Custom stamp maker selling online

Small businesses, schools and teachers, clubs, craft hobbyists, and people who want a name or address stamp.

You charge per stamp, with extras for larger sizes, logos and ink refills. Repeat orders from businesses and schools help, as do bulk orders for several stamps at once.

• Basic design and layout on a computer
• Attention to detail and proofreading
• Customer service by email or message
• Packing and posting orders

• Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council needs to agree to running a workshop from home
• Laser or polymer equipment may need good ventilation and safe fume handling, so check the manufacturer's guidance
• Be careful with requests that copy official seals, signatures or another organisation's logo, and consider asking for proof of entitlement
• Check the rules on distance selling and cancellation rights for personalised goods
• Look into public liability or product insurance and how you will store customers' data under UK data protection rules

Startup costs are typically around £800 to £4,000, depending on the stamp-making equipment you choose, your website or marketplace set-up and your initial stock. These are estimates, so compare equipment options before you buy.

Monthly revenue is typically around £400 to £2,000, depending on how many orders you win and how much time you put in, from about 8 hours a week. These are estimates, not guaranteed, and your costs come out of that figure.

Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council needs to agree. Look at ventilation and fume guidance for laser or polymer equipment, rules on distance selling, insurance and data protection, and take care with requests to copy official seals or logos.