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Creativity with Printables
What are Printables?
Printables are one of the most popular digital downloads to sell online and include downloadable planners, diaries, journals, stickers, art prints, coloring pages, and more. Printables can be pretty. They can be functional. They can help people achieve their goals, create things, plan events, show someone they care, teach others and more.
Just SOME ideas for the types of printables you can create…
• Journals
• Planners
• Wall Art
• Coloring Pages
• Card Decks
• Party Favors
• Coupon Books
• Gift Tags
• Greeting Cards
• Calendars
• Patterns
• Checklists
Can You Sell Your Printables?
There are plenty of places you can sell your printables. You can sell them from your own website using tools like WordPress to build your website and Woocommerce to set up your shopping cart.
But even if you don’t want to set up a website right away, you can tap into the large volume of traffic on a variety of marketplaces and done-for-you shopping sites like :
• Etsy
• Fiverr
• eBay
• Teachers Pay Teachers
• Shopify
• Sellfy
• Gumroad
• E-junkie
• Creative Market
Most of them are free to use, but often charge a transaction fee for your sales. Etsy is likely the most popular marketplace for printables and where many of our students get started.
Tools to Create Your Printables
What software and tools you use to create your printables will depend on the type of product you want to create. But some of the popular pieces of software include :’
• Microsoft Word: To make journals, worksheets, checklists, and other documents.
• Microsoft PowerPoint: A surprisingly easy drag-and-drop tool to create graphics, documents, and tons more.
• Adobe Photoshop: A premium design tool for creating graphics. You can also use free software like Photopea or GIMP with similar features.
• Canva: Canva is a very popular online tool with built in designs to create graphics, documents and more.
Get creative and create printables today. Download Free Printables Checklist here.