20 Digital Products that Actually Sell

1. Online Courses

 

Online courses continue to be one of the hottest digital products to sell for several reasons.

First, demand for online courses never seems to fade. In fact, with more people spending more time at home, and less time commuting, there could be more demand than ever before. People are constantly looking to hone their skills, or even learn new ones as they look to move up in the world in one way or another.

The second big reason online courses are so big involves the potential for passive income. You can create a relatively evergreen course and keep reaping the benefits of people buying it as time passes on.

2. Tutorials

Not too far removed from online courses, tutorials can potentially be an excellent digital product you can sell. People constantly try to figure out how to get things done by themselves. Think of all the times you’ve typed in a web search query starting with “how to.”

You might run into a problem of there being an overabundance over free tutorials on the web. However, you can counter that by going into more depth than the average tutorial on your chosen subject. Or you might be able to package a string of tutorials together that come close to resembling an entire online course.

3. Memberships

Much like with courses and tutorials, a membership-based site can offer a built-in source of continuing revenue. You can lock in members by leveraging your expertise to give them new content on a regular basis, or even by facilitating a community based around a certain subject matter.

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4. eBooks

 

You could write an eBook, put it on the market, and keep making money off it without having to write it again. When looking for the subject matter for your eBook, just think about the areas in your life that you already have expert-level knowledge in, you might be surprised to find that you have a vast amount of valuable experience and know-how to expound upon.

Keep in mind that eBooks run the risk of becoming outdated after a time, so it may be worth updating them every so often with more current information and insights.

5. Templates

There is a very wide array of templates you can create to sell. So many people are always looking for ways to make life just a bit easier. Oftentimes, a template can provide just the ease they seek. All they have to do is essentially fill in the blanks.

Some examples of popular templates:

• Resumes
• Cover letters
• Business planning
• PowerPoint
• Spreadsheets/Excel
• Design (web, graphics, etc.)

Like with many other digital products to sell, this has a great potential for passive income.

6. Recipes

People love to eat. That’s not changing any time soon.

There’s certainly no shortage of recipes online, but oftentimes it can be hard to know who those recipes are coming from, and they can feel pretty generic. You can sell your recipes online in an eBook, by adding your own personal flare. You’ll, of course, especially have a heads up if you are a chef or professionally trained cook.

7. Photography

 

Photography seems to never stop growing as a hobby. You can take that hobby and start making money from it. There are several ways you can sell digital photography online. One of the main ways is by selling stock photography. With all the countless publishing websites on the internet, there extremely high demand for stock photos to help add visual elements to the articles, blog posts, landing pages, and more being posted every minute of every day.

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8. Stock Videos

While we are on the subject of stock imagery, you can also consider selling stock video online.

Content creators are crafting new videos more than ever and often need stock video to supplement shots they might not be able to easily take. You can take your fancy drone set up and film some stunning landscapes and skyline views and sell those clips on various marketplaces or directly on your website.

9. Music

Again, content creators are using video and audio mediums all the time and they love to feature engaging music that will not get them in copyright infringement problems. You might not be aware that stock music is a niche, but it certainly is. Use your musical talents to create this highly coveted digital product.

10. Stock Audio

Perhaps, you aren’t exactly musical, but you do have a strong grasp on recording sound. Invest in some audio equipment and record stock sounds that content creators can use in their audio and video content. Background noises, sound effects, and nature sounds are example of popular stock audio.

11. Website Themes

 

This one is kind of an offshoot of templates. Essentially, you can create themes as a digital product to sell that remove a bulk of the work involved in building a website. Your theme will have the basic structure and design built right into it. Anybody can take your theme and insert in their own content.

For example, you could create and sell some of the best Woocommerce themes available on the web to help other brands get their ecommerce stores off the ground.

12. Software

As we step into some of the more technical digital products to sell, we’ll start off with software. If you are a developer, you don’t necessarily have to make the next gigantic program to earn revenue from your work. Consider identifying a niche you’re familiar with and building software that helps solve common problems within it.

13. Mobile Apps

Gone are the days when desktop traffic dominated the internet. Mobile is king and while the cliché that “there’s an app for that” seems truer now than ever before, the fact remains that there is still plenty of room in the mobile world for even more apps. Again, with competition being so fierce, try to identify a niche and build your app to serve its specific audience.

14. Podcasts

Podcasts are typically associated with being free, with any revenue typically coming from ad support. However, it’s not entirely unheard of to sell podcasts. Business-related and industry-specific podcasts featuring industry experts can serve as a sort of masterclass and tend to do better as digital products for sale than a standard lifestyle podcast.

15. Meditation Audio

 

The benefits of meditation and mindfulness practices are becoming more commonly accepted these days. Productivity, mood, and overall health can be enhanced through meditation. If you are entrenched in the world of life coaching and wellness, you can create audio recordings of guided meditations and sell them a la carte or in packages.

16. Graphic Designs

Unlike good fresh food at a popular restaurant, graphic design does not have to be created to order. You can make graphic design to sell to people who need visual elements in things like websites, presentations, marketing materials, brandings, videos, and more. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can even create whole packages of graphic design to sell your work in bulk.

17. Patterns and Prints

Just because you’re selling products in digital formats doesn’t mean they can’t become physical. If you’re in the crafting world, you can sell patterns that customers can use for knitting, sewing, and more.

You can also sell printable artwork that can become posters, framed pictures, greetings cards, and more. Even 3D-printable products are in demand.

18. Articles and Blogs

As stated earlier, there is a plethora of online publishers out on the web, and they are always on the lookout for more articles and blogs to publish. If you are a writer, you might tend to wait for an assignment to write, but you can also write articles on spec and put them up for sale on either your own website or one of several writing marketplaces.

19. Guides and Checklists

Between hobbies and businesses, there are plenty of people out there wanting to start something new. While they might not need you to hold their hand during the process, they’d likely appreciate a guiding light along the way. Use your expertise to craft up checklists and or guides that your customers can use to help them ensure that they remain focused and on the right path as they venture out to new pastures.

20. Services

 

This is definitely not in the same passive income category as practically all of the other items on our list, but you can sell your services online to perform remotely/virtually. Some examples of digital services you can offer include:

• Writing
• Editing
• Proofreading
• Transcribing
• Translating
• Tutoring
• SEO

Conclusion

As you’ve seen in our list, there are plenty of avenues you can take if you’re looking to get into selling digital products. We’ve barely even scratched the surface.

When deciding what digital products to sell or thinking up other ideas for your online business, consider the skills you already have. Chances are, you can use what you already know to create and sell products that people will want to buy.

Once you hone in on that perfect digital product take a look at our guide to starting your ecommerce business to help as you get ready to launch.