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Planner Biz Webinar: How to Print a Planner | 5-Step Framework

Name: Planner Biz Webinar: How to Print a Planner | 5 step framework to save you time and tears
Uploaded: 2022-08-23T00:00:00-05:00
Duration: 49 min 19 s
Description: MCRL's Planner Biz webinar: a client story, the 5-step framework for printing a planner, and a long Q&A on design, lead times and running a planner business.

A 5-step framework to save you time and tears, plus a long Q&A

The original Planner Biz session: a planner creator’s story, MCRL’s five steps from vision to physical proof, and half an hour of audience questions.

Planner business 5-step framework Designers Budget Physical proofs Q&A

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Printing a planner, step by step

Key takeaways

The five steps are your vision, your designer, your budget, your creative files and your physical proof.
Hire a designer who has prepared files for print, not only one whose style you like.
A client’s own story shows how the process works for a first-time planner creator.
Most of the session is Q&A on design, lead times and planner business advice.

Read the full breakdown

This is the first recording of MCRL’s planner webinar, run for the Planner Biz community in 2022. It opens with the story of Stephanie, a planner creator, then hands over to the MCRL team for the five-step printing framework.

The framework is simple on purpose. Start with your vision: find your niche and collect examples of sizes, cover materials, finishes and add-ons you like. Find a designer who knows print specifically, because preparing files for press is its own skill. Set your budget, finalise your creative files, and then review and approve a physical proof before anything goes to production.

More than half of the recording is live Q&A, covering design, online business advice, lead times and marketing collaborations. The main message is that you do not need to know it all; you need a good designer and a printing partner you can rely on.

Common Questions

What are the five steps to printing a planner?

Your vision, finding a designer, setting your budget, finalising your creative files, and reviewing and approving a physical proof.

Do I need a designer to print a planner?

MCRL strongly recommends one with experience preparing files for print. It saves revisions, avoids buying and learning design software, and gets the files right the first time.

How long does it take to print a planner?

Lead times change through the year, so contact MCRL for current timelines before you set a launch date.

Is this the same webinar as the 2025 How to Print a Planner session?

It is the earlier recording of the same framework. The 2025 session covers the five steps in more detail with a shorter Q&A.