I studied 100+ of digital products, these 7 will make you rich
Summary
TLDRThis video offers seven digital product ideas that can generate significant revenue, even with low competition. It covers ideas like SVG files for earrings, planning templates, printable wall art, video templates, and interior design templates. The video emphasizes the importance of product research, using Etsy for validation, and eventually transitioning to your own website for full control and scalability. Additionally, it highlights the use of strategies like reference value, bundling, and adding service packs to maximize profits, providing practical tips for starting and growing an online business.
Takeaways
- π‘ Selling digital products can be highly profitable, with low overhead and potential for high margins.
- π The first digital product idea is SVG files for earrings, which can be sold as digital downloads and have significant profit potential.
- πΌ Bundling digital products, such as selling multiple designs together, creates a perception of value and can significantly increase sales.
- π Product research on platforms like Etsy is crucial for validating ideas and understanding market trends and competition.
- π» The second digital product idea is planning templates, which can be created using software like Google Sheets, Excel, or Notion.
- π¨ Printable wall art is another profitable digital product, especially when offering customizations or using print-on-demand services.
- π Adding a service pack, like website setup for digital products, can create additional revenue streams and customer loyalty.
- π₯ Pre-made video templates for content creators can address specific pain points and save time, making them attractive digital products.
- π Interior design templates targeting specific service businesses can save customers time and provide valuable resources for starting or running a business.
- π Selling on your own website, using platforms like Shopify, offers greater control and long-term business sustainability compared to relying solely on marketplaces like Etsy.
Q & A
What is the first digital product idea mentioned in the script?
-The first digital product idea is selling SVG files for earrings. These are scalable vector graphics that can be used for printing or laser cutting.
Why are digital products considered profitable according to the script?
-Digital products are considered highly profitable because once the initial cost of creating the product is incurred, there is almost zero marginal cost to produce or deliver additional units, allowing sellers to make a large profit margin.
What strategy is used by the store selling SVG files to maximize sales?
-The store uses a strategy called reference value, where they offer bundle listings of designs at a reduced price per design compared to individual listings. This gives the customer the perception of getting a better deal.
How does the script suggest using Etsy for product research?
-The script suggests using Etsy for product research because it provides real data on sales figures, profit margins, and other metrics that can help validate product ideas before launching them.
What is the second digital product idea mentioned?
-The second digital product idea is creating planning templates, such as templates for budgeting, meal planning, wedding planning, and other types of planning or tracking.
Why does the script recommend having your own website in addition to selling on Etsy?
-The script recommends having your own website because it gives you total control over your business, allowing you to build a brand, drive your own traffic, and potentially sell the business one day, which is not possible with just an Etsy store.
What is the advantage of offering pre-made video templates as a digital product?
-Pre-made video templates are advantageous because they solve a real pain point for content creators by saving them time in creating engaging short-form content. This makes them a popular and profitable digital product.
What does the script suggest about offering personalized products, and how can it be managed efficiently?
-The script suggests that offering personalized products can be profitable, but managing them can be time-consuming. To manage this efficiently, you can delegate the design work to freelancers once you have a consistent stream of orders.
What are some of the service businesses that could benefit from digital templates, according to the script?
-Service businesses like real estate agents, travel agents, contractors, graphic designers, video editors, and social media agencies could benefit from digital templates that help with client management, proposals, and other business operations.
What additional service does the script suggest offering when selling website templates?
-The script suggests offering a full setup service as an add-on to website templates. This service helps customers install, customize, and set up their website, and can be further monetized by offering ongoing services or a monthly subscription for website-related tasks.
Outlines
π Digital Product Ideas and Profitability
The video script introduces seven digital product ideas that can be sold on platforms like Etsy or Shopify, emphasizing their potential for high profitability due to low competition and the nature of digital products. The speaker uses Etsy for product research due to its large marketplace presence and data availability. The first product idea discussed is SVG files for earrings, which are scalable vector graphics used for printing or laser cutting. The example store selling these files makes about $7,000 a month, with the speaker highlighting the use of a 'reference value' strategy to upsell customers on bundle deals. The script also mentions the use of tools like 'everb' for detailed product research and suggests that digital products can be sold with high margins due to minimal production costs.
π Planning Templates and E-commerce Strategies
The second paragraph delves into planning templates as a digital product idea, which can include budgeting, meal planning, wedding planning, and more. The speaker uses 'plantey official' as an example, showing how their ultimate budget template generates $7,600 a month. The importance of having an online presence beyond Etsy is stressed, with the recommendation to build a brand with a website that can be controlled and eventually sold for profit. Shopify is highlighted as an ideal platform for e-commerce, with its user-friendly setup and features like 'link pop' for direct sales from social media. The paragraph also discusses the benefits of using a '.dot store' domain for an online store, including increased visibility and sales, and mentions a special offer for viewers to get a domain at a discounted rate.
π¨ Personalized and Pre-made Wall Art Digital Products
This section discusses the market for printable wall art, both personalized and pre-made designs. The speaker provides examples of successful listings and stores, such as 'Oliver code templates' and 'Harmony pixels,' which make significant monthly revenue. The strategy of offering both digital files and printed versions through print-on-demand services is suggested to increase customer satisfaction and profit margins. The paragraph also contrasts the pros and cons of selling personalized designs versus pre-made ones, noting that while personalized products may have lower competition, pre-made designs can attract more volume despite higher competition.
πΉ Video Templates and Service Packs for Digital Products
The fourth paragraph introduces video templates for content creators as a digital product idea, with 'Hercules well' as an example of a store making substantial revenue in a short period. The script then transitions to discussing service packs as an additional offering to complement digital products, such as website templates. The concept of upsell is explored, where customers who purchase a basic product can be offered additional services, leading to a potential subscription-based model for ongoing website-related tasks. The potential to scale this service to a substantial monthly revenue is highlighted, with examples of other businesses successfully implementing similar strategies.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Digital Products
π‘Etsy
π‘Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
π‘Profit Margins
π‘Reference Value
π‘Planning Templates
π‘Printable Wall Art
π‘Personalization
π‘Print on Demand
π‘Interior Design Templates
π‘Service Pack
Highlights
Selling digital products on platforms like Etsy and Shopify can generate substantial income, with some stores making five figures every month.
SVG files for earrings are a popular and profitable digital product, with one store making $7,000 a month, mainly as pure profit.
The 'reference value' strategy, such as offering bundles at a perceived discount, significantly increases sales and customer perception of value.
Planning templates for budgeting, meal planning, or wedding planning are another lucrative digital product idea, with one store making $28,000 a month from only 12 listings.
Using newer, trending software like Notion or Remarkable can give an edge in creating digital products, particularly in underserved markets.
Printable wall art, especially personalized designs, is another profitable digital product, with one store making $111,000 a month.
Delegating customizations to freelancers on platforms like Fiverr can help manage workload and maintain profitability when selling personalized digital products.
Offering pre-made designs in bundles, a strategy used by many successful stores, can drive significant sales volumes, even with higher competition.
Video templates, particularly for short-form content, are in demand and can generate significant revenue, as seen with one store making $112,000 a month.
Creating starter packs of templates for service businesses, like interior design, can be a niche but highly profitable digital product.
Adding a service pack to digital products, such as offering full setup services for website templates, can lead to higher customer satisfaction and increased revenue opportunities.
Subscription-based services for ongoing tasks, inspired by models like DesignJoy, can turn a one-time digital product sale into a recurring revenue stream.
Leveraging tools like Shopify's Linkpop can streamline the purchase process directly from social media, enhancing the shopping experience for customers.
Using Etsy for product research provides valuable insights into sales figures, profit margins, and trending products, making it a useful tool for validating digital product ideas.
Creating a brand and owning your website is crucial for long-term sustainability, allowing full control over your business and the potential for future sales or expansion.
Transcripts
so you want to sell digital products but
you have no idea where to start or it
seems like everything is so competitive
well today I've got seven digital
product ideas to help you get started
and some of these don't even have that
much competition but they're able to
make five figures every month just like
this one store here selling this digital
product that makes $111,000 a month and
as you know with digital products 90% of
that is pure profit now before I start
with the first one I just want to say
that all of these products can be sold
either on Etsy or your own Shopify store
but I always use Etsy when I'm doing
product research cuz I can see real data
to validate my ideas I can see the sales
figures the profit margins and a lot of
useful data I can't see with I plus Etsy
is probably one of the biggest
marketplaces for deal products with 400
million visits every month so it's a
pretty good representation of the entire
market so let's dive into the first idea
number one is SVG files for earrings so
if you guys wondering what SVG is it
stands for scalable vector graphics so
it's basically a flexible format that
keeps your graphics sharp no matter how
much it's and it's the go-to format for
selling Graphics that are to be printed
or laser cut like these ones here now
you can create SVG files for just about
anything but this listing here is
selling SVG files for earrings and it's
making about $7,000 a month which is
incredible and this listing is just
under Oney old now remember that this is
a digital product they're not selling
the actual physical laser cut earrings
but it's just a digital download and
because it's a digital product most of
that $7,000 is pure profit now that's
not even the craziest part cuz if I go
back to the store level here and analyze
all the listings in the store and we're
going to sort everything by Revenue you
can see that they've got many other
products and they're also selling pretty
well and if I just export all this data
here and do a total of the revenue
column you'll see that this store is
making $118,000 in Revenue which is
massive considering most of that is
profit now if you guys want to do the
product research yourself I use this
still call everb to see the revenue of
any SC store and not just the sales
numbers but you can also see how many
products are being sold how long the
Shop's been around for and even the
exact listing tags that you're using
it's basically a Chrome extension that
you can easily install and it allows you
to have this button here that you click
and then you can see all the data you
can try it for free I'm going to include
the link down below and if you decide to
get the premium version they actually
have a buy one get one free deal at the
moment so I'm going to leave that link
in the description below if you guys
need it but now the big question is how
are they able to make this much money
with this simple products well they're
using a strategy called reference value
so if you look at the store Page here
right on top you're going to see this
listing which is a bundle of 1,700
designs and also the another one with
500 designs now if you buy this designs
individually they're going to cost you
about $5 here so with the bundle listing
this is setting a so-called reference
value so when you the customer sees the
bundle listing you'll subconsciously
compare it to the individual ones and it
gives the customer the perception that
the bundle listing is a better deal
because each design now becomes 9 cents
instead of 5.69 and to convince the
customer even further if you buy this
bundle you get lifetime access full
commercial use and all future designs
included that's such a good value and
how can you walk away from that right
now this is a strategy that a lot of
sellers use especially when selling
digital products so just like this
seller here selling mockups and they can
do this because these are digital
products once the initial cost of
creating the product is incurred there's
basically zero marginal cost to produce
or deliver an additional unit so in
other words with digital products you
only need to produce it once and and you
can sell it anlimited number of times
now the second digital product idea is
what I call planning templates so this
could be templates for budgeting meal
planning wedding planning or just
anything that you would usually track or
plan so let's take a look at this store
cop plantey official they're selling
this ultimate budget template and let's
see how much they're making here $7,600
a month according to R now if you go
back to the store you can analyze the
entire store here let's export the data
you can see that the store is making
$28,000 in Revenue but let's be
conservative here cuz you see that many
the products here are 50% off so that's
actually $144,000 in Revenue but again
that's still massive considering that
they only have 12 listings in the store
now I know you're thinking it looks like
these are not easy products to create
yes obviously it's going to be harder
than making SVG files but the good thing
is that you don't need to create 500
listings which by the way also takes a
lot of time and as you can see this
store only has 12 listings so it just
depends on what you choose to spend your
time on now if I were to sell something
like this my first step is probably to
pick the software that I want to build
the template on so it could be Google
Sheets Excel notion good notes or
remarkable for example and ideally you
want to find a software that is
relatively new in the market but
trending like remarkable or notion here
and then you want to create each
individual templates like budgeting
tracker paycheck tracker meal planner
travel planner reading planner habit
tracker and so on and then once you
completed those individual templates you
can use the reference value strategy and
create an ultimate bundle of all the
planners into one and you can sell it at
a higher price and because you've done
the work to create all the individual
planners all you need to do now is
basically combine everything into one
bundle now I've seen many stores do well
with this strategy especially selling
notion templates and in fact the
ultimate bundle usually becomes the best
seller in the store because of the
perceived value it brings now I get a
lot of questions from people saying that
se is too saturated or competitive and
many stores are getting suspended yes
all of those things are true that's why
I always recommend to have your own
website and use content marketing to
drive your own traffic cuz at the end of
the day you don't want to just be
selling products but you want to create
a brand that allows you to generate an
income that's sustainable and from a
source that you fully control now for me
before I jump into selling any product I
like to use atsc as a validation point
because we can use it to research
products see what people are buying
today what's trending right what are
people saying about these products
everything is backed by real data now
don't get me wrong I'm not against
setting up an Etsy store I think it's a
great and quick way to validate your
idea but don't let Etsy be your end goal
your end goal should be having your own
website cuz that's where you have total
control of your business and you can
even sell it one day for a big pay day
and you can't do that with just an Etsy
store now if I can just give you guys
one tip on this one of the best
platforms to use when you're selling
products is Shopify because the platform
is built for e-commerce and I think it's
pretty easy to set up they have this
basic plan for $29 which has been around
forever but recently they made it even
simpler now with the startup plan which
is only five bucks a month and what I
like about this is that when you're on
this plan and you Market your products
using social media you can use this tool
link pop as kind of like the link and
bio tool that we always see where
customers can just make a purchase right
on the tool without ever leaving the
page so I think that's pretty cool and
plus you can even sell in your DMs if
you want to they make it super easy so
you can focus on marketing your products
now if you guys want to check this out I
have a link where you can get this for
just a dollar for your first month so
now that you have a website you have two
options one is that you can use
shopify's branded domain two if you have
an extra dollar you can use your own
domain and this flows nicely to today's
sponsor. store domains so when you're
starting your online store there's one
super important thing you need a special
web address called a domain name you
want to think of it as your store's very
own ID on internet Rihanna has ran.
store Shopify is doing its thing it's
shopify.com behance behance.net so the
ending of those names is the domain name
so if you're running an online store why
not go for a do store domain because
we've got celebrities like Mr Beast
Cristiano Ronaldo Michelle Obama Maroon
5 they're all using it in fact Mr
the usual. for a DOT store because it
just fits better so if you're building
an online store having a DOT store
domain not only makes sense but also add
the extra flare to your brand a website
that ends in dust store tells your
customers right away that it is an
online store selling products so it's
different and stands out from those long
and confusing website names now here's
the cool part in a big study that lasted
a whole year they found that using a
Dore domain helps you sell more websites
that end in a dust store domain get a
whooping 87% more visits twice the
visibility on Google and also get 12%
lesser cost per conversion when running
ads now let's talk about savings you
don't want to spend too much when you're
just starting your business so I managed
to get one heck of a deal for you guys
you can grab your dot store domain for
just 9 cents for the first year simply
head to the link down below and use the
code Json store to get this offer and on
top of this the team at do store started
a program called Elevate do store to
help all online sellers with amazing
deals and discounts there's something
for everybody but when you purchase a
DOT store domain you're unlocking access
to exclusive discounts up to $2,500 on
essential e-commerce tools like Wix stri
station Vista Print MailChimp and many
more so thanks doin for sponsoring this
video now the third product here is
printable wall art now check out this
listing from Oliver code templates this
is basically a custom matchbook artwork
it's a printable art that you can hang
on your wall I think it looks really
nice I personally would buy this myself
but if you look closely they actually
allow to customize each design here
including the text but let's check out
how much money they're making here so
$4,200 a month with this product amazing
now if you see all their listings here
are quite similar to each other just
slightly tweaked with different colors
and designs but it's basically just one
product right now if you go back to the
store level and you export all the
Revenue data from everb you can see that
they're making about $111,000 a month
which I think is incredible now you
probably notice that this is a
personalized product which means that
you know they have to manually fulfill
every order now I thought about this
myself and I think this is solvable now
you can always start this yourself but
once you have a consistent stream of
orders you can definitely delegate the
design work to Freelancers so there are
plenty of Freelancers on Fiverr who can
do this for pretty cheap and I'm sure
you still have plenty of margins
especially if you're selling one for $60
now if I were to set up a similar shop
there's probably two things that I would
do number one I would offer different
Graphics maybe like stamps or envelopes
but you want to keep the same style cuz
I think the audience is loving this
vintage and retro style and it's been
working for them so definitely keep keep
the style but offer different items and
number two if you notice here that they
only sell digital files but think about
it most people who order these things
would probably want it printed and
framed right so I would create a
separate listing where you provide the
option for people to buy the printed
version now you can connect your Etsy
store to a print demand provider like
gelato so they've got tons of all art
options with different quality paper and
in various sizes and when you use a
print on demand provider like this it
means that you don't have to stock or
print this yourself but when a custom
customer orders a product it
automatically gets sent to gelato and
they take care of the printing and the
shipping now if you have this setup
you'll make the customer happy because
they get a complete product without
having to physically go out to print it
themselves and at the same time you also
make additional profit so it's a win-win
for both now if you love wall art but
you don't want to offer customizations
because maybe it's too much work for you
you want to check out this next store
here Harmony pixels so they have all
kinds of wall art designs most of these
are grouped in bundles so if you run the
everyb tool here you can see that the
bestselling product is the whole shop
bundle here this one's making $114,000
every month which is massive and if you
look down here most of the sales come
from these massive bundles now you
probably realized that this is the
strategy that a lot of shops are using
because you can see the majority of the
revenue comes from selling these bundles
now if you think that $144,000 is a lot
wait till you see how much the entire
store is making so if I export the data
again you can see that the entire store
is making $30,000 a month and that's
just insane because we know that they
make 90% plus margins with this digital
products so you see that there are pros
and cons to selling personalized designs
like this versus these ones cuz with
personalized designs you don't have to
create that many listings you can
probably charge more per product and
there's relatively lower competition
because most people don't want to deal
with customizations right but with
pre-made designs like these you have to
create hundreds of listings and you
probably get more volume but with that
competition is tougher cuz anyone can
just make these right and because
there's more competition sometimes you
have to keep lowering your price and you
have have to keep cranking out new
listings to compensate for Less margins
so it really depends on the type person
you are these are the pros and cons I
think you can decide for yourself now
the fifth store that I want to show you
is called Hercules well so these are
pre-made video templates that creators
can use to create engaging shortform
content and they usually include
placeholders for video text or other
elements that you can easily edit on
canva now according to every be the
store is making $112,000 a month and
most of their products are 50% off so
that's around 6 ,000 a month which is
pretty decent and what's more impressive
is the fact that this store has only
been around for 5 months now you can see
another store selling a similar products
and their products are also selling
pretty well now when you're selling any
product you want to make sure that
you're solving a actual pain for your
Target customer so You' probably seen
videos like these on Instagram talking
about digital marketing or just
motivational videos just text on top of
a video so a lot of content creators
they want to push a lot of content but
they just don't have time to shoot every
video so this is a solution for them
you're solving a real pain for creators
you're saving time for them so if you
can show that in your product that
you're solving that big pain you can
have a successful product like this now
the next product that I want to show you
is interior design templates so this is
basically targeted for those people who
want to start or already own an interior
design business so this particular
product comes with 12 different
templates they got Google sheet
templates canva templates and all the
design templates that you need for
sending proposal to clients onboarding
you know creating your pricing guide and
they've got another Google sheet
template to manage your clients and more
and this listing alone is bringing in
$3,200 every month and listing is just6
months old so you can see that people
are finding value in this as well that's
why this templates sell very well it
helps people that want to start a
business save so much time by not
creating everything from scratch now if
you want to capitalize on this idea you
can actually apply this to other service
businesses you can create a full starter
pack like this for real estate agents
travel agents contractors graphic
designers the video editor
social media agencies right think of
service businesses that deal with
clients oneon-one they're probably going
to need this now this next idea is a
little bit different because it's not
actually a digital product but it's a
service pack that you can add on to your
digital product so if you're selling a
digital product you can learn a thing or
two so you probably seen people selling
website templates whether it's for
Shopify framer Wix but this store has
added a service pack to it and it's
called Full setup service now let's
think about this for a second the main
reason why someone wants to buy a
website template is probably because
they don't want to spend the time
designing the website from scratch right
now a website template solved that
problem but the customer would still
need to know how to install it customize
the look and feel of the website you got
to set up the individual Pages the
navigation bars Etc and it's not
straightforward for some people so this
store is offering a full setup Service
Plus you get a free theme now this is
just the tip of the iceberg cuz what if
I told you that you can potentially
scale this service to $100,000 a month
business let me explain this full
service pack that you see here is kind
of the entry point to your ecosystem so
if a customer loves your template loves
your setup service maybe your turnaround
time everything is excellent you can
then potentially sell them again for
continued service so when people set up
a website it's not a onetime thing
versus if you sell a printable W art
it's a onetime purchase a one-off
transaction but when somebody wants to
build a website it's very likely that
they're going to add more things to it
so maybe they want to add a testimonial
section maybe add a pricing page or you
want to integrate a third party Plugin
or offer other Design Services so that's
a lot of potential services that you can
monetize from Just One customer and you
can even get creative for this instead
of charging a fixed fee for every task
you can actually offer a monthly
subscription for all website related
tasks just like what design Joy is doing
here they offer a subscription based
design service and they're making about
$100,000 a month or $1.2 million a year
with this service and you know how much
I love subscription businesses so you
see with this idea you don't stop at
just $55 that is just the starting point
to bigger opportunities now if you guys
want to see another really good example
this guy Oli has a similar concept where
he offers a simple 15-minute service
then upsell his customers to his other
services and is making $20,000 a month
doing this so if you want to see a video
breakdown of that entire story you want
to click on this video here and I'll see
you there
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