How to Print Your Own Planner or Journal | Should You Print With Lulu? My Honest Opinion & Review

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In this video, I am going to be sharing my experience with printing with Lulu Printing. I am in the process of launching my new planners and I thought this would be a great time to share why I use Lulu Printing and give you some tips on printing if this is your first time printing your first Planner or Journal.
⏰Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:29 My Experience Printing with Lulu
2:31 Choosing a Size For Your Planner
5:24 How to Choose Paper Quality
6:28 A Look Inside the Planner (Quality Check)
10:36 The Smear Test 😬
12:57 The Difference in Price
14:14 Designing Your Planner in Canva
14:39 Issues You May Run Into
18:51 Do I Recommend Lulu?
19:50 Lulu vs Amazon KDP
20:48 Does Lulu Offer Print on Demand?
21:51 Does Lulu Require a Purchase Minimum?
22:45 How to Price Check With Lulu
23:58 Creating Your Store on Lulu
🚨IMPORTANT LINKS:🚨
Lulu Print on Demand: www.lulu.com/sell/sell-on-you...
Lulu Pricing: www.lulu.com/pricing
PRE-ORDER LINKS: 🤫
The KZfaq Content Planner: www.brandplanners.co/youtube-...
The Podcast Content Planner: www.brandplanners.co/podcast-...
The Planner Bundle: www.brandplanners.co/youtube-...
BUSINESS & CONTACT INFO:
For Sponsorship and Speaking Opportunities:
www.lashawndasmith.com/contact
Email: info@lashawndasmith.com
Visit my website:
Website: www.lashawndasmith.com/
Interested in purchasing a planner?
Website: www.brandplanners.co
For business inquiries email me: info@lashawndasmith.com
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PO Box Info:
Lashawnda Smith
PO Box 1057
Kannapolis, NC 28082
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PODCAST INFO:
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The First Year Business Podcast:
KZfaq Link: / @createherlegacypodcast
Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
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Spotify:
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Link for other Podcast Apps: thefirstyearpodcast.buzzsprou...
KZfaq CHANNEL GEAR:
Camera:
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Camera Remote: www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Wire...
Main Tripod: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
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Ring Light: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Desk Ring Light: www.amazon.com/Streaming-Dimm...
Podcast Mic: www.amazon.com/Blue-Yeti-USB-...
Pop Filter: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
TOOLS AND SERVICES I USE:
Canva: www.canva.com
VidIQ: vidiq.com
Email Marketing Provider: convertkit.com
Website Host: www.wix.com
Social media Scheduler: www.planoly.com
Shop Host: www.shopify.com
Podcast Host: www.buzzsprout.com/
DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission.

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@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

🚨IMPORTANT LINKS:🚨 Lulu Print on Demand: www.lulu.com/sell/sell-on-your-site Lulu Pricing: www.lulu.com/pricing PRE-ORDER LINKS: 🤫 The KZfaq Content Planner: www.brandplanners.co/youtube-content-planner The Podcast Content Planner: www.brandplanners.co/podcast-content-planner The Planner Bundle: www.brandplanners.co/youtube-podcast-planner-bundle

@barbarag5387 5 ай бұрын

Yes LuLu, you should DEFINITELY sponsor this content creator. I have looked at countless videos and read an equal amount of articles on the POD model and she sold Lulu Printing for me. I did even know Lulu existed until I ran across her videos. I like how she makes the details of Lulu printing simple and includes all that one needs to know about the POD process with this company. Well done!

@iamlashawnda 5 ай бұрын

Awww thank you so much!!! 😊😊😊

@Angellvn2be Ай бұрын

OMG to this video and the one before. Thank you!!!!! New subscriber

@iamlashawnda Ай бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful!! Thank you for subscribing! 😊

@feliciachoyce 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this video!

@iamlashawnda 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@maxwell-cole 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. It was very informative.

@iamlashawnda 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊

@KeeMcGhee 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same about the #80 before you showed the test. It looked so nice but I know my hand would be inked up lol Thank you so much for these videos. It's giving me courage to start my own! God bless 🙏

@iamlashawnda 3 ай бұрын

Yea #80 had me sold until I did the smear test 😂

@alisadoula 7 ай бұрын

I've printed with KDP and Lulus and and I'm a paper planner. What i learned was that if you are printing things for people to write in you want uncoated paper. Lulu's 80lb paper is coated which is why it failed the smear test miserably. lol.

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

Yea I see!! But that definitely makes sense.

@juliebean2901 7 ай бұрын

Great video. From the time you ordered to the time you received the planner how long did it take?

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

With Standard shipping it took a good 12 days. When I did expressed shipping it took about 6-7 Days.

@juliebean2901 7 ай бұрын

@@iamlashawnda ok, thank you.

@gentletouchpodcast9095 7 ай бұрын

Hey love , i have been binging on your videos does lulu do a journal / planner without spiral ? i took note and you mentioned yours is 132 pages 7.44 inches x 9.68 something like that and it cost $13.17 without shipping is there a way in my case to make it cheaper less than $10 as shipping will round it over to $10 only because it's my first launch and to be honest i don't even have a community to launch to LOL how do we work out a profit thank you for the smudge test i never even thought of that 💖💖💖💖💖

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

If you want the cost to be under $10 I would suggest creating your planner with black and white interior pages and keep it under 100 pages. That should help take the cost down. Also if you do a soft cover instead of spiral that will bring the cost down as well.

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

What kind of planner are you creating?

@gentletouchpodcast9095 7 ай бұрын

@@iamlashawnda thank you , for all those tips 😍 podcast planner as i have a podcast or a gratitude planner / menstrual femsle tracker alongside those lines 💖

@tonyajawwaad7933 7 ай бұрын

Can you do section dividers with tabs with Lulu? I have 3 sections and want tabbed dividers

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

Great question. They do not currently offer divider tabs. I wish they did!!

@juliebean2901 7 ай бұрын

Also, when you said you ordered in bulk and saved on shipping, how exactly did you do so?

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

They have a bulk order option. But normally I just increase my quantity amount and it will tell you how much the shipping is. You save on shipping because when you break down the amount you are paying in shipping per planner, you pay more if you are only ordering a few planners.

@juliebean2901 7 ай бұрын

@@iamlashawnda That make sense, thank you for taking time to explain. Wishing you all the best in your business endeavor.

@FisnikSylkaFisnik 7 ай бұрын

Love your content Lashawdna! I just emailed you regarding a partnership proposal, would love to hear back from you!

@AmandaTayteTait 7 ай бұрын

I saw a past of yours saying you ordered too many copies of your old planners and I’m curious if Lulu doesn’t offer print on demand and why you didn’t opt for that instead of buying and selling them yourself?

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

Great Question. Because when you do print on demand you can't do quality checks and I don't need anyone taking a cut of the already small profit margin. 😂 and plus I like being able to see my inventory as it goes out lol just a preference.

@AmandaTayteTait 7 ай бұрын

@@iamlashawnda ooh okay. I actually discovered your videos this week and was shook cause I’ve been working in digital marketing for eight years and beeeeeeen wanting to launch a brand planner and when I saw yours it was like someone was in my head😂😂but I’m actually encouraged to finally give it a try next year. Cheering for you🙏🏾

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

@@AmandaTayteTait Definitely create one! with 8 years of Knowledge it will definitely benefit your community for sure!! I also use my planners as a resource for my Clients.

@tonyajawwaad7933 7 ай бұрын

Do you copyright your planners? How do you stop someone else from taking your creation and putting their name on it?

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

I include a copyright page in my planner. Anything that you create automatically retains copyrights. BUT you can go on the website and apply to copyright your page. But honestly, People can still steal your stuff. It's a gray area and even with a paid copyright, It's hard to keep someone from knocking you off.

@iamlashawnda 7 ай бұрын

I definitely don't recommend putting your planner on Amazon KDP if you don't want someone else selling your planner because in KPD's Policy, They are able to sell your planner to 3rd parties and you can never take your planner off the platform. You can only Archive it. And it will still be available for 3rd parties to buy and resell.