19 Useful Digital Products You Can Sell On Your Blog

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Most bloggers say that they want to make money from their blogs, but are unhappy with their current blogging income. A simple way to increase the income from your blog is to sell useful digital products that help people in your niche. In some cases, you may already have created these products and don’t realize that you can make money from selling them on your blog.

In this blog post, I am going to reveal 19 digital products that you can sell on your blog. If you are ready to increase your income, regardless of your blogging niche, you will find something on this list that will work for you.

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I’m at a point in my blogging career where I am ready to get serious about making money from my blog. I have plenty of content, a decent following, and I provide lots of value to my readers. These are the cornerstones of a profitable blog. Now that I’m ready to get serious about monetizing my blog, digital products will be my next income stream.

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Why Digital Products?

Digital products cover a wide variety of uses and don’t cost a lot of money up-front in most cases. This is perfect for new and intermediate bloggers. Also, digital products are a great passive income stream. That means that you only have to do the initial work once and can continue to earn a profit indefinitely.

You may have to occasionally update your products, but for the most part, the business runs itself. By using a third-party website to accept payments and deliver your products, it is a nearly effortless way to earn a steady income from your blog.

The following 19 digital products are hot items that work for many niches. These ideas for digital products will help you get started thinking about and creating digital products that will work well for your audience. Don’t be afraid to use these ideas a springboard for your own unique vision.

1. Ebooks

Regardless of your niche or purpose, nearly every blogger can write an eBook that is relevant to his or her blog’s niche. Think about it. You’ve already written blog posts. It would not be too difficult to collect and expand on those and create an eBook that you can sell.

Self-publishing and selling your eBook on your blog or through a third-party website like Amazon is a great way to earn cash from your blog. It also allows you to repurpose your content, saving you time. If you are interested in writing an ebook, I highly recommend you check out multiple ebook platforms to find out which will work best for you.

Ebooks vary in price from $1.99 to $39.99. While this is not necessarily the most profitable digital product, it is often something that you can create quickly from your content and knowledge. It will also help build authority in your niche. It’s a win-win.

2. Courses

It seems that Courses are the most popular way for bloggers to earn an income from a digital product. Courses vary greatly in design and subject. The great news is that almost every blogger possesses the skills to create one and there are platforms that allow you to start for free.

If you can write, create video and audio, or are great with written tutorials, this is a great option for you. Depending on the complexity of a course and demand for the contents, courses range anywhere from $19 to $2,000. Your authority and knowledge both play a roll in pricing.

If you are unsure of what to price your course, start your course at a lower price and increase it as you see fit. Bonus: This will also boost sales as people make purchases before the price goes up. Make sure to promote this in an email campaign and on social media for the best results.

3. Workbooks

Workbooks are a great way to help readers in your niche accomplish a task. They are a combination of written instruction and practice. The best example of workbooks are the booklets you used in grade school to practice spelling and mathematics.

Workbooks can cover a wide variety of niches and skills. Since I blog about blogging, most of the worksheets (which make up a workbook) I create help bloggers plan and create content. Workbooks can cover simple skills (like spelling) or more complex skills (legal or tax preparation).

Workbooks are especially helpful to my audience because it breaks a complex process down into steps that are manageable. A background in desktop publishing and creating PDF documents is very helpful with this digital product. However, these are simple skills that you can learn using YouTube tutorials.

4. Templates

You can create and sell templates for documents, graphics, and more to make some extra cash on your blog. These useful tools allow your audience to quickly plug their own elements and content in and customize the template to their own needs. These are especially useful for people who struggle with layout and design or drafting documents.

Two of the most common template platforms I see online are for Canva, a free online graphics tool, and InDesign, part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Both are popular programs that take some skill to use, so templates are very useful and effective for these products.

Don’t limit yourself to only these programs. There are a number of other programs and uses that you can sell templates for. If you want to create templates, be sure that you create them with your audience and future customer’s needs in mind.

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5. Spreadsheets

Are you the type of person that organizes with spreadsheets? If so, you can sell the spreadsheets you create via your blog. These digital products can help your audience organize, sort, and calculate a number of things in their business and life and are extremely useful.

I am a huge fan of spreadsheets, myself. For me, they simplify and organize my business digitally and save loads of time and prevent paper waste. If you are the type of person that is great at creating formulas, this skill is in demand. Make use of it by creating spreadsheets that you can sell on your blog!

6. Printables

Printables are a huge online business. If you missed my blog post, 11 Unbelievable Blogger Income Reports and How They Did It, the top monthly earner, Sarah Titus, earned $474,000 in one month selling printables on Shopify through her blog. Her printables range from calendars to coloring pages.

The trick to earning money from printables is to make them relevant to your audience. For example, if you blog about homeschooling children, a planner, chart, or grade tracker would be great for other homeschooling parents. On the other hand, if you blog about running, a running chart to document your timed runs and heart rate would be useful.

If you choose to create printables, make sure that they solve a pain point for your audience! That is where the money lies in this digital product.

7. ClipArt

I was surprised to discover that clipart is still a thing. Earlier this year, I came across an artist on Etsy who created hand-painted clipart. She would scan and render her paintings digitally and sell licenses for others to use her clipart in documents they create and sell. This would have never occurred to me!

The fact is that people like that little extra touch of something artsy in their documents, on their walls, and anywhere else you can imagine. If you have artistic talent, this is a great way to earn money selling digital products from your blog. Just remember to keep your products within your niche.

8. Stock Photography

If you have an eye for photography and love creating unique layouts and flat lays, selling your photography as stock photos online is a great idea. Just off the top of my head, Ivory Mix, Elle Drouin and Elley Mae (Charles) are among the bloggers who monetize this way.

If your audience consists of bloggers, creatives, and others who have a need for photography for their own websites, this is a great possibility for you. Of course, photo editing skills and having the equipment are a huge plus in for this digital product.

9. Swipe Files

If you have a knack for writing emails, documents, or letters, you may be surprised that people will pay you to use those words. A great example of these types of swipe files includes legal documents, professional correspondences, and email sequences.

If you can write it and make it easy for your audience to tailor to their own use, you can earn income from it. Be sure to include disclosures with legal items to protect yourself from legal liability. It is important that people realize that your documents are to help and are for information purposes and uses only.

10. Patterns or Recipes

If you are a crafter or blog about cooking, chances are that you have created your own unique pattern or recipe before. The great news is that you can easily sell these online through your blog!

Prior to blogging, I was able to earn a small side income writing knit and crochet patterns which are still for sell on Ravelry. I still receive pattern income from these items from time-to-time. There is no doubt in my mind that if you are serious about crafting or cooking, you can sell patterns or recipes alone or in collections on your website.

This is a great way to take your passion for your topic and turn it into a profitable income. The great news is that not a lot changes in either of these fields so your recipes and patterns won’t change over time. That makes these digital products easy care and maintenance free.

11. Tutorials

If you are an expert at a teachable skill, you can create tutorials, videos, and instructions using that skill and sell them online. A great example of this would be if you are great at training dogs, you could create a series of videos showing how to teach your dog tricks, step-by-step.

You can also provide written instructions to do the same. Unlike courses, these are not outlined in a curriculum and often tackle one single skill instead of a set of skills. It is much more focused on one topic and should be priced much lower than a course, depending on the content and demand for the product.

12. Workshops

People love workshops. If you are working on a huge project, working with other like-minded individuals with some professional guidance and feedback can remove isolation and give you a boost in productivity. Writing workshops and retreats are the first thing that I think of when I hear the term, but workshops can cover a wide variety of niches.

Anything that requires a skill that takes time to learn can be turned into a workshop. In fact, when I googled “online workshop,” I came across this website offering workshops to start your own flower business. If you can apply a workshop to your niche, you may have a highly profitable digital product idea on your hands.

13. Masterclasses

If you are a documented, skilled expert, teaching a skilled masterclass or masterclass workshop is a great idea. Unlike workshops or courses, masterclasses are taught by someone with extensive knowledge who provides direct guidance and teaches to a limited number of students.

These classes also tend to also be less frequent than a workshop or course, occurring once or twice per year. A great example of this is a reputable, skilled painter teaching a specific painting technique and providing guidance for learning and perfecting that skill.

If you have a very high level of skill and are well-known in your niche and enjoy working closely with a limited number of individuals, use those skills to help others and earn money while you are at it.

14. Membership Sites

A growing trend that I have noticed in the blogging industry in the membership site. Essentially, a blogger will post content to his or her regular blog but will also create additional resources, blog posts, and content that you can access for a monthly fee.

This is great for bloggers who are creating lots of additional content and want to earn an income from that content without pricing the content individually in a shop. If you are posting to your blog several times per week, it may be worth looking into creating a membership site to post some of that content instead of publishing it on your blog.

The difficulty with this digital product is that you must keep up with demand and create enough useful information flowing into the membership site to keep your members satisfied. Otherwise, your members may only hang around for a month or two and move on.

15. Guidebooks

Guidebooks a perfect idea for travel bloggers or people who have skills in which they can guide others. A guidebook is exactly what it sounds like. Think of the travel books you can purchase at a bookstore or even a book that teaches about a specific subject.

A great example of a guidebook would be a guide to backyard birds or a specific city. You would be able to see a picture on the page and read about the subject in the photograph. If you have that sort of knowledge, don’t be afraid to share it and earn an income from it.

16. Themes

If you understand HTML and CSS well, you can create WordPress themes for blogs and websites to sell through your blog. These themes can be sold for an annual fee or a one-time fee and prices and content vary greatly between creators. Genesis themes are probably the most sought-after because of their SEO friendly design, so keep this in mind.

You can sell themes that appeal to your specific audience and make them more unique to your niche. This will help boost your sales. For example, if you have a dog lovers blog or website, dog-centric themes would be a great option for your audience. Get creative with it and feel free to try something new and different to stand out from the crowd.

17. Plugins

I am the first to admit that there is a plugin for nearly everything you can imagine. However, if you have a better idea or can improve on the products that already exist on the market, go for it. People are always looking for plugins that can improve their website and make their lives easier.

Creating a free and paid option seems to be the most profitable technique for plugin designers to monetize. The free option usually has limited features that are just enough to whet your customer’s palette but still make the plugin functional. People will be willing to pay for something that they love if it makes their life easier.

18. Fonts

If you are good with graphic design or are a skilled calligrapher or hand letterer, you can create and sell fonts from your blog. Small businesses are always looking for a great font to add a unique touch to their website and help them stand out from the crowd. Graphic designers may also purchase fonts for use in logos and other media.

Unique hand-lettered fonts are particularly popular right now, so that is definitely something you can profit from. Sell your fonts individually or pair them up and sell them as sets. Font pairings that work well together can be purchased for a number of applications including wedding and event invitations or for websites and blogs.

19. Graphic Design Elements and Vector Images

If you are a talented graphic artist, then this is the perfect digital product for you. Graphic elements add eye candy to documents, graphics, logos, and more. Scaleable vector images are especially useful since they don’t lose resolution as you scale them, making them perfect for print applications.

Graphic design elements are a huge business right now. Keep in mind that you should also sell licensing rights with your images for personal use, professional use, and commercial use. This will ensure that you are getting the most out of your sales and getting the proper credit for your work.

Finding The Right Digital Products for Your Audience

The trick with selling digital products is finding what resonates well with your audience. You may have to try a few different things in order to find what works best for you. Once you find it you will be on your way to earning passive income from your blog selling digital products.

The better you know your audience, the better you can serve them and the more money you can earn.

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