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

[@iamlashawnda]

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[@SisDonnice]

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[@barbarag5387]

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]

Awww thank you so much!!! 😊😊😊

[@Angellvn2be]

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

[@iamlashawnda]

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

[@alisadoula]

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]

Yea I see!! But that definitely makes sense.

[@theendofertilityspace]

Are there options to get a better binding option on the side?

[@camilleblanchod]

Thank you so much for all your detailed feedback, it's very useful, I've been considering Lulu so your video is awesome!

[@iamlashawnda]

Thank you for watching and I am happy that you found this helpful for you! I personally love using Lulu!

[@johnnaking2738]

Ok yes such a good video! That’s exactly what I was looking for about writing on the coated paper so thank you for smear test 👏🏽

[@iamlashawnda]

Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@palomahealing5073]

I'm loving your Content style, you like dont miss a thing!! Thank you profusely🎉🎉🎉 More info on the Lulu direct, if it works like Printify/Printful where they ask you for manufacturing costs upfront?

[@iammaxwellcole]

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

[@iamlashawnda]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@kristinunpoisoned]

This was super helpful; thanks! I've got 3 health & wellness journals in progress now with Lulu. Question for you: when you order your sample, do you order it through the option of printing for yourself, or do you order from the option where you already have it priced to sell? Is there a difference in how the journal will look between the two options?

[@iamlashawnda]

I order it from the "printing for yourself" option. There should be no difference between the 2 though. You will get the same product

[@Mikimaru]

Lulu's number 80# is coated, coated paper is made for products you don't want to write on since it's covered with a wax like substance. Uncoated paper is made to write on (which is their 60# white and cream). It's not "luxury" vs "standard" - coated paper would be for something like photo booklets and uncoated paper would be for calendars/planners.

[@SmallTownJoshua]

Thank you for sharing this video I enjoy watching it just wanted to say hello I am new to your channel

[@KeeMcGhee]

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]

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

[@feliciachoyce]

Thank you for doing this video!

[@iamlashawnda]

You are so welcome!

[@natteyshomecooking339]

Great Video, great detail on everything, I have been surfing videos, and yours was so much more in depth how to create a book, I am definitely subscribing to your channel and will be looking forward to more videos on LULU

[@iamlashawnda]

Thank you so much for this feedback! I tried to go over every detail for sure! lol

[@gentletouchpodcast9095]

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]

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]

What kind of planner are you creating?

[@gentletouchpodcast9095]

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

[@juliebean2901]

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

[@iamlashawnda]

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]

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

[@tonyajawwaad7933]

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

[@iamlashawnda]

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

[@tonyajawwaad7933]

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

[@iamlashawnda]

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]

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.

[@AmandaTayteTait]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@juliebean2901]

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

[@iamlashawnda]

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

[@juliebean2901]

@@iamlashawnda ok, thank you.

[@classyfeline]

❤❤❤ Thank you so much for this content. I currently use KDP for the short time to market, but I really need spiral binding for my upcoming journals.

[@FisnikSylkaFisnik]

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