ShopID: RosesThatLast

How long have you been a shopkeeper?

I opened my first CP shop in November of 2004.

If you listed a basic shop or did not list a shop in your bio, do you own a premium shop?

I listed one of my Premium shops.

Why were you inspired to run for CafePressVoice?

I considered running last year, but held back to see what happens. I now believe that the first Voice was heard and want to be part of the new Voice to continue the ‘feedback loop’.

What do you feel the CafePressVoice program is all about?

Sharing ShopKeeper Passion with CP and CP staff’s Passion with Shopkeepers in order to keep CP the market leader.

What do you feel are your qualifications that would make you an effective CPV member?

A varied background that includes enough ‘real world business sense’ to understand that side of things, the soul of an artist that must be expressed, and what my friends graciously call ‘tenacity’ to make sure I give it my all.

How much time are you willing to devote to CafePressVoice responsibilities on a weekly basis?

As much time as required- some weeks it will probably be checking a few emails and being available in the CP forums (where I already spend plenty of time). Other weeks might require time for conference calls or some research; wise investments of my time.

What, if any, previous experience do you have working in a “committee” setting?

I have worked in Committees (formal and otherwise) at ‘the dayjob’ as well as with various community organizations. In each instance we were a group without mandates or final authority able to work with people to make positive changes.

If elected, how do you plan to communicate with shopkeepers in order to understand their concerns and keep shopkeepers informed?

In addition to any ‘official’ CPV communications, I will continue my regular visits to the CP Forums, off-CP locations such as podforyou and GreatGear, and will publish an email addy where any SK can reach me.

If you are elected, what is the number one thing that you would like to see implemented or changed concerning each committee’s mission:

Shop Management-

Merchandise-

Not knowing what each Group has ‘on the go’ I will wait on this one.

Name the top three things that you would like to see changed at CafePress.

Bulk image upload
Amount of site down time
Marketplace search

Name three things that you think CafePress does better than its competitors.

Shop customization
Financial rewards to large ShopKeepers.
Brand recognition (I only heard of other pod’s after setting up shop at CP)

Name three things that the competitors do better than CafePress.

Apparel selection
“fine tuning” of image placement
bulk upload of designs

If you could pick one new product, what would it be?

For me, it would be full-colour books but I appreciate that a much broader selection of apparel would also be very popular with many ShopKeepers.

Knock our socks off- tell us anything else that you think is important about your campaign.