How to Make Custom Keychains for Promotional Giveaways
When was the last time you lost your keys?
Hey, it happens to the best of us... Perhaps more often than we care to admit! Key chains make it easier to track your valuable keys, whether it's your house keys, your work keys, your car keys, or all of them. Plus, they're a fun way to show off your personality and make the mundane feel more like you.
So if you're looking for a fun, low-cost way to give back to your valued employees or customers, get a custom keychain! They're light, they're really useful, and - bonus! - They are free advertising to everyone who finds them.
Since custom keychains are fairly inexpensive, with most starting at less than $0.50 each, they are an excellent product for promotional giveaways. They can be used as freebies for select online orders, free gifts for customers who reach a certain order threshold, thank you gifts from employees, and even prizes for Instagram giveaways.
There's no need to DIY hundreds of keychains to sell or give away - after all, you're already busy enough! But you don't have to give away your regular wholesale key chain. In qunyigifts, you can create personalized promotional giveaways for custom keychains, with the help of our handy online tools. All with no minimum order quantity, endless customization options, 100% satisfaction guarantee.
To create a high-quality custom key chain, the minimum you need to do is:
~Find a manufacturer
~Choose your keychain type
~Customize your keychain
~Design your keychain
~Approve your keychain sample
~Sell or give away your keychain
We will guide you step by step on how to create a custom keychains.
1. Find a manufacturer
DIY is fun, but when it comes to making a complex product like a key chain, if you outsource production to a great manufacturer, you'll save a lot of time and probably end up with a better, more uniform product. It is possible to make a beautiful custom pin for a very low price... All from the comfort of your own home! But with so many keychain manufacturers out there, your task is to find one that is reliable and offers great value.
A great keychain manufacturer will make it simple for you to design and customize high quality keychains at a fair price with a satisfaction guarantee. When you are looking for a keychain manufacturer partner, here are some other great qualities to look out for:
~Multiple keychain types
~Extensive customization options
~Free design service
~Top factory
~Excellent customer service
~Low minimum order quantity (MOQ)
~Great review
~Fast turnaround time
~Fair price
~Ensure customer satisfaction
Qunyigifts is a reputable, industry-leading manufacturing company that ticks all of these boxes. If you choose to work with Qunyigitfs to customize your keychains for promotional giveaways, you'll complete the process using their convenient DIY product creation tools.
2. Choose your keychain type
Next, select the type of keychain you want to create. The type you choose will affect the appearance, functionality and price of your keychain, as well as the customization options available to you, so choose wisely! You will have three types to choose from:
Embroidered key
Soft, pliable, lightweight, embroidered keychains add a timeless style to any set of keys. With many colors and threads to choose from and free design services, it's easy to create an embroidered keychain that will make your customers smile. Each embroidered keychain starts at just $0.30.
Metal key chain
Custom metal keychains are rugged and have many colorful enamel options and metal finishes available. Metal keychains start at just $1.
PVC key chain
The most durable keychain option, PVC keychains can withstand the most chaotic adventures without tarnishing. They are ideal for flexible, vibrant designs with unlimited color options. PVC keychains start at just $0.30.
3. Customize your keychain
Once you've chosen your keychain type and chosen the quantity you want to order, it's time to start making your own! The exact customization options depend on the type of keychain you've chosen, but you may be able to customize:
~Size – choose the length and width of your keychain.
~Style – select whether you’d like a design on one or both sides.
~Colors – select how many different colors you’d like to incorporate in your keychain design.
~Attachment type – Choose from a split link with curb chain, a split ring with link chain, a split ring with metal jump link, a split ring with swivel 8-link, a split ring with plastic jump link, a beaded metal cord, a lobster claw with metal jump link, a split ring with black rope, a cell phone string, a lobster claw with curb chain, or a round split ring + swivel lobster claw combo.
~Keyring size – Choose how large you would like your keyring to be.
~Thickness – Indicate how thick you’d like your PVC or embroidered keychain to be.
~Specialty thread – for embroidered keychains, choose whether you’d like to add on metallic thread, glow-in-the-dark thread, or puff embroidery.
~Material color/finish – for metal keychains, choose from shiny gold, shiny silver, shiny gunmetal, shiny nickel, antique nickel, antique brass, black paint, satin nickel, antique silver, antique gold, shiny rose gold, shiny brass, shiny chrome, brushed brass, satin silver, shiny copper, satin brass, satin gold, satin copper, or antique copper finishes. You can also choose to add two metal colors of the same finish for a multi-tonal base.
~Packaging – choose to add on clear poly bags, velvet boxes, velvet pouches, or acrylic cases to house your metal keychains, if desired.
Please note that some of these customization options may require additional fees.
4. Design your keychain
Now, it's time to show off your keychain design! If you have already sketched a design, simply submit it as a PDF, JPG, or other file type. (Even if it's hand-drawn or even doodled on the back of a napkin!) You can also add additional notes to your work if you wish.
If you're not a great designer, don't worry! Submit your best efforts along with a detailed description of your vision. Our professional design team will take it from there - design services are completely free with every order!
5. Approve a model
Our in-house design team will create your keychain model according to any directions you provide. They will then send a prototype of the object or photo for your approval.
If everything looks good, say a word and we will continue to produce! If it doesn't look quite right, send detailed feedback and we'll tweak it until it's perfect.
6. Sell or give away your keychain
This is the fun part! Once you have approved the final design, you will receive your keychain on your quote schedule and then you can use their promotional giveaways to make your customers' day! Are you ready? We can do it now.
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