Inside Scoop?

Quote below is from a CafePress official person to us shopkeepers. This merchandise is not available yet (or public announcements about it) - but it will be soon.

Any pregnant musicians out there?

Add that, generally speaking, the new tank tops will be especially nice for the hot weather. In nice colors, too.

The quote:

-- Maternity T-shirts: It's what you've been waiting for! With this shirt, we'll be offering a special belly print (10" x 10") area. Available in black and white.

-- Jr. Spaghetti: 3 new colors added! The colors are light pink, light blue, and lemon

CafePress Merchandise News

An FYI regarding changes coming soon regarding CafePress merchandise. (And, if I were you, it sounds as if you would like any of the soon-to-be discontinued merch mentioned, you might want to get it right away.)

To quote a message from CafePress today:

2007 has seen many new product additions, and will continue to see many more as the year rolls on. Beginning on May 9, 2007 we'll be transitioning the following merchandise out of our catalog:

-- Custom Postage: Discontinued May 9
-- Postage Pal: Discontinued May 9
-- Blue Trucker Hat: Discontinued estimated June 8 [*note that the black trucker hat will continue to be available*]
-- Camisole: Discontinued...estimated June 8
-- Jr. Baby Doll T-Shirt: Upgraded to Jr. Jersey T-Shirt - estimated June 8 [Jr. Jersey T-Shirt? I haven't heard yet about this item]

Monthly CafePress Newsletter Sign-Up

Please note the monthly CafePress newsletter sign-up form at the top of the right sidebar.

I really am committed to this monthly newsletter, and this is the ultimate in the latest news regarding my CafePress business and other related matters.

This newsletter also always contains all the relevant links to my CafePress stores, blogs, website, etc. The only thing missing is the link to my Spreadshirt store - this newsletter is, after all, hosted and run by CafePress.

My website may be under renovation, my blogs may be under renovation, none of these may be completely updated every single month. Frequently, partially, but not completely, every single month.

There is also always something new in each and every monthly newsletter: new graphic(s), new merchandise, or a sale or promotion. I make sure of it.

So if you're interested in my CafePress-related online business, I do recommend that you subscribe to this monthly newsletter.

Note that the May Issue is about to go out before the week's over - this newsletter goes out during the last week of the month.

The Beginnings...

...Of the renovations around my "online empire", that is.

I've decided to start with my blogs, having roughed out a couple, with this one here likely the next in line. Then, I'll hook the relevant blogs to the renovated website.

Check out the newly-upgraded Music Stuff Blog

Do you think it has enough "labels", aka tags? ; ) Probably excessive?

I'd like the banner to my Music Stuff & More store to link to the store, but haven't yet found a way with this new Blogger upgrade. Should be a no-brainer, hmm. For another day... It's still a work-in-progress.

Still More New @ My CafePress Stores

NEW NEW NEW : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More : CafePress.com

Whew!

Cool, though. Just today CafePress surprised us shopkeepers with a load of new merchandise. We had not an inkling it was coming. It was added overnight.

So, needless to say, I have a whole lot more adding to do, but much of it is available in my CafePress stores right now. Of course, there will be much more to come as I can get it added.

Note that some of these items are already in the stores, with the new color choices now available. An example of this are the added colors for the Men's Dark T-Shirts: Navy and Khaki Green. These Dark T-Shirts are present now throughout my stores - you can simply check out these new colors right away.

Here's the specifics on the new colors and the new merchandise:

= Women's Long Sleeve T-Shirt - White
= Women's Long Sleeve Dark T-Shirt in Black also in ? (hey, I'm still learning, too!)
= Men's Long Sleeve Dark T-Shirt in Black or Navy or ?
= New Additional Color Choices for the Men's Dark T-Shirt - Navy, Khaki Green
= Men's Long Sleeve T-Shirt is now available in Ash Grey as well as the White

Check out the link up top for some examples of the new merchandise and new colors. See also the "Sales & Features" section on the storefront of the For Women Old Enough to Know Better store for examples of this news unique to that store.