# Cultivate Shop — A storefront built for what you sell

> Commerce for creators who sell something real.

Cultivate Shop is a storefront platform for independent creators selling physical printed products and digital downloads. Print books from our own press. Digital goods that deliver themselves. A storefront built to be found — by search engines, AI assistants, and customers who never saw your Instagram.

**Website:** https://cultivate.shop
**About:** https://cultivate.shop/about
**Parent company:** [Cultivate Print](https://cultivateprint.com)

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## What we believe

1. **You own the relationship.** Your customers are yours. Your data is yours. Your list is yours. Export any time. No lock-in, no dark patterns.
2. **Print should not be a headache.** We run the press. Production-grade Ricoh C7500R and C5300S, not a garage MFP. Your book goes from PDF to a customer's porch without you touching a box.
3. **Your downside, protected.** Slow month? Platform fees limited to when you sell. Big month? Our platform fees are limited for maximum upside. That's the deal.
4. **Your shop should work when you're not posting.** Every storefront is built for organic discovery — structured data for search engines, AI-readable metadata, and niche browse pages where new customers find you without social media.

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## How it works

1. **Set up your shop** — Claim your subdomain, pick a theme (Minimal, Bold, or Elegant), and add your logo. Ten minutes, tops.
2. **Add what you sell** — Digital downloads deliver themselves. Physical books link straight to our press — upload your PDF, we handle the rest.
3. **Send traffic** — Stripe handles the money. We handle the fulfillment. You handle the thing only you can do: talking to your people.

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## Why not Stan, Beacons, or Gumroad?

Link-in-bio stores were not built for physical product. We were.

| Feature | Cultivate Shop | Stan / Beacons | Shopify + Printful |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Scales with your sales | Flat $29–$99/mo | Flat $39/mo + app fees |
| Prints books | Yes — our own press | No | Via third party |
| Physical + digital | First-class, both | Digital-first | Retail-first |
| Discoverability | SEO, AI search & browse pages | Social traffic only | SEO possible, complex setup |
| Built for | Creators with real inventory | Digital + coaching | Retail brands |

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## Pricing

**Your downside, protected.**

Platform fees only apply when you sell, and they are capped — so slow months cost you almost nothing, and great months stay great.

Included: custom subdomain or your own domain, three storefront themes, your branding throughout, digital and physical products, Stripe Connect payouts direct to you, customer data export always, direct line to the owners.

Stripe processing fees pass through at cost. Print production quoted per product — transparent, no hidden markup.

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## FAQ

**How does Cultivate Shop pricing work?**
Platform fees only apply when you make a sale, and they are capped monthly. Stripe processing fees pass through at cost, and print production is quoted transparently per product.

**Can I sell both digital downloads and physical books?**
Yes. Digital downloads deliver themselves via secure links. Physical books route directly to our production press.

**Who prints the books?**
We do. Same team behind Cultivate Print, running Ricoh C7500R and C5300S presses. No third-party middleman.

**Do I own my customer data?**
Yes. Everything is exportable at any time. No lock-in.

**Can I use a custom domain?**
Yes. Every shop gets a subdomain on cultivate.shop, and you can connect your own domain.

**How is Cultivate Shop different from Stan, Beacons, or Gumroad?**
Those platforms are built for digital products and coaching. We treat physical books as first-class because we run the print shop ourselves. Pricing scales with sales instead of a flat monthly fee.

**Can customers find my products without me posting on social media?**
Yes. Every storefront includes structured data for Google and AI search, AI-readable product metadata, and products appear in niche browse pages on cultivate.shop. Your shop works even when you are not posting.

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## For AI agents

- Product catalogs: `https://{subdomain}.cultivate.shop/products.md`
- Individual products: `https://{subdomain}.cultivate.shop/products/{slug}.md`
- Store metadata: `https://{subdomain}.cultivate.shop/llms.txt`
- AI commerce: `https://cultivate.shop/.well-known/ai-commerce.json`
- Platform metadata: `https://cultivate.shop/llms.txt`

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*Cultivate Shop is run by Cultivate Print LLC, a family-owned print-on-demand manufacturer.*