Wanna earn some extra income online while doing something you love? Or maybe something lucrative?
There’s absolutely no doubt that selling digital products online is one of the best ways to make passive income. I mean, it’s awesome! You just have to create the product once and you can sell it unlimited times.
How convenient!
Another upside of selling digital products is that you can work from home or anywhere in the world and keep expanding this business.
So even if you’re a stay-at-home mom or a college student, you can absolutely start your own online hustle and make extra income.
That sounds tempting, right?
You also may have seen many creators or bloggers selling pre-made templates to make things easier for people. Let me tell you that selling ready-to-use templates is one of the most lucrative ways to make money online!
People love templates! You love templates. I love templates. WE ALL LOVE TEMPLATES!!!
Who wouldn’t? They are so useful! That’s why people buy them. Because it saves a lot of time. They can purchase a template and skip the whole design process.
Keep in mind, if your product is useful for people then it will sell like crazy!
Wanna know how?
Allow me to show you!
In this post, we’ll specifically discuss what are templates, some high-demanding templates you can create and where to sell them.
Stick around for the full deets!
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WHAT IS A TEMPLATE?
A template is a pre-designed layout or structure that you can customize to create something quickly, like a document, graphic, or website, without starting from scratch.
Templates are also available in some basic tools that you may use very often from day to day like Google Docs or Google Sheets etc.
Take a look here ↓
These are all pre-made templates that Google Docs offers so you don’t have to design a document from complete scratch.
If you’re a blogger or a content creator, then you may have also used a free design tool called Canva.
Canva has a separate template library where you can choose from different types of templates. For example, this ↓
Now you may be wondering, ‘Why would someone buy my templates if they’re available for free?’
That’s a good point! Let’s discuss this next!
WHY WOULD SOMEONE BUY YOUR TEMPLATES WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE?
There are mainly three reasons for this:
- The free templates are not unique. Thousands of people use them daily so they would be pretty generic to use.
- You can sell templates in bundles of 50-100 pages that are mostly not available in the free template libraries.
- You can create niche-specific templates and sell them to your target audience. People love templates that suit their niche!
Yes, there are many free templates available for people to use but people want something unique and something which suits their branding.
You can sell those types of templates to people in need!
Free templates get repetitive and outdated. If you use Canva often, you’ll quickly catch those templates that people have used from the free template library. I can!
Also, many free templates have their brand logo on them which people don’t like very much. So, they consider buying templates and customizing them to give them their own branding.
WHERE TO SELL THE TEMPLATES?
There are mainly two places where you can sell your templates:
- Marketplaces
- Your blog/website
You can either sell on both places or just one of them. It’s up to you. I sell templates on my own blog (yes, this one!) on a separate shop page.
To discuss this in detail:
ON MARKETPLACES
There are many marketplaces where you can sell your templates. Some of the most popular ones are:
- Etsy
- Creative Market
- Envato
- Design cuts
- Design bundles
You can list your templates on as many marketplaces as you want. The more, the merrier.
For starters, I would suggest opening an Etsy or Creative Market shop because these two are the most popular marketplaces of all and you’ll get a lot of quality customers on there.
Make sure to create at least 5-10 products before opening a shop in those marketplaces to get constant sales.
ON BLOG/WEBSITE
You can also sell your templates on a self-hosted WordPress blog. You’ll need a domain and hosting to start a blog so I suggest going for Hostinger as it’s the best option out there to start your own blog on a budget.
Here’s a full tutorial on how to start a blog for beginners!
On your blog, you can sell templates using the following ways:
- SendOwl (an affordable and one of the best payment gateway to sell digital products)
- Shopify (a bit more expensive than SendOwl but is amazing for selling your templates)
- WooCommerce (a WordPress plugin to start an online store but needs a compatible theme)
- Payhip (a free payment gateway to sell products + a great choice for people on a budget)
- Gumroad (another free payment gateway to sell products)
There are many other great options too like ThriveCart, Podia but they are a bit more advanced tools.
Every single option here is great. You can choose any method to sell your templates on your blog according to your budget or skills!
10 HIGH-DEMAND TEMPLATES TO SELL AND MAKE MONEY ONLINE
Now let’s talk about the part you’ve been waiting (scrolling?..) for!
Here are 10 templates to sell and make money online as a blogger, content creator or entrepreneur.
Keep in mind that you don’t need to sell everything and every type of template I have mentioned here to make money. Keep it suitable for your niche and target audience.
For example, I sell Canva Templates and Landing Page templates because they align with the needs of my audience. So, do not ignore this tip and make sure to not sell everything all at once.
The first template that you can sell is:
1. SOCIAL MEDIA TEMPLATES
Almost every business owner uses social media – from small to big, you need that social media magic to grow your business.
So, why not sell some templates to make things easier for them, right? It’s a win-win for both! That’s why they are in demand.
And listen, my friend. Don’t let this thought of ‘I am not a graphic designer. Can I even do this?‘ stop you from starting selling your products.
I’m not a graphic designer but still I worked hard and practiced to learn some basics. I’m doing it. Others are doing it. So, you can do this too!!
Here are some examples of social media templates you can sell:
- Instagram posts
- Instagram stories
- Instagram faceless reels
- Youtube Thumbnails
- Pinterest graphics
- Youtube banners
- Facebook posts
- Instagram reel covers
You can sell some of these templates in bundles of 50-100 of consistent branding to make them look even more appealing to the customers.
To design these templates, you can use Canva which is a free design tool perfect for beginners. Sell these social media templates as Canva templates so that people can customize them easily.
Moving on!
2. WORKBOOK TEMPLATES
Many bloggers and creators offer Workbooks to their audience as a product or a lead magnet.
You can sell Wordbook templates or you can even sell Workbook front cover pages too as a mini-template.
Make the Workbook template 20-50 pages long and list it in your shop. Most people like to buy Workbook templates because it saves a lot of time.
Some examples of Workbook templates can be:
- Strategy Workbook template
- Marketing Workbook template
- Personal development Workbook template
- Productivity Workbook template
- Self-care Workbook templates
There are more examples but these are the most common ones. You can create these templates niche-wise and sell them to the target audience.
To design Workbook templates, you can use Canva.
3. EBOOK TEMPLATES
E-books are considered the ‘best first digital product to sell’. That’s why most creators and bloggers create e-books to sell.
And that’s why e-book templates are another type of template which are in high demand!
Some common examples of e-book templates that you can create are:
- Health and wellness e-book template
- Educational e-book template
- Budgeting e-book template
- Personal development e-book templates
etc.
To design e-book templates, you can use Canva.
4. BRANDING TEMPLATES
Selling branding templates is one of the most profitable online businesses! You can create templates with different branding and sell them in bundles!
Those people who want to start their own business can easily use these templates for their brand! Pretty useful!
Here are some examples of branding templates:
- Logo templates (create customizable logos in Canva)
- Font pairing templates
- Brand style templates
- Color palettes for website and social media branding
- Brand Vision board templates
If this is something that interests you then you can go ahead and create some branding templates to sell!
5. PLANNER TEMPLATES
People who run businesses, have a hard time organizing stuff or have a busy life often find planners quite useful.
Look at these examples of some common planner templates:
- Daily hourly schedule planners
- Habit tracker
- Meal planners
- Goal tracker
- Budget planner
- Content planner
- Study planner
- Self-care planner
There are many more examples. I’m pretty sure you have used planners too before for something.
Just make sure to design planners carefully and on the topics which people are interested in.
6. EXCEL OR GOOGLE SHEETS TEMPLATES
Next on my list are Excel or Google Sheets templates. These are pretty demanding too and are very easy to create.
People love to track their income and budget using Excel or Google Sheets. If you have some templates in mind that you can create, then go ahead and start selling!
As I said, this is one of the easiest and fastest templates to sell online!
7. BUSINESS TEMPLATES
Apart from social media and branding templates, there are other types of business templates you can sell online.
This includes:
- Pitching or proposal templates
- Email marketing templates
- Media kit templates
- Product mockup templates
- Portfolio Presentation Templates
- Pricing templates
You don’t have to create all types of business templates. Choose whichever works best for you and make different variations of them.
8. WEBSITE AND LANDING PAGE TEMPLATES
In my shop, I sell WordPress landing page/sales page templates for my readers/audience based on their interests and needs.
You can do that too!
Here are some website and landing page templates ideas to sell:
- E-book sales page template
- Course sales page template
- Freebie sign-up page template
- Digital download sales page template
- Feminine website design with multiple pages
- Tripwire sales page template
Create templates based on your target audience, do some research and find out what type of landing page templates they would buy. This will help you make even more sales!
9. VISION BOARD TEMPLATES
Are you good at creating great vision boards to help people manifest their goals? If yes, then you can sell some awesome vision board templates to those in need.
I’ve seen a lot of people selling vision board templates on Etsy. Take a look at this ↓
This means people are looking for these templates and you can earn great profits by selling them!
You can use Canva to create some appealing vision board templates!
10. NOTION TEMPLATES
If you don’t know what Notion is, it’s a note-taking tool where you can organize your tasks in one singular place. It’s a freemium tool for everyone to use!
So, another great template idea for you to sell is notion templates.
Here are some common examples of notion templates to sell:
- Personal Organization templates
- Project management templates
- Educational templates
- Health templates like a fitness tracker or sleep tracker
- Creative templates like design portfolio or vision board
- Lifestyle templates
- Content creation templates
Notion templates are very high-demanding and if you sell some unique and creative templates, then it is possible to earn a good amount of money from that.
And we’re done with our list of the best types of templates to sell.
Some important things to keep in mind:
- Make sure that the templates you sell are your creativity. Copying designs or formats from other sellers is not ethical.
- You don’t need to be a complete pro to sell templates. All you gotta do is just learn some basics and keep practicing.
- Don’t expect to get sales from day one or by listing only 3-4 products. Keep creating and listing. More products means more sales.
- Make sure to sell quality templates. If you have huge bundles of templates but the quality is cheap then you may not get any sales. Quality over quantity!
- Make sure to create at least 6-10 products before launching a website or selling on any marketplace.
Before you go, I want to discuss how you can get traffic on your template shop or listings. You must market your templates to get some sales because publishing and waiting for someone to magically find them is not a great strategy.
The best platform to market your templates is Pinterest. Pinterest is a visual search engine so it’s a great way to get more eyeballs on your templates.
Create beautiful pins and include product images in them. Keep the design simple and attractive. Pin 4-6 fresh pins daily to relevant boards.
If you want more Pinterest help then here are some guides:
➤ How to optimize your Pinterest profile
➤ How to design Pinterest pins to get more traffic and sales
➤ 6 Pinterest hacks to drive more traffic
➤ 10 Free Pinterest courses and guides for bloggers and content creators
I wish you a very good luck!
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