jinxren

Hey Jacob.

I'm new here, but I just thought I'd pipe up and say that if you come across anything that allows people to design on line that doesn't result in the customer skipping like a stone across the internet, let me know.

It seems that's the conundrum. Ideally, you want the neat Api that attracts interaction with the site, but eventually, they'll all end up off site - likely to get caught up on zazzle, printmojo or customINK.

I guess the only solution, is to take orders through your site, and then to pass them off to the fullfillment service.

But if you're running a business, that requires precious and expensive time, and you'll have to set up a relationship with the service to make it financially worth while ie: so you can make a profit.

As for me, I'm trying to set up a site that allows users to create their own shirts, with the content of other users. This leads to a three way profit split between my company, the content provider, and the printing service, at which point, no one will really benefit, as mark up needed to create revenue would be much too high, and sales would fall.

I think overall at this point, that sending them off site is the lesser of the two evils. The only other option, is to design the API on your own. And from what I've learned, it's about a three week process for any good graphic/digital designer.

So if you hear anything, let me know. It would save me a headache and a half as I'd be less likely to be nickel and diming it for all my efforts.

 

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