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Finished DIY triangular notepad with a Regency-print chipboard cover held open
DIY

DIY Triangular Notepad: How to Make a Unique Desk Notepad

Cut one printed sheet corner to corner and you get two triangular tear-off pads, mounted back to back inside a folding chipboard cover.

6 min read
Finished DIY perforated notepad with tear-off pages
DIY

DIY Perforated Notepad: How to Make a Tear-Off Notepad at Home

Add clean tear-off lines to a handmade notepad using a perforating cutter and PVA glue binding — one extra step that makes it look shop-bought.

3 min read
Completed DIY bookmark pens with perforated tear-off sections
DIY

DIY Bookmark Pen: How to Make Tear-Off Bookmark Pens for Your Planner

Make a bookmark that's also a pen — perforated tear-off sections wrapped around ink cartridges, so there's always a fresh bookmark underneath.

4 min read
A printable planner listing in a new seller's Etsy shop
Sell Planners

How to Get Your First Sale on Etsy

Practical steps to land your first Etsy sale: study competitors, list often, test designs and price points, bundle products, and offer early discounts.

4 min read
A printable planner book made in Planify Pro, the kind a new planner shop sells
Sell Planners

Starting a Planner Shop: How Much Will It Cost?

Cost estimates for an online versus local planner shop, from a $0-$3,000 website and $10-$100 monthly platform fees to rent, inventory, displays and staff.

8 min read
A graphic on affiliate tools and referrals for promoting a small planner business
Sell Planners

10 Free Marketing Ideas for Your Small Business

Ten no-cost ways to promote a planner shop: social posts, brand collaborations, online groups, blogging, email newsletters, reviews, giveaways and craft fairs.

9 min read
A stand-out-on-Etsy graphic for planner sellers weighing up where to sell
Sell Planners

Etsy vs. Shopify: Where to Sell Your Planners?

How Etsy and Shopify compare for planner sellers on setup, listing tools, traffic, fees, branding and control, plus when to start on one and move to the other.

8 min read
A hacker silhouette, standing in for the Etsy shop account takeover described here
Sell Planners

My Etsy Shop Got Hacked

A seller's account of an 8-day Etsy shop takeover and the steps that got it back: BBB and FBI IC3 complaints, a police report, and a documented email to Etsy.

10 min read
An Etsy seller graphic accompanying guidance on listing rules for digital planner shops
Sell Planners

New Etsy Listing Policy: What you need to know

What Etsy's listing rules mean for planner sellers: the $15 signup fee, 3000 x 3000 pixel image specs, copyright limits, and how to appeal a removed listing.

6 min read
Product imagery of the kind used in Etsy listings for printable planners
Sell Planners

Etsy Listing Photos: How to Create Images That Sell

What makes an Etsy listing photo convert for digital planners — Etsy's requirements, the mistakes that cost clicks, and how to produce a full set quickly.

4 min read
A time-blocking planner layout made in Planify Pro for tracking how hours are spent
Planner Templates

Time Tracker Planner: Boosting Productivity

How a time tracker planner combines daily schedules, time logs, charts, task lists and goals, plus how to review your patterns and adjust your time blocks.

10 min read
A lunar calendar design marking the phases of the moon
Planner Templates

Lunar Calendar Guide: Using Moon Phases

How a lunar calendar tracks the 29.5-day moon cycle, what each phase is used for from new moon intentions to full moon release, and where to find or design one.

10 min read