By Bookstorez · Updated
The best digital product ideas come from something you already know well: a skill from work, a hobby you have kept up for years, or a routine friends keep asking you about. Below are product ideas grouped by skill and hobby, then a simple way to turn one into something you can put on sale.
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Start with what people already ask you
If someone has asked you "how do you do that?" more than twice, there is probably a product in it. A digital product is a file a buyer downloads and uses straight away, so the idea only has to be clear and useful, not big. For which kinds of product exist and how to price them, read digital products to sell. This page is about finding an idea that is yours.
Examples of digital products to sell, by skill and hobby
| Skill or hobby | Product ideas |
|---|---|
| Cooking and baking | A week of batch-cooked dinners with a shopping list; a beginner's sourdough guide; recipe cards for one diet, such as dairy-free lunches |
| Fitness | A walking-to-running plan; a printable workout log; a home strength routine with no equipment |
| Money and budgeting | A monthly budget planner; a plan for clearing a credit card; a savings challenge tracker |
| Gardening | A sowing calendar; a guide to growing vegetables on a balcony; a garden journal |
| Knitting, sewing and crafts | A pattern you designed, with a stitch guide; a project planner; a beginner's guide to one technique |
| Teaching and tutoring | Worksheets for one topic and age; a revision guide; a reading log for children |
| Organising the home | A cleaning schedule; a room-by-room decluttering checklist; a moving-house planner |
| Writing | A short story planner; a guide to writing a CV; journalling prompts |
| Photography | A shot list for a family session; a guide to product photos on a phone; a pricing worksheet for new photographers |
| Small business and admin | Invoice and quote templates; a content calendar; a guide to setting up simple bookkeeping |
| Travel | A guide to a city you know well; a packing checklist; a trip planner |
| Pets | A guide to a puppy's first month; a pet care tracker; a training plan for one problem, such as pulling on the lead |
| Languages | A phrase guide for travellers; vocabulary flashcards to print; a 30-day practice planner |
How to turn a hobby into a digital product
- Write down the three things beginners in your hobby get wrong most often.
- Pick one and describe the fix as a result: "knit your first pair of socks", not "knitting tips".
- Choose the format that suits the job. A guide or ebook explains, a printable or planner gets used again and again, a workbook makes the reader practise, and a template saves them building something from scratch.
- Make the smallest version that fully does the job.
- Ask one or two people who match your buyer to use it, and fix whatever confuses them.
Check an idea before you build it
- Can you describe the buyer in one sentence?
- Do people search for it? Type the topic into a search engine and read the suggestions and related questions.
- Can you show what is inside with two or three sample pages?
- Is it all your own work, with photos, fonts and graphics you have the right to use in a product?
Put your first idea on sale
When one idea passes those checks, make it and list it. Bookstorez is a global marketplace for ebooks, printables, planners, workbooks and templates, and every live product gets its own page and a place in the catalogue from the day it is published. See how selling on Bookstorez works. If your idea is a book, read ebook ideas; if it is a planner, read planner ideas.
What selling on Bookstorez costs
Bookstorez is a global marketplace where creators sell ebooks, printables, planners, workbooks and templates, and buyers browse every seller's work in one catalogue. The Free plan has no monthly charge: 3 live products and 10 drafts, at 12% + 30¢ per sale with card fees and tax handling included. The fee is the same whether a buyer arrives through your own link or finds you in the catalogue.
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Keep planning
Read digital products to sell, how to sell digital products, how to sell ebooks online or where to sell digital products for free.
Questions
- What are some digital product ideas?
- Recipe cards, budget planners, workout logs, worksheets, knitting patterns, cleaning schedules, travel guides and business templates. The best idea for you is one built on a skill or hobby you already know well.
- What are examples of digital products to sell?
- Ebooks, short guides, printables, planners, workbooks and templates, delivered as files the buyer downloads. A meal plan with a shopping list or a set of worksheets for one topic are both good examples.
- How do I find a digital product idea?
- List the questions people already ask you, pick one with a clear answer, and check that people search for it. Then make the smallest version that fully solves it.
- Can I sell digital products based on my hobby?
- Yes, as long as the product is your own work. On Bookstorez the Free plan includes 3 live products at 12% + 30¢ per sale, with no monthly charge.
Make room for your work.
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