One of the biggest reasons for starting a digital product business is that you can use skills you already have. Another great reason is that there's a low barrier to entry because they can be made with free resources!

There's no inventory to maintain, no products to ship. And selling these products can be the key to personal freedom and an enhanced lifestyle. 

Creating digital products that you can sell to connect with consumers and entrepreneurs requires a unique blend of creativity and a deep understanding of market needs. 

As someone who is involved in the world of work whether it's in the home, in a formal workplace inside or outside the home and from working as a volunteer, you already possess a valuable skill set that can be used to create compelling and user-friendly digital solutions.  

Skills You Can Use to Create Digital Products

Here are some of the skills you can use to create digital products (and even physical, print on demand products) that can help those in your target audience reach their goals.

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1. Writing - If you love to write, you can create guides, tutorials, and eBooks that can be sold in your shop or a marketplace of your choosing.

Even if you don't like writing, you can use tools like Google Docs (talk to text function) to help you write, or ChatGPT to help you come up with ideas, create outlines and drafts that you can edit and make your own.

2. Design - Are you into graphic design, interior design, photography or engineering? You can create visual products like drawings, diagrams, schematics, home decor, posters, wall hangings, signs, cards, stationery, invitations and more, on a variety of subjects that your audience will love.

3. Music - Do you have musical talents that enable you to write or create music? You can sell your digital music files, video performances and written music files in online marketplaces and in a shop or platform that you own and control with a WordPress plugin.

Sell single files or bundles through a membership. Maybe you don't create music, but you enjoy it. If so, you can also curate music on an audio or video channel. 

4. Video Marketing - Are you interested in being in front of the camera? Make videos on your favorite topics and educate, entertain and inform your audience with short or long form videos. 

Use your videos to create courses that will show  your audience how to make a transformation that improves their lives. 

5. WebDesign/Coding - If you have computer skills, you are in demand with all those people who are intimidated by computers. 

If you're good with web based tools or apps, if you've built a blog or website you can teach others to do the same. 

Have you helped others get results using web tech? If you're good with SEO or you know how to code, you have lots of options! 

You can write eBooks, create tutorials, teach courses that show people in your target audience how to build or use an app, be seen on the web, put together a shop, blog or website. 

6. Education - If you're a teacher or you're in the education field, you can use your teaching skills to reach a whole new audience of students.

As a teacher or course creator, the freedom of working remotely opens up a world of possibilities, allowing you to break free from the constraints of traditional education and embrace the endless potential of the digital era.

This isn't only for classroom teachers and college professors. It's for you if you're currently teaching courses in a gym, workshop, meeting room or studio. It's for you if you've never taught but you've always wanted to.

It's important to use your teaching skills to "niche down", specializing in subjects like computers and technology, business and entrepreneurship, arts and crafts, writing and content creation, health and wellness, law, personal development, careers, entertainment, science and more.

7. Data Analysis - Do you excel at working with the financial or numbers side of things? Do you love managing spreadsheets and data? If so, you're already well positioned to help consumers and business owners with data that helps them make informed decisions.

Many people need help keeping track of their finances, budgeting, making financial projections and more. You might want to create solutions that encourage consumers (B2C) and entrepreneurs (B2B) to get a handle on their money or develop consumer-oriented products that assist with decision making.

Business Related Skills

To excel in the creation of digital products, the skills below will help when it comes to building and running an online business.These are skills that can be learned and in some cases hired out to other skilled workers. 

Here's a list of skills that can empower you to develop impactful and results-driven solutions:

7. Problem-Solving: Have you been successful in helping yourself and others find solutions to life's challenges, issues and problems?

Think about things you've done on a job, volunteer activity or at home to provide ideas, help yourself and others make improvements and make transformations.

If you're good at helping others get results and you're able to give your audience a way to approach challenges as opportunities for innovation, finding solutions that meet user needs.

8. Communication Skills: In addition to writing skills, you will need to be clear on the solutions you provide verbally as well. You need a way to effectively convey your ideas to both your team and your audience through clear and engaging communication.

If you're not good at communicating verbally and in writing, you can hire that out to someone who loves creating written and visual content.

9. User Experience (UX) Design: Are you good at creating a great user experience? This can apply to apps, websites and platforms that you use to market and sell your products. It can also apply when it comes to designing a workflow that makes it easy for people to buy your products.

Prioritize user satisfaction by creating seamless and enjoyable interactions within your digital products.

10. Marketing and Branding: You can have the best products in the world but if no one knows it exists, you won't do well with your business.

It will be important to develop strategies that will enable you to consistently promote and differentiate your digital products in the competitive online space.

This is just a few of the skills you can  you can use to create digital products. 

Keep in mind that digital products can be adapted to most any industry, niche or topic.