How to Find a Digital Downloads Niche on Etsy (NO PAID TOOLS)💸Free ways to find new products to sell

Wondering how to do market research for your digital downloads Etsy shop WITHOUT any paid market research tools? I opened an Etsy shop 2.5 months ago and so far have gotten 39 sales (20 listings in total) and I haven't paid a single penny for market research tools.

You can totally research your Etsy niche and what digital downloads/ Etsy products to offer RIGHT ON ETSY, for free! And it works! In this video, I explain how I research Etsy niches right on Etsy, how I find profitable new ideas for digital downloads, and I also show a live demo of this in action.

Let me know in the comments if this video was useful and if you have other questions about Etsy!

Sorry about the shuffling noises! Promise it's worth it ❤️️

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Chapters:
0:00 How I got 39 sales in 2 months
0:36 Should I use paid market research tools?
0:58 TIP 1 for finding a digital downloads niche
1:59 TIP 2 & DEMO - don't skip this part!!! *IMPORTANT*
7:23 Unconventional bonus tip!!!
9:03 TIP 3
10:21 TIP 4
11:14 TIP 5 (obvious, but important)
12:33 Can you be TOO niche?
12:53 Start small, expand niche later
13:34 Why you should subscribe ❤️️

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[DinaLu]

I opened an Etsy shop 2.5 months ago and so far have gotten 39 sales (20 listings in total) and I haven't paid a single penny for market research tools. In this video, I explain exactly how I do my market research for FREE! Let me know in the comments if this video was useful! ❤ What other questions do you have?

[azuhanisarya]

I love your videos. One problem with me is everytime I do research, I will tend to become overwhelmed. Like, my simple idea became bigger and bigger and then Blank..🥴

[jetimpulse]

this camera angle is perfect when it comes to teaching a how-to video. its literally like almost over the shoulder or sitting next-to someone while you learn from them. perfect dina!!!! loving the content on the channel!!

[POILY]

you're the second person I have watched said not to use research market. I think it is right. Etsy niche is about finding ideas and analysing everything. thank you for the video

[colorlover]

I'm binge-watching your videos, I love how transparent and informative they are. And you are so likable :) Also - congratulations on having so many sales in your first two months! I am crossing my fingers for you! I would love to see your process of making a digital product and how you then create variations of it. I know that you don't want to show your actual products here yet (that is completely understandable) but maybe you could create an exemplary one, for your Youtube fans :)? Anyway - have a great day and once again thank you for sharing your process!

[dandoesyoutube]

I took a shot everytime you said niche, now I have an etsy shop and a headache, thanks for your content!

[allyg]

Thanks for this video. While watching it, I got an idea for a niche. Last year, right before I went on vacation, I was looking for a specific form for a specific thing I wanted to do while on vacation (sorry for being so vague, I don't want to give the niche away). I couldn't find one so I ended up making it myself. I just now searched for it on Etsy and it came back with around 450 results and most of them weren't the exact form but related forms. I clicked on one of the results and it was selling for $43 and the shop sold over 300 last year. There were also 5 in the cart. The download looked like something I could easily make in Canva. The shop had only been around since May, had 6 items listed - all digital - and had over 1200 sales. Other shops in the same niche also had a lot of sales and few products. I really think this could be a profitable niche and I'm excited to start working on it. Thanks again for the inspiration!! 👏

[vivianakinbola]

Thank you for the tips Dina. I think i will start on my shop too, i've been putting it off cause i'm not confident enough and a lot of research i have done is confusing me. I will just take your advice and start small then expand later. Pls continue to share your journey with us and i look forward to more amazing videos.

[Skitty_]

For the wedding niche, you need to find less competitive items to sell in order to do well, then have a mix of trending + a little more saturated items. Good thing about that niche is that a lot of people buy it and you can still find low competition items. If people go into that niche just creating invitations alone, that's saturated.

[ctmgfmd]

thank you so much I am very thankful to have found your page very helpful and very detailed! great teaching i hope your business continues to grow girly💕

[heyitsanadventure]

This was a great video! 🎉🎉I am attempting to follow in your footsteps as far as getting something off the ground with etsy for this new year, and I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video and share your knowledge!❤

[Schaf]

Thanks a lot for this video! Right after it I started with my research but I got overwhelmed pretty fast. I'm working as a graphic designer but I believe it to be so hard to create digital products because there is just soooo much stuff.
E.g., I'm mainly working for small entrepreneurs and provide them coaching for their business like market positioning, creating a clear vision, USP, Marketing Strategies, Business Values and then I create their Branding many times not only the Logo but also the Website, stationary etc.
But these things are everywhere. You can buy logo templates and corporate guide templates everywhere to buy.
It's funny that is way more easy for me to help my clients then myself 😭😅

Nevertheless, I found your video really very interesting! Thank you very much.
I also like that you don't share your Etsy account so the stats and your experience is crisp clear!

[randomprettysecret]

You’re on a roll! Appreciate your insights so cool 😎

[Irenespiration]

Thank you again for this🥰🥰🥰 i feel like i am in your coaching program again! You motivated me❤

[JJShalashaska]

Start with one niche, and if you don't sell just try something else that you like to do but that is actually looked for in the search bar 🙂
Small niches are good, but to try to have any visit and hopefully sales, you also have to create something that it's trending, otherwise your listing will get lost in the oceans of millions of other listings.
Anyway you provided amazing info, thanks for that!

[DannyTrandannyhaitran]

This is so good Dina! Starting my market research into my own little niche and it's been so fun so far. DROPPING THE REAL GOLD NUGGETS!

[glowatech]

This is helpful. I tried physical products, which didn't work out for me. I'm definitely trying this.

[artwithsydney]

Yay!!! I need to get my stuff together so I can follow this path, too!! 🙏✨ Go Dina! 🎉

[lisamacintyre]

I'm happy things are going well for you. I really look forward to when you get into Pinterest- I'm still having trouble figuring how to make best use of it.

[abinayarameshkumar]

Thanks a lot! I opened the store but stuck in niche research. I'll try it out. Thanks ton