5 Things To Sell Alongside Vinyl Decals

If you want to expand on your decal business into another line of products, but you don’t want to have to completely change the direction of your business, then I thought in this video I would go over 5 ideas of what you could sell to compliment your decals, that might work well with your existing shop…

Obviously, not all of these might work for your niche, but hopefully, there will be at least one that you can consider. 

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Printed Stickers

This is an obvious one as they’re quite similar, but if you’re not quite sure how similar, check out my last video Vinyl Decals vs Stickers where I go into a full comparison.

You would need a good printer as well as your cutting machine if you don’t already have one, but your packaging and everything else should be exactly the same. And they still won’t take up too much room, possibly even less room than decal materials. And you can sell them quite easily alongside your decals with similar sorts of instructions.

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Prints

I thought this could work really well depending on what kind of decal business you have. For example, if you sell wall decals for kids’ bedrooms, then prints would compliment these perfectly.

Again, you would need a good quality printer, but they are flat so the packaging should be pretty much the same as your decals.

The same goes for all kinds of stationery like cards or invitations as well of course, which could be a great addition if you already sell decals for events, parties or weddings.

Signage

This will require more packaging, and you will have to charge more for shipping, but if you’re used to working with vinyl every day then it should be an easy one for you to transition to.

You can charge more, you can use different materials like mirrors, reclaimed wood, and acrylic for example. And is a great way to improve profit margins if you can find a good wholesale price you’re quick at applying them.

I get asked if I make the full signs all the time - I don’t because I don’t have the space, but I know a lot of my customers would love it if I did. So if you do have the space and like the application side of things, then it is definitely worth considering.

Complimentary Items

The fourth is items that go with the most popular decals in your shop… so if your best seller is a pasta jar label, can you find some unique pasta jars wholesale somewhere that you could also try and sell as an upgrade.

Again this will require more storage space and packaging, so you might not want to choose anything that is easily breakable or too large, but it could be worth it if you are able to get your hands on something special that you think your customers would love. This is a no-brainer if your customers keep asking you where to find these types of items as well.

Of course, as I have mentioned in a previous video, you don’t necessarily have to sell them either. You could just find an affiliate link and make extra money that way if any of your customers click your link to purchase (you do just have to make sure they are aware that it is an affiliate link).

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Print on Demand

If you have some really popular designs that you want to put on t-shirts, or mugs, or whatever else, but you are already super busy with your decals and don’t really want to spend more time making things or have the space for more materials, then maybe print on demand could be a potential option for you instead.

There are lots of places that do this for you and then sync up with Etsy or Shopify and once your design is uploaded you have to do very little work. Your profit margin is a lot lower than making decals of course, that’s why it’s good to have a mix of items that you sell to balance all of that out, although you might also want to start a separate shop for these types of things so as not to get customers confused.

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Of course, there are a trillion and one other things you can make and sell using your cutting machine, including very popular items like t-shirts and tumblers, but these are the 5 that I think would compliment a decal shop quite well and wouldn’t be too much of a stretch from your core business. 

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