If you’re thinking of starting a blog as a business (or any other online business), then you’ll definitely want to consider selling your own product. As the owner of your own product, you get the advantage of receiving the full revenue from the sales you make.
The type of product you decide to sell depends on what your blog is about, but I would highly recommend creating a digital product.
What are digital products? Digital products are intangible products or tools that can be sold/distributed online. Some examples of digital products are eBooks, online magazines, downloadable/streamable music, downloadable/streamable videos, online courses and more.
So, why sell a digital product in the first place? Here are a few good reasons…
Selling digital products is a form of passive income. Passive income is when you make a continued income with little-to-no effort on a daily basis. Once you put a digital product up for sale, it can be purchased by anyone at any time without doing work on your part… Meaning you can make money while you’re sleeping or on vacation!
Digital products are infinitely scalable. You don’t have to worry about stock or shipping. Anyone who comes across your product has a chance to purchase it.
Digital products are low maintenance. A digital product only has to be made once. Once it’s up for sale, it can stay up for sale for as long as you want without needing to alter it.
There are certain types of digital products that require more effort. For example: any product that is catered specifically to a client, such as a unique logo design for a business.
However, this blog post will focus on “one-and-done” digital products. These are products that you only have to make once and require little-to-no work to maintain after the product is up for sale.
The list I’m going to share with you is by no means a complete list of all the possible digital product ideas. The types of digital products you can sell are endless, so keep that in mind when thinking of what kind of product you should create.
Alright, ready to see the list? Here are 52 Digital Product Ideas You Can Sell Online
PRINTABLES
Printables are downloadable products that you can print off at home.
1. Workbooks related to your niche
2. Calendars
3. Planners
4. To-Do Lists + Check Lists
5. Artwork
6. Coloring Pages
7. Kids Activity Books
8. Fitness Trackers
9. Password Keepers
10. Decorations
11. Cards and Invitations
ONLINE COURSES
You can sell an online course to teach people about your niche. Here are just a few of the many online courses you can sell in different niches:
12. Budgeting & Money Saving
13. Foreign Language
14. Social Media Marketing
15. Drawing For Beginners
16. Painting For Beginners
17. Graphic Design
18. Web Design
19. Meditation & Relaxation
20. Goal Setting & Productivity
21. At Home Workouts
EBOOKS
You can self-publish your own eBook and sell it on Amazon.
22. Children’s Books
23. Beginner Guide To “_____”
24. How To Succeed In “_____”
25. Novels
PHOTOGRAPHY
Use your photography skills to sell digital photo products within you niche.
26. Stock Photo Packages
27. Photo Books
28. Photo Prints (Using A Print-On-Demand Website)
GRAPHIC DESIGN
If you have graphic design skills, you can set up a shop of ready-made graphics.
29. Fonts
30. Ready Made Logos
31. Stock Designs
CONTENT TEMPLATES
Create templates to make things easier for people in your niche.
32. Pinterest Pin Templates
33. Blog Post Templates
34. Media Kit Templates
35. Email Newsletter Templates
36. Resume Templates
EMAIL COURSES
Some online businesses offer email courses for free, but you can charge for an exclusive email course to be sent to certain subscribers. Email courses are typically sent out in sections over the course of a few days.
37. Beginner’s Guide To “_____”
38. How To “____” Course
PDF GUIDES
Similar to an ebook, but instead you can sell a shorter guide in PDF format.
39. Beginner’s Guide
40. How To Guide
41. Study Guides
TUTORIALS
This is similar to online courses, but more focused. Can be in video format, email, PDF, etc.
42. How To Set Up A Website
43. How To Draw Something *Art genre, art style, etc.*
44. How To Use Something *Software, technology, etc.*
45. How To Make Something *Items, certain types of artwork, etc.*
AUDIO
If you have recording equipment or production skills, you can create audio to sell.
46. Sound Effects
47. Beats
48. Instrumental Music
49. Vocals (Pre-recorded riffs, etc.)
VIDEO
Brands and businesses often create promotional videos with stock video clips.
50. Stock Footage (Scenic videos, animals, people, etc.)
51. Time Lapses
52. Animated Stock Clips
How to think of a digital product to sell
I gave you 52 digital product ideas, but the possibilities are actually endless. If you’re still unsure of what digital product you’d like to sell, consider these questions:
- WHO is the digital product in your niche for?
- What do people in your niche WANT?
- What do people in your niche NEED?
- How can you HELP people in your niche?
- Is there a GAP in your niche that you can fill with a digital product?
- What FORMAT would the people in your niche like the most (eBooks, email, printables, etc.)?
Answering these questions should give you a better idea of what would work best for your business.
Think of what you can create that will add value to people’s lives. You can’t go wrong with creating something that will help people, teach something, fix something or make things easier for people. But of course, you can sell anything you think people will want!
What to do if you don’t know how to create your digital product idea
Maybe you have a great digital product idea, but you have no idea how to create it or where to get started.
If that’s the case for you, then I highly recommend singing up for a one month free trial of Skillshare!
Skillshare is a website that has tons of courses in all different subjects such as graphic design, photography, illustration, audio, video and so much more. There’s a good chance that Skillshare has a course that’ll teach you everything you need to know to get your digital product created.
You can cancel your account at any time, so you’ve really got nothing to lose. Sign up for a free one month trial of Skillshare here!
Go ahead and create your digital product!
Infinitely scalable, low maintenance, passive income… What’s there not to love?
Don’t worry if you don’t think you have the knowledge to create and sell your own product. You can do it if you put in the time, effort and research. Plus, you have a free trial of Skillshare available that can help you out.
Just figure out what you want to create, start planning and get going!