Guide Map by Buying Stage for Private Label Orders

Find the right ArtzFolio Private Label guide by the stage you are at: deciding, choosing, briefing, sampling, shipping and reordering. A selection of 62 pages.

Short answer: private label buying runs in six stages, and each stage has its own questions. This map puts 62 existing guides, playbooks and checklists in the stage where they help most, so you can go straight to the one that answers the question in front of you. It is a selection, not the full list: the guides index has the rest.

Guides in each stageBar chart of the number of guides in each of six stages: Deciding 8, Choosing the range 14, Brief and artwork 13, Samples and quote 11, Packing and shipping 9, Receiving and reorder 7.Deciding8Choosing the range14Brief and artwork13Samples and quote11Packing and shipping9Receiving and reorder7
Guides in each stage

The six stages

StageThe question you are askingGuides and checklists
1. Deciding whether and what to makeShould I sell under my own label, and what is the difference between the terms?
2. Choosing the rangeWhich product, material and size list fits my buyers?
3. Writing the brief and preparing artworkWhat do I send, and in what file and colour setup?
4. Samples, proofs and the quoteHow do I check the product before a bulk run, and read the quote?
5. Packing, shipping and paperworkHow is it packed, labelled, shipped and documented?
6. Receiving, hanging and reorderingHow do I check the delivery, hang it safely and repeat the order?

The stages are our grouping of the published guides, not an ArtzFolio process definition. How an order runs from brief to dispatch is on the how it works page; typical terms are on the published terms page. All guides are listed on the guides index.

Start an enquiry when your brief is ready; we reply within 1 business day, with questions or a quote.

Sources: buyer guides [S35]. As of 2026-11-12. Terms are typical and are confirmed in your written quote.