Inspiration

Roland DG customers are some of the most imaginative and creative people we've ever met. To support your creativity and need for inspiration,we have created a selection of blog entries to help you get inspired and excited about creating your next vehicle wrap, sign, custom graphic or prototype. The following content ranges from fun articles and infographics to customer interviews and print news.

5 Online Print Businesses You Can Start This Year

May 17, 2023 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing , Engraving , Cutters online businesses, sticker design, diy stickers, decals, home-based business, print-and-cut, uv printing, dtg printing, rotary engraver, personalization, gifts, photo impact printer, vinyl cutters, benchtop uv printer, product customization, product personalization, promotional products, jewelry personalization, custom apparel

Launching a printing-related online business is easier than ever with help from Roland DG printing technology. Here are five ideas for popular, profitable online businesses you can start from home.

Grow Your Custom Printing Business with Scalable Solutions

January 3, 2023 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Inspiration small business, stickers, print/cut, entrepreneurs, startup, decals, signage, roland dga, large format printing, wide format printing, versaworks 6, rip printing, software, roland dg connect, print app, printing app, roland dg printing app, print software, print app, printing app, start a printing business, tote-bags

Congratulations! You've nailed the concept for your home-based printing business. Now how will you handle production? We asked Konstantin Dzedzels to tell us how he choose equipment for his successful startup, Arteehub.

Holiday Gift Guide

December 1, 2022 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Inspiration , Engraving , UV Printing small business, stickers, print/cut, entrepreneurs, startup, decals, signage, roland dga, large format printing, wide format printing, versaworks 6, rip printing, software, roland dg connect, print app, printing app, roland dg printing app, print software, print app, printing app, giftware, uv printing, customization, personalization, engraving

Your Roland DG digital printing equipment can help you customize and personalize a wide range of sought-after products.

Direct-to-Object Personalization

September 7, 2022 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , UV Printing online businesses, customization, home decor, print-and-cut, direct-to-object printing, uv printing, personalization, gifts, benchtop uv printer, product customization, product personalization, promotional products, jewelry personalization, custom printed water bottles, custom printed drinkware

You'd be amazed at what a Roland DG VersaUV direct-to-object printer can print on! Customize sports equipment, jewelry, water bottles, home decor and more!

5 Types of Stickers You Can Make From Home

June 28, 2022 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters sticker for beginners, sticker design, diy stickers, small business sticker design, decals, home-based business, logo stickers, emoji stickers, holiday stickers, typography stickers, character stickers, sticker printing, print-and-cut stickers, online sticker business

Ever wonder how people are producing all the stickers you see...well... everywhere? Here we'll take a closer look at five popular types of stickers and provide some tips for producing your own stickers at home or in your office.

Advertisement and Promotional Design Advice for Business Startups

January 19, 2022 Ben Fellowes Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured small business advertising design, small business promotion design, small business ad design, small business promo design, writing copy for your own ads, business startup marketing, marketing for beginners, design for beginners

Many Roland DGA customers are business startups, trying to get a foothold in business. If you're on a budget and making your ads and promos, here are some writing, designing, and marketing essentials to help you effectively get your message out.

Roland DGA Top 10 Holiday Customization Items 2021

November 23, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Marketing Expertise , Featured , Dye-Sublimation , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Engraving holiday personalization, holiday customization, custom holiday products, custom christmas products, personalized christmas products, etsy holiday products, top ten holiday custom products, holiday t shirt printing , custom holiday t shirts, holiday jewelry, personalized holiday jewelry

If you’ve ever spent time on Esty during the holidays, looking for personalized gifts or seeing what’s new, weird, funny, or outrageous, then some of these listed items might look familiar. See Roland DGA's list of some of the most popular and profitable items to customize for online holiday selling.

A-to-Z of Printing: “Z” is for Zipper Bags, Makeup Bags and Giftbags

October 25, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Inspiration , Featured custom zipper bags, personalized zipper bags, personalized makeup bags, custom makeup bags, custom party favor bags, wedding personalization, wedding favors, custom wedding favor bags, personalized pencil cases, min tot bag personalization, custom mini tote printing, bt-12 print applications, custom printing ideas, personalized printing ideas, roland dg custom printing

Zipper bags, mini-totes, wine bags, party favor bags, pencil cases. See our final A-to-Z list that celebrates these small but mightily profitable bag applications you can add to your list of fun, popular products to customize and personalize with the BT-12 direct-to-garment printer.

Building an Online Personalization Business: Plaque Printing with Sassy Squirrel Ink

October 7, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , UV Printing uv printing, uv print customization, print on slate, print on tile, print house signs, print garden decor, print on slate tiles, customize slate tiles, personalize slate tiles, house number personalization, home number personalization, etsy uv customization storefront, amazon uv customization storefront, storefront marketing, etsy marketing, amazon store marketing, etsy keyword marketing, amazon keyword marketing

As part of our business building series, the News View’s and How To’s blog interviewed Simon Holland about his niche specialty graphics business, Sassy Squirrel Ink. His business story follows the route of an intrepid entrepreneur who started a side hustle on a small scale to make some extra cash, found that it was something that could be turned into a real business, and then followed that path to see where it led.

A-to-Z of Printing “Y” is for Yo Yos, Puzzles, Giftware and Games

September 13, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , UV Printing , Inspiration uv printing, versauv, uv desktop printing , uv customization, uv personalization, print on yoyos, print on puzzles and games, print on sports equipment, print on fridge magnets, print on keychains, uv printing on yoyos, uv kids printing, uv kids toy printing, childrens product printing, vbond ink

VersaUV printers are the young, energetic, and playful machines of the print world. They love to customize fun, playful products like yo-yos, toys, games, puzzles, and other personalized gifts for kids. See how VersaUV users have printed directly onto toys and games to create popular and profitable custom products.