HOW I MAKE NOTEBOOKS FOR MY ETSY SHOP: Step by Step || huntermerck

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[@MichelleMorera]

“gorgeous gorgeous girls never gatekeep” 😂 i love this Hunter! I bought so products from you & i still have them framed in my home. ❤️ looking forward to purchasing more!

[@huntermerck]

i do what i can💁🏼‍♀️

[@tinglyizzyasmr]

oh my god i’ve been stuck for way too long on how to even produce my journal! & You have no idea how much you’ve helped me!!! Thank you so much! I searched all over youtube to find someone who’s LITERALLY showing you how to do it! Thank you!

[@donnamartinez2226]

I have learned so much from you in this single video. Much much more than the other 20 some odd videos I've watched before yours. I was starting to get frustrated and started to think that I was way in over my head, but you have without a doubt revived the hope I was beginning to lose. You can talk as fast as you want, thank you ever so much for sharing!

[@NolaGirl9332]

Same here. I started this process over six months ago and no other video explained it in such detail and now I was able to create my first notebook finally!

[@LilKiwee]

I actually just found your channel last night from the other video about how to make your products! So nice to wake up to a follow up to it! Thank you so much for sharing all of this. It seriously helps so much ☺️ Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@huntermerck]

ah thanks for watching!

[@brenkm955]

Went to watch your other video again and saw you had this update. So very helpful. Thank you!

[@sutyd]

Thank you SO much for this video. It's so nice of you to share this information with us!!!! So I ordered two notebooks with my artwork and they came out really great. The quality and color is great and they arrived in perfect condition in 7 days from ordering. They actually were shipped the day after I ordered them. They were packaged in sized to fit zip open cardboard mailers and are in perfect condition. I'm thrilled with the results. Thank you again for your generosity in sharing this site with us! I just love these journals!!!!!!!

[@ellafreeman3770]

i literally love these kinds of videos!! :)

[@writingromancefromtheranch]

I love Canva and used it to make my notebook covers. I worked on my iMac but I think I’ll try to design on my iPad. Fun! Thank you

[@naturallycheye]

Thank you for sharing! I learned a lot from your videos! Wishing you a successful business venture!

[@mmbabers]

You are awesome and soo it this video!! ❤️thanks for sharing!!

[@SchnedenCo]

As a fellow fast-talker, I have to say I appreciate your style. 😁

[@huntermerck]

Yay, thank you!

[@ryoko2205]

this is so helpful!! thank you for posting this!

[@ScarDragon]

Thanks for this! I haven't done anything like this before so I now know where to do some more research before I get started. Appreciate your willingness to share "insider" secrets.

[@Kelsiebird]

Thank you! This video is soooo helpful!!!

[@DejaDrewit]

I always make people speak faster in the videos 🤣 you talk the perfect speed 🙌

[@huntermerck]

love to hear it🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@GracefullyKaren]

Hunter, I love your channel. You aware so beautiful ❤️. I remember when I first came across your channel and I’m so grateful to have found this video. Thank you Lord because I’ve been watching many videos but this was insightful. I’ve heard about lulu but I’ve never tried it. I look forward to trying them. God bless you 🙏🏿. May you flourish in all that you do 🤗.

[@FunwithSierra]

even though I don't have a small business, I loved this video so much!! so helpful

[@huntermerck]

i’m so glad 😌

[@oa2designstudio966]

Great video! Love the idea of using Procreate.

[@CelineAdobea]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@lucygraphicsstationery7538]

The Lulu paper is so smooth

[@AnakMedanDiAmerika]

Hunter! God bless you for sharing these informations with like us who are thinking about starting. I was completely blind about it and I privately messaged Etsy sellers asking informations about their suppliers and no one wants to tell. I mean, I can understand but on the other side it’s very sad. It’s like asking a magician to reveal his secret. You however, have been so generous with your informations. God bless your heart ♥️

[@SimsbellVilla-um8ch]

But the other artists make it by hand and she is just sending over to a company to make it for her 🤷‍♀️

[@here_is_josie]

Thank God for you ❤

[@lucelapadula5942]

you got a new subscriber here - thank you :)

[@sutyd]

So I was really happy with my first orders for journals as they arrived perfectly and I loved the quality AND they arrived very quickly. However, with my last order, my package has been stalled at our post office for over a week. It made it to the post office VERY quickly and there it sits. So far it's been there for a 8 days. Apparently the packages are sent via UPS and UPS drops them at your post office and is delivered by them...or not! It's called "innovative delivery." Ha! Some innovation!

[@huntermerck]

Luckily it sounds like a post office issue rather than a company problem! I once had a package (not notebooks just a general package) that ended up in Hawaii for some reason, but I live in South Carolina and it was coming from Indiana! I hope you get your package soon!

[@sutyd]

@@huntermerck Oh, I'm sure it's our post office but UPS said to contact the sender. Had UPS brought the package directly, I would have had it a week ago. I don't understand why they hand it off to the post office in the first place as the shipping charge is no cheaper doing it that way it doesn't seem. Thanks.....Hunter....I'm loving these journals and am so happy to have seen your video. So...learning patience is not a big deal. Just frustrating.

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Good morning hunter happy weekend and I loved your vlogs because these books are looking amazing I loved your channel

[@CassidyRudisell]

Thank you thank you thank youuuu! For uploading this. My girlfriend and I wanted more information to start the process of creating a journal and this helped SO MUCH! I do have one question, I know you said when designing the pages, if you want 100 pages, it would be 50 sheets. Is this the same when ordering? I’m looking at the price guide on lulu, so for the example, would I put “100 pages”, which would equal 50 sheets? Thank you in advance ❣️

[@laurenceakossi3251]

Love it

[@brenkm955]

I have never used Procreate, but used to use Photoshop years ago (currently using Canva but it has its limitations). Do you use both programs? They seem to be kind of similar. Would love to learn how to use Procreate and hoping it’s easy to learn!

[@cavitycreep]

My aunt does this, what types of materials can i get her for a gift?

[@cieragrimes8164]

Super super helpful videos! Quick question, so publishing the journal with Lulu isn't necessary if you're just selling them on an Etsy shop? Thanks so much! :)

[@huntermerck]

correct!

[@Jay4229M]

I downloaded the templates. When I click on paperback I don’t see the option for the amount of pages. Do you know if that changed?

[@ayanna2620]

With quality control and having the item sent to you, what do you do when you go out of town and can't ship the item right away?

[@huntermerck]

i keep a stock instead of ordering them to order, if it is made to order i let people know the processing time and i put my shop on vacation when i’m out of town!

[@yuxi2712]

Thank you so much for this video! It’s so helpful. One thing I was to ask is the difference between shipment free or shipment by buyer. If it’s shipment free, do we go to the post office and ship it? Could I just ship the notebook through lulu straight to the buyer? I was a little confused on that.

[@huntermerck]

I personally prefer to have the products shipped straight to me and then I pay for shipping to customer for quality control, but I have in the past sent products straight to the customer from LuLu! I’ve noticed that notebooks ordered in larger quantities are typically better packaged but if I only order 2-3 at a time, something is damaged almost every time. I price my notebooks to cover the cost of the notebook and to ship it to me plus the cost of shipping to the customer! So my notebooks are $20 each but that’s with free shipping instead of charging $15 plus $5 shipping if that makes sense! People prefer to pay for product over shipping so it just looks more enticing lol

[@valeriag7626]

@@huntermerck how big are the quantities that have better packaging? I placed an order for five notebooks and they were all damaged on the corners and they sent replacements but they were also damaged :/ I’m willing to place a 10 notebook order if it means they’ll have better packaging.

[@huntermerck]

I did 10 and they were PERFECT

[@kimdaley9149]

I'm in my fifties and I know that you can try to slow down a little bit when you speak! I think your video is a really good video but your time to teach something! some of us old school people don't want to sit and fiddles too long and we would rather just have you slow down a little bit so we can learn. 😊 Have a good day!

[@SimsbellVilla-um8ch]

A service for europe?

[@sharonalicea7998]

Hi, what’s the gsm for the paper in your notebooks?

[@huntermerck]

hi! its 60#! on this particular website you can choose 60# white or cream or 80# white coated so you cant write on those!

[@laurahill5367]

On your blue margin, will that part print?

[@huntermerck]

on the dark blue yes! on light blue it will also print but has potential to be cut off so i would avoid that area as much as possible!

[@kaylatcompton]

let Hunter talk fast!!😂

[@InTheEyesOfMadison]

If the book is damaged when they send it, do they send you new ones or refund you for free?

[@huntermerck]

yes! i contact customer service and let them know how many are messed up and they’ve always replaced them for free!

[@jessieRoselamb]

it dosnt show notebook anymore on the website?

[@huntermerck]

if you google “lulu notebooks” one of the results will take you to the correct page!

[@MikyMayk]

Okay... but you didn't explain how to connect lulu to etsy

[@huntermerck]

i didn’t connect it, i get the physical product in hand and then take my own product photos and upload each listing myself

[@shermainecraigwell2492]

learn canva for us.

[@TimandLauren]

Hey Hunter, Do you still sell journals?

[@huntermerck]

i don’t! i closed my shop because i had a baby and was struggling to balance it all!

[@TimandLauren]

@@huntermerck Ah Gotcha, We understand, We got 2 of our own and thinking of trying to start this journal business weve always wanted to do, Just wanted to ask, Would you recommend in getting the equipment or utilizing Lulu for the best profit? Thanks Hunter!

[@kiadent8848]

You talk really fast. Thanks for the info tho.

[@rosenblau]

Thank you for the video. I made a journal on Lulu, but how do I connect it to Etsy @huntermerck ?

[@huntermerck]

There is not a way to connect to etsy! I always ordered inventory and had it on hand before listing it myself

[@rosenblau]

@@huntermerck that sucks! I am only able to do print on demand. Thank you anyway! ❤

[@kenniluvesyou]

Thank you for not gatekeeping 😭😭🫶🏽

[@kimdaley9149]

I'm in my fifties and I know that you can try to slow down a little bit when you speak! I think your video is a really good video but your time to teach something! some of us old school people don't want to sit and fiddles too long and we would rather just have you slow down a little bit so we can learn. 😊 Have a good day!

[@kimdaley9149]

I'm in my fifties and I know that you can try to slow down a little bit when you speak! I think your video is a really good video but your time to teach something! some of us old school people don't want to sit and fiddles too long and we would rather just have you slow down a little bit so we can learn. 😊 Have a good day!

[@reginakc]

You can manually slow down any KZbin video by clicking the gear image on the top right of the video and changing the “playback speed” 😊