In 2025, for small businesses, what matters is not the volume of capital, but the ability to "turn ordinary objects into unique ones". A desktop laser engraving machine is like opening a "private printing factory" for entrepreneurs: it is not picky about the location (2 square meters is enough to start work), nor does it rely on connections (a network cable is enough to take orders), yet it perfectly resolves the contradiction between "batch production" and "customization". The following seven routes are the genuine, low-cost and high-profit strategies I have summarized after visiting over 20 night market vendors, campus makers and stay-at-home shop owners. As long as you are willing to take action, the first order often arrives on the same day.

Personalized phone case

Blank shells with raw materials priced at 3 yuan each, laser-engraved with names or couple avatars, can be sold at night markets or live-streaming on Douyin for 25 to 45 yuan. Six can be engraved in ten minutes, and you can easily earn over 200 yuan in a single night.

Wooden keychain + name tag

Wholesale beech wood blanks on Taobao cost 1 yuan each. They can be carved into scenic spot souvenirs or company name tags. At the entrance of scenic spots, they can be sold at 15 to 30 yuan each. During holidays, about a hundred of them can be sold in a day.

Leather small card case

A blank wallet made of vegetable-tanned leather with an purchase price of 8 yuan, after laser engraving, is sold for 60 to 120 yuan. We cooperate with local leather goods stores for processing. The store owner is responsible for selling, and you are responsible for engraving. The profit is halved.

Wedding-related items

Wedding candy boxes, invitations and sign-in plates, the raw materials cost 2 to 4 yuan, engraved with the names and dates of the newlyweds. A set is sold for 20 to 40 yuan. Wedding planning companies place orders for several hundred sets at a time.

Engraving of glass cups/thermos cups

Empty cups purchased from supermarkets at 5 to 12 yuan are laser-engraved with corporate logos or couple photos and sold at 35 to 80 yuan. They are the favorite for company year-end parties and club activities, with a stable order volume.

Stainless steel small pendant

Blank cards priced at 3 yuan each, with constellations or Morse code carved in three minutes, are available for a live-streaming flash sale at 30 to 60 yuan. The repurchase rate is high, and all customers want to collect a complete set.

On-site customized stall setting

Set up a folding table at the weekend night market and engrave names on the spot within three minutes, creating a huge crowd. The phone cases, keychains and pendants are sold together, with a gross profit of over 500 yuan per night. The equipment costs 6,000 yuan and usually breaks even within a month.

Three points to avoid pitfalls

Don't buy too high power. 5 to 10 watts is sufficient for engraving wood, leather and acrylic. Prepare 50 sets of templates in advance. Customers can directly modify the text based on the selected pictures, saving design time. When doing it at home, be sure to add a small exhaust fan to avoid complaints from neighbors.