CafePress Shopkeeper Partnerships

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Shopkeepers on CafePress can get more traffic (and therefore sales) by working together in Partnerships.

There are so many cafepress shopkeepers out there that, you would think, it would be impossible for any one to sell a lot of merchandise. The fact is, however, is that for every one shopkeeper, there are hundreds of people searching the World Wide Web for something to buy-- a few of them are even looking for something that you are selling (whether they know it or not). There are more than several individuals that make over $10,000 per year on cafepress.

The key to success is exposure. We want every search engine, especially the CP Marketplace, to result in our product or, even better, our shop to be displayed as early as possible. There are pay services available that effectively generate more hits but the cost eats into profits and there are plenty of tools and direction available for us to use to market the shops ourselves.

Social networking, blogging and Sites like Squidoo are excellent places to both learn how to promote your cafepress shop and actually promote it. For every potential customer you reach through your own efforts, though, you can reach many times more by partnering with the other shopkeepers doing the same thing.

Let's face it. There is plenty of business out there for all of us and a recent study in Wired determined that very few individuals "window shop" on the Web. Instead they search for specific items, maybe do a quick price comparison and make the purchase. If you happen to have the item they are looking for, don't you want for them to find it and buy it?

The cafepress community is tight and very helpful-- always willing to give advice and a helping hand when needed. This lens assembled to notify interested parties of existing partnerships and groups to cross-promote members cafepress shops, bring together individual shopkeepers and encourage new arrangements.

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CafePress Blog Posts 

CafePress Is No Longer Officially Okay with Praying for Obama's ...
CafePress has reversed itself for the second time and discontinued once and for all the sale of "Pray For Obama: Psalm 109:8" merchandise, which is Christian code for "pray for Obama to get killed by God."
Twilightholics-Twihards: Win a twilight ornament from Cafepress
Win a twilight ornament from Cafepress. http://www.cafepress.com/designer/ornament/?src=ORN. All you have to do is just comment on your favourite New Moon shirt and please leave a valid email address. ?????????? ??? Twihard ???? 5:29 AM ...
CafePress Is Officially Cool with Selling T-Shirts Urging People ...
Yesterday, we reported that CafePress had halted sales of T-shirts bearing the slogan, "Pray For Obama: Psalm 109:8," which in Bible-talk means pray that "his days be few; let another take his office." After some thought, they're ...
Chic Steals: It's Black Friday! Visit my CafePress or Zazzle ...
For CafePress orders, enter code FREEBIRD5 to receive free shipping on orders of $50 or more! For Zazzle orders, enter code GIVEZAZZLE09 at checkout to save 10% off your entire order! AND...here's some other FABULOUS Zazzle promo codes ...

Cafepress Marketing Partnership Links 

Google AdWords Keyword Tool
Use the Keyword Tool to get new keyword ideas.
Teeblr / Top Teeblr T-Shirts
Teeblr - T-Shirt Revue and Gallery
Alliance of Shopkeepers on CP Headquarters
Alliance of Shopkeepers on CPAlliance- merging of efforts or interests by persons, or organizations.This group is not about promoting my cafepress shop. It is about partnering with other shopkeepers to collectively get more exposure. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
How to Promote Your Shop - Forum Powered by eve community
Enables individuals and companies to sell a wide variety of products online with zero upfront costs.
T-Shirt Forums
Online forum and newsgroup to discuss custom t-shirts, starting a business, screen printing, hard to find t-shirts, and announce your t-shirt site
ShopkeeperDesigns.com
Shopkeers reviewing the designs of other Shopkeepers
Squidoo & Cafepress: A fun (free) way to promote your Cafepress projects!
The CafePress Headquarters on Squidoo!
A fun (free) way to promote your designs.
Try a creative new way to spotlight your favorite products, spread your ideas and sell more stuff. Tons of CafePress sellers are already rocking it.
Seth's Blog:
SETH GODIN is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change.
CafePress News & Announcements ยป 3/23: One-Day Shopkeeper Sale - March 24
This is the official CafePress Announcement Page. Use it wisely.

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