Lilian Fortune

 Before I dive into the types of digital products you can create to sell online,  It will be reasonable to know what digital product is all about and its benefits. A digital product is any product stored and sold virtually online to the consumer. It is delivered electronically through downloads or via emails. One of the best ways to earn money online is by selling digital products.  In fact, if you are a blogger or you have an online business, Selling digital product should be one of your strategies to earn money online.

The advantages of digital products are;

1. They are durable and straightforward to manage 
2. They are less expensive to create 
3. Very easy to deliver
4. Low overhead
5.  With the digital product, you can work from anywhere and still make money 
6. The profit margins are enormous. Once created, you can keep making money from it as far as it is still relevant.

Ebooks:

EBooks are the most common and popular digital products. They are effortless to create, and you can efficiently distribute them in a variety of ways. People are continually looking for knowledge if you consider yourself an expert on a particular topic; you can package that information into an ebook and sell to others who are willing to learn. Your ebook should be long enough to deliver the promised content. Users can read ebooks on mobiles phones, laptops tablets etc. There is various software online that are available to help you create ebooks. One of the popular ones is  Sqribble which also shows you how to market it.

Video:

Video content is extremely popular, and it is the best form of entertainment and more effective in delivering informative content online. It can be extremely engaging, and People prefer to view content through video and in many cases are happy to pay for it. There are basically 8 billion video views per day on Facebook alone. 

Audio & Music:

Audio is a powerful medium for communicating messages; You can explore different types of audio products, or create and sell items from your sound library. The digital audio files can be of various brands like musical samples, audiobooks, recorded lectures, language sessions, podcasts and many more. Be very mindful not to violate someone’s copywriter when producing your own product.

Memberships; 

 You can build a membership site targeting a particular niche. There’s great earning potential with membership sites. But it requires a lot of time and energy, unlike the rest of the other digital products. With membership sites, You have to continually come up with new content, courses, and materials, and you have to be accessible to answer questions from your subscribers. Another excellent alternative for a membership site is a Facebook group. This is a beautiful way to start networking and building an online following.

Printables:

Printables are graphic designs that you can create for your customers to download online and print. There are websites like Dribble that offers a platform for individuals that are creative to market themselves online. Printables can be in the form of planners, meal plans, lesson plans, calendars, templates, budget trackers, sewing patterns and many more. They can give you a good source of income. You can use software like Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop to create them. 

Online course: 

Another great digital product to sell is online courses. You can always create an online course on any topic as long as you are providing value and useful information to your audience. Your online course can be written and sold in a text form or video form. Or a combination of both. Some courses are sold as a  one-off download or as a membership subscription service.

There are numerous platforms for selling digital products like Teachable, Sendowl, etc. I think Podia is one of the most user friendly where you have everything stored in one place. If you need help putting things like the cover design of your digital products together you can outsource freelancers from sites like Upwork or Fiverr.