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CafePress Introduces New Colors For Hoodies And Sweatshirts
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Yeah, yeah, yeah… we’ve begged… we’ve pleaded… we’ve moaned….. and now they’re here! CafePress introduced dark colors for the hoodies and sweatshirts!
From the CafePress Announcement area:
Hoodie:
- Available in black, navy, white, ash gray
- 10 oz. fleece blend (90% cotton/10% polyester)
- Fleece-lined hood
- Durable double-needle sewing
- Sizes: S-3XL**
- Base Price: $34.99*
Please note: Black and Navy Hoodies will have front print only
Zip Hoodie:
- Available in black, navy, heather gray
- 10 oz. fleece blend (90% cotton/10% polyester)
- Fleece-lined hood
- Jam resistant metal zipper
- Durable double-needle sewing
- Sizes: S-2XL
- Base Price: $39.99
Please note: Black, Navy, and Heather Gray Zip Hoodie will have front pocket print only
Women’s Zip Hoodie:
- Available in light steel and pale pink
- 8 oz. fleece blend (80% cotton/20% polyester)
- Side-seamed for a feminine fit, raglan sleeves
- Jam resistant metal zipper
- Sizes: S-2XL
- Base Price: $34.99
Sweatshirt:
- Available in black, navy, white, ash gray
- 10 oz. fleece blend (90% cotton/10% polyester)
- Double-needle coverseaming along neck, armholes & waistband
- Sizes: S-2XL
- Base Price: $29.99*
* Price increase for the existing sweatshirts
** 3xl Available in heather gray and black only
So there ya have it…. great new colors to add to your shop! The downside? Price increases and some limited printing areas. Yeah…. that kinda put a bit of damper on the excitement…. but still a great development overall!
Kayecee gives these newest additions to CafePress a four shoe review! (4/5 shoes)
Zazzle Bulk Tools, ProSeller Program And Other Updates
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Sorry! I know I’m a tad late here, but Zazzle has been hard at work! They’ve added some cool new tools yesterday and today:
1. Quick Product Create – Forget creating products one at a time! Zazzle finally has some bulk create tools! Go to My Zazzle > Public Products and click the “Quick Create Many Products” link to get started.
2. DST Embroidery Files Now Accepted – A lot of shopkeepers have been reluctant to venture into embroidery with Zazzle because of the prohibitive cost of setting up designs for it. No more! Now you can upload the common DST file format for embroidery.
3. Preview your gallery – Play around with the colors and themes for your galleries and preview the results before applying the changes.
4. New size charts – Updated and more complete sizing information on all apparel product pages for customers.
5. ProSeller Program- The ProSellers program is a FREE, invitation-only seller benefits program.
View all the chatter about the Zazzle updates at the POD For You forums!
Kayecee gives all the Zazzle updates a five shoe review! (5/5 shoes)
Greeting Card Universe Gets A Makeover
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Greeting Card Universe has updated their main page. I have to say, I like it better. It seems a bit cleaner. When I land on the front page, I can see about 7 1/2 cards at first glance. It’s also obvious from the get-go now that this site sells paper greeting cards.
So what’s on the front page? There’s a place for a special promotion and new cards and best sellers above the fold. Below the fold, there’s a featured artist, some popular shopping category links, a widget that displays a slideshow of cards that just sold, and customer testimonials.
The pages are also wider. That was one thing that turned me off about the original aesthetics of the site. I absolutely hate sites that seem to be a narrow strip down the middle of your browser. According to their forums, there are plans to widen all of the shops as well, but this probably won’t be done until after Christmas.
Is it just me, or are the lighter blue links hard to read? The end of the logo where it fades out is harder for me to read as well. Maybe I’m just old. LOL
Kayecee gives this site makeover a four shoe review! (4/5 shoes)
Introducing Printfection myBrand!
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Woo Hoo! CafePress and Zazzle… sit your arses up and take notes!!!!!
Shopkeepers have been lamenting over the fact that customer’s orders from print-on-demand companies come embalzoned with branding from that particular company on boxes, packing slips, etc.
Bad for shopkeepers because a customer may not remember the URL or name of the shop where they purchased such cool designs, but they’ll sure see all of the POD information front and center. Where will they head for their next purchase? To the POD company’s website, of course. This is even more frustrating when you watch your stats and realize that your site is bringing a lot of that traffic that may never return. It also makes the POD company your competitor in a sense.
Seems to me that one of the POD’s has FINALLY listened to shopkeeper complaints! Printfection has launched myBrand! What is it? Glad you asked!
According to Printfection‘s blog, myBrand gives you, the shopkeeper, control in the following areas:
In-Store Experience
- Ability to remove the Printfection header bar from your store, including the Printfection logo
- Easier for customers to contact the partner/ store owner directly with the new custom Contact/ Help URL for general inquiries
- Revised in-store Help Center
- Contact forms carrying your branding
Checkout Experience
- Customize the logo, background image, and color scheme
- Choose your own font
- Return customers to your own URL after checkout
Delivery Experience
- Send order confirmation emails with your own “From” name and your business/ store name displayed prominently in the email body
- Add your own footer to the emails
- Display your logo on packing slips and shipping labels
And how much is all this beautiful branding gonna cost you? Right now…. abso-freakin-lutely nuthin’…..
I certainly hope CafePress and Zazzle are perkin’ up their widdle ears and takin’ notes! I do believe I just got motivated to work on muh Printfection shops once more! I’m all for custom branding my own t-shirt and gift shops!
*runs off to upload designs*
Kayecee gives Printfection’s myBrand a five shoe review! (5/5 shoes)
No New Venture Capital For CafePress
Posted by: | CommentsFor the past several hours, I’ve been following stories that Sequoia Capital has backed another $8.3 million venture funding for CafePress. I went straight to CafePress and asked for a comment. Their reaction?
Huh? Whuzzat?
Maybe TechCrunch, along with several other bloggers, got it wrong.
According to CafePress spokesman Marc Cowlin: “The story, as reported by TechCrunch, is incorrect. CafePress did not raise any venture capital, nor have we received funding from Sequoia Capital since our series B funding in 2005. We have been in contact with TechCrunch and they have since posted an update to the original story.”
