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title: 'How to Profit from Digital Product Trading in 2026'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=RNZhhkeKW24'
video_id: 'RNZhhkeKW24'
date: 2026-08-17
duration_sec: 1054
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# How to Profit from Digital Product Trading in 2026

> Source: [How to Profit from Digital Product Trading in 2026](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RNZhhkeKW24)

## Summary

The video presents a step-by-step plan for creating and selling digital products, such as notebooks, on platforms like Etsy, without needing an existing audience or prior experience. The creator shares practical methods for product selection, design using Canva, and integration with print-on-demand services like Printify, along with tips for success.

### Key Points

- **Identify the Right Digital Product** [00:47] — Instead of thinking about what product to create, focus on the value it will provide to the end customer. Research market demand by browsing platforms like Etsy to see what products are selling well.
- **Estimate Sales from Reviews** [02:14] — To estimate a product's sales, multiply the number of reviews by 100 (assuming a 1% review rate). For example, 342 reviews indicate approximately 34,200 sales. To estimate monthly sales, divide total sales by the number of months since the first review.
- **Use Tools for Sales Analysis** [04:46] — Tools like Allora (paid with a free tier) can provide revenue estimates for Etsy shops and products, helping you gauge market demand and competition.
- **Tailor Products to Specific Niches** [05:32] — Instead of creating a generic notebook, design notebooks for specific categories like university students, daily tasks, or to-do lists. This precision helps target a specific audience and increases relevance.
- **Design with Canva** [07:04] — Use Canva to design your digital notebook. Choose a custom size (e.g., 6x8 inches), add a background, and create pages with lines and text. You can duplicate pages to create a full notebook.
- **Sell on Etsy and Printify** [10:31] — Sell digital products on Etsy and use Printify for print-on-demand physical products. Printify handles manufacturing and shipping, allowing you to offer both digital and physical versions of your product.
- **Four Tips for Success** [15:48] — 1) Focus on Etsy SEO with unique descriptions and keywords. 2) Create attractive product images, especially the main image. 3) Offer strong discounts initially to get reviews. 4) Be patient and persistent, as the beginning is challenging but rewarding.

### Conclusion

The video provides a clear, actionable plan for starting a digital product business, emphasizing market research, niche targeting, and leveraging platforms like Etsy and Printify. Success requires effort and time, but the process is accessible to beginners without capital.

## Transcript

digital product business without any products or audience, and with minimal experience. I also don't want to stress myself out with content creation, building an audience, marketing my products, and so on.
That's exactly what I'd do to create my first digital product, sell it, and generate online income from where I am. I entered this field in 2019. Some products were successful, and many failed. I created many products that no one wanted, and many online stores that no one
visited. But I learned from all these mistakes and realized that it doesn't need to be complicated; it just needs a clear plan, and that I know my capabilities. Now I'm going to share the plan I wish someone had explained to me when I first started. The first step is identifying the right digital product. This is where
most people get lost because they start thinking, "What can I do? A course? A book? PDFs? Files?" The mistake was that instead of thinking about what product I could offer, I needed to think...  What
value will I add to the end customer, and what will they benefit from in exchange for this product? In other words, instead of thinking about what product I think will be suitable, I need to think about what the
end customer sees as suitable, what they need, what there is demand for, and what the market is for. So, if I start today, I won't just think internally about what I think is suitable. I'll start designing, producing, and arranging everything, presenting it to the end customer, and surprising them with something I have
n't even gotten any feedback from to see if they need it or not. So, what will I do? I won't start from scratch. I'll start where the rest of the way. I'll go to websites that offer digital products, like Etsy, and see which digital products have
high sales and what people are interested in in a particular field or are interested in buying a specific thing. I'll choose the product from there. So, to take it practically, I'll go to Etsy and look at the various products available. For example, I'm currently in the books, movies, and music categories, and I'll look at the various products, some of which
have reviews.  11,000 reviews, 12,000 reviews, 300, 105, 929. Okay, for each of these, I want to know how much these stores and products are selling. There are two
ways to find out this. The first way is to go directly to this product, for example, from here, and see how many reviews it has received. Here, this reviews it has received. Here, this product has 342 reviews. There's a
rule to roughly estimate the sales of this product: multiply the number of reviews by 100, because the conversion rate, or the rate at which a person buys and reviews a product, is 1%. So, 342 equals
34,200 sales. Now, I also want to calculate how much it's selling per month. I want to know when it was first added, or which month. There's no
direct way to find out, but we'll look at the reviews. Okay, we'll go down to the look at the reviews. Okay, we'll go down to the reviews and see when the first review for this reviews and see when the first review for this product was. Here, I have the first review in January
product was. Here, I have the first review in January 2024, so that means currently...  We completed two years, and now we have the 2024, so that means currently...  We completed two years, and now we have the full year 2024 and the full year 2025. I'll take the sales of 34,200 and divide it by 24 months. This shows that he
divide it by 24 months. This shows that he sells an average of 1,400 units per month. This proves to me that this product is successful, as he sells approximately 45 units per
day. I saw this product, Noon blocks, for example, and it was good. I liked it; it's excellent. I also looked at some other products and saw the average total for most sellers. I won't just choose the first or second; I'll look at several and see the average. For me, it was
good; I sold five units per day, which is excellent. I can apply the same thing to excellent. I can apply the same thing to notebooks. Notebooks are very popular and have a great variety, and it's easy for us to create or manufacture them, like this notebook. I can see the same thing;
manufacture them, like this notebook. I can see the same thing; this product has 79 reviews, meaning this product has 79 reviews, meaning 7,900 sales. It started in October 2021, so 7,900 sales. It started in October 2021, so you have 22, 23, and 24.  25, four months and a bit, so 7200
you have 22, 23, and 24.  25, four months and a bit, so 7200 divided by 50 months will give 158 pieces that he is selling per month on a notebook product. It doesn't take me long, on the contrary, I see it as very excellent and a great opportunity to diversify
into more than one notebook. So this is the first way to know the sales of the products that are available on Etsy. There is another way also through a tool called the Allora tool. This tool is paid, but it has a through a tool called the Allora tool. This tool is paid, but it has a simple free subscription. So
we can enter and write any shop or any store that is on Etsy. Here in the broadcast, it will show me how much on Etsy. Here in the broadcast, it will show me how much its revenue is, how much it is monthly, how much it is lifetime, and I can also see it according to what?  Depending on the product, I choose a specific product,
and the same applies to the product whose sales I want to track. It also gives me an approximate estimate of its sales. After analyzing the numbers, I noticed that some products have been the numbers, I noticed that some products have been selling for years, even years ahead. From 2020 onwards,
you'll find them consistently selling. These are notebooks, or digital notebooks. A notebook is a simple digital notebook that you can create as a PDF, and you can also print it out. I'll teach you how, God willing. The price is also reasonable, $5, $ 8, or maybe $10. Just keep selling daily, and it can continue for
many years, God willing, as we've seen. But here's the secret: I won't make a general notebook. Instead, I'll tailor this notebook to specific categories. For example, I'll make a notebook for university students, a notebook for daily tasks, personal notes (or what they call a log), a notebook as a to-do list, a
task completion notebook for employees, and so on. So, I start by tailoring it to these categories, both in the book design and the notebook design.  I distinguish these categories clearly because the more precise I am, the more I can categories clearly because the more precise I am, the more I can focus on a very specific category,
buying from it and then creating another product for a second category, and a third, and so on. Even if you have time, ask some of your friends, ask some people who are in these target categories with you. For example, ask a friend who is a university student how you write
tasks, what you need, and get feedback from him. The same applies to an employee, for example, someone who works on to-do lists. He might tell you, "I want it divided by days, Saturday to Thursday, for example, or Sunday to Thursday. I don't want anything on the weekend." So you will get very important information to put in
your digital product. The most important thing that made me start the notebook project is that its price is reasonable. The difficult thing is that it's my first time entering the digital products market, selling files, tools, systems, or things like that for $80, $100, or $200. It might work for me, but only if I'm a beginner and
don't have much experience.  Let me start small. I'll learn for $5 or $10 and do it for free using Canva. Then I'll start developing and adding other new products outside of notebooks. Okay, let's learn how to design this digital book or notebook.
Of course, we'll go to Canva. I don't need to be a professional designer or have a creative mind or anything. It's very, very simple. I'll go to Create. First, I'll choose Custom Size. I'll choose the size of the book I want. I'll make it 6 inches wide and 8 inches high, like the
usual notebook sizes. Then I'll create a new design. After that, I'll go to the online section and type "vintage floral background" like this. Then I'll choose what to do. In the graphics section, I'll choose Then I'll choose what to do. In the graphics section, I'll choose the format I think is suitable and what's
unique. These are all the available formats, so I'll choose this one first. I'll put it in the corner. Then I have two options. I can choose Right Click and set it.  The image is the background, so it's complete like this. Or, and I
always prefer it, I forget to copy it like this and make it like a pattern. For example, it should be like this, enlarge the entire slide, and select these four places. That's excellent for me. Of
course, I can adjust the colors as I like. For example, I can choose the blue color this time, and here I choose the second blue color, and here I choose a slightly darker shade, and the same thing. I can do what I want with the rest. I can do this with the rest, for example, or leave it as it is. Currently, I think it's very
suitable, honestly. Yes, it's excellent, like this, very excellent. After that, I'll go to the font and then to the rectangle, and I'll make a new rectangle or a new rectangle and put it at the top like this. I'll make it white and also make its edges the same thickness. Okay, then I'll write the text. For example, I'll choose to write "
Notebook" and move it up. I can even change the font type like this. Excellent, something nice, something light. Okay, that's it. For me, the first page is excellent. I'll make a second page from here. Let me use the same font as this one, write " Notes" here, raise it a little higher, and choose another half for
the date. This one should be very small. Okay, then I'll make a line within a line, for example, and make it one line. I'll put this line here. That's perfect. Of course, if I move the cursor, I press Shift and
move it directly. After that, I'll use the same font and start adding the lines that will be in the text. This is the first line. Go to the second line. I want it to be, for example, 406 mm. Okay, it
depends on what size I want between the lines. Then I'll take it all. That's pretty much it for the lines. Then I'll take it all. That's pretty much it for me. The notebook is good, or rather, me. The notebook is good, or rather, excellent. So I can add some more icons, like a flower
or something. Okay, for example, we can write "Flower." Okay, I can take some pictures. I can take this one and change its color to match the main theme. So, for me, the notebook is almost finished.  I can see the background, duplicate it, make it, say, 20 pieces in addition to the
main cover. So, 20 would be perfect. That's great for me. I can also modify some covers. I've noticed that some cover designs include a motivational phrase on the first page, like a specific quote or saying, to encourage someone studying or working. We can
try that approach too. We can also try the traditional method. I could change the background from a rose or something like that to something related to medicine or a specific field. Then I can start with what I'll test. So, for me, everything is ready.
test. So, for me, everything is ready. I can share and download directly. Okay, we've finished the first point. We've defined our digital product and we're able to create it. Now we come to the topic of which platform we'll sell on. Personally, I might not want to
sell on. Personally, I might not want to create content and build it.  I'm looking to create content and build a personal website or brand. I might have the experience, or perhaps not the time, to handle the not the time, to handle the entire process myself. So, I'll go straight to Marketplace, which has a huge number of digital products
entire process myself. So, I'll go straight to Marketplace, which has a huge number of digital products and a large customer base. This platform is Etsy, so I'll start selling on Etsy, listing my digital products there. Also, to sell physical products without having to manufacture and ship them to customers in
America, I'll use another website called Printify. Printify is a print-on-demand website. I'll give them the cover for this notebook as a basic template, and
when an order comes in, they'll manufacture the notebook and ship it directly to the customer. They'll, of course, take their commission. So, I'll have two main products: a digital product and a physical product. I'll test whether
people prefer digital products, writing directly in Word, or printed ones. If they prefer printed products, I'll focus on the printed ones in the future. This is Printify; Printify helps you create print-on-demand products, whether it's a notebook or something else. Whether it's t-shirts, caps, pillows, or
anything else, we have contracts or agreements with many websites. You can contract with them directly. There's e-commerce, Shopify, and Amazon. You can integrate with them directly. When you receive an order, they will manufacture the product and ship it directly to the end customer. They'll
even tell you the cost of finishing, shipping, and delivery. This whole process costs $9. So you can sell the product. If it's digital, for example, $7 or $5, and if it's physical, it will usually be $29, maybe $19. You can test the waters and see how it works. Of course,
you'll create an account directly; it's very simple. The main screen will open. From within your seller account, you can enter any product you want. For example, I wrote "notebook."
I wanted to search for a notebook, and I found this one: the Spiral Notebook. So, click on it here. Okay, I liked the topic, I liked the cover, I liked everything, or I liked the whole notebook concept. Here are some pictures.  The extra thing that's there is so that it tells you here, "Your design,"
I can put my own design in this image and they sell it, or I can sell it through them with the special cover. What I'll do is go to Start Design from here. Here, I'll leave it alone, no problem. And here, here, I'll upload my own image. Okay, of course, to get
own image. Okay, of course, to get my main image, I'll go to our file and upload only the first image as a JPEG file. Just the first image, and I'll download it. After that, I'll go back to My Device and upload the image I just uploaded. Great. Okay, now I just need to adjust the size because they have a
single notebook size that can't be changed. So, I'll adjust my design to fit their notebook size, and I can design on top of it and things like that. But I've already designed it all in Cann, so I don't need to do anything else. You have the background color, the colors of the notebook top, or the
edges, or the back. What color do you want it to be? I want to keep it the same color, like this. The purple one has the same identity, and then I can look at the product images. I go to the preview and see what this notebook looks like. Okay, I see it's slightly to the left, so I can adjust it
later in the design. I don't have a problem with that. I look at the images; what types of images do they have? For example, this notebook we made, I could make it a Realstick, for example. Okay, great. That's it for me. Everything is fine. Should I upload this image, or should I just go straight to
Save Product? That's it. This product is ready for me. I can publish it, but I need to link it to my Etsy store so it goes live there. The same thing applies to this Etsy website. This is the main Etsy site where customers go and buy
directly. They have digital products, physical products, custom prints, and more. So, if I'm selling on Etsy, I'll download the latest item that says " Sell on Etsy." I'll click on it directly, then I'll go "Get Started," then I'll Sell on Etsy." I'll click on it directly, then I'll go "Get Started," then I'll log in directly. Everything, and
then...  I'll continue through the whole process. They'll ask me some questions on the board. I'll proceed as I am, for example, starting my digital product, like "Start Your Shop." The registration process will consist of a few steps. They'll ask you for your language; let's choose English. For example, the country; I'll
put the UAE now, or maybe the USA. I'll save and continue. For the store name, the USA. I'll save and continue. For the store name, for example, I'll choose "Vuala Pay." I'll choose a suitable name for the store. After that, I'll put my bank account details here. The good thing is
that Etsy accepts Payoneer and Nair. Anyone can use Payoneer, so we can choose Payoneer directly. I'll put a video here explaining how we can create a Payoneer account. We also put what we are ( company or individual), our address, and some of our bank details, and
register directly. Some countries aren't accepted in the Arab world. Arab countries aren't accepted in Etsy or aren't currently supported. So, there's another way, or a secondary solution, which is to register as an another way, or a secondary solution, which is to register as an American company, not as an individual.  Individual
registration isn't accepted in some countries, like Egypt, the UAE, and Morocco. In some countries, it's not accepted, so I can register as an American company based in the US with a bank account. My situation is very good, and I can create a store on Etsy and sell from my location. After that, I'll save and continue, and the
process will be straightforward. You'll be able to add products to your Etsy platform. To keep this video concise, if you'd like a practical explanation of creating an Etsy store, uploading products, and improving your search engine optimization (SEO) in Etsy, and everything else, write to me in the
comments section, and God willing, we'll work on it together. Finally, I want to give you four quick tips that will help you succeed in this field: First, focus on SEO
within Etsy. Write a unique description, fill in keywords, see what your competitors are doing, keywords, see what your competitors are doing, and try to get ideas from them. Second, product images are very important. Create a mock-up. Use multiple methods in the mock-up and even test different types of mock-ups.  And the most important
thing is the product's main image. The main image is what the customer will use to decide if it's appealing. If it's attractive, they 'll click on it; if it doesn't catch their eye, they won't. The third point at the beginning of your journey in the digital product market is to try to create strong offers and be a little willing to compromise on profit. It's
okay to do this to get reviews, because when you first start, you won't have any. The challenge is to get your first review, so create offers. Join their seasonal campaigns and offer offers. Join their seasonal campaigns and offer discounts, like 70% or 80%, and ask them for feedback.
After you get your first, second, and third reviews, the process will become much easier, and you'll be able to continue your journey. The beginning might be a little difficult, but it's like any other project. It doesn't require capital; it needs some effort and time to analyze, develop, and
monitor the process. But little by little, you'll have a digital product, and then, God willing, you'll add a second product, and then a third, God willing, and so on.  You've emerged from the whirlpool, as they say, and you're starting to see respectable numbers, God willing. In conclusion, if you're excited about
digital product projects, I'll share one of the most helpful videos I've seen, and God willing, it will benefit you too. If you have any questions, please write them in the comments section below. I appreciate everyone's support, and I would greatly appreciate your likes
and subscriptions. Thank you, thank you, thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video, God willing. watching, and I'll see you in the next video, God willing. Yeah.