Maybe you could keep the ones with the small scratches and mark them a B grade ! so over time you'll make B grade packages for people that still want to support you but maybe can't affort the full package ! Plus the scratch is so small when you bake them it might not even be visible anymore ? Good luck on everything and it's so cute ! Can't wait to see more of your journey !
honestly running a small business is a bit tricky even with doing the research there will be some mistakes that will occur. My first year doing an online shop I made back money to pay off what I made tbh and it was rocky. I wouldn't say I am making hella bank but I have seen a better payout on my end than last year! That is the beauty and the struggles of a small business
Wow, Minori won't even accept even the tiniest scratches that the naked eye could barely see on her phone grips. This is how you know that Minori spends a lot of time and care into her products for her small business. Keep up the good work Minori!👍👍
A lot of small business care about the dmall things like these and ai think it's just fantastic!!! When some big companies legit send you defective deformed product and don't give a sht .-.
When your print outs for your phone grips started giving off colors, it could be because of your printer, not the shrink sheet. You always have to give your printers and cricut and whatever machine a break when working on printing and cutting on a big batch. When you continously use them without a break, they will end up breaking sooner than their usage life.
A possible tip you can try is maybe when you check/count all your blank phone case (8:14) you can use a sharpie or marker to just mark that you haven't removed the clear plastic yet. This way, before you put the heating machine onto the case, you can tell that the clear plastic is still there!
Minori is one of few of my favourite artist that I support, that has the best motivation to make amazing content for us. Hope you have an amazing day Minori and rest up, because you deserve it.
Sublimation is when a solid turns into a gas without first turning into a liquid in between. If we think about water, ice will turn into liquid water before turning into water vapor. Dry ice is a good example of a solid turning straight to a gas.
As someone who just recently started a small business I appreciate you showing the ups and downs of starting a business. I was ready to quite after the first few mistakes that happened … but, like you said, you learn from those mistakes so, it’s not a complete waste ! And you Deff don’t make any money right away 😅
Just maybe a tip for the phone grips! Or in general when there is some mistakes in some stuff. But maybe you can sell The ones with mistakes, like little scratches, imperfections in general as B-ware! It’s just a cheaper than the perfect ones, and you don’t have to throw everything away. There are people that buy b-Ware a lot because it’s cheaper and some don’t really care for small scratches or anything. As I said it’s just a tip, but I see a lot of people sell stuff like this. Ofc if you just want to sell perfect stuff that’s also fine!
Hi Minori! I love your content and I would definitely buy your products! It was very interesting to watch you showing people how much money you’ve made and how you did it. However, it isn’t good to say you “started your own business” And that “it was fun to make and that’s all that matters” This way you’re teaching people to underprice their efforts and that it’s all good when it’s not. To call it a business you have to make money out of it, and most people who start a small business have a life to pay for, sometimes kids or elderly people to are for too, something you don’t have to be concerned about. Thanks for the content!
I always want to make a small business but I don't have enough budget.I always watch small business content to give me more inspiration. Now,you are the one who inspired me to do a small business.Thank you for that! and congrats to you for getting a lot of orders🥳I'm happy for you🥰
Minori is so nice! this is my first day of watching her and i cant wait for more! also, she really must care about her fans! she wont even accept a small scratch ! i really am looking for word to watching her small buisness grow!
Hi Minori I have been supporting since past few months and I am soo amassed by your work I love your crazy, creative, fun, happy, cute, etc I wish I could be creative like you And main thing I am so happy that you are also including India and other countries I hope one day you will sell your products all over the world and happy journey with you small business byee!!!
your so sweet and i love your hard work! i cant even imagine to make these because im extremely introvert and lazy 😩 Lots of love and virtual hugs from India! 🇮🇳
I love how much you actually take care of your products! Like seriously! Some people would for example sell it even tho sit has scratches and stuff! And it's affordable!
You're so hardworking, talented, kind, artist I ever met in RU-vid. You make these products with your own hands and money. I RESPECT YOU 🥺. Btw Merry Christmas 🎄
I love your videos so thank you for that! I sell on eBay I resell used items mostly. I did the math this week and really got down into the nitty-gritty of the expenses and figured out for every $15 item plus shipping paid by the buyer I end up with approximately six dollars. It was quite an eye-opener! I always thought my profit margin was more like 50% but so much goes into having a business that we have a tendency to not count all the costs. Thank you for your honesty with everything and being able to explain everything so details and making it simple for us to understand. Again love your videos I think you’re super sweet 😊👏👏👏😄
Minori, thats why I when I used Shopify I never messed with the shipping . And a lot of people were not thrilled to see the shipping for their countries from the US. tbf, that didn't bother me even though it cost me business. Nobody should expect a small business to bend over backwards and lose money just to get a sale. It's not worth it in the short or long run because then people will start to expect it all the time. Funnily enough. When I started doing things without shopify people were more willing to pay the shipping. It's weird but whatever. Shipping cost is what it is . Not much people can do about it. I wish you good luck on your small business. I have another one I'm hoping to get off the ground next year. :D
I'm amazed at your quality control ans applaud it I don't usually see this from small or big businesses when I order so it's a relief some people really care abt their customers. When I received lightly damaged products the owner said not and blamed the process, like dude I'm paying for this
Watching this while my cricut is writing my Christmas cards :) (at least the people will be able to read it this way xD) I also just started my business :D Im making custom stickers for all the events :) (But mostly weddings) It is official since this week :D I love watching people also work on their business, while my machine is working
A tiny scratch like that on the unshrunken print might actually disappear once shrunk! Even if not, it will be so small it should be easy to fill in after. Also, love your set up, everything in one place looks so convenient
Hello MInori! Just wanted to let you know that you are super talented, sweet, and oh so adorable. I could be having the worst day ever, and your videos always put me in a better mood. Don't stop being you and congratulations on starting your own business. Hugs!
Congratulations on your launch. That's a big step. You obviously didn't make much of a profit, but that will come in due time. The first shipment is always the hardest and you've got it under your belt, so it can only go uphill from here. Well done, you did great!
thank you so much for making such a realistic video. i've never seen anyone being this honest with this process. i learned a lot from you and that can help in my future small business if i start it one day. I'm really thinking about it 💜💜💜
If you put a piece of parchment paper on top of your shrinky dinks while in the oven it helps to prevent it from folding over & getting stuck to itself. Also, save your mistake pieces, lots of sellers sell their class b, c etc or “seconds” at a discount and even put together mystery grab bags for buyers. It’s better than throwing them away, at least you can recoup some costs, just make sure you have a disclaimer up letting buyers know the items are defective or damaged slightly.
$25 shipping each order? Is that for the international orders only? I can never buy from US because the shipping always comes to more than the products! 😅 Good luck and I hope your investments and videos helps you make a profit on your sales in 2022! I'm starting my first small business next month! I'm excited to watch your process in the next year, I have a lot to learn! ☺️
Thank you Minori, that was really fun to watch, loved how much effort you put in delivering perfectly handmade products with that personal touch, what an experience. For me it made me realize even more how much effort is put into it behind the scenes, thank you for sharing it, keep up the good work like you always do. Love your video's! 🤗❤
AA Minori, all your products are just so cute! Maybe in the future you can look into plastic packing alternatives, such as kraft paper or something like Vellum or Glassine bags, as opposed to the plastic Ziploc bags! Personally, I love buying from businesses that are as eco-friendly as they can be, even if it doesn't look nearly as cute, I feel more at ease buying products I know aren't as harmful and/or wasteful as plastic!
These are so cute and you worked so hard! I love the honest break down about costs and stuff at the end, too. It's super interesting to hear about the business aspects of your shop! I hope I can order too next time. 8D
I hope your business is a succes we will suport you till the very end , its sad that im in uae and couldnt buy your products. But any ways i love your videos and your products its actually kind of you to write a thank you note for all your buyers.And hope you to not get mistakes and if you do learn from it.
You are so beautiful and sweet and let's not forget talented. You have been my role model. You inspired me to draw and carry on what I do and like. thank you for that. I love you. Good luck on growing your small business😊
with shrink foil/paper, the bigger the work you make, the more likely it'll be damaged in some ways - though if it curls up and sticks, you can usually separate with tweezers midway (or knife, scissors, whatever that helps you not touch it directly cuz it is hot) and then it should be flat like the others you press down; key is to do this while it is still not fully done, because the plastic gets mallable in this stage before hardening. I did a lot of keycharms with shrink foil back in the day so I had my fair share of experimenting :D also, others mentioned too I saw but indeed, scratch marks and some spotty paint job doesn't necessarily mean it will turn out bad, it's worth to try to bake those too and see the results! the "fat one" was possibly a faulty paper, the heat probably did not distribute evenly and stopped the procedure in a weird way making small business is really tough, people often don't count in everything and assume someone is getting "filthy rich with their rich products" - my mom and I work as crafty-hobby artists but usually just for family and friends on discount price (or gifts for free) and the amount of hours you put in a piece should also be counted. The time you wait for materials, the struggle (and ones that end up unusable for any reason) are things you pay for too. Plus, your own handiwork is worth much more than a factory-done product that is done the same with precision machines in mass production. I'm hopeful your business will start flourishing very soon! you have everything set for success
Honestly I would love to buy from your business everything looks so cute!!!and you put in so much effort yet sadly it doesn’t ship where I live. Anyways good luck to your business!!!
Minori please don't forget labor cost! I know you had fun making them but it still took a lot of your time and physical work to make them. Not sure what are the taxes over there for you but please don't forget them either. Good luck! You have a great start!
so, when you're doing this in big orders, go ahead and premake the things, and what you can do is make an a, and b grade things like baylee jae does. still able to sell the product, lower the price, still making the money and your subs still get what they want!
it is just so amazing to watch you do your packaging and know about the experience and I just want you to keep doing it and please also record it all the love and affection you just put in these orders are just amazing being a subscriber I love it and how much you care about us you just made a new that phone gripe just for a dent I just can't stop admiring your work your subscriber
You are so encouraging! I've finally started my art channel here on RU-vid, Mindy Made Art. I only have 1 repurposed Tik Tok video on there right now from a long time ago. But I've been working on 2 videos since Jan 1st. And I think it's going well!!
I absolutely agree with you , I started my small business almost 5 months ago , and still not making anything out of it it cost way much more than what we actually get
Minori is so wholesome, kind,loving, positive and overall and amazing RU-vidr. Thank you for always putting a smile on my face and cheering me up with your content. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
Omg if I was in USA I would have love to buy such cute handmade things by her I also have been telling my friends go and subscribe the cute craft queen 💓🦋✨your business may go great god bless you 💕💕💫
Aww thankyou ( Arigato minori san ) minori for shipping it to India as well here we don’t have many people that are into anime or manga thankyou !!, i will definitely check it out
