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[2008.04.23 19:07:31] BrittaCP: Hi Everyone, thanks for joining today’s SK discussion.
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[2008.04.23 19:07:37] AngelaCP: hi everyone!
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[2008.04.23 19:07:46] Kippy: Hi all!
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[2008.04.23 19:08:00] Ne@1512BLVD: Hi! Is it as nice there as it is here?
[2008.04.23 19:08:02] MP: Hi again everyone
[2008.04.23 19:08:04] jonbaas: Happy Wednesday all!
[2008.04.23 19:08:08] BrittaCP: I think today will be an interesting discussion.
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[2008.04.23 19:08:36] BrittaCP: For those who aren't familiar with a Shopkeeper Discussion... they are little less informal than our workshops
[2008.04.23 19:08:58] The Shadow: hello Britta and Angela
[2008.04.23 19:09:16] BrittaCP: it's more of a time for all of us to get together and share our knowledge and experience with each other, on a given topic
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[2008.04.23 19:10:03] BrittaCP: And today's topic is social book marks/ search
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[2008.04.23 19:10:22] BrittaCP: I decided to have because I’ve been seeing a lot of these little doohickies popping up in Shops, and shopkeeper blogs and other places.
[2008.04.23 19:10:30] BrittaCP sent a picture:
[2008.04.23 19:10:34] AngelaCP: we know there are many of you that's already using this and can share
[2008.04.23 19:10:46] Kippy: good topic idea, Britta
[2008.04.23 19:10:48] BrittaCP: Look at that… it’s like a melting pot of happy symbols all happily coexisting with each other.
[2008.04.23 19:10:52] AngelaCP: You guys suggested it ;)
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[2008.04.23 19:11:04] UncleFrog: I do want to understand those doohickies better
[2008.04.23 19:11:16] BrittaCP: Some of us here, are familiar with these funny little icons, but for those who not or even those who may know but want to understand more…
[2008.04.23 19:11:30] BrittaCP: let’s take the hour to discuss with one another, ask questions, and find out why they may help you as a Shopkeeper.
[2008.04.23 19:12:00] Kippy: I too like to have a great comprehension of doohickies.
[2008.04.23 19:12:19] BrittaCP: understanding doohickies is half the battle... once you start diving deeper into thing-a-ma-bobbers, you're set for life
[2008.04.23 19:12:29] Bruce: teach me
[2008.04.23 19:12:35] BrittaCP: But first… chat rules.
[2008.04.23 19:12:50] BrittaCP: This chat is moderated.
[2008.04.23 19:12:59] BrittaCP: That means all questions or comments you send through will go into a queue until they are reviewed and pushed out by a moderator.
[2008.04.23 19:13:08] BrittaCP: This is why you will not see your comment right away.
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[2008.04.23 19:13:17] BrittaCP: We’ll have a transcript up within a few days.
[2008.04.23 19:13:19] jonbaas: Thing-a-ma-bobbers and dookickies. This should be fun! :)
[2008.04.23 19:13:21] The Shadow: I know the doohickies... I just don't have time for them...until retirement occurs this summer
[2008.04.23 19:13:32] AngelaCP: so is anyone here using any type of social bookmarking tool?
[2008.04.23 19:13:40] BrittaCP: Alright... back to the doohickies
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[2008.04.23 19:13:49] AngelaCP: do you understand how it works?
[2008.04.23 19:13:59] Bruce: no
[2008.04.23 19:14:12] NiftyGaloot: I'm stumbling
[2008.04.23 19:14:28] The Shadow: i use digg and stumbleupon... I understand them....but dont use them alot at all
[2008.04.23 19:14:29] UncleFrog: I'm all bloggered up
[2008.04.23 19:14:33] BrittaCP: does anyone want to explain what those doohickies are?
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[2008.04.23 19:14:41] Sag: I do doohickies and thing-a-ma-blobbers and would do whatca-ma-call-its if I found some! LOL!
[2008.04.23 19:14:41] NiftyGaloot: I'm twittering
[2008.04.23 19:14:59] jonbaas: People have been placing these in.... CP shop pages? I didn't know that was a possibility. I thought they were generally blog-oriented.
[2008.04.23 19:15:05] AngelaCP: For the bookmarks, you can actually put it in your product page....
[2008.04.23 19:15:06] BrittaCP: yup... we'll get to that
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[2008.04.23 19:15:25] Sag: yup, yup
[2008.04.23 19:15:26] AngelaCP: and if someone loves the product or content of your design, they can digg it, or publish it to their facebook profile, etc
[2008.04.23 19:15:42] AngelaCP: i know most of you hvae facebook...because you're my friend :)
[2008.04.23 19:15:54] BrittaCP: ok... so who can be the fastest to give a 3 sentance max explanation of those doohickies
[2008.04.23 19:15:59] AngelaCP: once i publish a shirt i like, it gets published to all my friends
[2008.04.23 19:16:03] AngelaCP: it's very viral
[2008.04.23 19:16:11] AngelaCP: especially for topical designs
[2008.04.23 19:16:20] The Shadow: facebook is on the todo list...right at #10,248
[2008.04.23 19:16:28] tropicando: my friend asked me to check out firefox's stumbleupon
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[2008.04.23 19:16:58] AngelaCP: Yes. definitely check it out
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[2008.04.23 19:17:24] AngelaCP: to be honest, I'm not sure what the difference is between all the social sites that Britta showed in that image.
[2008.04.23 19:17:30] Shopa: <~~has facebook but does not have u as a friend...feeling left out lol
[2008.04.23 19:17:33] UncleFrog: if one hits one of those doohickies, does it take the info off that page and put it into their blog of choice?
[2008.04.23 19:17:40] AngelaCP: You can be my friend :)
[2008.04.23 19:17:44] The Shadow: basically most the doohickies allow you to share pages with "friends" or anyone on the ineternet in general
[2008.04.23 19:17:48] AngelaCP: if you search cafepress, you'll find me
[2008.04.23 19:17:57] AngelaCP: or be a fan of the CP page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CafePress/11599692403
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[2008.04.23 19:18:12] AngelaCP: You guys can also do this. We have some SKs that have pages for their shop.
[2008.04.23 19:18:27] Ne@1512BLVD: I am on facebook, but this is all new to me.
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[2008.04.23 19:18:40] AngelaCP: It was new to me too Ne. I just took some time to check it out.. took me a few weeks
[2008.04.23 19:18:45] BrittaCP: right... and each of those symbols is for a different site... a social book mark/ networking page
[2008.04.23 19:18:49] Shopa: i have a page for m shop
[2008.04.23 19:18:49] Little Lizzy: I just created a page today!
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[2008.04.23 19:19:01] Sag: Yeah, if someone finds a design or just likes your shop they hit a button for a social network and share it in their designated area and with friends.
[2008.04.23 19:19:07] AngelaCP: It's a great way to help get awareness your brand/business
[2008.04.23 19:19:13] Kippy: For those of you who use wordpress, there are some great social bookmarking plugins you can use!
[2008.04.23 19:19:18] AngelaCP: Definitely
[2008.04.23 19:19:28] AngelaCP: it's just another channel to help distribute/publish your products
[2008.04.23 19:19:33] BrittaCP: According to Wikipedia - Socail bookmarks area a method for Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of metadata.
[2008.04.23 19:19:34] AngelaCP: but more in context of content
[2008.04.23 19:19:41] The Shadow: and some of them pass pagerank...which Google loves ;)
[2008.04.23 19:19:44] AngelaCP: agreed!
[2008.04.23 19:20:04] AngelaCP: and once it's set up, no need to do more. It's all in the hands of those visiting your shop.
[2008.04.23 19:20:08] Sag: http://www.cafepress.com/sagart to see what it looks like
[2008.04.23 19:20:13] AngelaCP: thanks sag!
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[2008.04.23 19:20:20] UncleFrog: I love pagerank, too
[2008.04.23 19:20:30] Gandalf_Parker: social sites do for peoples personal pages, what CafePress does for peoples tshirt ideas
[2008.04.23 19:21:03] The Shadow: although watch you terms of service.... digg changed theirs so that promoting something for other diggers to buy is against it
[2008.04.23 19:21:23] BrittaCP: right
[2008.04.23 19:21:41] AngelaCP: which is why topical is the way to go.
[2008.04.23 19:21:48] AngelaCP: especially in an election year
[2008.04.23 19:22:14] AngelaCP: For facebook, it's about something that's funny or that you want to share w/all your friends
[2008.04.23 19:22:16] BrittaCP: to clarify for anyone who may not know what a social book marking site is: it's where all these selected links live
[2008.04.23 19:22:21] Gandalf_Parker: yes sometimes creating a page on a social site JUST to advertise is frowned on, but mentioning your "personal interest" in CafePress on your personal page is usually OK
[2008.04.23 19:22:24] BrittaCP: these links are saved to a web site, where it can be shared with other users as they are usually made public.
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[2008.04.23 19:22:34] BrittaCP: It’s a way that I can show off all the cool sites/ blogs, articles, and stuff to buy.
[2008.04.23 19:22:39] Winter: Can you put it in every section? Or just your homepage?
[2008.04.23 19:22:52] AngelaCP: you can put it in every section... is that correct sag?
[2008.04.23 19:22:53] BrittaCP: and there are many different sites that will cater to different genres of links
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[2008.04.23 19:23:03] AngelaCP: I have seen someone do it at every section, can't recall who
[2008.04.23 19:23:11] Sag: Yes, every page has it.
[2008.04.23 19:23:17] Shopa: does this end up being a link out that affialtie will not like?
[2008.04.23 19:23:23] Sag: A neat way of motivating your customers to help promote your shops.
[2008.04.23 19:23:29] Winter: cool, thanks
[2008.04.23 19:23:46] AngelaCP: i dont' believe it takes you out of the shop. At least for the ones I've played around with. It's just a pop up.
[2008.04.23 19:23:51] Bruce: How do you do it?
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[2008.04.23 19:24:05] Ne@1512BLVD: I was about to ask that too!
[2008.04.23 19:24:17] graphicdeeziner: most buyers do not like pop ups though
[2008.04.23 19:24:27] AngelaCP: it only pops up if you click on the icons
[2008.04.23 19:24:47] graphicdeeziner: or have the popups blocked
[2008.04.23 19:24:51] AngelaCP: correct
[2008.04.23 19:24:55] BrittaCP: Services like addthis.com make it easy for you.
[2008.04.23 19:24:57] AngelaCP: it's not automatic pop up
[2008.04.23 19:25:03] The Shadow: most of the users that use those tools expext the box to open... it is "normal" to them
[2008.04.23 19:25:05] AngelaCP: agreed!
[2008.04.23 19:25:06] Sag: There are sites on the net that provide the code for them, then just attach it somewhere in the header of your shop.
[2008.04.23 19:25:18] Ne@1512BLVD: I think when someone doesn't like a popup is when they had no choice in it popping up!
[2008.04.23 19:25:39] BrittaCP: yes... they'll give a piece of code which you plug into your shop
[2008.04.23 19:25:57] Sag: It a passive way to promote your brand without much work on your side of the screen.
[2008.04.23 19:26:00] BrittaCP: the happy buttons appear
[2008.04.23 19:26:01] BrittaCP: The user only needs to click can click and select from a list of choices what site they want to add their bookmark too.
[2008.04.23 19:26:02] The Shadow: people that don't use the tools might ignore them.... but the people that actively use one of the services know what the icon looks like
[2008.04.23 19:26:22] tropicando: my browser was blocking pop ups and i did not realize it right away
[2008.04.23 19:26:29] jonbaas: Hmm. Fascinating.
[2008.04.23 19:26:40] graphicdeeziner: I wiah that they had facebook or myspace
[2008.04.23 19:26:42] BrittaCP: and they do
[2008.04.23 19:26:48] Kippy: and it's really those active users you want to target anyway!
[2008.04.23 19:26:54] I'mHere: Any other sites to share besides "addthis.com"?
[2008.04.23 19:27:07] BrittaCP: there are... and i had it written down somewhere and now i can't recall it
[2008.04.23 19:27:12] BrittaCP: i should have bookmarked it...lol
[2008.04.23 19:27:17] BrittaCP: anyone have a suggestion
[2008.04.23 19:27:52] The Shadow: stumble upon
[2008.04.23 19:27:53] The Shadow: digg
[2008.04.23 19:28:21] AngelaCP: reddit
[2008.04.23 19:28:34] BrittaCP: i think I'm here was looking for sites that are similar to addthis... where they make it easy to add the multitude of icons
[2008.04.23 19:28:52] BrittaCP: is that correct?
[2008.04.23 19:29:02] I'mHere: yes, ma'am!
[2008.04.23 19:29:24] BrittaCP: you can easily do a search on google
[2008.04.23 19:29:29] UncleFrog: does addthis.com generate the code and one simply has to paste it into their CP template's footer??
[2008.04.23 19:29:32] BrittaCP: i believe so
[2008.04.23 19:29:39] BrittaCP: has anyone used it for thier shop?
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[2008.04.23 19:30:06] UncleFrog: Sag, how did you add the doohickies to your shop?
[2008.04.23 19:30:11] The Shadow: not *yet* :)
[2008.04.23 19:30:23] blackunicorn: I use socialmarker.com to hit all of them at once
[2008.04.23 19:30:27] The Shadow: jsut google social bookmarking
[2008.04.23 19:30:34] Sag: I have a list I will share later but have to dig it out if anyone wants it.
[2008.04.23 19:30:43] Ne@1512BLVD: Does a customer who comes to your shop and clicks on it have to have an account at said place?
[2008.04.23 19:31:36] BrittaCP: yes... at least of all the ones that i've used i've needed an account... however one does not need to have an account to browse the bookmark site
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[2008.04.23 19:32:18] BrittaCP: that means everyone else can add what they think is cool at Del.icio.us, and i can just pullup the site and use it as i would google
[2008.04.23 19:32:33] Sag: It is a code I use and also use on my blogs and will share some sites you can get those with you after the chat, because I have to dig out that file.
[2008.04.23 19:33:00] The Shadow: I want Sag!
[2008.04.23 19:33:11] Ne@1512BLVD: So the person would be familiar with it anyway and possibly looking for the icon?
[2008.04.23 19:33:11] BrittaCP: most likely... so it's a question "do i think this belongs in my shop"
[2008.04.23 19:33:25] Shopa: so can we add multiple of these bookmark things for people who use a variety of services?
[2008.04.23 19:33:53] BrittaCP: that's what's intersting about addthis.com... you add one icon, it opens a window and the user picks from a list of bookmark sites and adds
[2008.04.23 19:34:02] BrittaCP: it covers a lot of ground
[2008.04.23 19:34:16] Sag: Anyone belonging to a social network recognizes their specific icon and will click it and know what to do.
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[2008.04.23 19:34:22] The Shadow: the one thing I do worry about is giving away pagerank....althought it is small
[2008.04.23 19:34:51] Shopa: so we can put the addthis thing into like the sidebar or footer for people who want to use it
[2008.04.23 19:34:52] BrittaCP: some shopkeepres already are
[2008.04.23 19:34:54] jonbaas: Ah, yes, pagerank.
[2008.04.23 19:34:55] Gandalf_Parker: the social links will probably work best for shops with a theme that people can relate to. heavy attitude shops
[2008.04.23 19:35:19] NiftyGaloot: Here's a site for the ShareThis button: http://sharethis.com/
[2008.04.23 19:35:39] Ne@1512BLVD: By saying "does it belong in my shop?" Are there some types of CP shops more suited for them... like are they appropriate for a baby store?
[2008.04.23 19:36:27] BrittaCP: i will say that there is no harm in adding one... but like all things think about your audiance...
[2008.04.23 19:36:30] Sag: I took a class on marketing through soical networks and the benefits are outstanding.
[2008.04.23 19:37:54] BrittaCP: what's interesting about the sites like digg, Del.icio.us, furl, and so on... is many will allow users to tag the link which will catagorize them in their search
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[2008.04.23 19:38:36] BrittaCP: so you have an actual human, who's looked at the link, deciding it's keywords rather than an algo.
[2008.04.23 19:38:41] The Shadow: people will share anything.... which is obvious from links I have seen referred
[2008.04.23 19:38:44] graphicdeeziner: Where did you take this class Sag?
[2008.04.23 19:38:47] jonbaas: For those that currently use these social bookmarking icons in their store pages, do you see measured success from them?
[2008.04.23 19:38:55] UncleFrog: Does CP have a tool built yet where the SKer could click a button and it would add the doohickies to the footers automatically ??
[2008.04.23 19:38:58] BrittaCP: no, we don
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[2008.04.23 19:39:03] DDKnight: In the last few minutes of the chat I signed up at addthis and added the code to one of my offsites..easy! I think it's worth the few minutes and I'll do my other shops/sites as well.
[2008.04.23 19:39:14] Sag: absolutely!
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[2008.04.23 19:39:24] Sag: It was a webinar online
[2008.04.23 19:39:59] Bruce: So How does this help my site I'm confused
[2008.04.23 19:40:15] Sag: I'm an idiot at a lot of stuff so I take a lot of classes! LOL!
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[2008.04.23 19:40:47] jonbaas: Classes are good. :)
[2008.04.23 19:40:59] Shopa: so if i have this right it lets shoppers create links to your store and send them to thier friends thru a link sharing site?
[2008.04.23 19:41:03] BrittaCP: essentially yes
[2008.04.23 19:41:10] BrittaCP: are you all familar with kaboodle?
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[2008.04.23 19:41:21] BrittaCP: kaboodle specializes in shopping
[2008.04.23 19:41:33] Shopa: no
[2008.04.23 19:41:52] Sag: In order words, stop beating your brains out trying to promote you shop yourself. Let you customers help you. LOL!
[2008.04.23 19:42:01] BrittaCP: I love kaboodle... it's a way of creating an online wish list that you can share with others
[2008.04.23 19:42:29] BrittaCP: you can also look at other folks wishlists should they choose to make it public
[2008.04.23 19:42:54] Ne@1512BLVD: I love Kaboodle. I get a lot of hits from there
[2008.04.23 19:43:20] BrittaCP: that means, if i really like something in Ne's shop, i can book mark it
[2008.04.23 19:43:33] BrittaCP: and share it with others
[2008.04.23 19:43:53] jonbaas: That's true, Sag.... eager and/or excited customers are your best marketing tool. And the easiest to make use of.
[2008.04.23 19:43:58] The Shadow: more traffic >> more sales >> early retirement
[2008.04.23 19:44:01] tropicando: ...o0O(Check out stumbleupon & that other stuff)
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[2008.04.23 19:44:54] BrittaCP: there you have it... the benefits according to shadow, in a nutshell... well said
[2008.04.23 19:45:04] tropicando: britta so that makes you like a human webcrawler
[2008.04.23 19:45:23] BrittaCP: i guess you could say that
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[2008.04.23 19:46:12] BrittaCP: again...the search resullts on such sites are determined by humans
[2008.04.23 19:46:16] Sag: If you have a niche shop, you can Google for a list of social networking sites that have demographics about their community and pick the bookmarks for the network that would most likely shop for your products.
[2008.04.23 19:46:24] The Shadow: I would say it makes your shoppers your advertisers... for free... and free is good :)
[2008.04.23 19:47:13] BrittaCP: oooh... one thing that i'm not sure if it was mentioned... you can comment on bookmarks
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[2008.04.23 19:47:47] BrittaCP: so again... i bookmark something that i love in Ne's shop... someone else who's see's m book mark can make a comment agreeing that it is a super cool thing
[2008.04.23 19:47:54] Sag: Oh Sugar' - Free is always good!:-D
[2008.04.23 19:47:55] Ne@1512BLVD: Sort of like online word of mouth
[2008.04.23 19:47:58] tropicando: my shoppers would be my crawlers
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[2008.04.23 19:49:13] BrittaCP: and from what i understand... ranking within a social search engine can be determeined by # of comments
[2008.04.23 19:49:19] BrittaCP: i could be wrong
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[2008.04.23 19:49:33] BrittaCP: so don't quote me.. but this is my understanding from a reading i came across
[2008.04.23 19:49:40] The Shadow: I get alot of hits from emails of people sharing my site... so this is just another way for the shopperss to do so.
[2008.04.23 19:49:52] Aurey Sorrow: can someone tell me what this was refereing to -"it lets shoppers create links to your store and send them to thier friends thru a link sharing site", got here late , it sounded interesting....
[2008.04.23 19:50:10] BrittaCP: aury... we'll have a transcript up in a few days... you'll see all the details
[2008.04.23 19:50:14] Ne@1512BLVD: So it could hurt you too then, if someone comments "This is the ugliest shirt I hve ever seen!" :-o
[2008.04.23 19:50:20] BrittaCP: rught... that is a disadvantage
[2008.04.23 19:50:30] The Shadow: exactly Ne
[2008.04.23 19:50:49] Ne@1512BLVD: Britta, you are free to turn all those examples about my shop into reality! lol.
[2008.04.23 19:50:55] BrittaCP: lol... i'l see what i can do
[2008.04.23 19:51:16] BrittaCP: I do see a lot of CafePress merchandise on kaboodle
[2008.04.23 19:51:21] Message sent to moderator(s)
[2008.04.23 19:51:23] BrittaCP: so someone is loving you guys
[2008.04.23 19:51:32] Aurey Sorrow: oh cool, thanks:-D
[2008.04.23 19:51:35] Shopa: hey in retail any comment is a good comment!!
[2008.04.23 19:51:38] Sag: Bad comments can draw a crowd. Never undestimate the power of controversey. I've sold a lot of shirts that way!:-D
[2008.04.23 19:51:42] chm: Ne - perhaps consider it as constructive criticism and learn from it? OIOW, maybe the shirt isn't so good?
[2008.04.23 19:51:44] UncleFrog: there is no such thing as bad publicity
[2008.04.23 19:51:54] Shopa: <~~just added the link to all my sidebars - it was easy to do i hope it works
[2008.04.23 19:51:57] The Shadow: bad links even give you pank rank...lol
[2008.04.23 19:51:59] cyi has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.23 19:52:11] tropicando: hey are any of these services fee things
[2008.04.23 19:52:41] The Shadow: 99% are free
[2008.04.23 19:52:54] JamieCo Design: What gets bookmarked? My shop URL? A product in my shop? A blog entry? Any/all of the above?
[2008.04.23 19:53:07] The Shadow: all of the above
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[2008.04.23 19:54:16] BrittaCP: There are also other sites, who will pick up/ syndicate popular links and add them to thier own
[2008.04.23 19:54:24] Sag: Not the ones I use. But you can get a content management program to run reports on how you are doing in the social networks, but that costs.
[2008.04.23 19:54:36] jonbaas: Ok, here's a question, though. With all this reference to pagerank, we're not talking about each individual shop, are we? Each CP shop doesn't gain pagerank since it's on the overall CP domain. How then does social bookmarking in our shops constructively affect PR?
[2008.04.23 19:55:13] Ne@1512BLVD: If you put the bookmark icons in the header so that it goes through to all the pages, then the customer is on a product page. Does the icon bookmark that page they are on or the main URL?
[2008.04.23 19:55:53] Sag: It bookmarks the page of interest or product etc.
[2008.04.23 19:55:56] tropicando: no, individual cafepress shops get ranked above cafepress itself
[2008.04.23 19:56:07] The Shadow: well any link to a shop passes page rank to that page... and them that pageranks filters up a little to the cafepress.com domain
[2008.04.23 19:56:13] The Shadow: any page with alot of links will get page rank from them and ultimately rank better in google
[2008.04.23 19:57:14] BrittaCP: ok... so i think we started throwing out names earlier... let's continue with that... what are some places that are good?
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[2008.04.23 19:57:24] BrittaCP: StumbleUpon
[2008.04.23 19:57:44] Sag: And they are one-way direct links! I like those babies! :-D
[2008.04.23 19:58:31] BrittaCP: facebook
[2008.04.23 19:59:03] Ne@1512BLVD: Does Kaboodle have one other than the one you can put in your own browser?
[2008.04.23 19:59:12] BrittaCP: the user can add a widget to thier browser
[2008.04.23 19:59:17] BrittaCP: i just right click and add
[2008.04.23 19:59:44] BrittaCP: i have not seen a happy doohicky for them though... like the others
[2008.04.23 19:59:46] The Shadow: also like Kaboodle there is Stylefeeder
[2008.04.23 19:59:51] The Shadow: furl
[2008.04.23 20:00:04] Ne@1512BLVD: So, Kaboodle works different than the others and we cannot put an icon for that in our own shops?
[2008.04.23 20:00:42] BrittaCP: as far as i can tell... no. but if someone has seen otherwise, speak up
[2008.04.23 20:01:14] tropicando: wikipedia says del.icio.us, furl, simpy, citeulike, connotea, stumbleupon, ma.gnlolia, blue dot, diigo, ibm lotus connections, digg, reddit, newsvine. Do you ppl use these?
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[2008.04.23 20:01:50] BrittaCP: the thing to think about is that not all of these may be approrpriate for your shop
[2008.04.23 20:02:02] BrittaCP: some places specialize in news items... others in blogs
[2008.04.23 20:02:31] BrittaCP: however if you have a supporting blo for your shop... then there's another place you'll want to consider adding a dohhicky
[2008.04.23 20:02:44] BrittaCP: *supporting blog
[2008.04.23 20:02:56] wordgeek has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.23 20:03:27] The Shadow: i just did a quick search Ne and all I see is the buttons... I don't see another mechanism for it.
[2008.04.23 20:03:57] Ne@1512BLVD: thanks Shadow!
[2008.04.23 20:04:03] tropicando: oh my wikipedia has a list at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_software#Social_bookmarking
[2008.04.23 20:04:38] Lekker Jen has left the room (logged out)
[2008.04.23 20:04:43] BrittaCP: alrighty folks... i hope some of you have some good ideas and newly opened windows
[2008.04.23 20:05:11] BrittaCP: i shall open the lobby, so you cool ctas can keep chatting
[2008.04.23 20:05:13] Sag: http://traffikd.com/social-media-websites/ - another list to look at
[2008.04.23 20:05:14] jonbaas: This has been enlightening. Thank you!

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[2008.04.23 17:18:46] Hang out in the Lobby before the chat. This room is unmoderated and will close 2 minutes before chat time. See you in the CafePress Chat Room!

[2008.04.23 17:18:46] Shopa has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 17:45:52] XXXXXXXX has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 17:46:00] Shopa: hi

[2008.04.23 17:46:33] XXXXXXXX: hi !

[2008.04.23 17:47:26] Shopa: i am flipping between 2 computer

[2008.04.23 17:47:41] Shopa: for some reaosn on my pc it keeps disconnecing me from chat saying i connected somewhere else

[2008.04.23 17:47:54] Shopa: so i am her eon my laptop and working on my pc lol

[2008.04.23 17:49:07] XXXXXXXX: good

[2008.04.23 17:49:39] Shopa: so how have sales been?

[2008.04.23 17:49:48] XXXXXXXX: hows s...i was just goona ask you lol

[2008.04.23 17:49:52] Shopa: lol not too bad

[2008.04.23 17:49:55] Shopa: i am trying to bring it up

[2008.04.23 17:50:04] Shopa: i opened 2 new shops in the last month

[2008.04.23 17:50:16] Shopa: i had my frist sale on one but nothing ont he other yet

[2008.04.23 17:50:18] XXXXXXXX: good..9 so far

[2008.04.23 17:50:40] Shopa: awesome

[2008.04.23 17:50:41] XXXXXXXX: less then $100 away from the 5k base

[2008.04.23 17:50:49] Shopa: i am avg about 3-5 a day

[2008.04.23 17:50:59] XXXXXXXX: less than $50 actually

[2008.04.23 17:51:01] Shopa: i wanna double that

[2008.04.23 17:51:02] XXXXXXXX: congrats!

[2008.04.23 17:51:15] Shopa: thats great i havent hit the 5k base

[2008.04.23 17:51:36] Shopa: i wanna get more designs made and up

[2008.04.23 17:51:48] XXXXXXXX: i just checked, im averagin 17 products a day

[2008.04.23 17:52:22] Shopa: thats great

[2008.04.23 17:52:24] XXXXXXXX: ive hit %k, normally its oct nov time though

[2008.04.23 17:52:27] XXXXXXXX: 5K

[2008.04.23 17:52:33] XXXXXXXX: so its a really good month

[2008.04.23 17:52:39] Shopa: my goal right now is to clear 10k for the year

[2008.04.23 17:52:51] Shopa: but my nov & dec sales were not great so i am behind where i should be

[2008.04.23 17:52:58] Shopa: last year i didnt work from aug-dec

[2008.04.23 17:53:08] Shopa: and killed my sales

[2008.04.23 17:53:23] Shopa: i like fell out of all the sarches

[2008.04.23 17:55:40] Shopa: sorry for the typos laptop keyboard sucks

[2008.04.23 17:56:14] XXXXXXXX: np

[2008.04.23 17:56:34] Shopa: i am working like mad now to try to get more designs up

[2008.04.23 17:56:38] Shopa: i have about 7500 now

[2008.04.23 17:56:51] Shopa: i wanna have 10,000 by end of summer

[2008.04.23 17:57:24] XXXXXXXX: good luck!

[2008.04.23 17:57:33] Shopa: thanks

[2008.04.23 17:57:48] Shopa: i knwo i can do it if i can get motivated i have 2 weeks left of school then i will be working on it full time

[2008.04.23 17:57:54] Shopa: i have a few hundred designs already made

[2008.04.23 17:58:20] Shopa: my problem is i dont have a shop to put some of them in lol i need to make another new shop but i wanna get the 2 i just started to pay for themsleves first

[2008.04.23 17:59:22] XXXXXXXX: i can understand that

[2008.04.23 17:59:29] Shopa: i have started a bunch of niche shops - cuz my general shop has way too many designs in it and is super over full

[2008.04.23 18:00:19] Shopa: i have even been moving thing sout of that shop into nich shops

[2008.04.23 18:09:42] Shopa: i am trying to reorganize my image basket

[2008.04.23 18:15:21] UncleFrog has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:15:32] Shopa: froggieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[2008.04.23 18:15:41] UncleFrog: howdy hi, shoppa!

[2008.04.23 18:15:48] UncleFrog: is there a chat tonite?

[2008.04.23 18:15:56] Shopa: yeah in 45 mins

[2008.04.23 18:16:07] XXXXXXXX: hi frog!

[2008.04.23 18:16:17] UncleFrog: hey there XXXXXXXX! long time, eh?

[2008.04.23 18:16:28] UncleFrog: there was a CPV chat last night ... didn't know there was one tonite

[2008.04.23 18:16:30] XXXXXXXX: yeah lol

[2008.04.23 18:16:46] XXXXXXXX: i vist the forums multiple times a day, i just rarely post

[2008.04.23 18:16:56] Shopa: this one is about marketing

[2008.04.23 18:17:39] UncleFrog: marketing is goooood. I spent the day learning ShareASale ... much nicer to work wtih than CJ. I wish CP would have gone with SaS for the affiliate program. CJ is just hard to work with.

[2008.04.23 18:17:44] Shopa: prolly be fulla just us old timers who can answer the Q's lol

[2008.04.23 18:17:58] Shopa: yeah i only really use CJ for CP

[2008.04.23 18:18:05] Shopa: i tried some other stuff but it was a PITA

[2008.04.23 18:18:34] Shopa: OMG i just made a sale of the 1st design i ever put on CP!!!!!

[2008.04.23 18:18:50] UncleFrog: I did some CJ stuff the other day ... spent the morning reworking it because I didn't like how my 1/2 day of work turned out. Then I signed up at SaS and it is a world of difference

[2008.04.23 18:18:51] XXXXXXXX: congrats!

[2008.04.23 18:19:08] XXXXXXXX: Im about to look into SaS..been doing offsites for the last 3 weeks

[2008.04.23 18:19:11] Shopa: i have sold it a few times randomly

[2008.04.23 18:19:20] UncleFrog: hehe ... that's gotta be kewl. with the 95,000 designs you have Shopa, how do you remember which was first?

[2008.04.23 18:19:22] Shopa: i just redid my offsite

[2008.04.23 18:19:40] Shopa: cuz it is a comment i made that got a car dealer fired

[2008.04.23 18:19:41] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:19:48] Shopa: and it was the first one i put on a tshrit

[2008.04.23 18:19:52] UncleFrog: lol

[2008.04.23 18:20:08] Shopa: "i dont have an attitude problem...i have an attitude i just dont find it to be a problem"

[2008.04.23 18:20:42] UncleFrog: sounds very fitting for ya, shopa

[2008.04.23 18:20:52] Shopa: :

[2008.04.23 18:20:55] Shopa: :D

[2008.04.23 18:21:29] Shopa: the guy told me i had an attitude problem cuz i wanted to dreive a pick up truck

[2008.04.23 18:21:42] Shopa: and i didnt wanna listen to his crap about financing first

[2008.04.23 18:21:45] UncleFrog: I'm so tired (due to our newborn, Cassie) today!

[2008.04.23 18:21:53] Shopa: i didnt need financing - i had the $ in my bank account

[2008.04.23 18:22:00] Shopa: awwwww poor froggie

[2008.04.23 18:23:06] UncleFrog: it's all worth it. but I could use a nap

[2008.04.23 18:23:26] UncleFrog: I worked on unclefrog.net instead of napping when I had the chance ... lol

[2008.04.23 18:23:31] Shopa: me too but i have just been working all day and writing paper slla n ight

[2008.04.23 18:23:32] XXXXXXXX has left the room (logged out)

[2008.04.23 18:23:44] XXXXXXXX has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:23:51] Shopa: sorry ia m using laptp for chat cuz my pc wont stay connected to chat

[2008.04.23 18:23:55] Shopa: and the keybaord sucks

[2008.04.23 18:23:55] UncleFrog: long time no see, XXXXXXXX

[2008.04.23 18:24:04] XXXXXXXX: lol

[2008.04.23 18:24:21] XXXXXXXX: i went to look at what someone bought and forgot it takes over this popup window lol

[2008.04.23 18:24:27] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:24:34] UncleFrog: oh yeah, that's right, it does

[2008.04.23 18:24:41] Shopa: hey if anyone is looking for affilaite my new store could use some linkage lol

[2008.04.23 18:24:54] XXXXXXXX: when i get a sael i always look to see the product and say thanks to them :)

[2008.04.23 18:24:59] XXXXXXXX: sale

[2008.04.23 18:25:00] UncleFrog: I'm about $75 short in base to make 15% tier this month and so far I'm skunked today.

[2008.04.23 18:25:14] XXXXXXXX: i just got no# 10

[2008.04.23 18:25:16] UncleFrog: should be my time on the good side of the server pretty soon today

[2008.04.23 18:25:22] XXXXXXXX: lol

[2008.04.23 18:25:24] UncleFrog: 10 on the day?

[2008.04.23 18:25:24] XXXXXXXX: me too!

[2008.04.23 18:25:25] Shopa: i at at like 4 items on the day - 2 doubles

[2008.04.23 18:25:29] XXXXXXXX: yeah

[2008.04.23 18:25:32] UncleFrog: nice!

[2008.04.23 18:25:40] Shopa: oh wait 5

[2008.04.23 18:25:42] Shopa: ui jsut sold a mug

[2008.04.23 18:25:46] UncleFrog: lol

[2008.04.23 18:25:53] Shopa: my sales like died when i didnt work while in germany

[2008.04.23 18:25:55] XXXXXXXX: i was just telling shop im averaging 17 products sold a day..about $50 from 5k base

[2008.04.23 18:25:57] UncleFrog: maybe I better refresh my email prog

[2008.04.23 18:26:00] Shopa: i am jst starting to cme back from it

[2008.04.23 18:26:10] UncleFrog: shaaa-daaanggggg, nice work DDK!

[2008.04.23 18:26:12] Shopa: it was like i closed my shop and started over by not working for 4 months

[2008.04.23 18:26:21] XXXXXXXX: well i have 11 prem shops lol

[2008.04.23 18:26:31] Shopa: i just opened 4 & 5 this month

[2008.04.23 18:26:31] UncleFrog: I haven't done squat in about 4 months either

[2008.04.23 18:26:34] XXXXXXXX: just got my 7th offsite up

[2008.04.23 18:26:40] Shopa: #3 i opened in january that one is doing well already

[2008.04.23 18:26:47] Shopa: i only have one offsite

[2008.04.23 18:26:50] Shopa: i am not that good with offsites

[2008.04.23 18:27:01] XXXXXXXX: well i just jumped in with both feet!

[2008.04.23 18:27:03] UncleFrog: I'm good with the off-sites, they just aint good with me

[2008.04.23 18:27:08] Shopa: lol froggie

[2008.04.23 18:27:20] Shopa: i am thinking of doing a second offline

[2008.04.23 18:27:52] Shopa: right now my offine is paying for itself with CJ

[2008.04.23 18:27:55] XXXXXXXX: frog are you on msn messenger?

[2008.04.23 18:27:58] Shopa: but not by a lot

[2008.04.23 18:28:09] UncleFrog: I use messenger, yeah

[2008.04.23 18:28:28] UncleFrog: not much though

[2008.04.23 18:28:31] XXXXXXXX: k

[2008.04.23 18:28:51] Shopa: did u know you can add people from yahoo messanger onto your MSN messanger and vice versa

[2008.04.23 18:29:09] XXXXXXXX: i did, yes

[2008.04.23 18:29:14] Shopa: i chat across them all the time lol

[2008.04.23 18:29:25] Shopa: i used yahoo but i have a few MSN CPers on my list

[2008.04.23 18:29:32] UncleFrog: makes it hard to get stuff done, I think

[2008.04.23 18:29:46] Shopa: i like it cuz i can ask opinions when i need them

[2008.04.23 18:29:52] XXXXXXXX: sometimes lol

[2008.04.23 18:29:59] XXXXXXXX: thats why i like it too

[2008.04.23 18:30:16] XXXXXXXX: i dont really want to show my stuff to too many people, only the ones I trust

[2008.04.23 18:30:23] Kippy has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:30:29] Kippy: Hey guys

[2008.04.23 18:30:29] Shopa: yeah i agree

[2008.04.23 18:30:30] UncleFrog: ahhh, I think I'd use PM for that

[2008.04.23 18:30:32] Shopa: kippppyyyyyy

[2008.04.23 18:30:35] UncleFrog: hey Kippy!

[2008.04.23 18:30:37] Kippy: I agree, too!

[2008.04.23 18:30:40] Kippy: What am I agreeing on?

[2008.04.23 18:30:45] UncleFrog: ... and the pony you rode one

[2008.04.23 18:30:47] UncleFrog: on

[2008.04.23 18:30:52] Kippy: sure!

[2008.04.23 18:30:58] Shopa: lol that it is good to have people on your messanger list on yahoo or msn

[2008.04.23 18:30:59] XXXXXXXX: Hi kippy

[2008.04.23 18:31:03] Shopa: to ask for fast opinions

[2008.04.23 18:31:06] Kippy: Hiya, DD

[2008.04.23 18:31:17] Shopa: froggy i hate to go into pm and wait for a response - with the messanegr i have an instant answer

[2008.04.23 18:31:19] XXXXXXXX: i think i grab some of your stuff over the last few weeks for affiliate shops lol

[2008.04.23 18:31:29] Shopa: feel free to grab my stuff

[2008.04.23 18:31:31] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:31:34] Kippy: ah yes, thatis useful :)

[2008.04.23 18:31:35] Shopa: i need th linkage right now

[2008.04.23 18:31:45] Shopa: my new shop especially

[2008.04.23 18:31:51] Shopa: i havent had a sale yet

[2008.04.23 18:31:56] XXXXXXXX: I almost posted on the cp boards about how frustrating it is...

[2008.04.23 18:31:57] Kippy: the only problem I find is that I get distracted and end up chatting!

[2008.04.23 18:32:00] Shopa: its only 2 weeks old but still

[2008.04.23 18:32:07] Shopa: lol kippy sometimes hte break is needed

[2008.04.23 18:32:08] XXXXXXXX: finding great designs.. but the shop is just whacked!

[2008.04.23 18:32:14] UncleFrog: that's my prob, too kippy

[2008.04.23 18:32:22] Shopa: what theme u lookin for

[2008.04.23 18:32:26] XXXXXXXX: or they link to other stuff, back to their shops, emal addys

[2008.04.23 18:32:43] XXXXXXXX: or their thumbs are 500x500...omg

[2008.04.23 18:32:49] Kippy: DD that is very annoying, I agree

[2008.04.23 18:32:52] Shopa: you can make thumbs that big?

[2008.04.23 18:33:06] Kippy: I cannot tell you how many GREAT designs I don't affiliate because of those sorts of reasons

[2008.04.23 18:33:08] UncleFrog: especially if I'm coding or clicking ... when I get IM's that throws off my pattern and sometimes I get lost. lol ... I'm not ashamed to admint it

[2008.04.23 18:33:22] Shopa: lol i shut down ims when i am working

[2008.04.23 18:33:29] XXXXXXXX: militarty, sports, animals, nature, environmental,skull, gothic..firefighter

[2008.04.23 18:33:33] XXXXXXXX: etc...etc..

[2008.04.23 18:33:42] Shopa: but then when i am loading designs into my shop i am usually doing the double window approach - loading 2 ssections at the same time

[2008.04.23 18:33:44] XXXXXXXX: i just got my 7th offsite up

[2008.04.23 18:33:49] Kippy: Frog, I get that completely. It's real life folk that do it worse though... don't come in and say "hi" to me. I'll come out when I'm ready... I know you're there!

[2008.04.23 18:34:10] Shopa: dd check out my new shop for envirnment plz lol www.cafepress.com/liveoffgrid

[2008.04.23 18:34:20] XXXXXXXX: I have...lol

[2008.04.23 18:34:24] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:34:25] UncleFrog: the other thing I don't like about IM is when you open it, peeps know when you're online and not ... I think ther are settings to hide that, but in general I don't want people to know when I'm online sometimes just so I can get ahold of others.

[2008.04.23 18:34:39] Shopa: i added 2 new sections today

[2008.04.23 18:34:43] XXXXXXXX: cool

[2008.04.23 18:34:45] Shopa: 3 dozen new designs

[2008.04.23 18:34:47] Kippy: been busy, Shopa? :)

[2008.04.23 18:34:49] Shopa: yeah

[2008.04.23 18:34:50] UncleFrog: lol

[2008.04.23 18:34:53] UncleFrog: just a tad

[2008.04.23 18:34:55] Shopa: i opened shops 4& 5 in the last 2 weeks

[2008.04.23 18:35:04] Shopa: and shop 3 is only 3 months old

[2008.04.23 18:35:08] Kippy: I always am set to away on im programs...

[2008.04.23 18:35:21] Shopa: with yahoo u can go invisible so you appear offline ot everyone lol

[2008.04.23 18:36:12] UncleFrog: yeah, invis to everyone ... but then, what, are you still able to IM the peeps you actually want to chat with? Or do you have to "reveal" yourself first?

[2008.04.23 18:36:16] XXXXXXXX: kippy can you pass along your shop? id like to see if i have any of your stuff... i looked at so many designs over the last few weeks i dont remember lol

[2008.04.23 18:36:35] Kippy: I also find that when dealing with other professionals, there's no offense taken when you're blunt that you need to get back to work... they know the feeling!

[2008.04.23 18:36:42] Shopa: no froggy on yahoo you can im them and stay offline

[2008.04.23 18:36:50] Shopa: on yahoo you can even set it offline to certain people and online to others

[2008.04.23 18:37:01] UncleFrog: IC

[2008.04.23 18:37:01] Kippy: What's your theme, DD?

[2008.04.23 18:37:11] XXXXXXXX: you can messge offline on msn too

[2008.04.23 18:37:23] XXXXXXXX: well...i have 7 offsites..

[2008.04.23 18:37:30] XXXXXXXX: all ae prettu much niche

[2008.04.23 18:37:32] XXXXXXXX: are

[2008.04.23 18:37:41] XXXXXXXX: so it depends

[2008.04.23 18:37:55] XXXXXXXX: i listed the things i was looking for abovve

[2008.04.23 18:38:31] UncleFrog: all CP products?

[2008.04.23 18:38:39] XXXXXXXX: my sites?

[2008.04.23 18:38:50] Shopa: my back hurts

[2008.04.23 18:39:00] Shopa: i been sitting in this damn chair all freaking day

[2008.04.23 18:39:00] UncleFrog: yepo

[2008.04.23 18:39:03] XXXXXXXX: yeah

[2008.04.23 18:39:22] XXXXXXXX: the other POD services suck lol

[2008.04.23 18:39:27] XXXXXXXX: cp rocks!

[2008.04.23 18:39:29] XXXXXXXX: lol

[2008.04.23 18:39:45] Shopa: lol u mean like the evil ** LOL

[2008.04.23 18:39:54] XXXXXXXX: omg dont get me started!

[2008.04.23 18:40:06] XXXXXXXX: i wish there was some place i could go to vent about them

[2008.04.23 18:40:10] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:40:12] UncleFrog: I've been trying to fill in some areas that I get traffic for that I don't have well developed self designs on CP ... if you want to see what I mean, I've been working on the lower left quadrant of www.unclefrog.net ... once I have that done and figured out a little better, I think I'll fill in affiliated CP products there too

[2008.04.23 18:40:15] XXXXXXXX: theyve been emailing me left and right lol

[2008.04.23 18:40:29] Shopa: i told him i was in finals - he said hed get back to me in amy

[2008.04.23 18:40:39] Shopa: think i should blog his email addy?>

[2008.04.23 18:40:41] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:40:56] UncleFrog: I get frog traffic and only about a dozen designs ... so I want to offer frog toys, statues, clothing, stuffed animals, squishy balls, etc

[2008.04.23 18:41:15] XXXXXXXX: thnx frog, I think i can snag stuff from you!

[2008.04.23 18:41:21] UncleFrog: ** has been rather aggressive lately from what I'm hearing

[2008.04.23 18:41:37] UncleFrog: snag away, just don't bogart it, dude, lol

[2008.04.23 18:41:38] Shopa: oh yeah they are going full forceasking for non-disclosure agreements and all

[2008.04.23 18:41:44] Kippy: It seems in their aggressive targeting, they aren't being very personable either

[2008.04.23 18:41:47] Shopa: offering to transfer all your designs to them and pay you to swtich to them

[2008.04.23 18:41:59] Shopa: the offside is you have to agree to not advertise any PoD other then them

[2008.04.23 18:42:11] Kippy: I think asking for such exclusivity is really too much for any professional SK

[2008.04.23 18:42:12] Shopa: so that means no more CJ - and your CP only gets MP hits

[2008.04.23 18:42:23] Shopa: yeah i know 1-2 who have jumped ship

[2008.04.23 18:42:32] Shopa: the one i know well - they can have she was a fruit loop

[2008.04.23 18:42:56] Kippy: hahaha

[2008.04.23 18:42:57] Shopa: kippy mine is being personable - but i have seen what other reps have said to other people and they are being rude

[2008.04.23 18:42:58] XXXXXXXX: i got my NDA from them today lol

[2008.04.23 18:43:05] Shopa: mine is really being nice

[2008.04.23 18:43:06] Kippy: I don' tknow anyone who has personally made the jump

[2008.04.23 18:43:20] Shopa: allthingscreative made the jump

[2008.04.23 18:43:32] Shopa: but she was not making sales on CP

[2008.04.23 18:43:36] Shopa: i know why though

[2008.04.23 18:43:39] UncleFrog: the exclusivity would have to come with a HUGE check. I'm not even sure how I would calculate how big it would have to be

[2008.04.23 18:43:50] Shopa: she refused to do descriptions - rarely tagged things

[2008.04.23 18:44:07] Shopa: then swore CP removes all her stuff from the MP tring to sabatoge her

[2008.04.23 18:44:12] XXXXXXXX: i was told the signing bonus is %10 of your 2007 POD earnings

[2008.04.23 18:44:16] Shopa: they can have her

[2008.04.23 18:44:19] XXXXXXXX: thatd be a hefty check for me

[2008.04.23 18:44:29] XXXXXXXX: and a monthly bonus also lol

[2008.04.23 18:44:51] Shopa: well there are 2 levels one is they move all yur stuff from cp to ******** - and then you close cp and all other pods and agree to only be witht hem

[2008.04.23 18:44:53] UncleFrog: 10% of trailing one year ... not worth it.

[2008.04.23 18:44:53] Kippy: yes, that would be sweet

[2008.04.23 18:45:01] Kippy: but I'd rather keep the CP earnings over the long run!

[2008.04.23 18:45:01] Shopa: the other you can keep cp but you cannot link to cp from any of your offsites

[2008.04.23 18:45:26] Shopa: that would not be enuf for me

[2008.04.23 18:45:31] XXXXXXXX: ditto

[2008.04.23 18:45:45] Shopa: tha is only 1 months pay - and iw ould lose 2 years worth of promotion

[2008.04.23 18:45:55] UncleFrog: 10% without the exclusivity, perhaps ... but to cut off one's nose to spite one's face doesn't sound appealing to me

[2008.04.23 18:46:05] UncleFrog: that's my thought, too, shoppa

[2008.04.23 18:46:05] XXXXXXXX: I wrote them back and said ** should be doing better at what they need to be, bulk tools, bonus, etc.. instead of trying to lure CPers away

[2008.04.23 18:46:10] Gandalf_Parker has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:46:22] UncleFrog: holy smokes! it's Gandalf!

[2008.04.23 18:46:23] Shopa: i told them to shuv it if they think imma lose my cp shops

[2008.04.23 18:46:26] Shopa: LOL

[2008.04.23 18:46:41] Shopa: i told them what they were asking would not be financially beneficial for me

[2008.04.23 18:46:42] XXXXXXXX: Welcome G!

[2008.04.23 18:46:44] XXXXXXXX: lol

[2008.04.23 18:46:49] Shopa: hey gand LTNS

[2008.04.23 18:47:00] Shopa: they would have to be paying me in the 6 figures to consider it

[2008.04.23 18:47:05] UncleFrog: must be Gandolf the White by now ... it's been a while, eh?

[2008.04.23 18:47:06] NiftyGaloot has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:47:07] XXXXXXXX: same here

[2008.04.23 18:47:22] Shopa: and thats 6 on top of movin my shyt over

[2008.04.23 18:47:24] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:47:34] Shopa: heck i am nearly 8000 designs

[2008.04.23 18:47:38] Shopa: and i dont have all the files anymore

[2008.04.23 18:47:39] NiftyGaloot: Good Evening! :)

[2008.04.23 18:47:45] Kippy: hi there!

[2008.04.23 18:47:46] Shopa: i only have about 6500 of my files

[2008.04.23 18:47:54] UncleFrog: It would have to be a min of one year's comp I would think with exclusivity, and even then I don't think I'd bite

[2008.04.23 18:47:57] Shopa: i have the templates for the others - bit not the files

[2008.04.23 18:48:03] Gandalf_Parker: Hi all. been debating a return :)

[2008.04.23 18:48:08] UncleFrog: hey Nifty

[2008.04.23 18:48:35] Shopa: your coming back and others are jumpin ship LOL

[2008.04.23 18:48:36] UncleFrog: with whom did you debate, G_P? and did you win?

[2008.04.23 18:49:10] UncleFrog sent an audio message: Clear Throat

[2008.04.23 18:49:45] Gandalf_Parker: heehee. debating with myself. and I dont tend to do so well

[2008.04.23 18:50:16] Gandalf_Parker: if others are jumping ship then it might be the perfect time for me to check back in (depending on who jumped)

[2008.04.23 18:50:58] Shopa: no one worth while was dumb enuf to jump

[2008.04.23 18:51:05] Shopa: and the one i know who did jump....they can have her

[2008.04.23 18:51:30] XXXXXXXX: lol

[2008.04.23 18:51:36] Kippy: This really puts a sour taste in my mouth about that company.

[2008.04.23 18:51:46] XXXXXXXX: it has me too

[2008.04.23 18:51:47] Gandalf_Parker: ?

[2008.04.23 18:51:47] Shopa: yeah i wont set up a shop with them

[2008.04.23 18:51:54] Shopa: the evil ** one

[2008.04.23 18:51:58] Gandalf_Parker: ahh

[2008.04.23 18:52:15] Shopa: they are emailing CP Skers and offering to pay them to sign an exclusivity contract witht hem

[2008.04.23 18:52:23] Ne@1512BLVD has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:52:28] Shopa: hey ne

[2008.04.23 18:52:29] Kippy: okay, Ne' ?

[2008.04.23 18:52:31] XXXXXXXX: Ne!!!!!

[2008.04.23 18:52:34] XXXXXXXX: hi:)

[2008.04.23 18:52:36] Ne@1512BLVD: hi!

[2008.04.23 18:52:42] Gandalf_Parker: I only recommend CP->** for people who sell designs. for Tshirters I recommend CP->******

[2008.04.23 18:52:50] NiftyGaloot: Ne, Hi!

[2008.04.23 18:52:59] Shopa: i wont ******

[2008.04.23 18:53:05] Shopa: i tried them before had major issues

[2008.04.23 18:53:12] Ne@1512BLVD: I won't ****** sounds funny! lol.

[2008.04.23 18:53:18] XXXXXXXX: lol

[2008.04.23 18:53:20] Kippy: What issues, CH, if you don't mind sharing?

[2008.04.23 18:53:26] Kippy: SH, sorry

[2008.04.23 18:53:34] Gandalf_Parker: everything has its pros and cons

[2008.04.23 18:53:35] XXXXXXXX: CP is not perfect, but it kicks the crap out of the other PODs

[2008.04.23 18:53:51] Shopa: lol

[2008.04.23 18:54:00] Shopa: i had a design i loaded then realized it had a typo on it

[2008.04.23 18:54:05] Shopa: and i couldnt remove it

[2008.04.23 18:54:07] Kippy: Plus CP has the volume bonus...

[2008.04.23 18:54:12] Ne@1512BLVD: I have tried ****** and I just couldn't get things designed easily. If you think CP is time consuming... then ****** is way worse!

[2008.04.23 18:54:12] XXXXXXXX: :):)

[2008.04.23 18:54:15] Gandalf_Parker: I highly recommend CP as a starting point, and for people doing many products. But if someone specializes Ive been recommending others

[2008.04.23 18:54:23] Kippy: I know a lot of SKs who get their bills paid monthly thanks to that volume bonus

[2008.04.23 18:54:26] Shopa: i went around and around and it took me threatening to get an attorney for them to remove it

[2008.04.23 18:54:38] Kippy: eek

[2008.04.23 18:54:44] XXXXXXXX: I ddo CP fulltime..it pays more than the bills! lol

[2008.04.23 18:55:02] Shopa: i am trying to go FT with CP -

[2008.04.23 18:55:08] XXXXXXXX: the bous has been pretty d*m big some months

[2008.04.23 18:55:11] Shopa: i need to double what i am makign now

[2008.04.23 18:55:13] XXXXXXXX: bonus

[2008.04.23 18:55:13] Shopa: i am on my way

[2008.04.23 18:55:16] Kippy: How much longer will you be in school?

[2008.04.23 18:55:17] Shopa: 3 new shops in 4 months

[2008.04.23 18:55:21] Shopa: 2 weeks

[2008.04.23 18:55:28] Kippy: oh, wow, soon!

[2008.04.23 18:55:38] Gandalf_Parker: grats Shopa

[2008.04.23 18:55:39] Ne@1512BLVD: Shopa, wow!

[2008.04.23 18:55:51] Kippy: need snackage, brb

[2008.04.23 18:55:59] Ne@1512BLVD: You are one focued gal!

[2008.04.23 18:56:05] Ne@1512BLVD: focused! lol

[2008.04.23 18:56:34] Ne@1512BLVD: snackage... I just heard Pauly Shore say that in my head!

[2008.04.23 18:57:37] UncleFrog: that volume bonus is KEY ... and the CP market place drives significant sales. CP is much better for folks who can't drive their own traffic.

[2008.04.23 18:57:48] Gandalf_Parker: definetly

[2008.04.23 18:57:54] Dooni Designs has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:57:57] Ne@1512BLVD: Yeah, I rely on the MP

[2008.04.23 18:58:17] Ne@1512BLVD: But, I did finally get around to making some business cards! lol

[2008.04.23 18:58:24] Kippy: and they are really nice, too!

[2008.04.23 18:58:48] Shopa: sorry phone im back

[2008.04.23 18:59:11] Sag has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 18:59:19] Kippy: Hi there, Sag

[2008.04.23 18:59:24] Shopa: well to be fair on my 3 shops - one of them was an offshot of my otehr shop - so i moved the stuff over and added more to it

[2008.04.23 18:59:34] Shopa: the other 2 shops i jsut staretd int he last 2-3 weeks

[2008.04.23 18:59:42] Sag: Hi Kippy And All!

[2008.04.23 18:59:47] Kippy: the organisation of old material can be just as time consuming as adding something new though

[2008.04.23 18:59:55] XXXXXXXX: Hi Sag!

[2008.04.23 18:59:58] Shopa: the one is an offshoot of another section i have - the newest is a personal passion nich

[2008.04.23 19:00:05] Sag: Howdy DDK!

[2008.04.23 19:00:28] Ne@1512BLVD: I would like to be able to move entire sections into another store... that would be nice!

[2008.04.23 19:00:32] Shopa: yeah i have been doing SEO all week

[2008.04.23 19:00:37] Shopa: ne i know

[2008.04.23 19:00:47] Shopa: i took 2 weeks and reloaded them out of my image basket intot the new shoop

[2008.04.23 19:01:00] Shopa: and the worse part was a lot of them are jpg's so i had to laod them special

[2008.04.23 19:01:05] Shopa: cuz i cant have dark stuff

[2008.04.23 19:01:06] jonbaas has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 19:01:12] Kippy: Hi Jon

[2008.04.23 19:01:19] jonbaas: Hey Kippy. :)

[2008.04.23 19:01:21] Shopa: everyone hang around for after chat if you can

[2008.04.23 19:01:25] Ne@1512BLVD: A lot of my older designs are JPG

[2008.04.23 19:01:33] Shopa: you have to close chat and come back in to get back into the lobby usually though

[2008.04.23 19:01:34] Sag: Okay, Shop

[2008.04.23 19:01:43] Shopa: cuz they are gonna close this in a few

[2008.04.23 19:01:55] Shopa: ne prolly 80% of mine are lol

[2008.04.23 19:02:00] Kippy: I'll try... stayed up all night last night because some people just wouldn't stop chatting...

[2008.04.23 19:02:13] UncleFrog: howdy Sag! I spent the day correcting my CJ mess, and dabbling in SaS ... WOW! I now wish that CP had gone SaS instead of CJ. What a difference!! Now hopefully the results will be different, too

[2008.04.23 19:02:28] Gandalf_Parker: I always try to save a design in the preferrred format of my paint program. That tends to keep them most info and converts/modifys easiest later

[2008.04.23 19:02:31] Ne@1512BLVD: Probably 80% for me too, because I put most of my designs in the first few months!

[2008.04.23 19:02:31] TexasFiddler has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 19:02:56] Kippy: Hi, TexasFiddler

[2008.04.23 19:02:58] Sag: Hey if any of you are looking for a good forum to learn how to convert your shops to mobi sites for cell phone shoppers here is the link: http://mobility.mobi - couldn't put it in the forum but did want to share it.

[2008.04.23 19:03:00] Shopa: ne me tooi loaded 4500 designs in my first 9 months

[2008.04.23 19:03:05] Gandalf_Parker: yeah Im not real happy with CJ either

[2008.04.23 19:03:07] TexasFiddler: Kippy, how you doing

[2008.04.23 19:03:14] Kippy: never better! you?

[2008.04.23 19:03:16] Shopa: thanks sag

[2008.04.23 19:03:39] Kippy: cool, thanks Sag. That's been on the to-do

[2008.04.23 19:03:42] Shopa: does anyone object to me loading this chat log into the blog??

[2008.04.23 19:03:49] Ne@1512BLVD: CJ is okay for me, but I admit my affiliate endeavors have not been my main focus

[2008.04.23 19:03:52] Sag: Nope.

[2008.04.23 19:03:56] Shopa: i dont usually put the lobby ones up but there is some good info here

[2008.04.23 19:03:57] TexasFiddler: I'd be thrilled Shopa

[2008.04.23 19:04:01] jonbaas: I don't mind. :)

[2008.04.23 19:04:18] Ne@1512BLVD: I don't mind... there were times in the past I wish you had!

[2008.04.23 19:04:19] Gandalf_Parker: affil and referrals have always been my main money

[2008.04.23 19:04:35] Bruce has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 19:04:39] Shopa: yeha well a lot of people say things in the lobby that they may not want repeated

[2008.04.23 19:04:47] TexasFiddler: I wish they'd open the chat room, I've gotta step away for about ten minutes and I don't want to miss anything there! You gonna put the chat itself on the blog as well Shopa?

[2008.04.23 19:05:06] Shopa: yes i will

[2008.04.23 19:05:06] Ne@1512BLVD: You could always delete out personal info or sales or emails if stated

[2008.04.23 19:05:07] Sag: I hope you are successful Frog! I know it's a mess to handle at CJ.

[2008.04.23 19:05:08] BrittaCP has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 19:05:16] Gandalf_Parker: ok its open

[2008.04.23 19:05:18] The Shadow has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 19:05:23] The Shadow: Hello Sks

[2008.04.23 19:05:26] Ne@1512BLVD: Okay heading over!

[2008.04.23 19:05:26] Shopa: shadowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[2008.04.23 19:05:28] BrittaCP: CafePress chat room is now open... if you'd like to jump on over

[2008.04.23 19:05:28] UncleFrog: Thanks, Sag

[2008.04.23 19:05:29] MP has entered the room "The Lobby"

[2008.04.23 19:05:32] XXXXXXXX: Shadow!

[2008.04.23 19:05:40] NiftyGaloot has left the room

[2008.04.23 19:05:40] Kippy: hi, hi!

[2008.04.23 19:05:42] Gandalf_Parker: yay first one in

[2008.04.23 19:05:42] The Shadow: Hello people

[2008.04.23 19:05:46] Shopa: everyone rememebr to come back after!!!!!

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[2008.04.09 19:01:11] AngelaCP: hi everyone!
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[2008.04.09 19:01:34] BrittaCP: so who's the rotten egg?
[2008.04.09 19:01:37] Sag: Howdy!
[2008.04.09 19:01:39] matisse: HI!
[2008.04.09 19:01:40] NiftyGaloot has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:01:41] Kippy: hi ang, britta, everyone!
[2008.04.09 19:01:42] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Hi Everyone!
[2008.04.09 19:01:43] Message sent to moderator(s)
[2008.04.09 19:01:45] Dooni Designs: wasnt me!
[2008.04.09 19:01:49] matisse: not me I was first!
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[2008.04.09 19:02:13] AngelaCP: happy spring to everyone
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[2008.04.09 19:02:22] AngelaCP: though it's not feeling like spring in the bay area
[2008.04.09 19:02:23] AngelaCP: it's cold!
[2008.04.09 19:02:30] cyi: It's snowing here!
[2008.04.09 19:02:36] BrittaCP: Hi Everyone,
Thanks for hanging out with us this afternoon.
[2008.04.09 19:02:40] Carl: happy spring!
[2008.04.09 19:02:42] AngelaCP: eek! here I am complaining... it's just super windy here
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[2008.04.09 19:02:52] Sag: Got the windows opened here. Very warm.
[2008.04.09 19:03:00] BrittaCP: YEAH... BUT SUPER WINDY =SUPER COLD
[2008.04.09 19:03:01] AngelaCP: lucky you Sag!
[2008.04.09 19:03:04] BrittaCP: at least to me
[2008.04.09 19:03:07] matisse: 75 degrees here!
[2008.04.09 19:03:13] tshirtmaster: hello
[2008.04.09 19:03:16] AngelaCP: okay, definitely spring time for some of you
[2008.04.09 19:03:20] Kippy: I'm always cold, so I'll still whinge when it's sunny and warm
[2008.04.09 19:03:33] Ne@1512BLVD: 46 here
[2008.04.09 19:03:33] BrittaCP: me to... i'm only happy when it's 70 +
[2008.04.09 19:03:36] BrittaCP: ha
[2008.04.09 19:03:36] AngelaCP: brrrrrr
[2008.04.09 19:03:42] TexasFiddler: tornado watch in dfw area
[2008.04.09 19:03:50] AngelaCP: :(
[2008.04.09 19:03:50] The Shadow has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:03:59] AngelaCP: Okay, we're getting ready to start
[2008.04.09 19:04:00] BrittaCP: anyways.... today is a Shopkeeper Discussion and out Spring Sales… and what you can do to boost your sales this spring.
[2008.04.09 19:04:08] PhotoGirl has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:04:34] BrittaCP: Since this is a discussion, unlike our workshops, we want to hear your ideas about fun, interesting, and profitable things you can do.
[2008.04.09 19:04:59] BrittaCP: This will hopefully inspire some of you, and give you some good food for thought when return to working on your shop.
[2008.04.09 19:05:28] mordant has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:05:35] BrittaCP: Like all other chats though, this will be moderated. That means any comment you send will be put into a queue until reviewed and pushed out by a moderator.
[2008.04.09 19:06:30] Winter has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:06:35] BrittaCP: So what’s happening in spring that you can take a part of in your shop.
[2008.04.09 19:06:40] Kate @ LittleLizzy: I like the moderation. Otherwise it can get a little crazy!
[2008.04.09 19:06:44] BrittaCP: us too
[2008.04.09 19:07:19] BrittaCP: let's start with spring cleaning
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[2008.04.09 19:07:31] Dooni Designs: FYI, I was featured on a cafepress email yesterday and sold 4 of the design since.. thanks CP
[2008.04.09 19:07:34] BrittaCP: congrats
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[2008.04.09 19:07:51] matisse: ugh! working on that now!
[2008.04.09 19:08:12] BrittaCP: so i assume most of you have fully cleaned up from your holiday party?
[2008.04.09 19:08:14] AngelaCP: like spring cleaning your house... it's work now, but pay off later
[2008.04.09 19:08:24] BrittaCP: or cleaned up your shops since the holidays
[2008.04.09 19:08:28] AngelaCP: or from winter?
[2008.04.09 19:08:53] PhotoGirl: or Valentine's day
[2008.04.09 19:09:01] AngelaCP: Yes, or St Patrick's day
[2008.04.09 19:09:09] Cartwright has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:09:14] AngelaCP: We've seen shops with their V-day or St Patricks stuff right up front
[2008.04.09 19:09:23] Kippy: I think that's a year-round chore!
[2008.04.09 19:09:25] AngelaCP: Definitely
[2008.04.09 19:09:49] AngelaCP: if you're updating frequently, you probably don't need us to tell you about spring cleaning
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[2008.04.09 19:10:06] Carl: I just finished a major shop redesign for spring - brighter colors, put short-sleeved apparel near the top, etc. I don't know if it'll help sales, but it sure made ME feel better. :)
[2008.04.09 19:10:08] AngelaCP: Though, there are a few things you can do that most seasoned SKs know all about.
[2008.04.09 19:10:31] BrittaCP: carl... that's totally the right direction to be in
[2008.04.09 19:11:11] AngelaCP: Definitely Carl. If you have your long sleeved shirts on top, move them down
[2008.04.09 19:11:41] AngelaCP: Just use the rearrange tool to do that.
[2008.04.09 19:11:43] BrittaCP: in addition to this... now is the time to think about running a "sale" on those winter items
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[2008.04.09 19:12:21] The Shadow: I keep wanting a shop redesign but my lack of time is limited... until I reach self employment is a few months
[2008.04.09 19:12:27] Cartwright: Oh man, I never thought about product placement (for seasonal purposes) inside each section...that's a chore!
[2008.04.09 19:12:49] AngelaCP: Yes, we don't have SK coupons yet... but you can still mark them down and advertise on your shop as a winter blow out or spring sale.
[2008.04.09 19:13:01] matisse: How about a bulk change season tool that moves the short sleaves and long sleaves by the relevant season!:)
[2008.04.09 19:13:08] AngelaCP: Not a bad idea...
[2008.04.09 19:13:11] BrittaCP: but it may be worth it... as the days start warming up... folkd will be looking more for t-shirts and tanks
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[2008.04.09 19:13:26] Cartwright: awesome idea matisse...can they have that ready by the weekend?
[2008.04.09 19:13:45] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Matisse - that's such a good idea!
[2008.04.09 19:14:06] matisse: I am sure they will!^.^
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[2008.04.09 19:14:14] scarebaby: howdy doody!
[2008.04.09 19:14:14] TexasFiddler: 3rd in 6 days
[2008.04.09 19:14:14] matisse: a bi-polar spring!
[2008.04.09 19:14:14] Kippy: cpconnect would inspire us ;)
[2008.04.09 19:14:15] matisse: oh no!
[2008.04.09 19:14:15] The Shadow: I love the whirlwind of unmoderated...but I read fast...lol
[2008.04.09 19:14:15] FSG: Could CP please run a good sale soon!
[2008.04.09 19:14:15] FSG: A buy 3 get 1 shirt sale like you guys tried would be an awesome way to boost spring sales. Otherwise we just can't compete.
[2008.04.09 19:14:15] Karen: I see that you have featured odd holiday/months such as National frog month. Will we be seeing more of that sort of thing throughout the rest of the year?
[2008.04.09 19:14:15] The Shadow: SK coupons.. yet? is that a soon or later sort of thing?
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[2008.04.09 19:14:27] BrittaCP: has anyone here tried to do a sale in thier shop, before?
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[2008.04.09 19:15:20] Cartwright: I never did an in-store sale...most people never see my storefront it seems.
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[2008.04.09 19:15:39] Ne@1512BLVD: I had a sale just for other shopkeepers for one month
[2008.04.09 19:15:58] BrittaCP: Ne: would you like to share how you did... for those who may be curious?
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[2008.04.09 19:16:22] PhotoGirl: Yes, but, I did not generate extra sales.
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[2008.04.09 19:16:25] Kippy: I remember seeing that on the forum, Ne. How did that go?
[2008.04.09 19:16:31] Dooni Designs: same here cart.. most of my visitors go right to product pages from google/froogle
[2008.04.09 19:16:41] FSG: I have tried sales and it really doesn't seem to make a difference, however people just like to see that there is some kind of coupon or sale even if they don't use it.
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[2008.04.09 19:17:05] Ne@1512BLVD: Yeah, you can make a special basic or section in a Premium and then mark it up just a little bit. I promoted it on the forums.
[2008.04.09 19:17:13] AngelaCP: sales is really more about generating interest and those that are price sensitive
[2008.04.09 19:17:32] Ne@1512BLVD: I sold one item, but the person came back and spent $100 on a commissioned graphic
[2008.04.09 19:17:45] deb: New to this - has anyone had any luck with their items for sale?
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[2008.04.09 19:17:54] BrittaCP: nice... so with your sale you created some exposure
[2008.04.09 19:18:12] Carl: I offer sales constantly. My value Tees are sorted under the "discount" heading... along with the bulk products. CPshops makes it simple off-site. On-site at my cafepress shop, it can be a chore to go through and rearrange every section - but if you go into your browser advanced settings and disable the loading of images it goes MUCH faster.
[2008.04.09 19:18:21] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Wow!! Sounds like a return customer for the future too!
[2008.04.09 19:18:29] Ne@1512BLVD: yes
[2008.04.09 19:19:01] Cartwright: Nice Carl...do you freelance as personal CP advisor?
[2008.04.09 19:19:11] BrittaCP: crl can be found live onthe community forums ;)
[2008.04.09 19:19:18] Ne@1512BLVD: I plan on offering sales to customers once I get a good newsletter system going
[2008.04.09 19:19:20] Cartwright: I need an offsite store
[2008.04.09 19:19:24] AngelaCP: Using value tees as your "discount" section is a great idea
[2008.04.09 19:19:31] PhotoGirl: I have a special for newsletter readers only and chose 1 design to change price from Premium to the lowest price. In 7 months of doing that not one sale was made. Of course I only have 10 subscribers to newsletter.
[2008.04.09 19:19:32] AngelaCP: t-shirts for spring
[2008.04.09 19:20:52] deb: how would a new person get people to come to their basic site?
[2008.04.09 19:21:53] Ne@1512BLVD: Deb, create a blog and then link to all your basic stores
[2008.04.09 19:22:01] AngelaCP: So other than sales
[2008.04.09 19:22:11] AngelaCP: what have you guys done?
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[2008.04.09 19:22:41] matisse: How long do you think it would take to move the short sleave t-shirts when you have over over 3,000 sections?:-(
[2008.04.09 19:22:48] AngelaCP: wow, 3000 sections?
[2008.04.09 19:22:49] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Deb, you could also send an email to your family & friends letting them know, and asking them to help spread the word
[2008.04.09 19:22:53] AngelaCP: okay, definitely not an easy task
[2008.04.09 19:23:01] Cartwright: haha...a couple minutes probably
[2008.04.09 19:23:06] Ne@1512BLVD: THis will be my first Spring where I actually have products and stuff. I started last year in March.
[2008.04.09 19:24:24] cyi: Highlight outdoor hobbies & other relevant things like graduation, mother's day, etc.
[2008.04.09 19:24:39] BrittaCP: yes... so there are lots of intersting things that are happening in the sprin
[2008.04.09 19:24:42] BrittaCP: *spring
[2008.04.09 19:25:01] matisse: gardening!
[2008.04.09 19:25:09] Sag: For starters, create designs for the beach, camping, fishing, summer sports etc and put them front and center.
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[2008.04.09 19:25:24] NiftyGaloot: Gardening, Flowers blooming, trees getting leaves, green grass
[2008.04.09 19:25:31] AngelaCP: great idea sag
[2008.04.09 19:25:49] AngelaCP: themes associated with spring, and when you spring clean, you're also preparing for summer
[2008.04.09 19:25:57] BrittaCP: right... in a blink of an eye it will be summer
[2008.04.09 19:25:59] Ne@1512BLVD: This has been said in the past, but.... don't forget to take you Christmas decortations out of your shop...... When I started last March, I remember seeing a shop that was very heavily Christmas! lol
[2008.04.09 19:26:02] Sag: Then blog the heck out of them and get them into the social media sites.
[2008.04.09 19:26:29] matisse: If you move those sections, don't you break the links?
[2008.04.09 19:26:34] Kippy: I sell xmas stuff all year ;)
[2008.04.09 19:26:44] Ne@1512BLVD: not if you move them....
[2008.04.09 19:26:53] AngelaCP: Moving sections.. you retain the same URL
[2008.04.09 19:27:21] Sag: Then periodically run discounts on a themed set of designs that works well in the summer.
[2008.04.09 19:27:27] BrittaCP: if you're thinking about doing some spring cleaning in your shop... one thing you might want to look at is products that just don't sell as well and have been getting dusty
[2008.04.09 19:27:27] AngelaCP: You're on a roll sag :D
[2008.04.09 19:27:45] Ne@1512BLVD: Kippy, I meant promoting Christmas like Christmas colors, Christmas background... it was still up in that shop in March
[2008.04.09 19:27:54] BrittaCP: and the products that don't fit... meaning square images on round items... or adult humor on baby clothes
[2008.04.09 19:27:57] AngelaCP: correct, your shop should be festive for spring and summer, not past holidays
[2008.04.09 19:28:08] PhotoGirl: What if you hide the section? Does it keep the url?
[2008.04.09 19:28:18] NiftyGaloot: I don't recommend taking xmas stuff out of a shop... Just shove them off to a back corner somewhere.
[2008.04.09 19:28:22] AngelaCP: It does, but your stuff will not show up in the MP
[2008.04.09 19:28:30] Ne@1512BLVD: yes
[2008.04.09 19:28:40] matisse: I have been deleting them going on 2 weeks now ... still have not sold a "tracksuit"!
[2008.04.09 19:28:54] Ne@1512BLVD: Yeah, I keep my Christmas items up, but this shop had the website design still Christmas is what I am trying to say!
[2008.04.09 19:29:04] Sag: :-D Then invite people to submit stories about their favorite summer vacation and display associated designed t-shirts in the same blog, or social media site.
[2008.04.09 19:29:13] Cartwright: matisse, I heard it was a bad idea to delete products
[2008.04.09 19:29:29] Ne@1512BLVD: Oh, good idea Sag!
[2008.04.09 19:29:33] matisse: uh oh! too late!
[2008.04.09 19:29:42] Kippy: Just giving you a hard time, Ne :)
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[2008.04.09 19:29:50] HG: Consider me a mental newbie, but if I have an UNhidden section within a HIDDEN section, will the products in the UNhidden section still show up in the MP?
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[2008.04.09 19:29:59] matisse: somebody is typing too fast again!
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] Cartwright: would love a 3 t-shirts 1 free deal...hint, hint
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] cyi: If there were better bulk price change tools I would try running sales.
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] The Shadow: i agree with FSG... we do need some good sales. I have noticed 15% coupons on some competitors... something like that would be great to have
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] matisse: are value tees still selling well?
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] Cartwright: Anyone see a recession impacting sales...anyone reducing prices (or considering it?)
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] NiftyGaloot: I like this one from FoxVox: http://www.cafepress.com/artoffoxvox.115796084
[2008.04.09 19:29:59] matisse: I have 5 stores!
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] las65: I focused on earth day & my designs have gotten lost in the what seems to be 1,000's of designs!
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] The Shadow: matisse... logn enough that it will be time to move them back in teh fall ;)
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] Ne@1512BLVD: It would be neat to have a bulk tool that would move all of one product into a section at once... of course I would use that with caution if they did have that tool...
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] Dooni Designs: this is my 5th cafepress'ed srping LOL
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] matisse: My tulips are just starting to bloom!
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] matisse: phew!
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] The Shadow: never delete... it hurts you and your affiliates
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] cyi: I sell lots of tracksuits to Ghana.
[2008.04.09 19:30:00] Cartwright: I heard that affiliates get angry
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[2008.04.09 19:30:27] AngelaCP: sorry everyone. Everytime I get kicked off, all the stuff in the mod queue burps out.
[2008.04.09 19:30:29] AngelaCP: :(
[2008.04.09 19:30:35] Ne@1512BLVD: I want to create a photo gallery, where people submit there photos of wearing my products.
[2008.04.09 19:30:37] Sag: Then run a Sizzling Summer Sale with rock bottom pricing for people who also sign up for your newsletter - which you can really use in the 4th quarter to your advantage.
[2008.04.09 19:30:40] The Shadow: well obviously we are moderated until Amgela gets booted
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[2008.04.09 19:30:43] AngelaCP: LOL...yes
[2008.04.09 19:30:45] Dooni Designs: deleting can be bad.. especially if there are affiliates.. leave it to me though to accidentally delete a whole store with over 1000 designs.
[2008.04.09 19:31:10] AngelaCP: Deleting products aren't as bad with Affiliates.
[2008.04.09 19:31:19] matisse: I don't get much affilaite sales.
[2008.04.09 19:31:30] AngelaCP: Some may link directly to your product, but most will link to your shop or sections...
[2008.04.09 19:31:32] Cartwright: maybe that's why! haha
[2008.04.09 19:31:37] Ne@1512BLVD: My entire first 5-6 months was just wasted making mistake upon mistake
[2008.04.09 19:31:54] Cartwright: I think I'll trust Shadow when he says deleting = bad
[2008.04.09 19:31:58] AngelaCP: that said, there's a balance between marketing for affiliates or for your shop. Two different needs, two different requirements.
[2008.04.09 19:32:19] AngelaCP: You may have to do things that's good for your shop that may not be so good for affiliates and vice versa
[2008.04.09 19:32:26] AngelaCP: as long as you keep that in mind.
[2008.04.09 19:32:40] Sag: Heck, don't delete old worn out designs. Redesign them and refresh the SEO.:-D
[2008.04.09 19:32:41] AngelaCP: There you go Sag.
[2008.04.09 19:32:53] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Ne - it's a learning process for sure! I think we've all made mistakes along the way, especially when you just start out.
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[2008.04.09 19:33:11] AngelaCP: It's definitely a learning process
[2008.04.09 19:33:23] Ne@1512BLVD: Sag, yeah, a lot of people do not think to just replace the image so to retain the link
[2008.04.09 19:33:29] AngelaCP: That's definitely possible.
[2008.04.09 19:34:10] AngelaCP: I was just suggesting to not hamper doing stuff for your shop because of how it may affect affiliates. I think some SKs are scolding for doing things that may affect affiliating... but it's right for them. It's okay.
[2008.04.09 19:34:29] matisse: Sag - that's exactly what I am doing - taking out old stuff and redoing new ones to replace.
[2008.04.09 19:34:32] Sag: Never lose ground, just re-capture it!:-D
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[2008.04.09 19:34:42] Ne@1512BLVD: I had someone PM me for help and they told me they periodically deleted entire sections just to rearrange it! yikes
[2008.04.09 19:34:57] NiftyGaloot: But... If replacing and image, don't replace a G rated kids image with an R rated adult image!
[2008.04.09 19:35:27] mousecrafter: I will delete products for "Candidate Name 2008" if that candidate has withdrawn from the race
[2008.04.09 19:35:36] AngelaCP: Clean up is definitely necessary
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[2008.04.09 19:35:51] AngelaCP: at the very least, hide sections until you can figure it out.
[2008.04.09 19:36:06] Ne@1512BLVD: I still sell candidate who is withdrawn
[2008.04.09 19:36:07] Cartwright: why, some people might want those products as collectables
[2008.04.09 19:36:14] Dooni Designs: HIDING is better than deleting
[2008.04.09 19:36:22] The Shadow: any page you have that has page rank ultimately gives your main page some rank.... every little bit helps. And if those pages are in the main Google index, you are better to keep them, since the size of the main Google index seems to be forcing more pages supplemental
[2008.04.09 19:36:27] AngelaCP: Yes, SEO
[2008.04.09 19:36:34] Cartwright: there is no upside in deleting, plain and simple
[2008.04.09 19:36:36] AngelaCP: Shadow is the SEO expert in the house :)
[2008.04.09 19:37:02] Ne@1512BLVD: I know that a lot of people get things mixed up, like the difference between importing and moving or hiding and deleting
[2008.04.09 19:37:11] The Shadow: takes bow
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[2008.04.09 19:37:57] AngelaCP: Once we get cafepedia up and running, I'd love for you all to contribute with these tips. As you've mentioned, these tips were learned by the community.
[2008.04.09 19:37:58] BrittaCP: so... let's talk about spring events, leading up tot summer... the occassions and event that are happening, that may inspire a design or two... we've already had mention of Earth Day and Mother's day
[2008.04.09 19:38:08] AngelaCP: Why not start now? http://www.cafepedia.com/
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[2008.04.09 19:38:21] BrittaCP: Earth Day: April 22
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[2008.04.09 19:38:52] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Memorial Day, Graduations, Weddings
[2008.04.09 19:39:02] BrittaCP: yes... spring is definatly wedding season
[2008.04.09 19:39:06] mousecrafter: I did sell something last year relating to the 2000 election controversy in my political shop
[2008.04.09 19:39:22] AngelaCP: Election is hot for 2008... plain and simple. :)
[2008.04.09 19:39:40] BrittaCP: Prior to being a Community Superstar... i used to make cake toppers... and boy was April and May busy!
[2008.04.09 19:39:51] matisse: I don't see as much news coverage for Earth day as I saw last year. More coverage on the elections.
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[2008.04.09 19:40:05] PhotoGirl: I sold a custom name wedding design last month .
[2008.04.09 19:40:15] Kate @ LittleLizzy: There seem to be a lot of baby showers happening now too
[2008.04.09 19:40:18] The Shadow: There is alot of traffic for eath day
[2008.04.09 19:40:23] AngelaCP: I think politics just took over this year
[2008.04.09 19:40:29] AngelaCP: but i have read a lot about being green. Green is the new black isn't it? ;)
[2008.04.09 19:40:42] AngelaCP: feature your totebags
[2008.04.09 19:40:51] BrittaCP: organic tees
[2008.04.09 19:40:54] Ne@1512BLVD: I started an Earth Day section, but I am having a hard time being creative on that topic.
[2008.04.09 19:40:56] AngelaCP: it doesn't have to have any green sayings, or earth day designs
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[2008.04.09 19:40:59] Cartwright: I have a ton of green/earth day/tree hugger stuff but I have not seen a spike in sales
[2008.04.09 19:41:07] Dooni Designs: i threw up some quick go green animal designs in my goofkins.com shop and sold one the next day
[2008.04.09 19:41:12] AngelaCP: just using totebags in place of plastic is green.
[2008.04.09 19:41:12] Ne@1512BLVD: Angela, can I borow that> lol
[2008.04.09 19:41:23] Sag: There's also the unobvious events like class reunions, rodeo, racing, etc.
[2008.04.09 19:41:39] Ne@1512BLVD: I made a section just for my tote bags, so I am ahead of the game there!
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[2008.04.09 19:41:42] Dooni Designs: graduations
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[2008.04.09 19:41:54] AngelaCP: awesome Ne!
[2008.04.09 19:42:02] BrittaCP: yes... and with single greeting cards... you can get some good designs on them for the occassion
[2008.04.09 19:42:13] The Shadow: I am probably going green this year by switching from a400hp SUV to a 360hp car...lol
[2008.04.09 19:42:15] mousecrafter: The Chinese Olympic controversy has been in the news too, but I know you have to watch for trademarks on the "Olympic" name
[2008.04.09 19:42:21] BrittaCP: that's a good dtep, shadow
[2008.04.09 19:42:25] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Never too early for July 4th stuff too, especially during the Election Season.
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[2008.04.09 19:42:42] AngelaCP: Remember, olympic is a trade mark so be careful if you choose to design around this issue.
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[2008.04.09 19:42:57] BrittaCP: and with 4th of july there's also memorial day in may... not as big (at least i don't think) but an easy way to recyle designs
[2008.04.09 19:43:07] Ne@1512BLVD: This is year round, but don't forget things like birthdays, spring birthdays, holiday birthdays
[2008.04.09 19:43:14] Cassiopeia: weight loss is a big spring issue!
[2008.04.09 19:43:36] Sag: If you think ahead, it is also time to start thinking about back to school clothing/designs and get positioned to address it.
[2008.04.09 19:43:39] mousecrafter: It is also the season for Christian/Catholic First Communions and Confirmations
[2008.04.09 19:43:54] BrittaCP: there's is also Cinco de Mayo: May 5... for anyone whos shop may fit it
[2008.04.09 19:43:59] Kate @ LittleLizzy: And BIG birthdays! I'm designing one just my own birthday, and then I'm going to wear the heck out of it!
[2008.04.09 19:44:24] BrittaCP: and speaking of birthdays... there's another bigone coming up...
[2008.04.09 19:44:30] BrittaCP: Britta’s Birthday: May 10th (that’s right… it’s considered a national holiday… betcha didn’t know that… I can’t guarantee that you’ll profit from it though)
[2008.04.09 19:44:34] BrittaCP: lol
[2008.04.09 19:44:48] AngelaCP: LOL
[2008.04.09 19:44:50] The Shadow: i think my todo list just got longer...lol
[2008.04.09 19:44:58] AngelaCP: I'm sure you guys will have a britta bday feature ;)
[2008.04.09 19:45:04] Ne@1512BLVD: happy early BD
[2008.04.09 19:45:06] matisse: happy birthday Britta!
[2008.04.09 19:45:06] Sag: :-D
[2008.04.09 19:45:10] The Shadow: turning 21 Britta?
[2008.04.09 19:45:24] BrittaCP: oh... i'm flattered, shadow
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[2008.04.09 19:45:53] BrittaCP: anyways... you all have a month to get your birtta's bday sectiuns up... i joke of course ;)
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[2008.04.09 19:46:31] Kippy: most definitely!
[2008.04.09 19:46:39] AngelaCP: So we have 15 minutes left... we got most of the main topics out about spring sales
[2008.04.09 19:46:51] AngelaCP: anything anyone want to toss out we forgot about?
[2008.04.09 19:47:03] BrittaCP: oh... of course don't forget mom on May 11tg
[2008.04.09 19:47:06] AngelaCP: you guys have great ideas!
[2008.04.09 19:47:30] Cartwright: Can you let us know if any other CP promotions are on the horizon?
[2008.04.09 19:47:30] NiftyGaloot: Fishing opener!
[2008.04.09 19:47:47] AngelaCP: I don't know of any in the horizon... but I'm working on a contests....
[2008.04.09 19:47:58] AngelaCP: not a, but contests
[2008.04.09 19:48:07] Carl: Is cp planning a big mom's day push this year, and is there anything we can do to complement that in our shops?
[2008.04.09 19:48:27] AngelaCP: Yes, we had a chat about that last week. The transcript should be up this week.
[2008.04.09 19:48:40] BrittaCP: we are... you should see it in the next week or so...
[2008.04.09 19:49:01] BrittaCP: basically, we're looking at what makes mom unique
[2008.04.09 19:49:22] Ne@1512BLVD: I know there is a place in the MP where you can see all the holidays in one spot with links... forget how to get to it though, but I use it to give me ideas for the holidays to add
[2008.04.09 19:49:26] AngelaCP: this page? http://www.cafepress.com/buy/holidays
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[2008.04.09 19:50:08] las65: any new products coming?
[2008.04.09 19:50:25] BrittaCP: we have some surprises coming your way
[2008.04.09 19:50:37] BrittaCP: that's about all we can say
[2008.04.09 19:50:44] The Shadow: 4 holidays down....83 to go
[2008.04.09 19:50:45] las65: don't tease!
[2008.04.09 19:50:51] Kippy: my ponnnyyyy!?
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[2008.04.09 19:51:00] Kate @ LittleLizzy: I love surprises!
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[2008.04.09 19:51:24] The Shadow: cutom printed ponies for kippy...lol
[2008.04.09 19:51:32] TexasFiddler: when can we expect an announcement Britta?
[2008.04.09 19:52:01] BrittaCP: keep your ear low to the ground... and your eyes on the announcment board
[2008.04.09 19:52:07] Carl: Kippy definitely needs a Pony On Demand service.
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[2008.04.09 19:52:27] AngelaCP: We try to announce at least 2 weeks before. If we can, we try to do it sooner. It's not that we don't want to announce with more time.. it's just possible a product may not pass QC at the last minute...
[2008.04.09 19:52:37] Ne@1512BLVD: I wish I knew what the Kippy pony joke was all about! lol
[2008.04.09 19:52:47] AngelaCP: For long time SKs, they know we used to do this ;) Now we want to be sure what we're announcing will happen.
[2008.04.09 19:53:08] Sag: I am planning on running a big contest with the prize awarded prior to Christmas. It's a big prize and any info CP can help me with to make sure the t's are crossed and the i's dotted, I would appreciate.
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[2008.04.09 19:53:20] AngelaCP: Just ping me Sag... I'll see how I can help.
[2008.04.09 19:53:38] BrittaCP: kippy has been eagerly awaiting her pony for as long as i have been doing these chats :)
[2008.04.09 19:53:46] Kippy: oooh, carl!
[2008.04.09 19:53:47] Kippy: Ne, I don't even know what the pony joke is all about
[2008.04.09 19:54:05] TexasFiddler: understand...thanks
[2008.04.09 19:54:09] Carl: ne, kippy ran for cpvoice last year under the pony in every pot platform
[2008.04.09 19:54:10] Sag: Thank you, Angela!:bow:
[2008.04.09 19:54:32] AngelaCP: Ha.
[2008.04.09 19:54:42] AngelaCP: Okay, so we're down to the last 5 minutes
[2008.04.09 19:54:56] AngelaCP: Sounds like we have a group of Sks that already know what they need to do for spring
[2008.04.09 19:55:04] AngelaCP: Yay!
[2008.04.09 19:55:04] AngelaCP: great ideas.
[2008.04.09 19:55:09] BrittaCP: oooh... one thing i was thinking about... although it's already passed
[2008.04.09 19:55:12] BrittaCP: Spring Break
[2008.04.09 19:55:19] hotel26 has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.04.09 19:55:37] BrittaCP: This would be fun for next year... especially if you have an adult themed shop
[2008.04.09 19:55:38] AngelaCP: Should the next product be "time"? I mean, we already have dating as a new product... ;)
[2008.04.09 19:55:48] Ne@1512BLVD: now, we need the time, or at least I do.
[2008.04.09 19:55:54] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Now it's just a matter of doing everything!!
[2008.04.09 19:55:54] AngelaCP: Oopps, in response to Ne here....
[2008.04.09 19:56:03] Cartwright: noboday wears shirts on spring break. ha
[2008.04.09 19:56:09] BrittaCP: but they wear boxers and thongs!
[2008.04.09 19:56:13] The Shadow: Angela...for those that don't like surprises, should they pm too? ;)
[2008.04.09 19:56:20] The Shadow: hey I will buy all the time you have in stock!!!
[2008.04.09 19:56:21] hotel26: x
[2008.04.09 19:56:25] hotel26: I need more traffic, any of you pros have any good advice you can give to a novice?
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[2008.04.09 19:56:33] BrittaCP: hotel...i'll open up the lobby in a few
[2008.04.09 19:56:36] AngelaCP: Shadow, what are you referencing? about the PM?
[2008.04.09 19:56:46] BrittaCP: i'm sure some the SK's here would be happy to give some tips
[2008.04.09 19:56:47] matisse: I have atarted a CP version of "whack the mole" contest! I call it "whack the t-shirt". It's for gamers and if you are a winner(fat chance) you get free shipping!^.^
[2008.04.09 19:56:49] AngelaCP: funny!
[2008.04.09 19:56:58] Carl: if it's an adult shop... i suggest a mattress-spring break theme.
[2008.04.09 19:57:04] matisse: not where I went for Spring Break!
[2008.04.09 19:57:06] The Shadow: hotel...rank well in google ;)
[2008.04.09 19:57:11] Kippy: hotel26 it's all about the seo, unless you're super lucky
[2008.04.09 19:57:12] AngelaCP: next year, spring break themes. what a great idea.
[2008.04.09 19:57:24] AngelaCP: Definitely college/adult humor stuff.
[2008.04.09 19:57:49] hotel26: thats the thing, I am not sure how to get the seo and my ranking better
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[2008.04.09 19:58:17] BrittaCP: there's also tax day next week... again something to think about for next year
[2008.04.09 19:58:20] AngelaCP: Hotel, check out the Learning Center for some SEO tutorials. They're basic, but should be helpful if you're starting out. http://www.cafepress.com/cp/learn/
[2008.04.09 19:58:26] The Shadow: the upcoming surprise Angela... I was just joking
[2008.04.09 19:58:41] AngelaCP: ahhh, i'm slow ;)
[2008.04.09 19:58:45] Ne@1512BLVD: hotel, read the foums and google it... I recently found Lynda.com to be great they may have an SEO tutorial
[2008.04.09 19:58:49] BrittaCP: and speaking of tax day.... if you haven't seen it, there's a new area in the community Forums.... Slideshows
[2008.04.09 19:58:54] hotel26: Thanks Angela
[2008.04.09 19:59:04] BrittaCP: Show us what you think of tax day
[2008.04.09 19:59:33] Kippy: oh, the "sideshows" forum
[2008.04.09 19:59:38] AngelaCP: Yes, you simply add photos/images in the slideshow
[2008.04.09 19:59:41] BrittaCP: http://forums.cafepress.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/603105422
[2008.04.09 19:59:44] AngelaCP: it's topic based
[2008.04.09 19:59:46] BrittaCP: get creative
[2008.04.09 19:59:58] AngelaCP: we wanted to get to know you more
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[2008.04.09 20:00:05] AngelaCP: britta's example cracked me up
[2008.04.09 20:00:09] BrittaCP: we'll be tossing out different themes every couple of weeks
[2008.04.09 20:00:18] Ne@1512BLVD: I don't get the slideshows yet, but I do like the Meet& Greet photos
[2008.04.09 20:00:22] Ne@1512BLVD: yeah, I put my sideshow post in.
[2008.04.09 20:00:23] matisse: ah!
[2008.04.09 20:00:27] Ne@1512BLVD: I am afraid about copycatters if we post in the slideshwo
[2008.04.09 20:00:30] AngelaCP: We'll toss a topic out and you simply post a photo or a design
[2008.04.09 20:00:35] BrittaCP: you don't have to have designs
[2008.04.09 20:00:45] AngelaCP: It's just for fun
[2008.04.09 20:00:50] Carl: hotel26, use the google webmaster tools to your full advantage. add the webmaster gadgets to your google homepage... and pay attention when it reports problems with metadata or content. Start using google analytics and learn the ropes. You need feedback, and those tools give it to you.
[2008.04.09 20:00:52] BrittaCP: min is my calendar in mube... remninding me to nbot be lazy and just do it
[2008.04.09 20:00:56] The Shadow: I don't think what I think for tax day would eb suitable for that...lol
[2008.04.09 20:00:58] BrittaCP: of course... i haven't done it yet
[2008.04.09 20:01:02] AngelaCP: LOL, i have an idea....
[2008.04.09 20:01:09] Ne@1512BLVD: So we can post something that is not a design
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[2008.04.09 20:01:26] BrittaCP: well the challange is to somehow use a product
[2008.04.09 20:02:05] Ne@1512BLVD: You should take the sideshow topic someone created and make that a topic for the slideshow! lol
[2008.04.09 20:02:17] AngelaCP: We'll see how it works out.
[2008.04.09 20:02:29] AngelaCP: It should be fun
[2008.04.09 20:02:41] AngelaCP: but we'll use it for the MG photos and such
[2008.04.09 20:02:47] BrittaCP: yup.... that's the idea... it's new... we hope you guys have fun with it
[2008.04.09 20:02:58] AngelaCP: okay, looks like the hour is up
[2008.04.09 20:03:16] AngelaCP: you guys were doing a great job collaborating on spring ideas...
[2008.04.09 20:03:25] AngelaCP: you guys can continue doing that in the Lobby
[2008.04.09 20:03:31] BrittaCP: it has been opened
[2008.04.09 20:03:33] AngelaCP: Britta just opened it back up
[2008.04.09 20:03:39] AngelaCP: If you guys have ideas for chat topics, continue to send it to community team
[2008.04.09 20:03:41] matisse: uh oh back to work for me
[2008.04.09 20:03:42] matisse: Thanks!^.^
[2008.04.09 20:03:46] AngelaCP: we'd love to hear your ideas.
[2008.04.09 20:03:49] The Shadow: as always, thanks Angela & Britta!
[2008.04.09 20:03:56] hotel26: THanks Carl
[2008.04.09 20:04:05] AngelaCP: Thanks everyone
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[2008.04.09 20:04:11] Kate @ LittleLizzy: Thanks Angela & Britta! Thanks to everyone else for the great chat!
[2008.04.09 20:04:13] AngelaCP: and happy spring time to you!
[2008.04.09 20:04:18] BrittaCP: enjoy the rest of your evening
[2008.04.09 20:04:21] Ne@1512BLVD: Have a safe trip home you guys
[2008.04.09 20:04:32] AngelaCP: bye everyone
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