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Shopaholic Chick has recently expanded into a multitude of nich shops. Although the main shop is still available please check out also my new specialty shops!

Shopaholic Chick As always an acclectic collection of great designs for the whole family

Celebrate Today All of my holiday designs have been moved to this new holiday shop - in addiation hundreds of new deisgns and holidays have been added!

EP Designs formerly election place this shop still offers election designs however follow the presidential election this year it will be transformed into an activist web site featuring designs on the hottest political causes!

Live Off Grid this green shop is designed for those of you who love the planet and want to so what you can to get the word out about going green!

Liberal Hippie Tree Hugger If you love trees and you want to tell everyone how much they need to take care of the planet check this great shop for liberal hippie tree hugger designs!

Jewcy Designs if you are Jewish and proud of it - then you will find great designs here for adults and kids in cute funny phrases!

Sporty Girls if you are a girl who loves to play sports then you will love this great shop - featuring sports girls may not traditionally play - but love anyways!

Love~Hearts hundreds and soon to be thousands of names featuing the logo I Love (heart) ________ more names being added daily!

I Speak Geek if you are a conputer geek then you will love these great I Speak Geek designs - perfect for the techie-geek in your life!

basics to premium

Ok so i missed the end of the chat transcript because the chat session closed and then i could not get back to the screen because everytime i tried to access it i was told that the cafepress forums were a page not found...



[2008.06.25 19:00:09] Welcome to the CafePress Chat Room
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[2008.06.25 19:02:55] funnycrazytees: Hi everyone.
[2008.06.25 19:03:02] BrittaCP: Hello, hello, hello
[2008.06.25 19:03:18] DafnaCP: hey y'all
[2008.06.25 19:03:23] BrittaCP: Thanks for joining us today
[2008.06.25 19:03:32] Tropicando: Small group looks like
[2008.06.25 19:03:34] Tropicando: hi
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[2008.06.25 19:04:03] BrittaCP: Today we'll be talking about Premium Shops, and why they rock. If you're a newer SK, this is the perfect place for you
[2008.06.25 19:04:13] BrittaCP: Dafna is with us today
[2008.06.25 19:04:29] BrittaCP: Introduce yourself Dafna
[2008.06.25 19:04:39] Tropicando: I'm new yet old
[2008.06.25 19:04:41] DafnaCP: Hi guys
[2008.06.25 19:04:48] DafnaCP: I'm the Top Shop Account Rep
[2008.06.25 19:05:26] BrittaCP: Dafna works with a lot of Shopkeepers... sees and suggests some amazing stuff
[2008.06.25 19:05:47] LittleLizzy: Hi Dafna! Hi Britta!
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[2008.06.25 19:06:19] BrittaCP: So before we start... I've gots to go over the Chat Room Rules (bum bum bum)
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[2008.06.25 19:07:15] BrittaCP: The chat room is moderated. So anything you say will go into a queue until a mod reviews and pushes out
[2008.06.25 19:08:17] BrittaCP: We'll have a transcript up in a few days
[2008.06.25 19:08:25] BrittaCP: and we'll open the lobby when the chat is over
[2008.06.25 19:08:43] BrittaCP: unfortunatly we have to end about 15 minutes early today.
[2008.06.25 19:08:53] BrittaCP: ok... on to the good stuff...
[2008.06.25 19:08:56] Tropicando: :)
[2008.06.25 19:09:48] NiftyGaloot: So Dafna... Are gonna teach us all, how to be top shopkeepers?
[2008.06.25 19:10:03] DafnaCP: Ha! That's for another discussion
[2008.06.25 19:10:32] DafnaCP: Today we're talking about the benefits of upgrading from basic to premium.
[2008.06.25 19:10:59] DafnaCP: how many people here have never had a premium shop before?
[2008.06.25 19:11:20] Tropicando: i did a trial one
[2008.06.25 19:11:33] BrittaCP: or have one... and have no idea what to do with it?
[2008.06.25 19:11:50] TexasFiddler: Sometimes I feel that way.
[2008.06.25 19:12:02] Tropicando: I'm all basical
[2008.06.25 19:12:02] DafnaCP: So that's two....whatare all the rest of you here for?!
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[2008.06.25 19:12:16] DafnaCP: j/k!
[2008.06.25 19:12:26] BrittaCP: we still love to hear your expeirences
[2008.06.25 19:12:29] Tropicando: They like you
[2008.06.25 19:12:34] TexasFiddler: I don't miss a chat if I can help it. Almost always get an idea or two
[2008.06.25 19:12:41] BrittaCP: glad we could inspire
[2008.06.25 19:13:26] DafnaCP: Premium Shops are really intended for those shopkeepers who want to get serious with their shops and about making money! Standout differences are the ability to create a custom shopping experience with unlimited selections and products and multi-level pages.
[2008.06.25 19:13:36] Sag: Well, I once had a basic shop ... for about two hours. Does that count?
[2008.06.25 19:14:08] BrittaCP: Gotta start somewhere
[2008.06.25 19:14:12] NiftyGaloot: I still have some basics. And, several premiums.
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[2008.06.25 19:15:16] DafnaCP: So then some of you already know what some of the differences are. For those who don't, take a look at this quick reference:
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[2008.06.25 19:15:17] DafnaCP: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/shops/premium4
[2008.06.25 19:16:14] DafnaCP: Basically, going premium greatly helps to increase your sales
[2008.06.25 19:16:25] stephen has entered the room "CafePress Chat Room"
[2008.06.25 19:16:27] DafnaCP: does anyone want to share their experiences with that?
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[2008.06.25 19:17:13] Shopaholic Chick: i went right to premium - but my premiums always do better then my basics and are easier for me to promote
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[2008.06.25 19:17:31] TexasFiddler: More merchandise in one place. Folks can see multiple designs at once. Easier buying decision
[2008.06.25 19:17:57] Sag: Premiums just make everything easier from organization to updating, promoting, marketing ........
[2008.06.25 19:18:08] DafnaCP: Well one of the reasons is that going premium gives you a ton more places to enter text which is great for search engines -- I'm talking about SEO
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[2008.06.25 19:19:11] BrittaCP: With abic, you have areas like the Shop Description, Product Title, and Product Desc.
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[2008.06.25 19:19:53] BrittaCP: With a Premium, you have many moreplaces to plug in content... all your descriptive text... which is what search engines will see
[2008.06.25 19:19:56] NiftyGaloot: SEO = Search Engine Optimazition
[2008.06.25 19:20:01] BrittaCP: Thank you Nifty
[2008.06.25 19:20:05] DafnaCP: that's right, you can use those areas to enter keywords in order to pull in traffic directly to your store instead of relying mostly on the marketplace for your sales (not really the best method)
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[2008.06.25 19:21:41] DafnaCP: so the point is to get lots of good keywords into those areas to give the search engines more to work with. Just be careful not to have so much text in your shop that it looks crowded or overwhelming.
[2008.06.25 19:21:57] Tropicando: Am I correct in thinking premium affects your design placement in the MP?
[2008.06.25 19:21:58] BrittaCP: No. The MP doesn't distinguish between Premium and Basic. It only look at your image tags. Now you may find behind the placemtn of images beloning to Premium Shops... but really it's Shopkeepers who are serious about selling
[2008.06.25 19:22:16] BrittaCP: *you may find a pattern
[2008.06.25 19:22:37] BrittaCP: There are still several items in the MP belonging to basic shops
[2008.06.25 19:22:40] TexasFiddler: I still get most of my sales through the marketplace.
[2008.06.25 19:22:43] TexasFiddler: Which means I'm fighting the tagging wars pretty heavily
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[2008.06.25 19:22:47] armymom: i started out with the basic which allowed me to get started and design my shop for the trial period and of course, i upgraded quickly
[2008.06.25 19:22:49] Sag: Amen, Dafnia!
[2008.06.25 19:23:21] Shopaholic Chick: my basics appear as high as my premiums in their respctive MP's but because the premiums sell more they stay higher
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[2008.06.25 19:24:00] Tropicando: I am still not clear on stuffing
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[2008.06.25 19:24:45] Shopaholic Chick: not sure what u mean by stuffing
[2008.06.25 19:24:56] BrittaCP: Could you clarify Topicando?
[2008.06.25 19:25:29] Tropicando: SEO bad stuffing
[2008.06.25 19:25:30] DafnaCP: here is some wiki information on keyword stuffing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyword_stuffing
[2008.06.25 19:25:42] NiftyGaloot: Keyword stuffing is repeating keywords over, and over, and not using sentences. Always use complete sentences in your descriptions.
[2008.06.25 19:26:01] DafnaCP: thank you NiftyGaloot
[2008.06.25 19:26:56] Tropicando: Ok
[2008.06.25 19:27:17] BrittaCP: yes, this is something that you want to avoid. It looks sloppy to yourcustomers
[2008.06.25 19:27:23] TexasFiddler: Due to limitation of 200 characters on descriptions I wind up using phrases. "Great design for teachers." Is that really detrimental since it's not a full sentence?
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[2008.06.25 19:27:39] NiftyGaloot: Shoppers like sentences better too. Much easier to read a description.
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[2008.06.25 19:29:07] DafnaCP: So another clear cut benefit to having a premium shop is the ability to customize the shop using templates or for those who are html savvy, by using custom html
[2008.06.25 19:29:19] DafnaCP: I've seen some truly amazing shops!
[2008.06.25 19:29:50] Shopaholic Chick: 200 characters is much more then that. you can get like 2-3 sentaces in there
[2008.06.25 19:29:51] NiftyGaloot: Fiddler... That's a sentence, in my book. :)
[2008.06.25 19:29:52] Tropicando: I think that qualifies as a sentence
[2008.06.25 19:30:10] TexasFiddler: Can you give us a few examples of shops you like?
[2008.06.25 19:30:21] DafnaCP: Why don't you all give us some examples?
[2008.06.25 19:30:38] DafnaCP: anyone have a favorite shop? some of you here have great shops too!
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[2008.06.25 19:31:24] DafnaCP: nobody? okay well has anyone seen the new rock the vote store?
[2008.06.25 19:31:56] Shopaholic Chick: www.cafepress.com/liveoffgrid
[2008.06.25 19:32:18] Shopaholic Chick: www.cafepress.com/celebratetoday
[2008.06.25 19:32:19] DafnaCP: Thanks shopaholic Chick!
[2008.06.25 19:32:23] DafnaCP: another one of my favorites is badrapstore
[2008.06.25 19:32:53] DafnaCP: http://www.cafepress.com/badrapstore
[2008.06.25 19:33:15] armymom: im learning descriptons like this is working well for me. Anyone think im over doing it or not doing enough? This design is perfect for the "Army Mom" on the go. Slip into a comfy tracksuit or that beautiful t-shirt. You'll sure to be known as the "Army Mom" with style!
[2008.06.25 19:33:25] Sag: http://www.cafepress.com/sagart
[2008.06.25 19:33:30] armymom: Shopaholic, i love your shop
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[2008.06.25 19:34:03] Shopaholic Chick: ty army
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[2008.06.25 19:34:24] armymom: yw hun
[2008.06.25 19:34:49] DafnaCP: Armymom -- I think you're on the right track. We have a bunch of good tutorials on SEO that you can check out. They're in the learning center.
[2008.06.25 19:34:56] BrittaCP: It was mentioed before... how premium also increases your productivity. There are many tools available that make it faster and easier to get your image and descriptions placed on products
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[2008.06.25 19:35:25] DafnaCP: And we're adding more all the time!
[2008.06.25 19:35:26] BrittaCP: That means, you can get more images, and more products ready to sell in your shop much faster
[2008.06.25 19:35:32] Shopaholic Chick: i love sag's shops i wish all my cross links were that smooth
[2008.06.25 19:35:33] armymom: ty Dafna, i'll def check that out
[2008.06.25 19:35:46] Tropicando: I like badrapstore, but that format makes me afraif ppl don't know to click on the squares
[2008.06.25 19:35:47] Sag: ty Shop
[2008.06.25 19:36:19] BrittaCP: Customization sis something to think about when going premium
[2008.06.25 19:36:43] BrittaCP: If you don't know HTML, there are many alternatives
[2008.06.25 19:36:47] NiftyGaloot: I'm adding a section and products right now! :) http://www.cafepress.com/niftywares
[2008.06.25 19:36:54] BrittaCP: multitasking at it's best
[2008.06.25 19:37:03] DafnaCP: Nice!
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[2008.06.25 19:37:52] DafnaCP: When creating and customizing your premium shop keep in mind that you want your shop to be easily navigable and intuitive
[2008.06.25 19:37:54] Sag: Very nice, Nifty!
[2008.06.25 19:38:04] Shopaholic Chick: the customizing and crosslinking is definatly a reason to go premium - i no long feel like i am building a shop or a couple shops - i am building an empire!!!
[2008.06.25 19:38:30] DafnaCP: By taking some time to think the organization through you can come up with a game plan to make setting up quick and easy for yourself. Here is an article about premium shop organization:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/community/shop_organization
[2008.06.25 19:39:17] BrittaCP: which is pretty easy to do in premium, since you can use the move tool, to shuffle around your sections and products, as well as create sections to build buckets for your merch
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getting a buzz

[2008.06.19 19:01:14] Welcome to the CafePress Chat Room
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[2008.06.19 19:03:14] BrittaCP: Greeting and salutations everyone
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[2008.06.19 19:03:44] BrittaCP: welcome to another (what i hope to be) inspiring, informative, and just plain fun Shopkeeper Discussion
[2008.06.19 19:03:50] shopa again: hi everyone
[2008.06.19 19:04:26] BrittaCP: Today I thought I would round us all up to discuss "finding buzz"
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[2008.06.19 19:04:53] BrittaCP: meaning what, where, and how ideas for designs come from and sell
[2008.06.19 19:04:56] shopa again: (hands out bottles of wine)
[2008.06.19 19:05:01] BrittaCP: glug glug
[2008.06.19 19:05:22] BrittaCP: Since this is a Shopkeeper Discussion, there is no set agenda
[2008.06.19 19:05:39] BrittaCP: sit's really about you guys sharing your thoughts with each other and learning from one another
[2008.06.19 19:05:55] BrittaCP: Really quick, the chat rule
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[2008.06.19 19:06:41] BrittaCP: This is a moderated chat. That means any comments you send will go into a queue where it will be reveiwed by a moderator and later pushed out
[2008.06.19 19:06:53] BrittaCP: If you don't see you're comment right away, that's why
[2008.06.19 19:07:05] BrittaCP: Transcript will be posted in a few days
[2008.06.19 19:07:11] BrittaCP: end of rules
[2008.06.19 19:07:14] nanwrightart: ok I'm all ears
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[2008.06.19 19:07:55] BrittaCP: I think there is always something to talk baout in this world
[2008.06.19 19:07:59] BrittaCP: something to make fun of
[2008.06.19 19:08:04] BrittaCP: something to take a stand on
[2008.06.19 19:08:12] BrittaCP: something to put on t-shirts
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[2008.06.19 19:08:27] BrittaCP: and i'm sure all of you agree... but where do those ideas come from
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[2008.06.19 19:08:52] BrittaCP: one thing that we use a lot around here is Yahoo! Buzz report: http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz_log/?fr=fp-buzz-morebuzz
[2008.06.19 19:08:55] Gandalf Parker: First and foremost would probably be Buzz.Yahoo.com which is on my morning tabs
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[2008.06.19 19:09:44] BrittaCP: how many others are currently tapped into this?
[2008.06.19 19:09:54] Juna D: not me.
[2008.06.19 19:10:12] Sag: I am
[2008.06.19 19:10:13] nanwrightart: never heard of it
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[2008.06.19 19:11:09] NiftyGaloot: Sorry, I don't get a morning Buzz. ;)
[2008.06.19 19:11:36] Sag: depends on how time-sensitive the buzz is that determines if I use it.
[2008.06.19 19:11:40] Gandalf Parker: buzz.yahoo.com reports on the top searches of the day. good for knowing when a new interest is bursting on the scene
[2008.06.19 19:12:02] tshirtfort: I've done some buzzy type shirts here and there, but they don't sell that well. I do check yahoo buzz but it doesn't inspire me that much, honestly.
[2008.06.19 19:12:09] BrittaCP: it's all a matter of finding ideas
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[2008.06.19 19:12:31] BrittaCP: something that may be all the rage, or a hot topic, can take a bit of thinking when it comes to translating it into a t-shirt
[2008.06.19 19:12:35] nanwrightart: :-D
[2008.06.19 19:12:37] nanwrightart: ohhhhhhhhh I will have to tap into that!
[2008.06.19 19:13:23] Gandalf Parker: if a persons shop is specific to a theme, then you might use news.google.com to make a long extensve news search with lots of "any of this" and "none of this". Then have google email you daily if news breaks on that
[2008.06.19 19:13:37] nanwrightart: I'm really new to this, but so far I have found in my shop that humorous sells faster than serious.
[2008.06.19 19:13:53] BrittaCP: humor is always a great way to go
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[2008.06.19 19:14:32] BrittaCP: but tell us... where does the humor come from? are you filled with random one liners? do you take ideas from the pop culture? poke fun at the news?
[2008.06.19 19:14:39] nanwrightart: I have done a lot of serious paintings, but the funny ones are the ones they like.
[2008.06.19 19:14:52] nanwrightart: I only have 10 minutes I can spend with you guys, so I had to speak up early. I get most of my humorous designs from dreams.
[2008.06.19 19:15:04] Uncle Frog: Is "Baby Cha-Cha" still all the rage?
[2008.06.19 19:15:12] BrittaCP: hmmm... think i missed that one
[2008.06.19 19:15:16] Juna D: I follow entertainment news. TV, Movies, Music.
[2008.06.19 19:16:04] BrittaCP: There is always juicy content there. Trick is how to take those ideas and "happenings" and not break the rules
[2008.06.19 19:16:16] Scarebaby: For me, it's a little heavy on the celebrity stuff, names we can't use, things like that. But I check it regularly.
[2008.06.19 19:16:40] INTERESTED: I AM INTERESTED IN STARTING A SHOP, BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS A LIGITIMATE WAY TO GENERATE MONEY???
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[2008.06.19 19:16:49] BrittaCP: sure, it is.
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[2008.06.19 19:17:34] BrittaCP: if you'd like, habg around after the chat in the lobby where you can talk to other shopkeepers
[2008.06.19 19:17:41] Juna D: I like to check other t-shirt shops for ideas. I don't copy their ideas but I get inspired by them.
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[2008.06.19 19:18:13] Gandalf Parker: for humorouis you should join forums on your subjects. Lots of good stuff breaks out in conversations there. Plus you get to occassionally get away with "you might like this tshirt"
[2008.06.19 19:18:16] Juna D: Pop culture
[2008.06.19 19:18:18] INTERESTED: WHERE DO YOU GUYS GET YOUR IDEAS?
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[2008.06.19 19:18:25] BrittaCP: that's what we're talking about now
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[2008.06.19 19:19:27] Shannon (hazeleyes7): my humor comes from my own home, family, and life in general
[2008.06.19 19:19:31] Juna D: We just did a design on the Salmonella Tomatoes.
[2008.06.19 19:19:33] BrittaCP: sweet
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[2008.06.19 19:20:00] Juna D: hey brev
[2008.06.19 19:20:17] Juna D: Can we name what shops we get inspired by on this chat?
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[2008.06.19 19:20:49] BrittaCP: because many are protective of thier shops, I would prefer not to... since this will be a transcript. however, feel free to sahre in the lobby later
[2008.06.19 19:21:01] shopa again: watching videos on youtube insires me too
[2008.06.19 19:21:45] Uncle Frog: Sam & Ella's Tomato Stand?
[2008.06.19 19:21:53] BrittaCP: exactly
[2008.06.19 19:22:31] BrittaCP: while news items may be quick, they definitley can inspire lots of great designs, and you can cash in on them while thye last
[2008.06.19 19:22:59] BrittaCP: This is one of the reasons why you want to make sure that your cintent is always fresh
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[2008.06.19 19:23:55] BrittaCP: of course, you could turn a tomoato scare design into a commemorative design as a way to squeeze a few more sales out of it
[2008.06.19 19:24:17] shopa again: i get inspired from online chat rooms watching thos epeople insult each other can be hilarious and giv eyou some great one liners
[2008.06.19 19:24:49] BrittaCP: so here's a question... how do you take something that you find funny, and make it funny to the rest of the world?
[2008.06.19 19:24:56] Sag: Yeah, Juna and I want to star in the re-make of the Salomnella Tomatoes. It was awesome design!
[2008.06.19 19:25:31] BrittaCP: omg... will a new theme song be written and everything?
[2008.06.19 19:25:34] Juna D: I think some of the funniest stuff comes from things we all know about but changed just a little.
[2008.06.19 19:25:39] brev87: pay close attention to lyrics in songs as well
[2008.06.19 19:26:02] BrittaCP: right... lyrics, poetry all inspiring. just don't use the actual lyrics ;)
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[2008.06.19 19:26:37] Scarebaby: Seeing what customers are searching for, using statcounter or google anaylytics, is always inspiring!
[2008.06.19 19:26:45] brev87: Uncle Frog that is a great shirt idea
[2008.06.19 19:26:48] Sag: Or the Real Killer Tomatoes!:-D
[2008.06.19 19:26:52] Uncle Frog: The Soup on E! is wonderfully satirical.
[2008.06.19 19:27:08] Juna D: I agree with being fresh. We do a new T-Shirt every Tuesday.
[2008.06.19 19:27:16] Scarebaby: and, by the way, I just sold a Snakes on a Plane design, so never think the buzz is completely gone LOL
[2008.06.19 19:27:21] Dooni Designs: i sold 20 happy tomato hats today... wondering if people are celebrating GOOD tomatoes LOl
[2008.06.19 19:27:26] Shannon (hazeleyes7): or the great flood of 2008 in the midwest
[2008.06.19 19:27:29] NiftyGaloot: 'I survived the Tomato epidemic!' kinda thing.
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[2008.06.19 19:27:42] Uncle Frog: how would I take something I find funny and make it funny for the rest of the world? Easy! I'd slip in the f-bomb into it and there you go.
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[2008.06.19 19:28:16] Juna D: I try to stay away from F-Bombs.
[2008.06.19 19:28:22] brev87: Im starting to get into the 1970 and 1980 movie thing
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[2008.06.19 19:28:29] Sag: Don't forget the big buzz about gas prices. People are looking for ways to voice their opinions about the situation and the funnier the better.
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[2008.06.19 19:28:37] Uncle Frog: (omg .. you were supposed to mod that f-bomb comment)
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[2008.06.19 19:29:06] Kate @ LittleLizzyLou: i just figured you meant f like frog!
[2008.06.19 19:29:22] Uncle Frog: lol
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[2008.06.19 19:29:57] Juna D: That would be a funny shirt. F-Bomb but put a frog on a bomb.
[2008.06.19 19:30:21] BrittaCP: man you guys are just full of the ideas... this is why it's great to get you all together in a room!
[2008.06.19 19:30:31] Skully: Don't forget: Just because YOU wouldn't buy it / wear it...Doesn't mean others won't. Was that too many double-negatives? :*-/Sorry.
[2008.06.19 19:30:33] Juna D: I think brainstorming with other people gives you some good funny ideas.
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[2008.06.19 19:30:56] shopa again: britta you should see us unmodded in the after chat
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[2008.06.19 19:31:07] BrittaCP: he he... i do :P
[2008.06.19 19:31:16] shopa again: skully i agree - i would not wear 90% of what i have - it took me 2 hours going thru my shop last night to find 3 shirts to buy for myself to wear
[2008.06.19 19:31:21] Uncle Frog: some form of funny include: exageration ... just blow it out of proporation. satire ... the snarkier the better. the "not" joke ... from Borat of course. sound bite ... grab a short memorable phrase.
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[2008.06.19 19:31:58] BrittaCP: So here's a question, how do you create buzz about something you've created? we see a lot things come out of nowhere around here, and blow up
[2008.06.19 19:32:25] Uncle Frog: I like the Frog-Bomb idea ... I'm gonna run with that
[2008.06.19 19:32:35] brev87: i create buzz through emails and pure luck lol
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[2008.06.19 19:32:50] Juna D: popular saying can make funny ideas. make sure you tag them correctly.
[2008.06.19 19:32:52] shopa again: i think mine is all luck
[2008.06.19 19:32:55] Uncle Frog: create buzzzzzz ... get someone to write a scating review. There's no such thing as "bad" exposure.
[2008.06.19 19:33:17] Juna D: I creat buzz with a blog or website.
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[2008.06.19 19:34:29] Skully: I'd like to hear Sag's ideas on creating a buzz. She's a good brainstormer.:bow:
[2008.06.19 19:34:33] shopa again: Froggie i write my own bad reviews on forums:-x
[2008.06.19 19:34:43] Juna D: Social marketing site can probably help if you have enough friends.
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[2008.06.19 19:34:54] shopa again: i use facebook
[2008.06.19 19:35:26] Sag: There are tons of ways to market a product and turn up the heat.
[2008.06.19 19:35:31] Uncle Frog: I think bad reviews are better than good reviews. People love a train-wreck. They dont want to look ... but they just HAVE to. Hehe.
[2008.06.19 19:35:34] Juna D: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube if you can make a cool video.
[2008.06.19 19:35:40] brev87: Sag does have an ear to the street
[2008.06.19 19:35:42] NiftyGaloot: Stumbleupon
[2008.06.19 19:35:49] Sag: Twitter, yes
[2008.06.19 19:36:00] Sag: social networks yes!
[2008.06.19 19:36:03] brev87: wth is twitter?
[2008.06.19 19:36:07] Sag: blogs yes
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[2008.06.19 19:36:16] Sag: featured product on shops yes!
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[2008.06.19 19:36:32] Sag: articles and news releases - yes!
[2008.06.19 19:37:01] brev87: I actually find that the Cafepress newsletters create buzz
[2008.06.19 19:37:03] Juna D: SEO
[2008.06.19 19:37:09] Sag: post on blogs that entertain the same topic, amazing results there - yes!
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[2008.06.19 19:38:03] BrittaCP: right... being able to talk about your product, or design, tell a story about it... let the world know why it's relevant, and entertaining, and why a person would be super cool if they had it
[2008.06.19 19:38:05] Juna D: any good humor blogs or forums?
[2008.06.19 19:39:05] brev87: I've noticed the more you blog, the more Google loves you
[2008.06.19 19:39:08] Sag: a lot of great humor blogs, Juna
[2008.06.19 19:39:10] brev87: Juna, create one
[2008.06.19 19:39:17] Scarebaby: Don't spam though! Use forums you already belong to.
[2008.06.19 19:40:05] Scarebaby: (Ten years ago would anyone have understood that phrase? Google loves blogs. LOL)
[2008.06.19 19:40:07] brev87: The key is creating a following
[2008.06.19 19:41:02] BrittaCP: yes... keeping people interested and always having something to say that people can relate to and want to come back for more
[2008.06.19 19:41:05] brev87: once you get that cult following, there's nothing that can stop you
[2008.06.19 19:41:07] Juna D: Yes please follow me.
[2008.06.19 19:41:09] brev87: Scare, LOL
[2008.06.19 19:41:17] Sag: I use Comment Kahuna to find blogs that fit with the design and share my comments - don't just spam them - and many times they ask you to write an article for their blog or blog something about your t-shirt. Make great friends and it's fun.
[2008.06.19 19:41:21] Juna D: Twitter says I have 850+ followers but I don't believe them.
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[2008.06.19 19:41:59] brev87: Juna, I believe it. You have some good designs. seriously
[2008.06.19 19:42:51] Uncle Frog: The Frog Cult ... wants you!
[2008.06.19 19:42:54] Sag: Twitter is awesome and do it all day long. Share 24 hour specials and lots of fun stuff and comments with friends.
[2008.06.19 19:42:58] brev87: Sag, can you PM me that Kahuna site?
[2008.06.19 19:43:05] Juna D: Comment Kahuna thanks I like the name.
[2008.06.19 19:43:13] Sag: sure brev
[2008.06.19 19:43:46] NiftyGaloot: Comment Kahuna is PC only - Sorry Mac people.
[2008.06.19 19:43:51] BrittaCP: d'oh
[2008.06.19 19:44:00] brev87: lol
[2008.06.19 19:44:05] Juna D: I'm on a Mac.
[2008.06.19 19:44:19] BrittaCP: no kahuna for you
[2008.06.19 19:45:13] NiftyGaloot: You can search for 'CommentLuv' blogs to comment on.
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[2008.06.19 19:46:04] BrittaCP: here's another question for you trend n' bizz hunters... when do you know that it's over? and what do you?
[2008.06.19 19:46:08] brev87: thanks Nifty
[2008.06.19 19:46:17] BrittaCP: *buzz
[2008.06.19 19:46:49] NiftyGaloot: Plug "Enable CommentLuv" + "your keywords" into Google (With the quotes) and see what you get
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[2008.06.19 19:48:47] shopa again: britta i have one from like 3 years ago that still sells but the others that stopped selling i removed - especially consdiering the new limtis
[2008.06.19 19:48:49] shopa again: some of them i moved to free shops to make room in my premium shops
[2008.06.19 19:48:51] Uncle Frog: it's over when you quit selling the items ... then what do you do? I suggest eating ice cream
[2008.06.19 19:48:59] Sag: Comment Kahuna for window users here: http://tinyurl.com/5etmjj
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[2008.06.19 19:52:01] BrittaCP: this of course, all comes back to the idea of keeping your content fresh. So again you can redesign, scrap, or bury away. or you could create a "hey, remember that..." section. not sure how well that would do... but it's a funny though
[2008.06.19 19:52:07] BrittaCP: *though
[2008.06.19 19:52:15] BrittaCP: *ugh... thought
[2008.06.19 19:52:20] Sag: ice cream is good!:-D:bow:
[2008.06.19 19:52:26] Juna D: I tried the Enable CommentLuv thing just now. Pretty neat.
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[2008.06.19 19:54:25] Uncle Frog: Speaking about buzzzz ... we all saw the photos from the CPV/mod event and all you CP workers are mighty attractive people.
[2008.06.19 19:54:27] Juna D: I take old designs of the front page of our site but keep it in the CafePress Marketplace.
[2008.06.19 19:54:48] BrittaCP: The green walls around here, keep us fresh and young looking
[2008.06.19 19:55:13] BrittaCP: all right gang... i apologize for having to cut this one a few minutes short.
[2008.06.19 19:55:27] Uncle Frog: I'm going to buy another CP green shirt to see if that works
[2008.06.19 19:55:29] Sag: *** runs out to buy green paint for walls ***
[2008.06.19 19:55:36] Juna D: My first chat and it all done.
[2008.06.19 19:55:39] BrittaCP: really?
[2008.06.19 19:55:45] BrittaCP: your first?!?!?
[2008.06.19 19:55:54] Juna D: yup.
[2008.06.19 19:55:59] BrittaCP: congrats for surviving
[2008.06.19 19:56:18] BrittaCP: i shall now throw you to the lobby, and see if you sink or swim