This guide provides a step-by-step tutorial on how to design and sell faux leather journals using ShineOn’s print-on-demand (POD) services. ShineOn’s faux leather journals offer a premium product with the potential for higher profit margins [00:00:33].
1. Product Overview [00:00:00]
ShineOn’s faux leather journals feature a hard cover, lined heavyweight paper, and a space marker ribbon [00:01:20].
2. Design Tips [00:02:10]
- Aim for a blend of text and graphics in your designs [00:02:50].
- Avoid designs that are only text [00:02:15] or only graphics [00:02:43].
- Keep the color palette minimal, suggesting blacks, whites, and a couple of other colors [00:03:07].
3. Niche Ideas [00:03:32]
Consider targeting specific niches with unique journal concepts. Examples include:
- “Letters to my little boy” [00:03:36]
- “Ideas I had while film making” [00:03:55]
- “Thoughts to a deceased relative” [00:04:06]
- Use AI tools like ChatGPT for inspiration [00:04:29].
4. Personalization [00:05:28]
ShineOn offers an “artwork swapper” feature for easy personalization of designs [00:05:28], which can be a key to creating appealing journals [00:05:41].
5. Design Process on ShineOn [00:05:52]
- ShineOn provides a template for creating designs [00:05:52].
- Use ShineOn’s built-in artwork designer [00:06:08], which includes customizable text templates [00:07:08].
- ShineOn offers high-quality mockups to showcase the journal [00:06:18].
6. Profitability [00:08:12]
- ShineOn recommends a selling price of $29.95, with a cost of $17 per journal [00:08:19].
- Selling five journals a day could result in over $2,000 in monthly profit [00:08:33].
- Some stores sell these journals at a higher price [00:08:47].
By following these steps, you can create and sell profitable faux leather journals using ShineOn’s print-on-demand service.
