How To Create & Sell Photo Calendars UNDER $5!

[@joshuapowell8880]

I will add in that when you send in the .pdf, they remove the cutoff boundaries that are left there.

[@zentenn9665]

That's nice. I printed 500 no friends and family would buy. I went to stores and streets corners. I only manage to sell maybe 3 calendars in a whole year. It was tough but I tried.

[@CollectorsCorner777]

Well yea. You can get a generic calendar for free from businesses. You have to do something that stands out.

[@jayc4715]

Damn that sux

[@mithunchopda]

Obviously, Joshua too knew this. He realized he can earn more by making a video about selling calendars rather than actually creating and selling them.

[@Maziko_Lee]

That's awful :( I would've bought one from you 😢😭 I guess people are spoiled; they expect all calendars to be from dollar stores or for free...

[@KueVue]

I'm so sorry :'(

[@monicarobynstudio7880]

I gave you a thumbs up for your honesty about not understanding bleed etc. I don’t understand either.

[@ladyl7660]

Lol I been looking for this KZbin video all my life. Thank you so much for this ☺️

[@joshuapowell8880]

Happy I could help!

[@jokare4568]

Thank for this video it was very informative. I've been looking for this knowledge and information. Was not long at all and thoroughly explained.

[@deborahbroyles3171]

Thank you, awesome presentation 😊

[@WordGirlPhotoEdits]

Great video! I did not even know that trick to hit the spacebar to view a file!! That tip alone was worth watching this video!!! Thanks!

[@BarbCyberSurf]

Thank You for listing your gear/equipment for us viewers.

[@stepheneeangilena5474]

Thank you for this video and information!

[@joshuapowell8880]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@jamesconway5221]

Hi Joshua, I don't think your video was in anyway long, you could ever have them longer as the information is great to know and thanks for taking the time to make it.

[@Obediencebetterthansacrifice8]

Brilliant!!!!

[@Jetsettravelvlog]

Great information

[@joshuapowell8880]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@thesoulscompass]

Thank you so much 🙏 This has been really useful 😊

[@ra1der5]

Thanks for this. Best explanation I’ve found on KZbin. One question; does the software allow you to add a caption, explanation, or other text for the monthly images?

[@joshuapowell8880]

Yeah in Photoshop you can open the image separately and use whatever text and caption you would want and save that photo then load saved photo into the calendar month you want.

[@ra1der5]

@@joshuapowell8880 Got it. Thanks for the quick response.

[@margueritte4845]

Hey, first thank you so much for this video, it was so helpful and also I wanted to know how could you get around uploading your interior content when you only have 29 pages? I am wanting to sell a calendar that I created and I tried uploading it on Amazon but it's not letting me and it keeps saying that it must have a minimum of 75 pages, I am not sure what to do now 😬

[@danielwight8935]

Great video, is it possible to edit the monthly days table. Was thinking about making a custom one with some extra stuff in. Thanks.

[@ricodeco2139]

excellent video, thank you.

[@vidadeunhoundsman2685]

Thanks, dog hunting calendar dropping soon 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@zentenn9665]

The thing is how and where do I sell them? I am looking for a store or something.

[@terryhopkins8059]

Hello Joshua, Does Smart Press drop ship the calendars that you create through them? I would like to create a calendar that I can sell on my website and have it drop ship to my customer.

[@IntriguingXMind]

I love the video. How do you go about selling the calendars?

[@joshuapowell8880]

That’s pretty much up to you. Maybe to start ask friends and family if they would be interested in buying? If there are any shops ( souvenir, bookstores, maybe coffee shop) it doesn’t hurt to ask if you can sell them there and work out some deal with them. If you don’t know how many you want to get maybe do a pre-order ad campaign of some sort for a certain amount of time to figure out closer to a number to order. There’s a bunch of different methods you could go about trying.

[@zentenn9665]

@@joshuapowell8880 That's nice. I printed 500 no friends and family would buy. I went to stores and streets corners. I only manage to sell maybe 3 calendars in a whole year. It was tough but I tried.

[@Bycfedwards]

@@joshuapowell8880 can you print on demand on Amazon ?

[@deondria97]

@@Bycfedwards I’d like to know about this

[@ride_with_me]

@@Bycfedwards not wall calendars, though notebook type calendars

[@donnavogel7131]

Great video; I was thinking about creating my own calendar. Would you mind saying what type of shipping packaging you use for your calendar and where you buy it?

[@yashnarbekakmalov992]

Double sized matte

[@shawnflavia6511]

Hi Joshua, I've been working on creating a calendar as well so I really appreciate your video! Is there an alternative to using Photoshop? I'm not familiar with the app and don't have a subscription for it. Thanks!!

[@POD_Designs_With_Priyanka]

canva

[@robinparent7883]

Your video was a great help, thank you. I learned quite a bit. I see others have asked how to remove the green and red lines from the month's layers so that it won't print onto the final copies? I understand the company does this for you but is there a way I can do it myself? Possibly another tutorial from you on how to remove it. Any help is appreciated.

[@joshuapowell8880]

In previous years when I made the calendar, I used Indesign which gave that option to remove basically anything. However, for myself, I feel like it is harder to use that program.

[@robinparent7883]

@@joshuapowell8880 Thank you! I used your tutorial to create a Calendar for a Youth Outdoor Photography Contest. For future reference how should contestants send in their photos so they'll be just as crisp and clear for printing?

[@garymccartney4063]

Do you know if the calendar template works with photoshop elements 2023?

[@mnmyoutubechannel4418]

How long do they take to deliver? Give or take. When do you put in your order to get them before Christmas?

[@joshuapowell8880]

Last year I got to it too late and almost missed it for having it for my Christmas gifts. I ordered it on December, 7th and it got shipped out the 14th and arrived the 18th. I would definately recommend at least ordering in Novemeber just to make sure it arrives in plenty of time.

[@hfranke07]

Great video.... hope you have bought a better mic to record your voice....

[@Haegster]

Hey Joshua! Thank you for the awesome explanation. I have ordered my first calendar and they are asking me to remove the "FPO Lines" from the months. Any idea how to do that on photoshop? Thanks in advance!

[@joshuapowell8880]

I just uploaded a video on showing myself having the same issue this year. It hasn’t been a problem before, but they replaced the pdf files of all the month grid pages for me with ones without lines so I could approve and get ordered. I’m still trying to figure this one out.

[@ard3128]

Thank you for sharing! Does it give us the option to edit and type something on the bottom of the white calendar month pages?

[@joshuapowell8880]

Yeah you can. I added text down there so every month on the bottom had my website.

[@ard3128]

@@joshuapowell8880 Awesome. Thank you! Be safe🙋💕

[@aliciahovey8309]

Hey Joshua! Great video, very informative. For some reason when I open the template, it's coming out portrait mode. I see yours is landscape. I've tried flipping it on print, but only the page flips. The image stays portrait.. Any tips?

[@CollectorsCorner777]

This is really helpful but I thought I'd be able to print out and make them myself cutting down on minimum purchase amounts. Still really cool and helpful.

[@joshuapowell8880]

By the time you make them yourself for the quantity I want I would probably have more money into it than if I used this website. Thanks for the kind words!

[@DaveKingMusic]

What settings do you use in your Photoshop project? CMYK? 16-Bit? Anything else? Thanks so much!

[@vainatheyashade5931]

It was a great video to make a own calendar, but you didn't mention what type of program did you used to edit those dates, pictures, etc

[@hiyasminnimsayih6346]

Hi Josh. I would like to ask what paper are you using for calendar? Thanks for answering. Would love to make one for my own.

[@yashnarbekakmalov992]

Double sized matte

[@aintthatthetruthmadeintheu2723]

How would it work on a Dell computer?

[@michaeltillman886]

What's up my friend? That was a great presentation; very informative. My question is; once the calendars come back, where do you unload them for sale? This is something I've been wanting to do for a while, but never understood distribution and profit. Where do I take this stuff? Peace! .

[@joshuapowell8880]

The way I would and am going to try since recently moving to a new location is reaching out to local shops and see what kind of deal I could maybe do with them to sell.

[@dulcyking3803]

Where do you sell your calendars?

[@blindeyezphotography]

im confused why when i open up that pdf in PS, it doesnt have those boundary things on them... why?

[@brandisfoodiediary]

Hi, did you get the template from Smart Press, edit it in photo shop and then pull it back into Smart Press? Or do it all in Smart Press?

[@joshuapowell8880]

I got the template from smart press, edit in photoshop, export as pdf, then upload that pdf to smart press in the checkout process.

[@bumpintheG]

Can I do this from my phone, I don't have a computer...help do you have a tutorial for that?

[@atekimmie1256]

what type of paper do you use ?

[@fragranceofsound]

what if you want text not photos on each month. Can you add text over the photos? It's a little bit pricey

[@craftsandallthatjaz]

hello! i'm not sure if perhaps there were updates with their site but when I import the PDF to photoshop the guidelines don't show up anymore. or am I doing something incorrectly :o

[@kianaj3591]

Same with me. I looked it up and one said to use adobe acrobat pro and another just said to use canvas

[@DaveKingMusic]

Have you shopped around for other calendar printers? How does this company compare in price and quality? Thank you!

[@joshuapowell8880]

No, I have not sourced out for another company since I found this one, because of how well the product and service has been for me. This company has been great and cheaper for bulk orders compared to other common ones such as vistaprint and shutterfly.

[@brucep9393]

great info! which finish do you use? I maybe I skipped over that part.

[@joshuapowell8880]

I think I said it, but I usually just stick with their default options for finish and paper weight etc.

[@sagecreek819]

Hey Josh, I'm not following how or where I save the smartpress pdf template...I saved it in my downloads but when I open it it doesn't enable me to work in it....thanks for your help

[@joshuapowell8880]

After you export to .pdf you cannot edit when viewing the pdf. Any editing done to images and text you add is done in photoshop and then you would need to re-export it to a .pdf file

[@sagecreek819]

@@joshuapowell8880 Thanks Josh, all that sounds like more than I understand....

[@sagecreek819]

Do I need a photoshop?

[@joshuapowell8880]

@@sagecreek819 for what I did in the video, yes you need photoshop

[@sagecreek819]

@@joshuapowell8880 thanks josh so much for your time...merry Christmas

[@DaveKingMusic]

What do you do with the two pages that are marked: EXTRA PAGE REQUIRED FOR SADDLE STITCH CALENDAR ? Do you leave these blank or do you put photos on them? Thank you!

[@joshuapowell8880]

You just leave them blank.

[@DaveKingMusic]

@@joshuapowell8880 Thank you!

[@deborahmorgan2409]

Whee do you sell them?

[@joshuapowell8880]

Wherever you can find. Look for local coffee shops, gift stores, etc. and just ask if you can sell there and work out a deal with them.

[@charnz3495]

Hey Josh great vid what program would suggest for indigenous rare languages rather than English templates

[@valenciafree754]

How did you remove the green and red lines from the months layers so that it won't print onto the final copies?

[@joshuapowell8880]

When submitting the document with that, they sent me back the preview to approve without it.

[@happyhill9753]

I don’t have photo shop. Do I need it for this?

[@joshuapowell8880]

This method I used does require photoshop

[@infinitusvir1]

Do you remove the guide lines somehow or do you get the month portion from somewhere else?

[@joshuapowell8880]

Previously when I have submitted the .pdf file to them, they send back a proof with lines gone

[@infinitusvir1]

@@joshuapowell8880 Thanks. I wound up pulling it up in InDesign. If you turn off all the rulers / guides they disappear and you can export it again without them. Good to know they would have just done it for me though!

[@yasminadilene8884]

@@infinitusvir1 Hi how did you turn the layout guides off?

[@infinitusvir1]

@@yasminadilene8884 it’s been a while but if I remember correctly there were options under view?

[@yasminadilene8884]

@@infinitusvir1 Yes there is a view options I just cannot figure out which option to select😩

[@ChesneyAdventures]

can you order 10 or 20??

[@joshuapowell8880]

Yes, the past few years I have only ordered about 30. It does, though make the price per calendar go up the fewer you order.

[@NurseyPooh59]

Your opening in photoshop. Can you use something else?

[@joshuapowell8880]

I have used indesign in the past, but it costs more for the adobe suite which includes that.

[@lovelyunique361]

How did you seal it together?

[@joshuapowell8880]

I showed in the video going through the setting on the website under shrinkwrap service to select the option that says individual with chip board. Selecting that is how you will receive each calendar individually wrapped/sealed.

[@amandamiller7926]

What company do you use to make and sell for you?

[@joshuapowell8880]

I design, smartpress creates, then the selling is up to you by going to local shops and asking if you can sell them in their store and work out a deal with them.

[@amandamiller7926]

@@joshuapowell8880 thank you Joshua! ❤️

[@raywalteroutdoors]

Came here from a video titled stop selling calendars and prints

[@joshuapowell8880]

😂 In my opinion there’s just something about seeing your work printed out rather than just on a screen. To each their own I guess.

[@raywalteroutdoors]

@@joshuapowell8880 I agree 100%. His big reason was calendars expire and you'll do better licensing the photos to a calendar maker. I was always the guy who created the art and left it on a hard drive. My wife started having my photos printed and framed. I have something I can see and hold on to everyday of my life that was a very impactful decision on her part.

[@ChristianPaulPhotography]

Maybe change the title to how to create a calendar? Nothing mentioned on how you sell them. #2cents

[@aspiebear]

Thanks for this but I am frustrated as I camot continue to watch this. I am sure future video be improved it there is no music in the background. I have stopped watching numerous instruction videos due to distracting element within them. Things like, but not limited to: - music - sound effects - mobile phone sounds - up-speak - excitable voice-tone - saying things like 'This is [name]..coming at you', 'What's going on'! (Okay, this is a little silly to be bothered by but the others are not). I can not comprehend why people do such things in instructional videos! Am I alone in my confusion?

[@ride_with_me]

am I seeing this wrong? Your video states creating for under $5 though in your ordering page you are ordering 30 calendars for $467.87? Divided by 30 equals 15.57 per calendar which makes your KZbin video title look like click bait and makes one not want to subscribe as in this video I must be missing how to create a calendar for under $5.