How to make money online with CANVA in 2026 (Top 5 ways)

About this video

Hayes walks through five ways to make money with Canva, with a step-by-step demo for each. First, sell printables — digital files customers print themselves — covering categories like wall art, activities and games, schooling resources, coloring sheets, calendars, planners and trackers; she demos an 8x10 ‘choose joy’ wall art piece, showing element and font selection, and stresses downloading at high quality/resolution so prints are not blurry. Second, sell Canva templates (invitations, slide decks, social media bundles, workbooks, thank-you cards): using Canva Pro’s template link, each buyer gets their own editable copy without touching the original. Third, offer custom design services — a mini design agency model for logos, flyers, marketing and social graphics — working with the client on vision, colors and fonts before delivering final files. Fourth, sell print-on-demand products (t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, mugs): design in Canva, download as a PNG with transparent background (a Pro feature), and let the provider print and ship only after a sale, so there is no inventory cost upfront. Fifth, create content to monetize through platform partner programs, which she says she prefers on YouTube; she demos the newly announced Canva Video 2.0, described as a move from a page-based editor to a full video editor, using a 1920x1080 landscape preset, timeline layers, text, trimming and audio, exported as MP4. The video includes a sponsored Hostinger segment and promotes her free digital product starter guide and free 45-minute Digital Product Powerhouse masterclass.

Key takeaways

• Printables are files the buyer prints at home or at a print shop; research popular sizes and demand before designing, and export at maximum quality so prints are not pixelated.
• Canva template links (Canva Pro only, per Hayes) give each buyer a fresh editable copy while the seller’s original stays untouched — the link itself is the product delivered.
• Custom design services combine service and product: consult the client on vision, brand colors and fonts first, then deliver finished files such as logos or marketing graphics.
• Print on demand requires no inventory and no payment until a sale; design in Canva and export a PNG with transparent background for layering onto products.
• Canva Video 2.0 is presented as a full timeline video editor inside Canva for creating monetizable content, though partner programs have eligibility requirements such as watch hours.

Episode details: published December 2, 2025 · 22:40 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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