Additional HTML and Script Learning Resources

Learning HTML

Finding script and tools to enhance your shop or website

Providing contact forms for better customer communication

CafePress shop template resources

Learning HTML

• Lissa Explains it All - it's designed for kids. I don't know if that makes it easier for adults.

• Beginning HTML Tutorials from Page Resources - if you know nothing, this will get you started. Although it discusses creating web pages pretty nearly everything is useful to working on your premuim CafePress shop.

• W3Schools - this is the classic resource. It is well organized and reasonably clear but I think you first need to get the HTML basics to get the best use from it.

• HTML Goodies - now that you now HTML basics and you want to start using some more advanced methods.

• HTML Code Tutorials

• The Site Wizard - Lots of web design tutorials and articles. Information on search engine optimization, accessiblity, "best practices" and more.

• HTML Color Code Combination Chooser - an aid to web site design. You enter a base color and the combination chooser will show various color schemes with their HTML values. This is especially useful for those who are color blind or simply "design challenged."

Finding Scripts

• Dynamic Drive - a resource for ready made javascripts. An often used resource for slideshows, image changers etc.

• Creating a "popular items" image rotation - post in the CafePress forums on how to add a popular items banner.

• Javascript to show banners only during sale

• CafeWish - automatically organize the items in your premium shop sections, copy a section to an external website, or set up an external affiliate shop.

• CafeScripts 3 - for selling from your own web site

• CP Shop - for selling from your own web site

• CP Coupons - quickly create a bit of code you can insert in your shop that will display the latest CafePress Coupon. (See tutorial on how to create a coupon box for this code)

• Tool for creating an HTML table of products - for affiliates or selling from your own site. Just configure your search, copy the HTML to your own page, and you are done. CP Page Generator provided by JGoode Designs.

• YourDataFeed.Com creates a RSS feed for your customers and affiliates, or for your blog or external shop.

• Instant Cafe Feeder Creates datafeeds of CafePress products to support your shop on an external website, or for affiliates to select products to promote.

Feedback and Contact Forms

Providing contact forms is a benefit over simply providing an email address. Contact forms do more than simply protect your email from spam bot. They also provide you an important opportunity to make sure you get all the information you need, and to provide your customer with all needed information. For example, if you are doing product personalization you can get most or all of the information you need in the first communication. You can also provide more specifics to the customer. A very important one is not order until you tell them the product is ready. You can do different forms for different things. If you want to invite someone to offer their email, for example, you can persuade in greater detail.

• Adam's Tip - to provide contact, feedback. collect customization information and other forms for your site without showing your email to the spammer consider a forms host:such as http://www.wufoo.com
• CafeGrabber - free contact forms For CafePress shopkeepers "You can request a contact form at: http://contacts.cafegrabber.com/ The form won't be instantly generated - but I will typically create it in less than 24 hours and notify you by e-mail. Alin"

Templates for Your CafePress Premium Shop

• Templates for CafePress Premium Shops by Art of FoxVox
• CafePress Designs by Moonglade Designs
• Cafepress Premium Store Templates by Drema Designs
• Customized Cafepress Templates by Peon Productions
• Free Shop Templates