Discuss the various t-shirt fulfillment services in this general fulfillment forum. Newer companies like RedBubble, etc can be discussed in this main forum.
Companies that have been around 2+ years (CafePress.com, Zazzle.com, Spreadshirt.com, PrintMojo.com, PrintFection, etc), may have their own separate subforums below (as demand permits).
In the experience of current designers what has been more profitable cafepress or zazzle? Or, are there other preferred options? Please share your story. Your experience is appreciated.
In general, profit is not in the hands of the fulfillment site, it's in your hands as the business person promoting your products and designs there. My tip is not to rely on the site to send you sales (although it can happen)
It may be worth your time to go ahead and try them both to see which works best for you. CafePress offers free basic stores and free trials on their premium stores and zazzle is free all around.
There are also other print on demand sites you can read about here like spreadshirt, printfection, sbemedia, e-shirt.com, etc. By using the search at the top of the page to put in the company names, you'll see opinions and tips that were shared about each service.
I think that my shops have proven to me that it truly does depend on what you put into it. I started building my cp store, and became a topseller within a year.
I then started really focusing on my zazzle stores, and became a proseller within a very short time.
Now some months I make more at CP, and some months I make more at Zazzle. I probably promote equally at this point, and my main store is a front page to both shops... which makes sense that they both sell roughly the same amount each month.
So, it's proof that neither one brings in more sales than the other for me... it depends on how I promote my products.
Now with Cafepress' new announcement limiting everybodys profits, I'm sure Zazzle is looking really good now
Rowan
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Profits CafePress vs. Zazzle? 
