[WikiEN-l] Re: Google ads and other ramblings by Chris

Thu Aug 5 21:44:18 UTC 2004

--- Jens Ropers <ropers at ropersonline.com> wrote on WikiEN-l:
> Cafepress are very expensive to start with and to add another 5 quid on 
> top of their steep prices certainly doesn't help. Or look for an 
> alternative to Cafepress. But never worry folks -- at least the 
> Wikipaedia shop *IS* close to its first cheque. In my own shop, I've 
> had two sales in over a year -- earning me TWO quid!! Yay!!. (Then 
> again, my own website is not nearly as important as the Wikipedia. ;-)

Yes CafePress is expensive but they do all the day-to-day work. How does the
Wikipedia shop function? Who processes orders? How are payments made? What
measures are taken to ensure that customer data are kept private? 

I'm all for finding a cheaper alternative to CafePress, but I'm not interested
at all in processing orders (physically putting merchandise in boxes and taking
those boxes to the post office - not to mention storing the merchandise). If
and when we get paid staff, we might decide to do that. Until then I think that
using services like CafePress (but not necessarily that particular company) is
the only practical way to go. 

-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)

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