25+ IDEAS for DIGITAL PRODUCTS to sell online 🌟 Passive income ideas for artists & creatives!

I've talked a lot about how important I think digital products are for artists looking to build a stress-free business that works for them, not the other way around. Digital products are an amazing passive income tool for any business, but sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to offer.

In this video, I mention a LOT of products and artists. This list won't be comprehensive, but here's some links to a few of the things and people I mentioned! If you find other people or things I should link here, let me know in the comments and I'll update this list!

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[darktanookie]

I'm thinking about making whole desk setup concepts. Like Desktop backgrounds, matching folder icons, matching art prints and matching desk matts. And adding to that, printable Calendars and planners, stickers, etc. :)

[bethn]

#23 video tutorials are for sure a thing that many professional accomplished artists make as another revenue stream. In university, we had to watch many videos of real time footage of artists giving a walkthrough their painting practice (part of our homework to come to class an hour early and watch, and you had to log a certain amount of hours, the other part was master studies). And you really do learn a lot from watching real time footage.

[karia.]

The world needed a Kelsey. I so love how calm, sweet, honest and down to earth she is. In a world of loud sales pitches and speed talkers, this is a breath of fresh air

[Vivi]

Have to admit you've intrigued me with the idea of financial resources for artists. Obviously I am an artist and would like to be able to make money as an artist, but in my day job I'm a CPA so to say that sort of thing is within my wheelhouse/skillset is a bit of an understatement. 😅

[peregrination]

Good to hear that sketchbook mock ups are fun for you. I'm new to mock ups, but I quickly felt tempted to create homey surfaces like sketchbooks, vintage publication layouts (to achieve those paintings on newspaper looks), rocky/shade/courtyard look. Some are out there, but I found them limited as I was doing my graphic design portfolio.

[ladybaabaa]

This may be a really stupid question, but once you create app icons, how do they...work?? Like, say someone buys a pack of my custom-made app icons and puts them on their phones (like say a clock or calendar icon), when they click on the clock...what happens? How does it actually know it's a clock!? 😂

[Metal-Spark]

7:40 - unfortunately, as good of an idea as this seems on paper, the problem with it is shown in your footage. There are 7 products there that I'm confident are AI. (first two top row, first two and last one on the middle row, first and third third row)

When people don't want something custom and unique, and they're happy to settle for 'close enough', AI is just going to outperform for products like this. Especially when copyright isn't an issue and quantity is important.

[fla]

A video like this with so many ideas being shown to help us and only gets that much like? You deserve much more and I thank you for bringing here so many options of what to do to sell, I'm Brazilian and I don't easily find so many options, your channel helped me with some ideas. Thank you, dear!

[TiffanySmith-eu]

This preset character portrait idea is ... genius. You are an inspiration!

[AJMful]

Hey Kelsey! I really appreciate your videos.

What I really want to get a better sense of is how you personally, pragmatically, step by step got from $0 of art and art related monetization, to being able to live off your art.

For instance, clearly you had a background in art, but you had to build an audience for YOUR art in particular. How did you tackle this problem? Did you steer your art towards a demographic, or did you have an inherent demographic which you were able to hone in on? How did you do this?

Once you buy an audience, what problems did you have to solve for to maintain the infrastructure that would promote monetary momentum and growth? How did you manage your schedule? Did you have to get an LLC? How did you manage your revenue streams? How did you balance your time, money, energy, and resources to optimize growth of your income and audience?

Thanks so much for your sharing in your videos! It's been quite helpful to me.

[taina]

These are ideas i haven't considered doing before. Great suggestions. Thank you for making this video.

[astrakanproject]

Hello Kelsey,
Definetely super creative ideas here, it's marinating now, but I'll fefinitely take some of the ideas on! Thx!
Have a great day, Simone

[tinchydraws]

I've been watching a lot of your videos lately and first of all thank you for your advices. I find your content really helpful and valuable and your art looks amazing! Second of all, your overall aesthetics really reminds me of Willow, a character from The Owl House 😊

[Sageandgold]

Like, I'm 40 and love stickers and printables 😂 I'm obsessed

[TheANDROIDDAB]

This is a crazy valuable video, full of a ton of useful info!! Thanks for being amazing!!

[hookedonlove]

I love these ideas! Coloring pages has always been something I’ve wanted to do but I have no idea how to make them. And the digital wallpaper I love as well.

[reneenoriega]

Great video as always Kelsey! Loved all the ideas (specially the sketchbook mockups one). Definitely worth exploring ☺️

[chloecalloway]

Hi Kelsey! Thanks for sharing! I’ve heard that being “too commercial” makes artists less appealing to galleries or the elitist art world in general. Do you think this is true?

[Madebysg]

Am trying to develop my digital art, and selling things like this instead of commissions seems like a good start!

[queensnostalgia]

dude thankyou so much for a list this comprehensive of digital products to sell online. i'm in the process of creating my first products and want to add more to my shop to increase the variety and hopefully reach more people. You are incredibly thoughtful and it is obvious you are passionate about what you do. Thankyou so much!! :)