How I Sell Digital Products to Reach £5K a Month

If someone had told me a year ago that I’d be whipping up products in my dressing gown, with a coffee in one hand and Canva in the other, I’d have laughed.

But here we are.
Step 2 on my road to £5K a month = Digital Products.   Catch step 1 HERE…
AKA: Things you make once and sell forever. 

So if you’re tired of trading your time for money, always the default parent, and wish your brain could just start printing cash……. I’m here to show you how. 

💡 What Are Digital Products?

They’re products you create once (like a PDF, ebook, planner, template, checklist… basically anything that’s downloadable), and then sell to as many people as you like, over and over again.

No packaging. No post office queues.

Examples:

• Meal planners for busy mums (yes please)

• “Get Sh*t Done” to-do lists

• Budget trackers

• Instagram templates

• Mindset journals

• Kid’s reward charts

• “Mum, I’m bored” printable activity packs

Whatever you’ve Googled recently out of desperation, someone out there is also Googling. So if you solve a problem — boom. Digital product time.

✨ Why I’m Obsessed

Let me break it down:

1. Passive income – You create it once and it sells while you nap (or catch up on laundry).

2. No stock, no stress – Unlike selling on Vinted, there’s nothing to store or ship.

3. Crazy profit margins – You’re not buying anything physical to sell. It’s all your brain + a Canva free account = 100% profit (Stan Store takes a teeny tiny fee, but worth it for how easy it makes things).

4. You become the expert – Even if you don’t feel like one yet. If you’ve figured something out that helped you, someone else wants it too.

🛠️ How I Make Mine

Here’s my no-fluff, behind-the-scenes guide 

🔹 Step 1: Pick Your Product Idea

Think of what people need or what you’ve searched for yourself. What problem can you solve?

Start with one of these questions:

• What do people ask me for help with?

• What do I wish I had when I was struggling with XYZ?

• What would save someone time/money/sanity?

✨ Pro tip: Don’t overthink it. Your first product doesn’t need to be perfect — it just needs to exist.

🔹 Step 2: Open Canva

If you don’t have a Canva account yet — get on it. It’s FREE, fun, and idiot-proof (I’m speaking from personal experience).

Go to: https://www.canva.com

Once inside:

• Choose “A4 Document” or whatever suits your product. 

• Use one of their pre-made templates, or start with a blank canvas. You can search for ideas in the search bar. 

• Add your branding (colours, fonts, logo if you have one…)

• Write the content, make it look pretty — and remember: done is better than perfect

🔹 Step 3: Save It As a PDF

Once you’re happy with your creation:

• Click “Share” > “Download”

• Choose PDF Standard or PDF Print (if they’ll print it out)

Congratulations! You’ve made a digital product!

🔹 Step 4: Upload to Stan Store

Now this bit is magic. You don’t need a website, tech skills, or even a full cup of coffee.

Stan Store is your new best friend. It’s like your own little digital shop front – super simple, no faff.

And YES, here’s my special link that gives you 2 weeks FREE to try it out:
👉 Click here to start your free Stan Store trial

Here’s what to do:

1. Sign up and set up your Stan Store

2. Click “Add Product” and choose “Digital File”

3. Upload your PDF

4. Set a price (I started with £4.99 and tested from there)

5. Write a snazzy product title and short description

6. Add an image (use Canva again for this – I do!)

Now it’s LIVE. You have a product you can post about on TikTok, Insta, Facebook, email… or all of the above. People click. They buy. You get paid.

🔹 Step 5: Tell People About It (Repeatedly)

Don’t just post once and ghost. Talk about it. LOTS. Make it a thing.

Ideas:

• “I made this to help other mums like me stay organised during the chaos”

• “I used to be a hot mess until I created this meal planner. Now I’m just a warm mess, but at least dinner’s planned.”

• “You don’t need to spend 2 hours on Pinterest. I made the thing for you!”

🎉 Real Talk: You Can Totally Do This

I made my first digital product in an afternoon, while my daughter was at dance class. I even geeked out and started to really get into it. I loved creating it which was a lovely feeling actually. Getting my teeth into something for ME.  It wasn’t fancy. But it sold. And every time it sells again, I do a little happy dance (sometimes literally). Even in the office, my watch will send me a notification and I smile. 

Even better? I’ve now got a mini collection of digital products in my Stan Store — each one doing its thing quietly in the background, like a well-behaved toddler (a rare breed, but we can dream). They’re helping real people and helping me inch closer to that £5K/month goal.

So if you’re sat there wondering if you could actually do this — the answer is yes.
If you’ve ever made a spreadsheet, written a checklist, or organised anything in your life — congrats, you’ve got digital product potential.

You’ve got skills. You’ve got stories. And with a little help from Canva and Stan Store, you’ve got a digital shop just waiting to be born.

Now go on — open that Canva tab, grab a snack, and start building that passive income stream like the multitasking queen you are 👑

P.S. Don’t forget — you can try Stan Store free for 2 weeks using my link right here