).

* A Basic Shop only allows one of each product item per shop. Therefore multiple shops have to be created with a different URL.

As of 6/1/2009 Cafepress will allow only a 10% mark-up on the products, which the exception of books and CDs. Flip Mino and Flip Mino HD still earn a flat $10 commission for Marketplace sales.

CafePress.com has International Sites: (more than Zazzle)
* Australia
* Canada
* United Kingdom
* United States & Worldwide

Here is a list of products that CafePress offers not found on Zazzle.

Flip Mino Camcorder!, polo shirts, maternity t-shirts, Women's Tracksuit, Denim Shirt, Men's and Women's Performance Jackets, Baby Bib, a different selection of hats, Messenger Bag, Teddy Bear, License Plate Frame, Ornaments, Dog T-Shirt and pet bowls, Tile Coaster, clocks, Keepsake Box, Journal, Throw Pillow, Framed Tile, Intimate Apparel, a different selection of stickers, SIGG bottles, Books and CDs.

Note the message sent on 5/26/2009:
We have removed Banners, Yard Signs, and Calendar Prints from the Marketplace channel due to seasonality and decrease in customer demand. For some Shopkeepers, these products make sense as you have designs that make these products attractive to customers who visit your shops year-round. So, these products will continue to be available in your shops.