How are your sales at CafePress ?

Subject: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 3:02 am

I still have my shop there at the moment but it seems that since they made their announcement I have been getting more sales than ever. Its great of course but it kinda rubs salt in the wound as I know its not for long... well not for long with any kind of decent markup

Sad

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 3:14 am

I've seen a sharp decline, lousy sales at CP at the moment, and what's weird is that things I have sold are obscure, not so great designs that haven't had sales before. It's as though they've completely tipped the MP upside down. Sad

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 3:21 am

Not good enough to make me change my mind about closing the last remaining shop when the paid up term is over - only five sales so far this month. But surprisingly the same designs that have been selling and making me hold on to the shop since I left CP nearly three yrs ago Very Happy

Hilly

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 4:55 am

Don't get me wrong I am not making many sales just one or two here and there but more than the nothing I was getting for a while before

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 7:05 am

My sales there really have tanked. I have only made 5 sales this month and they all say MP. But honestly I'm not setting any records at Zazzle. I've made 3 sales there. I was picked top design for 3 different designs, and not a single one of them has sold. Ugh. I'm just frustrated!
I sure wish this place had a Fairy I could cry to!

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 8:01 am

Yeah I have only made a few sales at Zazzle (one today Very Happy

) and I got that top design thing on one which made no difference.

(I am working on the fairy ....) study

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 12:23 pm

The Crew Designs wrote:: (I am working on the fairy ....)

Posts : 38 Join date : 2009-04-26 Location : Ohio

Sales for me seemed to increase a little and i'm getting a few more shop sales suddenly. I'm really not looking forward to June 1st. Rolling Eyes

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 2:38 pm

Junkshoptees wrote:: Sales for me seemed to increase a little and i'm getting a few more shop sales suddenly. I'm really not looking forward to June 1st.

Yeah exactly makes it worse now I am getting a FEW sales. Would be easier if it was like before with no sales. Suppose I might as well make as much as I can from CP

Posts : 159 Join date : 2009-04-25 Location : Mississippi

I've been doing better on CP, and yes, that makes it even sadder.

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 4:13 pm

Do you think its this new search thingy they were talking about implementing on the market place. If so why could they not do it sooner.... as in last year but without the forced 10%

Posts : 159 Join date : 2009-04-25 Location : Mississippi

I do think it's the market place change, I'm selling designs that are pretty old. I'm also selling baby bibs which I hardly ever do.

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 4:37 pm

Weird... but as I said rubbing salt in the wounds....

I did get a Zazzle sale today so that made me smile.....

Posts : 159 Join date : 2009-04-25 Location : Mississippi

Now when I get a CP sale, I get angry and sad. I REALLY want Zazzle to work, and I appreciate each one. I have actually made more sales from Zazzle than CP so far this month. I do sell a lot of buttons and stickers, but... I'm very happy with those, sometimes they order more than one. Once I sold 26 sheets of stamps to one person, so, it comes and goes.

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 5:26 pm

Well, my sales have completely died. Haven't had one in a few day. Neutral

Posts : 159 Join date : 2009-04-25 Location : Mississippi

I just checked my CP sales report, I have made 10 sales this month, three today, all unusual designs.

I usually make a sale every other day, but this month is different. Might be the market change, no clue...

Everyone a marketplace sale. I VERY seldom get any from my shop. It seems like it might be better to just close my shops, then to keep comparing how much money I WOULD have made.

Posts : 35 Join date : 2009-05-02 Location : Tokyo, Japan

Laurie wrote:: I just checked my CP sales report, I have made 10 sales this month, three today, all unusual designs.

I sold a design which I'd never sold before. I like that design, though!! Wink

This month, all my sales came from marketplace so far...

Subject: Re: How are your sales at CafePress ? Thu May 07, 2009 11:30 pm

Of course, today I sold a Twilight shirt. It was a very obscure one though. One that never sells.

Posts : 20 Join date : 2009-05-11 Location : GoatLand

If anyone wonders how Cp will mess with your sales.. here is a fine example- I followed via statcounter how this person traveled in my shop. They were directed via MY SEO for google-directly INTO MY SHOP they visitied both item pages and hit the cart BUT here is how my sale shows up.. Sad

You've made a sale! Way to go! ( I removed the shop and product info intentionally and put x's in )

Here is a summary of the items you sold:

1 xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Color: N/A
Retail Price: $5.49 each
Markup: $2.00 each
Earned: $2.00 total (Sales Source: Shop SEO:Google)

1 x XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Size: Small
Color: Pink
Retail Price: $25.99 each
Markup: $7.00 each
Earned: $7.00 total (Sales Source: Marketplace)