Some of you may remember me asking questions about a site I'm working on this past summer - it's going to be a general information site for people new to cat ownership. When my boyfriend and I got "stuck"
with Tinkerbell when her mom abandoned her at 2 weeks old, we had to do A LOT of research all over the web to learn about cats and how to care for them. With the addition of our other two, we've learned a lot and been through a lot and I'd like to share that knowledge with others.
Being a digitial design major (I'm a pre-junior in school right now), creating a web page is right up my alley. I started working it over the summer, but then realized that there was waaaay too much information to fit into the interface I designed, so I've been re-working it. I hope to launch the site at the end of this year.
Anyway, so here's my question to you ladies. I am looking to sell products on the site, and I would donate part of the profit to a shelter around here (or another good cause - I'm still looking into that). One will be a calendar, either with pictures of cats themed with the months, or drawn comics that I've created...or both. I have not figured out a price for that yet - I have to see how much it would cost to produce.
My second product that I've actually created for my cats is a large pillow bed (like 3'x3' - I would come up with standard sizes). It has two layers so they can either lay on top of both fluffy layers or climb in between them. Two of my cats prefer to lay on top of it - you can view pictures here.
This one uses a cat print fabric on the outside and a baby blue fabric inside. I would offer various prints as well as fabrics (such as a furry fabric since they love that, too). It is machine washable, but I've had my cats using mine for 2 months now and it's still really clean. I would probably offer it for $15-$20 - it costs about $5 to make the whole thing, then a $5-$10 donation, and then the profit ($5 or $10) would go to me and to pay for the hosting of the site...as well as any other products I make.
Also included free with each purchase would be a catnip sock in a pattern chosen by the buyer.
I was wondering if y'all think something like this would sell, and if my prices seem correct. Also, do you think the calendars are worth the time and effort?
Being a digitial design major (I'm a pre-junior in school right now), creating a web page is right up my alley. I started working it over the summer, but then realized that there was waaaay too much information to fit into the interface I designed, so I've been re-working it. I hope to launch the site at the end of this year.
Anyway, so here's my question to you ladies. I am looking to sell products on the site, and I would donate part of the profit to a shelter around here (or another good cause - I'm still looking into that). One will be a calendar, either with pictures of cats themed with the months, or drawn comics that I've created...or both. I have not figured out a price for that yet - I have to see how much it would cost to produce.
My second product that I've actually created for my cats is a large pillow bed (like 3'x3' - I would come up with standard sizes). It has two layers so they can either lay on top of both fluffy layers or climb in between them. Two of my cats prefer to lay on top of it - you can view pictures here.
This one uses a cat print fabric on the outside and a baby blue fabric inside. I would offer various prints as well as fabrics (such as a furry fabric since they love that, too). It is machine washable, but I've had my cats using mine for 2 months now and it's still really clean. I would probably offer it for $15-$20 - it costs about $5 to make the whole thing, then a $5-$10 donation, and then the profit ($5 or $10) would go to me and to pay for the hosting of the site...as well as any other products I make.
Also included free with each purchase would be a catnip sock in a pattern chosen by the buyer.
I was wondering if y'all think something like this would sell, and if my prices seem correct. Also, do you think the calendars are worth the time and effort?
