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How to Start Selling Printables (Fast) Even If You’re Not a Designer

How to Start Selling Printables (Fast) Even If You’re Not a Designer

Update: 2025-10-03
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Struggling to launch your first digital product? If you’ve got a blog or online audience, selling printables is the simplest way to start earning—without mastering complex tech or spending weeks creating a course. In my latest Blogger Genius Podcast episode with Sherry Smotherton-Short, founder of Printables & More Club, we break down how to get your first printable live in minutes, what sells, and how to turn freebies into tripwire sales.

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The Problem

You want to monetize your audience, but…

  • You’re short on time and design skills
  • “Making a full course” feels overwhelming
  • You’re unsure what will actually sell

The Simple Solution

Start with printables: checklists, planners, activity pages, wall art, party kits—small, useful downloads that solve a specific problem for your audience. Use templates to speed up creation, then launch with a freebie → tripwire funnel to validate and sell quickly.


Why Printables Work Right Now

  • Low lift, high leverage: Customize a Canva template (fonts, colors, logo) and publish—often in under an hour.
  • Evergreen sales: Once published, they can sell on autopilot for months or years.
  • Niche = pricing power: Generic planners might be $3–$7, while niche planners (e.g., Cub Scouts, ADHD students, cosplay) can command $27–$30+.


What Sells: Printable Ideas You Can Launch This Week

  1. Niche Planners
    Social media manager planner, homeschool unit planner, event vendor planner, cosplay build planner. (Niche = higher price.)
  2. Checklists & Trackers
    “Publish a blog post” checklist, budget tracker, habit tracker, kids’ sports gear checklist.
  3. Kids’ Activities (Seasonal wins!)
    Holiday scavenger hunts, coloring pages, word searches, puzzle packs.
  4. Party Printables
    Theme decor + games (e.g., unicorns, secret agent kits), ready to print and assemble.
  5. Wall Art
    Quote prints, nursery sets, bold geometric scripture posters for a younger aesthetic.

Pro tip: Mine your top 3 blog posts and create a hyper-relevant printable for each. Ask: “What’s the reader’s very next step after this post?” Build that as a checklist or mini-planner.


Your 60-Minute Launch Plan (Step-by-Step)

00:0010:00 — Pick the idea
Choose a printable tied to one of your highest-traffic posts (or a pain point you solve).

10:0040:00 — Customize a Template
Grab a Canva template (e.g., from Printables and More Club) and make quick edits: brand fonts/colors, logo, page titles, swap graphics. Keep it simple.

40:0060:00 — Publish with MiloTree (Free)

  • Create a freebie (e.g., Easter scavenger hunt) to collect emails.
  • Add a tripwire on the thank-you page (e.g., full Easter activity pack).
  • MiloTree hosts/delivers both, and your AI-generated sales page is done for you—free plan available.


Funnel That Converts: Freebie → Tripwire

  • Lead Magnet (Freebie): One valuable page (checklist, scavenger hunt, mini-planner page).
  • Tripwire (Paid): Right after signup, offer the bigger, done-for-them pack (e.g., 20-page activity bundle or full planner) at a limited-time price.
    This works because the freebie pre-qualifies intent—buyers already want more of the same.


Tools & Tactics That Make It Easy

  • Templates in Canva: Perfect for non-designers; update in minutes.
  • MiloTree Free Plan:
    • Spin up AI-generated sales and opt-in pages
    • Deliver freebies automatically
    • Add social pop-ups to grow followers
    • Set up tripwires without extra tools (all on the free plan)
  • Optional Digital Planning: Many customers still print PDFs, but some use GoodNotes on iPad; simple PDFs work great.


Pricing Hints

  • Starters: $5–$9 for checklists/trackers
  • Bundles/Activity Packs: $9–$19
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How to Start Selling Printables (Fast) Even If You’re Not a Designer

How to Start Selling Printables (Fast) Even If You’re Not a Designer

Jillian Leslie