WHAT YOU NEED TO START A STICKER BUSINESS • How I Started My Sticker Shop On A Budget 2022
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There’s no trade secret for a printer. It’s an item anyone can get and everyone knows they need. People just want to know what works and not go broke getting the wrong one. Many amazing artists share what they use from a-z. They’re the real ones and I respect them. Printer will improve quality ONLY. The actual work and art and originality can’t be copied via printer. Thanks for the information and help you shared with fellow aspiring small businesses owners.
I have to be honest, I've never understood why shops don't want to speak about the printer they use or even those who won't say what paper they use. The way I see it, the only reason to consider something "secret sauce" is if someone else can take it and recreate what exactly you've done, like an actual secret sauce lol. But it is literally just a printer. Anyone can buy a printer. It doesn't automatically turn them into successful business people lol. The products themselves are what set you apart. Your designs and your brand. I wouldn't care at all who knew what printer I used. I just think it's so silly. Anyway, just my 2 cents on the topic. 🙂 P.S. I agree, Canon is my jam! They really do make great printers.
It takes time & experience to do the research to find what works best for you, and it can also get very expensive when you're trying out different equipment. I can respect it when shops don't want to disclose their stuff. time is money!
@@StickerGuru thanks for the response, I think we will just agree to disagree. I do agree that it takes time to research a printer and it takes money IF you are someone who purchases multiple printers to test them out etc. However, if you're someone who has decided to research a printer and has found the perfect one and you now have a business going, that would have happened regardless of whether people ended up asking you what printer you used or not. So that time and effort was already taken and done on your part. Someone asking what printer you use later on down the line is not taking you any time, money, effort, or changing your business in any way etc etc. At this point it would take about 1.5 seconds to say the product name. So the argument of "time is money" is pretty irrelevant at this point. So ya, I just think it's messed up that people will hold it a secret because back when they researched it it took them time to do so and time is money. that just doesn't make sense to me. It's a very mean way of looking at things in my opinion. It's basically saying "back when I did it I took the time, so I'm not going to help you now you go do it yourself". And that's just kind of mean to me. I would tell anybody the printer that I use because the time I took to find the printer is absolutely irrelevant to the person asking what kind of printer I use. I just wish more people supported each other in the art industry because there's such a competitive mentality a lot of times, especially amongst women, that is a little sad. And I look at this topic as one of those competitive natured type of things. I mean, I watch designers on YT who have million dollar businesses and will tell u everything they use. So ya, I just think it's a messed up way of thinking when it's something as simple as a printer. Of course, none of this is directed towards you because you're open and you're super cool, it's just something that came to my mind so I decided to share my two cents LOL 💙
I think it is similar to a secret sauce. I mean a sauce will only have so many ingredients and so much of each. It's likely very similar to every other sauce out there. But it takes months or years of trial and error to perfect it.
Just researching a printer isn't enough. It takes money, trial and error. I've been sticker printing for 14 years going through 9 different printers. So you're giving all that away for free. I share info too but can see the other view of not wanting to hand out what has taken years of knowledge and thousands of $ to learn.
@@digitaldoodlebug1461 no prob. We can also agree to disagree. Cuz a "secret sauce" always has something added that was created by the person who made it. If I stole that recipe or was given that recipe, my sauce would then be exactly like theirs which could possibly ruin their business. A secret sauce isn't kept secret because of the years it took to make it, it's kept secret so no one else makes the same sauce lol. What's more equivalent to this printer thing is like a chef saying "I'm not telling u what knife I used to cut my meat" lol. And chefs don't keep that a secret ever. The secret is in their recipes, their final products, not the tools they used. It's just silly lol. A printer is a printer. You didn't add special knobs to the one u ended up using for your stickers lol, and if I bought your printer all that would mean is that I have a printer that prints things nice. It would also mean that I am one of maybe a million people with that printer doing whatever with it. My end product would still be nothing like yours and therefore wouldn't affect u. It's silly to keep a printer a "secret" when it doesn't affect your business, your money, your livelihood or even take up any of your time in any way shape or form. Sharing the printer you use is absolutely nothing like a secret sauce. My question is, what do people feel will happen if they told someone the printer they used? Is it fear of competition? Or someone doing better than them cuz they now have this printer? Or is the reasoning literally just "you're not allowed to know for free". Cuz to me, again just my opinion, that's just greed and being mean. Especially since so many sticker makers have learned everything they know for FREE on TH-cam from others lol. But now it's a huge issue to say "I use this printer" for free? Lol. If I asked u to tell me the printer u used, and also go over everything u do, step by step to make stickers from start to finish, how u design, your creative process, how u set up ur cutting machines etc etc, then I can see why people wouldn't want to give all that info out for free, cuz that's something that could be made into a class. That's giving away the secret sauce. But a printer? C'mon man lol. Also, there are many sticker makers online who already fully share everything they use and have been making stickers very successfully for many years. Katnipp as just 1 example. And not only did she openly share her process throughout all these years helping a mass amount of people get into the business, but she has spoken about her equipment for a long time and and why she uses it, it's features, etc etc etc. Kinda like most people who get new equipment for their business online, it's called an unboxing lol. Anyway, all this to say, I personally think it's ridiculous. But hey, we live in a world with many different people in it. Some are nice and feel great helping others just because, and others are not so nice and feel like everyone should just go figure it out or pay them lol. But again, we can just agree to disagree. You do you and what works best for u. And congrats on a 14 yr business. 🙂
I remember working in a restaurant where the owners didn't want to have their "Spinach and Cheese Ravioli" recipe published on the local paper. They were terrified people were going to make it at home.
Since I am a good cook myself and I was born in Italy, I already knew the recipe, but I remember telling them that even those few readers that could actually make the fresh dough, the ricotta and spinach filling and the rest of it would instead come down and buy it, because I also know how to make them, but that's not the point. I like cooking and eating my own meal, but I don't like cleaning the kitchen after it looks like the russian army has hit it with a flour bomb.
Finally the agreed, the recipe was published and not one of our client ever told us they made their own at home. Even other chefs that frequented the restaurant came over to be served, pampered and having someone else do the dishes.
That said, my wife and I were glass artists at some point and we had classes on how to make glass. Unfortunately, so many people lack creativity that all our students wanted to do was to replicate exactly what we did and were selling at various gift stores, Macy's etc. We kept telling them to come up with their own designs, but they just couldn't.
I can see both sides of this issue.
Plenty of money for everyone out here. Appreciate you disclosing what you use. Thank you
Yep! We’re big believers in that idea. Thanks for watching!
YOUR THE ONLY PERSON WHO MENTIONED PRINTING SHEET QUALITY DEPENDS ON PRINTERS TOO!! THANK YOU! I have gone through so many videos and people think that all sticker paper work for everyone and it's not true.
Interesting! I feel like printers are even more important than sticker paper in terms of color quality & accuracy.
@@StickerGuru what printer that both suitable for sticker and art print?
This is super helpful! Thanks for all your advice. ❤ as someone who wants to start up from nothing it’s good to hear about how you overcame challenges an what’s struggles you faced initially. I appreciate you sharing this unique perspective 💖
This is clear , helpful and just overall wonderful . Thank you so much . I feel honestly blessed that I came across this video . Thank you so much !!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
I’m so hype! 8+ sticker sales so far!
woo!!
I do watercolor paintings and was thinking on turning them into stickers, your video was very informational. Thank you!
You’re welcome! So glad this was helpful! Let us know if you have any other questions!
Thanks for sharing your videos and what works and what does work.
This was so helpful!!!! Thank you so much!
I just heard the introduction and I’m already so grateful. Thank you!
Aww we are so glad!!
Loved this! Super informative, thanks for sharing all these tips! 💕
I'm glad it was helpful! Is there anything else you'd like to see from us? :)
You guys are the best! 💛 you know this 😂. All the sticker shop information that you share is great. Looking forward to more of these types of videos ☺️
Thank you Ana!
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Done! Like and definitely subscribed
I need
Yay, I actually have this printer (due to photography hobby). So taking this as a sign to get into sticker printing. Thank you!
Love these videos and the topics you cover!
Thanks, Cynthia! So glad you like them!
Thank you sooo much for sharing with us your experience and knowledges on stickers. I really appreciate it and you'll save me time for sure ! Plus, I'm French and not very fluent in English but I understood everything you said you're very articulate so thaaaaank you :) I suscribed
you’re welcome! Happy to help!
That was a beautiful video. My bf is an artist and draws amazing cool things. I told him we should do this, make a sticker buisness. I have no idea where to start but in hopes this video will help us to try to get started. Feel like during tax time is the best time to do it coz I'd have more money at that time to buy the things we'd need
thank you so much for sharing what you've learned!
Lisa!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🌼 Great Video!! Just became a sub and cant wait to see your future vids. Xoxo keep on shining! 🌟
Thank you also for the links for all of the products you use. Very helpful!
Glad I could help :)
Best video for sticker shop info! Thanks!!!!
You're welcome! :)
I will definitely be subbing. Thank you for the great information.
Thanks, Eve! Welcome to our community!
Thank you ! I don't intend to open a business but rather just a hobby. I really struggled finding someone talking about paper and also different levels of quality.
Online Labels offer samples, we highly recommend trying them out! Good luck!
The sticker business is interesting and so are your tips. Wish you success in your work and hope to see some new videos with new tips.
Thank you!
Appreciate the knowledge !
We appreciate you for watching!
Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
So glad it was helpful Carrie!
This is very helpful! Thank you! Could you please do a video of your printing process next? I am curious to see how you do the color first then the laser. I didn’t realize that the OLC Weatherproof paper is both inkjet and laserjet suitable.
Thank you so much! That's a great suggestion!
I really appreciate the tip about the free samples. I went ahead and ordered some from both companies.
Awesome!!
Thank you so much, this was so helpful 🖤😁
I'm so glad this was helpful!
Thank you so much for this video!! 😊🌷
You're welcome!
Excellent advice!!!
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips on creating a sticker shop! Very interesting!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! Are you starting a sticker shop soon?
Thank you for sharing!! This was helpful!!
You're welcome!
Thank for the free sample links!
Of course!
Thank you so much… Great info
You're welcome! :)
thank you for this! super useful and clear 😄
Glad it was helpful!
May the Universe bless you immensely for sharing your sticker paper. Thank you!
Aww thank you
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Good teacher will be back
Thanks so much this was very helpful!
Aww we’re so happy to hear that it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing!❤
Appreciate you for watching!
Thank you for the video. Very helpful. Do you know if there is any alternative to cellophane baggies?
This video is great. And very helpful.
Thank you!
New subscriber! Can't wait to see more videos.
Aww thanks so much! Welcome to our sticker guru fam!
Thanks so much for sharing these tips, not all sticker shop owners are willing to share so much. I was wondering if you could recommend a clear matte sticker paper. I can't seem to find one that inkjet ink won't rub off of.
Love this ❤️ You got a new subscriber from Denmark 😊 I don't make stickers but I'm thinking about it 😊😊
Well thank you for being part of the Sticker Guru fam, Heidi! Thank you for watching all the way from Denmark! 🙂
Thank you for the great information! I understand that the paper you recommend (OL177WJ) you use is waterproof, but should I also laminate the page before inserting it into my Cricut?
I appreciate the quality advice. Thank you so much
we're so glad you found our advice helpful! are you in the process of starting a sticker shop?
@@StickerGuru ah no I just wanted to print my stickers at home!
@@mizuki_1516 Awesome! It's such a fun hobby!
This is soooo helpful
So glad, Crissa!
Super helpful
We’re glad it was helpful Jill! Thanks for watching!
THANK YOU. Some of us are not looking to start a business, but want to have good quality stickers. Any suggestions on using laminate over the sticker label sheet for "waterproof" stickers?
Helpful! Thanks!!
always happy to help!
Great sugestions. Be carefull of recycled/ refilled cartrages they have a fail rate and when you do its voided your warrentys. I work with printer repair and this is the bigest printer killer after lack of use!( one full color ink once a month reccomended)
thanks so much
You're welcome!
Thanks!
OMG, thank you so much! I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you for being here.
Ooh.. love these tips, i could definietly use some of these for my scrapbooking business i want to start up. (Of course different sizes). Refill you own ink?!? Sounds way cheaper than what im doing.. gonna need to research that.
190th like! Wow, congrats on all your success! Awesome to hear you turned a creative outlet into a business. You will never have to "work" a day. Keep up the awesome work and thanks for sharing some of your trade secrets!
Thanks so much! It's a dream come true and we love what we do!
Amazing video and great tips! Might be a dumb question sorry. But when you print on the sticker papers how does that work? And do you need a top layer to seal it or what?😅
Wow. I wish I had seen this video ages ago when I first started making stickers. I did so much research and pretty much landed on pretty much everything the same process wise except I chose a different printer. ;)
It's too bad it wasn't around yet. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching! Honestly.. same! It's why we decided to create e-courses for aspiring sticker shop owners, because saw a need, and like you, it was a lot of Googling and youtube videos! And of course, trial and error!
Great video
Thanks, Darren! We appreciate it and are glad you enjoyed it!
Nice work
Thanks, we appreciate it!
That cute 💗💗💗💟
Thank you!!
Just subscribed thank you..great video.
Welcome to our community!
Hi Lisa, Great video! Thanks for being so upfront and honest with sharing your experience. I’m looking to print black and white stickers that people can color themselves. Can you please suggest sticker paper, and also if you have a professional printer you can recommend if I go that way? Thanks so much!
IMO the first paper she mentioned because it is like coloring book paper, I was very upset when I got mine because I thought it would have a sheen on it. I love your idea and maybe I will make coloring stickers with them. 😊THANK YOU
Thank You. So many guest ions. But what a great start.
Thank you. I’m interested in puffy stickers. To make puffy stickers is it a special printer ? Special paper? Or both? Thank you.
Hey really nice video, but I have a question. Could u tell me how big your white coloured mailer is? Thx!
I'm subscribing because people are hating on you talking a certain way. That's is just proof that your successful. Successful attracts haters. Well done on your business! And use thier crap talking as fuel into success sista!
Thank you! 🥺 We appreciate you! 😅
Really informative video! It’s a great start for ppl who want to get their stickers out there. Are you able to share where you get the customizable fold envelopes??
Thank you Tea! We're so glad this was informative. Unfortunately, we don't share this information because they were custom-created for us by our manufacturer, and it was quite expensive and out of the budget for sticker owners just starting out. But we found our manufacturer on Alibaba, and that's where we suggest starting!
Curious, what’s the average or standard size for a cellophane bag that is used for packing stickers? What’s the best sized bag to get generally speaking? Thanks
I have a question: Do we still have to laminate the stickers if we use the weatherproof sticker paper? Thank you for the video! Loved it x
the weatherproofing, as much as ive been searching the same topic, to my knowledge is only for the sticker paper itself, printing on top of it the ink will still be exposed to the elements and can flake/scratch off, so as far as i know, Laminate everything printed on smooth/glossy paper
I like your video can u do a video how to set up different work stations in the office?
For sure!! We have a studio tour video coming up soon :)
yes yes yes
Hi thank you for the information! Im not going to be starting a sticker business but what I want to do involves making a big “sticker” so Im trying to figure out what is best for the application I am doing. Customers are going to be able to send me a photo of what they want or they can pick an image off of my site that will then be put on a vinyl adhesive “sticker” that I will then apply it to the product and mail it back to them. I would love to tell you exactly what I am doing but I am so affraid someone else will steal my idea. Anyway these vinyl stickers vary in sizes from 5”x5” up to around 19”x19”. Can you recommend a printer that can do those sizes with photo quality? Thank you so much. I love your videos and your uptick lol what a goof ball lol
Be careful with third-party/off -brand ink! I’ve had issues with them clogging the printhead of my Canon Pro-100. I stick with Canon OEM ink. It may cost more, but replacing a printhead costs even more. Luckily, I can clean my printhead, but it’s not something I like to do on a regular basis.
Which one of the sticker paper is waterproof? Thank you for the video.
I there a preset on the silhouette portrait 3 for the sticker paper you use?
What perfect content! Thanks a lot for your tips! ... please where can I find these paper boxes to store the stock?
uline!! thanks for watching!
Are you using dye ink with your canon printer?
I'm so happy about this I've wanted to start a business for a long time and this video has helped quite a lot but I'm wondering can you use any printer so like a hp one and how do you make stickers, so like an iPad?
Hi! Yay, we are so glad this video was helpful! We actually have a sticker shop ecourse now where we teach you exactly what you need and how you do it. Here it is if you're interested! www.bigplansacademy.com
How do you come up with designs? I feel like that’s my struggle 😅
I got so excited when i saw that you refill your catridges manually hoping that you would reveal what refillable ink to search for but sadly its a trade secret :'( cause i have the exact same printer as yours and my ink just ran out recently so I'm in a dilemma now on whether to purchase 3rd party catridges cause i have no idea what kind of refillable inks to buy.
Same here ! Have you found something that you like ? I tried one brand of refillable ink but honestly the colors don't even come close
I've found the online labels weatherproof to be very dusty when cutting and it takes off a ton of the ink around the cuts...how do you prevent this?
Hi thank you for sharing tips. ❤️. I just want to know when you use the 3rd party ink, do you choose the pigment ink or dye ink?
Canon Pro-100 uses dye inks.
How do you put them in the tear off pads?
Which canon Pixma may i use?
Thank you for making this video, it's so helpful! May I know where I may find any sticker paper for dishwasher-safe material?
We're so glad you found this helpful! We can't speak as much into the waterproof dishwasher-safe material since our stickers are made to be used on paper, in planners, so we wouldn't want to steer you wrong!
hi, i have a question... am i allowed to use a hp printer or will it be to bad, and if it will be is it okay if i use the canon mini printer becuase soon i want to make a sticker buisness since it seems fun. and is it okay if i use ibispaint x because i want to start this off on a low budget
Can I use my cannon 4500 series printer or my sublimation ink printer
I couldn't help but notice your background. Would you mind going through a tour of your storage system. Where did you get your storage systems for your stickers or what type of materials did you gather to make them? I'm currently using several filing cabinets, but I see that your system is much more condensed and utilizes the space more efficiently. My average sized stickers are no bigger then 8x6 inches. Do you have any recommendations? I appreciate you. Great content BTW!
You can actually watch our studio tour and setup here!
th-cam.com/video/z8xw7668h-c/w-d-xo.html
Is it possible to replace inkjet printer with a simple and convenient printer?
Can this printer print on folders? I have my own business so I’m not selling stickers but using them to put on our items we do sell, and gifts. I’m making business cards and would like to be able to print on plain folders- is that possible with this printer? Looking to upgrade. Thank you.
How is cricut maker 3?
What ink do u use in sticker?
great video, may I ask for foil with color stickers, what is the waterproof sticker suitable for both inkjet and laser printer? I cant find a good one I can't find , how do you print colors on laser printer the foil will be coated as well, it gets the color toner too...
We cover all of this & more in our Flawless Foiling course! You can sign up from the link in the description :)
Canon P100 is a standard photo printer. So do you use a special inks for printing on the paper you showed or that's the standard inkjet inks? Or maybe the paper is the one which makes the sticker printing possible? Are the stickers you sell durable, I mean wear and water resistant? Thank you so much for this video!
We use standard inkjet inks. Our stickers are meant to be used in planners & journals, so we aren't concerned with wear & tear too much!
Fantastic video Lisa. Thank you for sharing! What would be the average net profit margin for a sticker shop?
So glad it was helpful! This is hard to say; like with any business or industry it entirely depends on your unique circumstances!