3 digital products you can create in 10 MINUTES OR LESS (with no design experience)

About this video

Hayes shares three digital product types she says can each be created in Canva in 10 minutes or less, after doing product research on Etsy, Pinterest Trends, or Google for inspiration. First, printables: she designs a set of three fruit-themed kitchen art posters at 8 by 10 inches using Canva’s Elements library (lemons, paint splatters), text boxes and effects like ’lift,’ duplicating pages and designs to build the set, then downloading as JPEG or PDF Print; she notes Pro’s Resize and Magic Switch can produce additional sizes for a multi-size bundle. Second, social media templates: using ChatGPT to generate 20 topic ideas for business coaches, she builds Instagram post templates with free photos dropped into device mockup frames, badges and placeholder cues like ‘your website here’ and ‘your logo here.’ She stresses using only free Canva elements in templates so buyers without Pro are not charged to remove watermarks. Templates are not downloaded as finished files; instead she creates a Canva template link and delivers it inside a one-page README PDF, warning not to select ‘flatten PDF’ so the link stays clickable — each buyer opens their own copy to edit. Third, invitation templates: she makes a 5 by 7 inch unicorn-themed kids birthday invitation (‘Ava is turning six’ as placeholder text), generating the unicorn with the Magic Media AI app in a watercolor style and removing its background (a Pro feature), then delivers it the same template-link-plus-README way. She advises reworking one template with different colors, fonts or themes into multiple separate listings.

Key takeaways

• The three fast products are printables (finished downloadable files), social media templates, and invitation templates (both sold as editable Canva templates).
• Build printable poster sets in Canva from Elements graphics and text effects, duplicate pages/designs to complete a set, and download as JPEG or PDF Print; Pro’s Resize and Magic Switch adds bundle sizes.
• For Canva templates, use only free elements so buyers without Canva Pro are not forced to pay to remove watermarks when they download their edited version.
• Deliver templates via a Canva template link embedded in a one-page README PDF, and do not select ‘flatten PDF’ or the link will not be clickable; each buyer gets their own copy to edit.
• Multiply one design into many listings by changing colors, fonts, theme or topic, and use ChatGPT to brainstorm template content ideas (she generates 20 business-coach post topics).

Episode details: published September 3, 2024 · 25:36 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kate Hayes’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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