In order to secure that your print will not get cutoff is making sure you are sizing it correctly. I am proficient with sizing images for print, but it is tedious to resize each and every digital image in my shop.
Time is money, as they say. Your blog was helpful. Good job. Nancy, I love that you are focused on women entrepreneurs! We have the mindset and I am so grateful for you sharing the skills. Thank you for a great blog.
I am looking forward to starting a business on Etsy selling my artwork via digital downloads. I appreciate all the great advice and look forward to reading more. I am glad that you enjoyed the post and find it useful. Thank you so much for the comment and good luck. I am about to publish my listings of printable art on Etsy.
I have tried Keka and some archive app from app store on; none of them was able to reduce the file size significantly. Great question! Unfortunately, their is no way to add a file on Etsy that is over 20MB. What I do is sign up for Google Dropbox, upload the file their, and create a downloadable link. I then upload a message on Etsy download section, saying use this link to download your purchase.
It takes them to Google Dropbox where they can automatically download the file. This has been the alternative way to get the customer the file. Nancy, thank you for your guidance,. Or do I have to go back in once the payment is confirmed and add the link? So the customer first would need to pay for your product. Then you would insert the link into a PDF Format where they can copy the dropbox url and paste on their web browser to have access to the download. Brilliant article Nancy!
Hey Nancy. I am totally new to Etsy and digital downloads, not too good on computers either but i am interested in selling my art but have no clue how to put my name across the front of the image to stop theft and for it not to appear on the downloaded image if it sells. You can create a mockup using Canva. You can add a watermark to your mockup. The actual digital download will not have the watermark. Thanks for stopping by. Thank you very much for this excellent guide- just what I needed before I open my Etsy shop!
TY for this article very helpful. It seems that many DD sites on etsy upload only one file that can be resized at the printers, and some, like in your article, upload individual files by size. Here is an example of what one store says.. I am glad the article was handy. I actually think for any new listings you make you set them as one large file that they can resize in different sizes.
Its so much easier for Etsy sellers to do it this way and saves time. Thank you for this article! It is very helpful. I am wondering if I am supposed to be collecting sales tax on them? I cannot find a clear answer anywhere! Thanks for your thoughts. Thank you for a nice article. My files are much larger than 20MB psd, xd, figma, ai. Do you have any proven way to sell large digital files and is there any legal way? Thanks for the hint. Thanks for the feedback. A majority of my files are larger than 20 MB.
My solution is to email people the file or use a service like dropbox to sent files. Pretty helpful for a person like me qho is just getting started. You pointed out each of everything that one should focus on and believe me i did write most of them point wise on a notepad. Thanks for sharing this amazing guide. Keep sharing. Hi Nancy, its really a very detailed and thorough article about digital downloads , i am very new to this i actually want to know how sellers allow buyers to edit or add text on downloads using corjl plz give some info will be helpful for me as i intent to sell editable digital downloads.
Thank you very a good deal for this first-rate guide- just what i wanted before i open my etsy shop! If I am creating a graphic design in Photoshop and wanting to offer it as a downloadable print what size would you recommend I create the file in?
Should I offer several sizes or one large high res file so the customer can print at the size they require.
Any advice would be appreciated. Yes, I would offer several sizes due to the fact a lot of customers want to have the option to select the size they want. Should I copywrite the images before selling? How do I protect myself from people reproducing? They will have a print ready file that they can pass around to anybody. Thanks for the question! Where are the files stored that are purchased? Does Etsy store them for you?
Ok they purchase they pay where is the digital file downloaded from? Many thanks. S I noticed when you mentioned Dropbox you said that you include instructions on how to use Dropbox.
Well to save you doing all of this you can simply change one thing in your link to the file. Hi, I just had a quick question for you. I see most digital prints on Etsy come in the RGB color profile. My main concern of course is if I roll with the Pantone color bridge, the colors on screen look a little off and I am afraid that will deter potential costumers.
Thank you so much for the valuable feedback. How do i offer a set of say six prints that i suggest and show together in the photo that are already listed.
How do i make that listing since there is not room to add all the files needed. What do i do. Thank you so much Nancy for your detailed and precise post! Just found out your web and very helpful! I have a question Nancy, I want to sell my printable digital products on Etsy. For printing purposes both are good but CMYK is what majority of printing services use. I would stick with CMYK. Great question. Hi Nancy, I loved your article. I want to start my store on Etsy, but I have a question … I want to create designs so that people can only edit the text through Adobe Reader but I do not get a tutorial on how to do it.
Could you help me? I already have a tutorial on how to make editable files on my YouTube Channel. The video will help you get an idea of how to create editable files using Adobe Reader. Thanks for the comment. Great Post! Very Insightful! Hi Nancy, Great article! Maybe something like a limited number of times the link will work?
My workout is telling the customer they have 2 weeks to download the file because it will be deleted. This is how to they download and then I can get rid of the original file link. I was just wondering if liability insurance is necessary for selling digital files? Nancy, thank you so much for this informative, comprehensive and kind guide. You have helped me such a lot.
Hugs, Jane xXx. Thank you for this helpful tips Nancy. Nancy, thanks for your very informative article. I notice that a lot of Etsy digital download sellers offer 5 or so files for download of various ratios: , , , etc. Do you find offering the different ratios is necessary? Does it increase your sales? Now , I got clearly about printable DD sell on etsy. Thank you for this articles also with your good answer for commented queation. I have an Etsy store where I sell prints. I would like to add digital downloads as an option via a variation.
Is that possible or do I have to create a new listing for every item? Yes, you can add listing variations with the different options. You also can do it individually.
Here's an epic list of items that can be sold on Etsy. Passive income is the ability to make money without doing active work for it.
Most passive income comes from creating a product and selling it over and over again. This is different than service or retail type income where you do a job or create a product and sell it once. Passive income allows you to keep selling it. Ads from blogs are another example. You write the post and the traffic to the blog post keeps making you money long after your created it. Selling digital products on Etsy is fairly easy. After researching the product idea, you create the product, make the mock ups and list it using good keywords.
Etsy already has an audience who are looking to buy digital downloads. Selling through Etsy is much easier than selling on your own website and driving your own traffic.
You might be interested in learning how to set up an Etsy shop! When I say research, I don't mean copy the ideas. I mean look at what is selling and see what's missing. If everything is pastel, try a brightly colored version. If everything is feminine, try a masculine version. You can also do the opposite.
Look at what's popular and come up with your own take on it. If it's already popular, your item may gain traction easier. Consider pain points. If you're having trouble thinking about ideas, try to consider what problems your audience has and how a digital download could solve them. For instance, a meal planner helps a busy mom plan out her weekly meals and makes grocery shopping easier. Good keywords just means using words that people would use to search for the product.
You can do this by using the search function in Etsy and see what the predictive search is. Another good way to do research is to use Pinterest. If it's popular on Pinterest, it will be popular on Etsy as well. The boxes under the search give you some good ideas for additional keywords.
Want to open an Etsy shop? Here are 40 free listings. However, when I was starting out, that was a hard thing to justify purchasing. Adobe also offers smaller plans that only include Photoshop and Lightroom, or even just Illustrator. For learning these programs, I highly suggest Youtube and Skillshare. Skillshare has classes on everything from web design to watercolor.
Before we get started talking about digital download types, it's probably best to review file types. If you know this information already, feel free to skip this section. When creating your file, you will be given 2 choices for color mode. There are actually more, but for simplicity's sake, we're only talking about the main ones. For instance, if you wanted to print a pattern on fabric at Spoonflower, there are only so many ink colors available.
CMYK - Use for print files. If the end result should be printed, choose this. Printable art and invitations, for example, should be made using CMYK. RGB - Use for computer files. If the end result is used on a computer, choose this. Logos for websites and vectors should be made in RGB. Scroll to the bottom of this post to download a printable cheat sheet for formats and sizes. Art prints can be created in several different ways.
You can create art using a traditional medium like watercolor or gouache, then scan it in and clean it up using Photoshop or Gimp. Get even more tips for creating art prints to sell on Etsy. You can also create art using Photoshop or Illustrator or their free counterparts: Gimp and Inkscape.
If you're new to creating printables, you can also create simple graphics using a free program like Canva. Please read the licensing information about using Canva images and elements in items you sell.
Some of the best-selling art prints are just quotes and phrases in simple font combinations. Be sure to check and make sure that your quote isn't copyrighted first. Most printers print at 8. Digital art prints should be available as high quality JPGs. These can be made in the same manner as art prints. I prefer using Illustrator for most things, but a lot of people love using Photoshop. I would not use Canva for these elements because it's going to be hard to change elements to avoid copyright issues enough using the limited design software.
For clip art and graphic design elements, I generally make them about " square. Patterns are 12" x 12". You're giving away a lot with those 2 files. See my tips for removing white lines from patterns.
I usually prefer using Adobe Illustrator to create my designs, which creates in vector it can be scaled infinitely without losing quality. When using Procreate or Adobe Fresco, you will need to create the image in layers using black, then import it into Illustrator and use the Image Trace tool.
If you're using a font in your design, be sure to merge the letters and expand them into a shape. If you don't merge the font, each shape will be it's own cut file. Cursive fonts get all cut up and separated. I typically create these in Illustrator, but when I was first starting out, I used Canva and even Inkscape. You can also use Photoshop or even Microsoft Word.
For planner pages, I always size them to 8. Be sure to leave an an extra. I normally save these as PDFs.
Spreadsheets are great for creating budgets or other organizational printables. These need to be saved as. Consider adding information on how to import the files to the various software options. To make your PDF smaller, use smaller photos. All files should be placed in a zip file.
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