Personal Use

Sale + Wholesale Distribution

Type of Divination (themed oracle or tarot)

Deck Theme

Total number of cards (e.g., tarot has 78)

Number of cards determines in part the overall cost of deck

Develop cards with a common theme

List them out

Decide which are in flow & important to capture essence & aspects of deck

One background or various background, images, words, abstract art, detailed work

Ex; Girlfriend's & Quickies decks

Cost per deck based

Materials, quality & thickness of paper, packaging options, shipping, card size/dimensions, etc.

Request material samples - paper quality, finish options, feel of the paper in your hands, extras (gold/silver foil on edges), packaging

Print on Demand vs. Bulk Order (links below)

Cost/deck goes down as bulk quantity increases

Quotes/estimates for cost from vendors

# of cards in each deck

# decks you want to produce

Use design software of choice

Canva Pro is user-friendly for design & easy for exporting final designs (ProCreate, AI, Photoshop & other options)

Set vendor specs for card designs

Card dimensions, printable limits, file types, etc.

Sizing is very important

Create designs!

Unique design/image for each card vs. a consistent image

Stock images vs. original artwork

Design elements- easy to read, timeless, appealing to the eye

Save & export in preferred file format for vendor

Testing how the deck "reads"

Print your deck on card stock; test it out

How to ask questions - so deck reads well & outlining instructions on how to use your deck

Noting any changes that may be needed in design, wording, format, & typos!

Practice readings

Order your test decks from vendors

Seeing paper quality, how the deck feels in your hands (how your deck would look)

A note on packaging: expensive & change price/deck significantly, esp. for individual orders

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Figure out target price point per deck

Including shipping, taxes, packaging, cost/deck based on quantity, cost to ship to buyers, etc.

A bunch of calculating - hire a Capricorn

Pros & Cons of bulk orders vs print on demand

Working with a designer at printing vendor vs. completely self-directed processing

MPC.com & ShuffledInk.com experiences

Order your decks!

Set up your website

Easy to access

Streamline ordering process

Preorder sales

Preorder funds can finance the production costs

Buying a bulk amount to sell outright

Ex: Girlfriend's Love Oracle

Direct everyone to your web portal

Promote on social media

Posts featuring the deck

Live readings using the deck

Promotions

Direct & wholesale options

Send your deck to popular readers and ask them to review your deck

USPS Flat Rate vs Others

Domestic vs International

PayPal invoices

Print on Demand

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LINKS MENTIONED:

Designing your deck: CANVA (You’ll need the sizes and specs from your vendors before you start)

Ordering a test deck OR print on demand option (no minimum orders): MAKE PLAYING CARDS

Ordering bulk decks (our preferred vendor): SHUFFLED INK