If you’re looking for passive income, selling printables is a wonderful business avenue to explore. Aside from the daily activities required for all Etsy shop owners (ie. responding to customer messages), a printables shop is mostly hands-off. You don’t have to deal with any inventory, shipping, or tracking. Once your products are created, they are basically infinite and can just sit in your shop, making you $$$ for years to come.
What are “printables”?
Printables are basically anything that your customer can print themselves, on their home printer or through a professional printing service, to solve a problem in their everyday life. Some common printables include:
- Wall art (images, quotes, etc.)
- Planners
- Templates (such as a shopping list template)
- Habit trackers
- Greeting cards
- Worksheets
- Games
- Scavenger hunts
- Gift tags
- Logs (ie. Mood log)
The possibilities are literally endless! Printables have exploded on Etsy. The audience for printables is all over the place, from people looking for a last-minute printable gift to searching for self-growth templates. With people spending more time at home, printables are especially popular and there’s never been a better time to hop in as a seller.