T-Shirts, Mugs, and Mouse Pads...Oh My?

Ron,

Please email me at [email protected]

I would like to speak with you about Fastlane.

Dave

> Okay, it's unlikely you'd get rich off of
> this, but I'd still like to know what others
> think.

> I ran across this website
> http://www.cafepress.com while looking for
> something totally unrelated (isn't that
> always the way of it?). It says that you get
> an "online store" with them for
> free, but it works more like an affiliate
> program. The unique thing is that you really
> put your own spin on the products. You
> upload you original artwork which they will
> then put on the products such as t-shirts
> and mugs.

> One possible use for this is to create and
> sell stuff that compliments your existing
> business/website. For example, the logo for
> Seeds of Wisdom could be put on mugs and
> mousepads and then sold from this site. :)

> Others are just trying to create just stores
> with only their designs and these products.
> From reading the message boards at this site
> I get the impression that most aren't making
> any money. But I also got the impression
> that most of them don't know anything about
> marketing or internet marketing either.

> I guess I'm seeing this as kind of a
> challenge. I can understand how you can make
> money selling info products and such on the
> net. But when it comes to products like
> clothing and other tangible goods I wonder
> how it could be made at least somewhat
> successful.