How to Make Stunning Printables that Sell Well! (Extra $1,000 a month)

Are you looking for creative ways to make money online?

If you enjoy playing with colours and fonts, this is one side hustle you’ll love. It’s to do with making printables to sell for profit. 

Everything has gone digital these days – from digital planners to digital invites. This means there is a customer base ready to buy digital products – products that you could sell!

A quick search on Pinterest or Etsy will show you how popular these products are – and you can certainly join the bandwagon to make a passive income for yourself.

The great thing about selling printables is that you don’t need to worry about shipping or holding stock.

With everything done online, you enjoy the freedom to work around your family life without hindering personal commitments. 

Here is an example:

So if you were to sell a meal planner, you will only create one file and put it up for sale. Once your customers make a purchase they get instant access to download that file. A meal planner is just one idea. Below is a list of other printables you can create and sell in your online store. 

Towards the end of this post, you have a huge list of digital products that you can sell online.

What are printables?

Printables are downloadable digital files that can be printed for use at home.

So instead of going to a store and buying invitations, posters or wall art, you can buy them online as a digital product and download them multiple times. 

Whether you are a blogger looking for a way to make an extra income, or just someone looking for a side hustle, making printables to sell is a low-cost business idea.

When I became a stay-at-home mom, blogging was my passion and that’s the career path I chose. Had I known about creating printables to sell back then, I would have definitely given it a shot! I might still give this a go someday.

Its a fun and creative side job, giving you the flexibility to work around your schedule.

What digital products sell the best?

Let us first take a look at some printables that you can make and sell. There are a ton of ideas to choose from, to help create your first printable. Here are some of the printables that sell best (a comprehensive list is available at the end of this post!).

• Calendars
• Posters
• Wall art decor
• Digital Stickers
• Inspirational quotes
• Scripture cards
• Bible verse wall art
• Greeting cards
• Planners – daily/weekly
• Weight loss trackers
• Checklists
• Colouring Pages – Mandala colouring for adults
• Colouring sheets for kids
• Date cards
• Games/activity sheets for events – wedding/birthdays/baby shower
• Gift tags
• Home decor
• Worksheets
• Spreadsheets
• SVG files

How do you design printables?

There are many free and paid online platforms to create your printables to sell.

Canva is a free platform that allows you to design almost anything. Canva’s paid option is called Canva Pro, which is $10.99 a month and I use it to create graphics for my blog.

As a beginner, Canva’s free version is a good place to start and you can check it out right here. 

Learning Canva does not require any special designing skills. Like everything, it might take a few days to get the hang of it, but once you do its a breeze.

As a blogger, you most likely use Canva for your graphics, so creating printables will be fairly easy.

But don’t worry if you haven’t used this platform before. In my opinion, you’d probably only need a couple of days to understand how it works. With practice, you’ll pick up speed and get faster at creating digital downloads. 

How do I make Printables to Sell?

If you are interested in this side hustle and would like to know more about how to make printables to sell, here is an exclusive interview with Tracie Fobes.

With over 10 years of blogging experience, Tracie has been very helpful in sharing her knowledge with other aspiring bloggers. Alongside blogging, she has her own successful online store where she sells digital downloads.

In today’s post, Tracie is going to share with us how you can start your own home-based business, selling printables! 

1. Hi Tracie, please tell us a little about yourself and how you decided to sell printables online?

I started my first blog in January 2009. Within my first year, I was making more than $2,000 a month  – which shocked and amazed me!

That growth continued, and I was well into the five-figure a month range when I received an email that changed it all.

It was Amazon. They told me that I was selling too much and they were not within their profit margins. As a result, they were cutting my affiliate rates.  That dropped my income by 75% – in a few weeks. My business was falling apart. Not because of Amazon but rather due to the fact I had not properly diversified.

I began looking for additional income options.

I had an envelope template that was doing well and decided to improve the style and then offer it for sale for $2.99.  The first day I added it to my site, I had a sale.  I realized the importance of printable products.

I continued creating additional items for my readers and developed a store. My pageviews and overall income grew.  It grew so much that I was able to sell that site for six figures in 2019.  

Now, I want to teach and empower others to do the same.  

2. What kind of printables sell the best?

The best printable is the one that solves your reader’s problem.

For some, it is an EBook. For others, binder systems and others sell workbooks or templates.  You need to know what your reader needs and create it for them. That is where you find success.

Yes – it is!  There are all sorts of design templates you can use if you want.

Or, you can take a course and learn how to create something awesome.  The reality is that it does not need to be overly designed with a ton of colours and fancy graphics. It needs to solve a problem for your reader.

5. How do I sell digital printables?

The simplest way to do this is to create a site through someone like SendOwl.

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They will house the printable and collect payment. You use a link on your website, and people buy that way.  Once you have several items, you can create a store using something like Shopify. 

Many branch into Etsy, but that can be more difficult due to high competition and forced lower pricing (for that same reason).

Thank you Tracie!

Here are some additional information on the best printable products to sell.

Best Printables to Sell

1. Digital coloring books
2. Clipart
3. Sticker designs
4. Worksheets
5. Daily trackers
6. Wall art
7. Prayer Journal
8. Bible worksheets
9. Semon notes
10. Bible Workbooks
11. Inspirational quotes
12. Motivational quotes
13. Scripture cards
14. Study guides
15. Ebook covers
16. Social media templates
17. Study planners
18. Business cards
19. Logos
20. Resumes
21. Covering Letter
22. Meal Planners
23. Gratitude Journal
24. Bullet Jounal Templates
25. Fitness tracker
26. Chores Chart
27. Vision board inspiration
28. Budget templates
29. Milestone trackers
30. Kids drawing sheets
31. Mandala coloring pages
32. Greeting cards
33. Save the date invites
34. Wedding invites
35. Baby shower invitations
36. Birthday invitations
37. Shopping List
38. Cleaning Schedule list
39. Food labels
40. Custom fonts

Head Over to Canva

Head over to Canva and check out some of the printable templates available, for inspiration. Canva is free to use, although the Pro version has a lot of advance editing features worth investing as you learn to use this platform.

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