There are many shopkeepers at Cafepress trying to figure out where to go from here now that the announcement of restructuring the volume bonus has come.

I’d like to direct those interested to two posts where myself and others have begun discussing ways to overcome the deficiency left for some VB earners. I’m directing to a collecting point of posts where several links to other, great information reside.

This information, I feel, is too important to ignore and is probably worth re-reading until it really sinks in. My gut tells me that once some mindsets begin to come full-circle a lot of the wisdom being passed around will begin to click and make sense. Then a sense of direction will follow for how to proceed if you’re left feeling a pinch from the changes to the volume bonus.

Cafepress Volume Bonus Becomes Shop Performance Bonus

I Lost My Cafepress Volume Bonus – What Do I Do Next?

As usual, Adam at TShirtChat.com is doing what myself, and others have a passion for: providing a resource for giving helpful advice and a collecting pot of information on the industry. TShirtChat does it well and that’s why I’m happy to direct you to the above posts and subsequent responses.

This is a subject I’ve been watching for a couple of months, now. I haven’t said much and probably won’t, but, unsurprisingly, there’s always a certain caliber of person that can’t honor an NDA and more info is beginning to come out.

TShirtChat.com has brought the topic up and made some very good points. It’s worth a visit to read and give your feedback. There’s surely varying degrees of “it’s business” involved in this topic. Of course, to me, that doesn’t always ring as a positive thing.

Give your thoughts on the matter:

“Zazzle Corporate Ninjas Get Dirty!”

Update: Cafepress has posted the following: “Poaching isn’t over easy…”

If anyone has any more links to the subject – let me know. I’ll be happy to post more points, counter points, or measured feedback.

I’m glad Adam of TShirtChat.com blogged about this as it brings up two, important points. The first, obvious one details the issues of copyright and what happens when a service has millions of users uploading potentially millions of illegal, infringing pieces of artwork. It’s something competitive services have in common. The industry, as a whole, is going to have to work together on solutions and standards, I suspect.

The second, related issue is the frustration of dealing with a content usage system that is fighting an uphill battle already but may also be needing some overhauling itself.

Please read Adam’s entire post here.