PRINTFECTION SALE

Subject: PRINTFECTION SALE Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:40 pm

Hi, Everyone. . .

I just got an email promoting a Printfection SALE coming up:

http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=298b863e4f550396aee7dce68&id=1d26735de7&e=6c90a8a64c

Good from June 14 to June 21 and up to $20.00 off.

Ann K.

Posts : 1 Join date : 2009-05-20

Hi Ann!

I've seen your postings on CP and know your shops from there. I was a CP newbie before the May announcement. Was growing a shop and doing well even though I had not used Google base or advertising ( still figuring that out! )
Anyway, now I'm trying to get everything loaded onto Printfection. At least the vintage print images as I understand photos do not do well there. Wish they'd expand with posters, cards, mugs etc. as they could really grow that site. I'm still loading images onto Zazzle as well but have not figured out how to use that site yet. The layout of shops seems so busy and chaotic.
I wondered about your opnion of Printfection? Are you happy there so far?
best regards
Scott

Subject: Re: PRINTFECTION SALE Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:31 pm

Hi, Scott:

I've only been at Printfection since early this year. . .and once I'd uploaded and set up some Scottish Terrier images there for a particular customer who needed PLUS size tee shirts, I sort of let that shop drift while I tried (and am still trying) to set up shops at Zazzle.

I like the Zazzle process better than Printfection. . .and I like the Printfection store setup better than Zazzle. . .but frankly, none of them can hold a candle to Cafe PRess. . .more's the pity. I am so spoiled by Cafe Press' very organized presentation.

I still have my 16 Cafe Press shops and the money is trickling in. . .slowly. Rolling Eyes

So I really don't know much about Printfection. I ordered some of their printed cutting boards for a fund raiser, and they turned out very nicely, though.

Have you thought of looking into Imagekind?

There is a very informational site that Kayecee (one of the Cafe Press shopkeepers) set up called PodForYou.com It tells you a lot about each. . .in case you hadn't heard of it as yet.

Google Base feeds really DO help with traffic directly to the shop. I use the Instant Cafe Feeder PRO version (costs about $25.00 I think) because it will also generate feeds for my Zazzle shops.

Using the Google Analytics (which all come with a Google membership. . .free) I can see the traffic to my shops drop off whenever I let the Google Base Feeds expire.

Print advertising. . .well, I've spent a fortune on it in this last year. . .and there is no real way for me to track any profit from the exposure, but I am sure there must have been some return. I didn't mind ($920.00 PER ISSUE of Modern Dog Magazine 4 times a year) !!!! because I needed the tax writeoff. . .but I will NOT be doing that again with the drop in Cafe PRess income for 2009 and beyond.

Best of luck to you. . .good hearing from you.
Ann K.