Learn How To Create Labels For The Custom Items You Sell To Your Customers

19 January 2016
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Creating custom items to sell online allows you to own your own business without having to pay the high overhead that comes with owning a brick and mortar storefront. When you sell custom items, you need to be sure that your packaging looks great. The labels you use on your items need to be unique, bold, and eye-catching. The following guide walks you through the process of having customized labels created for the items you sell. 

Consider a Logo

It is great to have a logo for your business because it allows people to easily recognize your products as being from your company when they see it. When choosing a logo, you need to take the time to make sure that the design you choose is not being used anywhere else. You do not want to use a copyrighted design because the owner of the design could sue you for copyright infringement. Take the time to create a design on your own or pay someone to create it for you rather than choosing an image you find online. 

Create a Unique Company Name

You want to make sure that your labels say your company name on them. Choose a company name that is catchy and unique. You want it to be a name that is easy to remember so that when people are asked where they got your product from, they can quickly remember the name of your company. One or two word company names or names that are cute, funny, or have a double meaning are often the best options because they are often the easiest to remember. 

Add Contact Information on the Label

You want to be sure that your customers know every way that they can contact your company when they want to make an order in the future. Take the time to include your company address, phone number, email, and website address on the labels to ensure that they have all of the information they need to be able to place any order they would like to place. 

Once you have created the design of your labels, you want to have them massed produced by a custom printing service. It is possible to get labels that have adhesive attached to the back of them so that all you have to do to attach them to your packages is peel them off of the paper backing and apply them to the packages. This will save you a ton of time in the long run and ensure your packages have a uniformed look at all times.