The Vectorising Step Most Sticker Sellers Skip

Description and use

Automated process for preparing and uploading stickers to three platforms, generating platform‑specific CSVs, preventing duplicate uploads, and packaging the product into a zip with cover.

Problem

Sticker sellers often fail to submit assets correctly because they skip the vectorising step, leading to CSV rejections and duplicate uploads.

Outcome

The workflow now reliably submits assets to all platforms, avoids duplicate uploads, and runs efficiently on minimal hardware.

Workflow

• Export assets as JPGs
• Run make_metadata.py for each platform to generate platform‑specific CSVs
• Use upload_tracker.py to record pending and completed uploads
• Upload assets and CSVs to each platform
• Pack products with pack_product.py to create zip, cover, and thumbnail
• Maintain a fixed folder structure for assets, output, packs, research, and scripts

Evidence

Adobe wants 5 columns. Vecteezy wants 4. Dreamstime wants 15.

Source

Running a batch twice is the single most expensive mistake in this workflow.

Source

The entire pipeline behind this ran on 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, no GPU, and packaged 39 finished products, 856 MB of output.

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