Keep in mind, some prep work is required before handing a cutetorial over to a parent or grandparent. In this edition, I assume that a Cafepress shop has already been set up. Perhaps I'll put up a how-to on that at a later time.
How to upload images to Cafepress and put them on products:
Go to www.cafepress.com.
Click on “Sign In” on the top right of the page.
Enter email address: my@email.com
Enter password: pass1234
Click on “My Shop” (Whatever your shop name is.)
Click on “Manage Sections and Products.”
Click on “Add a Section.”
Click on “I’d like to add one design to many products.”
Give the section a name, such as “Blue Teapot III.”
Click on “Select new image.”
Click on “Upload new image.”
Click on “Browse” and select the file you want to upload.
Click on the check box that says, “I agree to the terms and conditions…”
Click on the upload button. Your image will start uploading!
Once the image uploads (which can take some time), give it a new name and insert some image tags – words that describe the picture. Seperate the words with a comma. Try and use things that other people might think of that would relate to your product. Also select a category for it (usually “Art”) from the drop down menu. When you are done, click “Done.”
This should take you back to your image folder. Click on the image you just uploaded.
This will take you back to the “Section Details” page.
Click on “Premium” markup for your shop prices. You can also adjust them individually once you’re editing the products later.
Click on “Choose Individual Products.”
Select the products you like the look of. Do this by clicking “Make selections” on, for example, the “Shirts (short)” section. Either click once on the products you like, or use the dropdown menu to select “1” of each of the products you want to use. When you have selected everything, click on “Add products.”
Go through each of the product categories and select the ones you want to use. When you are done, click on “Add these products” on the right side of the page.
These products will now show up in your section. Go through and click on each of them. You can edit them by uploading a different image for them (if you want), giving the product a name, such as “Blue Teapot III,” adding a description, changing the price markup, adjusting the size and orientation of the image, etc. When you are done, click “Save and Finish.”
Yay! You are done! (Well, sorta. Now you should add those products to other related sections, if you already have them set up.)
You can rearrange the products in your section, if you want to put the coolest items at the top. (Such as calendars – whatever the kids are buying these days.) Select the tiny box that says, “Check all items.” Then using the drop down menu, click on “Rearrange items.” Select a product in the list that shows up and use the up and down arrows to arrange them in an order you like. When you are done, click “Save.” I try to keep the sections in alphabetical order to keep it easy.
Once you have created a product, you can put it in other relevant sections:
Up close to but not at the top of the page will be a little area that says this:
“Currently editing: Storefront > Blue Teapot III.”
Click on “Storefront” to go back to the front page of your products/sections/webpage.
Click on the existing section you want to add one of your completed new products to. For example, you could use: “Newest Designs.”
Once you are in the section, click on “Import.”
Using the file folder drop down system, select the product you just uploaded. To find it, click on the tiny arrow by “your store name.” Then click on the tiny arrow by “Blue Teapot III.” Then click on the folder with the name of the product you want to add. Click “Next.” You will be taken to a page with your product on it! Click the box by the item you want to add. Then click “Import.” That item will now show up in “Newest Designs.”
Sometimes I like to add whole sections instead of individual products. You can choose to organize it any way you like, but I try to do sections to make it as user friendly for customers as possible!
If you choose to add a whole “Blue Teapot III” section to “Newest Designs,” here is your how-to:
As we did previously, click on “Storefront” to go back to the front page of your products/sections/webpage.
“Currently editing: Storefront > Blue Teapot III.”
Click on “Newest Designs.”
Click on “Add a Section.”
Click on “I’d like to add one design to many products.”
Name your section the same way you did when you first created it. (“Blue Teapot III”.)
Click on “Select New Image.”
Select the same picture you used for you “Blue Teapot III” products.
Select “Premium markup.”
Click on “Choose individual products.”
Then click “Cancel,” on the upper right hand side of the product page.
You will be taken to a new page. Click on “Import products from another store or section.”
Click on the folder for “Blue Teapot III.”
Then click “Next.”
Click on the box by the items you want to add (probably everything, so you can click the box that says, “Check all items.”).
Click Import.
Ta da! You have finished the section! Yay!
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