With 22 million products and some 2.5 million members, Cafe Press offers a way to sell other people's merchandise for a commission or to sell your own products -- manufactured on demand by Cafe Press.
Introduction to this Affiliate Program
Based in California, Cafe Press has been around since the late 1990s, providing a complete e-commerce and on-demand manufacturing environment for merchants ranging from single individuals all the way through to major corporations. Large merchants selling through Cafe Press include United Media, Dilbert, Get Fuzzy, Phil Collins and Startrek.com.
Commission Structure
This two-tier affiliate program pays 20% on all qualifying products, as well as a 5% commission on shopkeeper referrals for the first year a new shopkeeper is in business with Cafe Press. Although the 30 return day cookie may seem short in comparison to some other industries, for the lower-priced gift and impulse purchases in which Cafe Press specializes -- including posters, books, CDs, stickers, houseware, and apparel -- it's actually pretty good. (Compare Amazon, for example, which offers just a 24 hour return period: after just one day, you get zero credit for purchases made by customers you've referred.)
Commissions are paid 45 days after the end of the month in which they accrue.
Tracking and Reporting
Tracking for this affiliate program is in-house, with visit numbers updated nightly and orders and commissions reported in real time.
Affiliate Datafeeds
This affiliate program provides a sophisticated query-based datafeed enabling searching by product types and keywords, and returning thumbnail images as well as fields for product title, product description, product type, shop name, shop URL, shop section name, and shop section URL.
Additional Notes on this Affiliate Program
This affiliate program has been in business for a comparatively long time and offers one of the largest product catalogues in existence.
Join the Cafe Press Affiliate Program
You can join the Cafe Press affiliate program today and take advantage of the vast product list, on-demand manufacturing, and excellent commissions.