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List your print business on Educated Designer.

Small businesses design menus, flyers, cards, signs, labels and catalogs on Educated Designer, and many of them want a local shop to print them. Independent print shops can apply to receive their quote requests.

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Where things stand: we're starting in the Inland Empire and nearby Southern California, and the network is new, so there may be few requests at first. Joining doesn't guarantee quote requests or print jobs. See the fees below.

Fees, stated up front

  • $29.99 a monthfor an approved listing that receives quote requests.
  • 15% commissiononly on orders customers pay for through Educated Designer.
  • Nothing charged yetWe'll email you at least 30 days before your first charge. Today customers pay you directly, with no commission.

No setup fee and no cost to apply. You can leave at any time.

How it works

  1. Apply with your shop profile

    Tell us what you print, your minimums and turnaround, your service area, pickup and delivery options, and add a few photos of your work.

  2. Our team reviews it

    We check every application before anything goes public. We may ask for changes, and we can't accept every shop.

  3. Customers near you can find you

    Approved shops appear when people search by ZIP code and product, and we may pass on requests sent to our team.

  4. Answer quote requests

    See the job and the customer's artwork, then send your price and turnaround. Questions, payment and pickup or delivery are arranged through messages on Educated Designer.

How quote requests work

  • Customers choose up to three approved shops from search, or send the request to our team, who may match it with approved shops that print that product in that area. A request can go to more than one shop.
  • Requests only reach approved shops. While your application is in review, you won't receive any.
  • You see the product, quantity, size and material if given, the deadline, the ZIP code, pickup or delivery, and any artwork the customer attached.
  • Customer contact details stay private, even after they accept your quote. All communication goes through the request's conversation on Educated Designer.
  • In this phase the customer pays the shop directly; Educated Designer doesn't process payments for local shop jobs.

What the application asks for

  • Business name, contact person, business email and phone
  • Website (if you have one) and a way to verify the business, such as a license number or Google Business Profile
  • The products you print, with minimum quantity and typical turnaround for each
  • Where you serve customers: your ZIP code, a radius, extra ZIP codes, and the area in your own words
  • Equipment and capabilities, the orders you typically take, and any minimum order
  • Pickup, local delivery and shipping options

You can save it as a draft and submit it for review when it's ready.

Who should apply

Independent print shops and commercial printers serving small businesses, schools, restaurants, retailers, community groups and local service providers.

Referral program

Separately, any partner can refer customers to Educated Designer and earn 20% of their payments for the first months. See the referral program.

Questions

Do I need an account to apply?

Yes. Your application is your shop profile, and the account is where you'll see quote requests and send prices. Creating the account doesn't publish anything: your profile stays private until our team approves it.

Will I get quote requests?

We can't promise any. The network is just starting, so requests may be few at first, and a request can go to more than one shop. Approved shops appear in search for the ZIP codes they serve and the products they list.

Do I get the customer's email or phone number?

No, not even after they accept your quote. Customer contact details stay private. You see the job, the quantity, the ZIP code, the deadline, any artwork they attached and the customer's first name, and you talk to the customer in the request's conversation on Educated Designer. We email you when there's a new request or message.

Who sees my business verification details?

Only the Educated Designer team. The same goes for your equipment, typical orders and minimums: they help us review your shop and match requests, and aren't shown on your public profile.

How do customers pay?

In this phase the customer pays the shop directly; Educated Designer doesn't process payments for local shop jobs.

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