Digital products are easily the best type of product to make and sell on the Etsy marketplace. They only need to be made once and can be made quickly, even if you’re new to creating them. Get your shop running this weekend by creating one of these fantastic 12 Digital Products.
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- Date Night Cards
Every couple sometimes gets stuck on what to do for date night, leading to the same uninspired movie night and popcorn. Create printable date night idea cards to inspire these couples again! These are fantastic gift ideas for newlyweds, anniversaries, or for your significant other.
Consider theming the date night cards into different categories, such as relaxing, outdoors, adventurous, creative, and at-home date night ideas, so couples can draw a card from the type they’re feeling.
You can easily customize date night cards to create a weekly challenge (52 date night ideas for the year) or a monthly theme for bigger, more expensive dates (a 12-month date night challenge).
2. Bookmarks
Despite the popularity of e-books, many readers still love physical books, making bookmarks a year-round staple digital product.
You can make bookmark bundles to fit just about any interest, including
- Quotes or visuals inspired by classic literature
- Coloring sheet bookmarks
- Kid-friendly themes, like dinosaurs, space, cats, princesses, and more
- Positive affirmations or religious verses
- Seasonal and holidays themes
3. To-Be-Read Lists or Reading Trackers
Many wish they read more, and a tracker is just the thing to stay accountable with reading goals, keep track of books you want to read, or record what you are reading.
Reading trackers and to-be-read lists can be easily created with Canva. Many reading trackers use books as decorative accents on the tracker or even in place of lines so that individuals can write the name of the book they finished directly on the image of the book.
List reading trackers before the New Year or the start of school semesters, as these are hot sellers then.
4. Photo Presets
Are you an avid photographer or Instagrammer?
Many photographers and Instagrammers sell photo presets, so their audience can achieve a similar look and tone to their images. Lightroom is the most popular type of photo preset, and many sell bundles for anywhere from five to a hundred presets at a time.
Pair your bundle with a distinct theme, such as ‘Instagram Baddie,’ ‘Bright Holidays,’ or ‘Wanderlust’ to improve your bundle’s marketability.
5. Labels
Many of us get overwhelmed at the start of a new organization project, whether it’s organizing cleaning supplies, spices, or pantry products.
Create a printable label bundle with a distinct theme, such as pantry products, and include sleek labels for items like flour, sugar, salt, etc. I would create these in Canva and have a few customizable or blank labels so buyers can label their products cohesively.
6. Handwriting Worksheets
Handwriting worksheets are great for individuals who need to practice or improve their handwriting.
Don’t forget adults with this printable digital product! Many adults are self-conscious of their penmanship or interested in learning cursive.
You can even incorporate other practices, like counting or color identification, for handwriting worksheets for children. I like the following example, which includes counting practice and handwriting practice in a clean, minimal, and colorful design.
7. Budget Spreadsheets
Are you great at keeping track of your finances or a fan of Google Sheets or Excel? If you are already familiar with one of these programs, spreadsheets are quick to make and can be priced lucratively at $10 or more.
Many people love spreadsheets but are too lazy or inexperienced to create a unique, effective spreadsheet themselves. The audience for spreadsheets is enormous, especially if you make the spreadsheet visually appealing!
8. Bridal Shower or Baby Shower Games
Weddings and babies happen all year. Help a frazzled best friend, maid of honor, or mom out by creating a printable bridal shower or baby shower game bundle.
These games can be sentimental, funny, or guessing games about the baby’s size, birthday, and name or the couple’s new life together.
9. Countdowns
Everyone is counting down to something, whether days to a special event, vacation, Christmas, or retirement. You can also create countdown trackers that track goal-oriented, numeric results, such as pounds lost, money made, debt paid, days journaled, and much more.
The sky’s the limit with the themes and goals you can give your printable countdown!
10. Gift Tags
Gift tags are helpful for all types of events, including weddings, Christmas, baby showers, holidays, birthdays, thank you gifts, and much more.
You can create customizable gift tag templates in Canva and sell them or create printable gift tags with a theme. Choose a theme, such as the holidays, or a gift tag style, like calligraphy written tags that buyers can customize.
11. Printable Schedules
Are you fantastic at organizing your life? Consider creating printable schedules that help others track when things need to be done.
For example, a printable cleaning schedule with days of the week and space to fill in different tasks for each day. Alternatively, you could create a schedule for easily forgotten quarterly or semi-annual tasks, like changing the air filter in your home, getting your car’s oil changed, having your tires rotated, flipping the mattress, and more.
12. Wine Labels
Help others personalize this common gift by creating funny, whimsical, or holiday-themed wine labels.
You can even create a customizable wine label template so that an individual can put the recipient’s name or the occasion on the bottle. For example, a template where someone can write “Happy 30th Anniversary Robert and Beth!” or “Best Wishes to Nicole and Daniel!”
I hope this comprehensive list gives you some great ideas to launch your Etsy shop’s digital products in 2023. If you are looking for additional information and a step-by-step guide to launching your shop, check out Digitally Purposed.
