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wingswings · February 22nd, 2008

is there any as well known as cafepress? i know redbubble.com but they are not as famous and only print shirts. they don't provide wide range of products like cafepress. the thing is i don't find cafepress printing job impressive (centered printing, doesn't provide top to bottom printing) and their cluttered site. they make it hard to find good designed shirts. you see ugly designs on the front page while the good ones are stuck somewhere people will have to search for a long time. help?

Rodney · February 22nd, 2008

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	nd their cluttered site. they make it hard to find good designed shirts. you see ugly designs on the front page while the good ones are stuck somewhere people will have to search for a long time

I don't think you'll find a service that is going to market your t-shirts for you as well as cafepress does.

That being said, how your "printer" markets your t-shirt designs should be the least of your concerns.

It's your business, and the marketing responsibilities should lie 100% on you and how you choose to advertise and market your products.

Any marketing done by the fulfillment company should just be seen as an extra bonus, not as a requirement (or else you're going to be searching through slim pickings)

There are people selling $1000's of dollars a month through cafepress that don't show up anywhere near the front page of the cafepress marketplace.

Why? Because they are marketing and advertising their products through their own websites and venues and just using cafepress to be the "printer and fulfillment center".

Many of the top shops customers never see the cluttered cafepress homepage, they only see the specific shop or product that the merchant is selling and only get to cafepress during the final checkout process (where no other designs are seen, just the payment pages).

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	the thing is i don't find cafepress printing job impressive (centered printing, doesn't provide top to bottom printing)

I don't think any print on demand service like cafepress will provide top to bottom printing. That is usually done by a screen printer with a belt printer or oversized screens.

There are lots of print on demand/fulfillment options out there...but you may be looking for a featureset that just doesnt' exist.

Here are a few Print on Demand places more to look into:

Spreadshirt.com, zazzle.com, printfection.com, tshirtmagic.com

Hope this helps