So you have your planner all designed, you have your paper, your binding and you have picked your printer. Congratulations!
Now what?
How many should you order for your very 1st printed order?
As you've probably heard me share before, the question “which printer should I work with?” is never a simple or straight-forward answer because there are so many factors that go into the decision. There is no 1 printer that is right for everyone.
Inside the Planner Academy, the Choose a Printer Training and Worksheet helps you understand what you identify which printers are a potential fit specifically based on what you are creating, the volumes you want to print at in both the short term and the long term, and the price and profit margin you want to hit.
So how many units should you start with?
I usually recommend 100. It is enough to get volume pricing, but not so many that you can’t quickly sell through your initial order.
Have other questions about creating a planner?
Inside our Planner Academy you get access to both a packed curriculum AND weekly Q&A calls where we discuss everything you could possibly need to know about creating, designing, printing, and selling a planner. Here’s a few of the questions we recently covered in one of our Q&A calls:
- What to include and exclude to keep costs low and quality high
- How to add embellishments like tear-offs and tabs cost-effectively
- A big mistake people make when selecting their printer that keeps them stuck and having to charge way more than they wanted for their planner
- When to launch the planner for maximum sales potential
- The 2 pieces that take the longest and how to fast track them
- The behind-the-scenes process I followed to create my Lean Out Planner
Want to learn how to scale your business with a planner?
Then you want to watch my free masterclass where I share:
- The top 5 mistakes people make when creating a Planner, Workbook, or Journal for their business
- How a planner can be leveraged to help you scale an existing coaching, consulting, or service-based business
- How to get your planner created in the next 90 days
Click here to register for instant access to the masterclass.
by Crista Grasso
Crista Grasso is the go-to strategic planning expert for leading global businesses and online entrepreneurs when they want to scale. Known as the "Business Optimizer", Crista has the ability to quickly cut through noise and focus on optimizing the core things that will make the biggest impact to scale a business simply and sustainably. She specializes in helping businesses gain clarity on the most important things that will drive maximum value for their clients and maximum profits for their business. She is the creator of the Lean Out Method, 90 Day Lean Out Planner, and host of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast.
