Re: When starting a Cafe Shop, what's the proper order for domain name, hosting, etc? Just my opinion... If you do not know html or are not comfortable with website design, I would not recommend CPShop. I purchase it and still can not tackle the install instructions, and I have about 6-7 websites I have created myself.
You can feature designs on your website, with a simple photo and a link back to cafepress. You are going to use cafepress anyway for checkout, so don't bother with getting all your products from cafepress into your own site - you just need a few photos and links through to cafepress. The cafepress site already has all of the html done - you just provide the details by uploading your designs and choosing what items you want to sell.
I hope that doesn't confuse you more. Just create a simple website and use it direct all traffice to your cafepress store - don't try to bring all of the cafepress stuff onto your own site. At least in the beginning. |