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It All Started Like This
The true unadorned truth about becoming a work at home
Cafepress.com shopkeeper “Wanna-A-Be!”
A few months ago, I accidentally found the Cafepress.com site
as I was deleting the porn collection from my son’s computer.
Guess he must have gotten side-tracked a bit and found
Cafepress! (Somebody must have some really juicy keywords
working very well! Wonder if I can borrow them?)
As I was scoping out the sight looking for the airbrushed
pictures (Sorry guys, but it’s true) of naked women that my
dearly departed son had collected (No, I didn’t kill him … just
maimed him a little), I took the needed break to read and
analyze the marketing concept of Cafepress. I was hooked!
Immediately, I ran to my “porn-free” computer and started out
on the adventure of my life! Honestly …this Domestic Goddess was
looking for a little more excitement than making beds, cleaning
the cat’s litter box, and the unsatisfying emotional rewards
that scrubbing toilets offered.
Now most rational people would assume that you’d need some tiny
degree of computer knowledge before embarking upon such an
adventure. But due to the un-debatable fact that I am a stubborn
lady and anything but rational, I didn’t let that stop me. No
sir-e-e-e!
I threw up (no, not vomited) a few designs and sat back waiting
for the millions to roll in! I sat and waited, I sat and waited
some more, nothing happened except my butt going numb. What
could possibly be the problem as the world should be knocking at
my shop door?!
Finally in desperation of the self-seeking validation of my
talented efforts (and because my butt had turned blue due to
lack of circulation), I decided to check out the Cafepress
Message Board forum. Honestly, I thought it was an arena to send
a message to the Cafepress staff on how to deliver the bounty
from my world shaking t-shirt and gift designs!
Upon reading hundreds of postings from folks all over the
world, I soon discovered I was not only in the dark, but the
lights had gone out and nobody was at home in my approach. Ya’ll
(from Tennessee, get over it!) will understand when I say that
all the folks in the forum were talking about SEO, HTML,
KEYWORDS, etc. I had no clue what those were, so I ran out to my
local bookstore (Yes, folks in Tennessee do read) and approached
the ten year old clerk of the store asking for books on the
topics.
“Excuse me young lady, do you have any books on Sex Equals
Opportunity, and How To Make Love internet books?” After all, I
did find Cafepress in my son’s porn collection!
Once I explained what I was trying to find and the laughter
subsided (about an hour), she loaded me up with every Dummies
and Idiot books she could find. Then we all prayed over them, I
paid the bill and took my leave in red-faced embarrassment.
I am happy to report that I now know that PC is not an
abbreviated term for “pretty cute” and a few “good shoppers”
have actually bought and paid for my wares! (Applause, applause)
Miracles never cease!
The moral of the story is (Bet you thought we’d never get
there!), the world is made of many people just like myself
(Heaven forbid!) and you may find yourself feeling like I did
when I hit the wall of setting up a “work at home” internet
business. But hang in there, the light bulb will switch on
(mine’s ten watts) and eventually illuminate your way to fame
and fortune. Okay, okay …a tiny little fame and teeny fortune.
Working at home offers the hope of unspoken dreams for many
folks. Are they attainable? Yes, but not without the work it
takes to make any dream come true. Hang in there and keep at it.
(Hey, I’m not throwing in the towel anytime soon – but I might
have to launder it!)
Just send up a flair for help on the internet and knowledgeable
folks will come running to help you with all the marketing and
website promotional information you could possibly need. Just
remember to get out of the house once in awhile and enjoy the
world we live in.
Gotta’ run and filter my son’s computer as he’s been looking
especially happy the last few days. That rubber smile is a dead
giveaway!
Keep the faith and hang in there. Hey, if I can do it … anyone
can do it!
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