Month: October 2020

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The digital product design tool vault

Find mock-up templates for your listings, as well as design tools helping you to create digital products from scratch, with no design experience needed.

We’ve teamed up with Placeit to offer you 20% off your subscription, giving you unlimited access to high quality mock-up templates for showcasing your digital products. Your Placeit subscription also gives you access to their digital product design tools. 

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Free templates to create digital products

Find a variety of helpful (completely free) designs below on Placeit that allow you to pick designs and customize them to sell. Use the links below to create these digital products without using any software.

Free mockup templates for listing pages

Creating a collection of effective mock-up images is a powerful tool for providing high quality imagery to show your digital product in action, demonstrate its usability, and showcase your amazing designs. If you don’t have a subscription yet for Placeit, find freebies by clicking the images below.

Free poster templates
Free macbook templates
Free phone templates
Free tablet templates

Photo filters and image presets 

  • Consider utilizing image collaging apps such as Canva or Layout
  • Provide product preview images that show the ‘before and after’, so your fans will know what to expect
  • Show collages of the filter applied to your own images 

Ebook 

  • Feature a preview image of your book cover to generate interest for the valuable content inside 
  • Select a few pages of your book and drop them into an image to make it clear that your product is to be used on certain devices such as an ipad (and is an ebook, not a physical paper book)
  • As well as the templates linked below (access by clicking the images), try out these free tablet mock-up templates.

Digital planner 

  • Showcase the planner’s design for buyers to see the planner in action and understand it’s usability
  • If there are stickers included in the digital planner, don’t forget to show them off
  • Use “in action” pictures (like a person holding a tablet or ipad) using the planner 
  • Try the Placeit templates we’ve collected below for digital planners or check out these free ipad templates. (access by clicking the images)

Wallpaper 

  • Your wallpaper designs on several devices to promote value for money
  • Show your full bundle of designs if you have several ready to sell
  • Show your wallpapers in real life situations, like working-from-home desktop setups 
  • On Placeit, you’re able to adjust the background color of your preview image and also add branding such as your logo. Give the mockup templates linked below a go or check out free templates showing phones, desktops and tablets. (access by clicking the images)

Printable posters 

  • Select mock-up Images that show that the poster is printable and that it doesn’t come framed
  • Show your image printed in a variation of different sizes
  • It’s a good idea to use mock-up templates that show your poster in an interior setting so users can imagine it in their own space. Having recognizable objects or people next to your poster will show the scale effectively.
  • Take a look at the mock-up templates below or drop your poster designs into these free poster templates. (access by clicking the images)

Coloring books

  • Showcase a book cover that summarizes your coloring book or collection of sheets
  • Feature your favourite pages 
  • Preview your coloring book pages both colored and empty so users know what to expect when they download. Use the templates linked below or use these free tablet templates. (access by clicking the images)

Once you have your mock-ups sorted, head to the Digital Launcher to start uploading your digital product files and preview images ready to sell and begin by preparing your digital products and content for upload.

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Promoting digital products with Bonnie Rzm

Fashion photographer and influencer Bonne Rzm shapes her brand around empowering others through her content.

Keep reading to learn more about how she’s revolutionized her merch offering by incorporating digital products, the concepts behind them, promotional tips and digital product design inspiration.

Engaging her content-creating community 

Understanding what engages her fan base, Bonnie’s digital product designs are carefully aligned with events going on in her ‘Shutterbug’ community. 

  • Recently launching a Swimwear poses guide, buyers download her e-book for a step-by-step guide to taking photos during the Summer season
  • The Digital Launcher is so streamlined, it allows Bonnie time to focus on the design of her products, developing her brand, and creating effective promo content.
  • By transferring her content to downloadable resources, Bonnie’s monetizing her knowledge, services and branded visuals.

Sharing product preview images

Since releasing her first Vibin Lightroom presets and featuring them on her instagram, she’s released others based on their success. Posting ‘before and after’ images demonstrates their effectiveness and by using call to action techniques like “tap to edit” and “swipe up to buy”, she’s able to catch the interest of her audience quickly.

Displaying her Vibin wallpapers in the background of her selfies elevates her promotion and incentivizes the bundle as well as adding extra designs monthly. The key to Bonnie’s products is that her designs are versatile enough to reuse across several digital products. Check out her Shutterbug digital planner too–a helpful tool to use on a tablet for planning social media content.

Increasing traffic to her store 

Another key traffic driver to Bonnie’s Teespring storefront is linking to Facebook and Instagram platforms. Using the Instagram shopping feature allows her to link to specific digital products within her posts. Discoverability of her digital products is made effortless, the path to her storefront is simplified.

To summarize, follow Bonnie’s 3 promotional best practices and you’re winning: 

  1. Use preview images of your digital products to show how buyer can use them after downloading.
  2. Direct users from your social media platforms to your store by linking your Teespring store and using calls to actions
  3. Align followers when crafting your digital products and tailor your promotional content to grab their attention. 

Check out Bonnie’s store or visit her Instagram and TikTok to see her promotional content in action.

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How to: digital Halloween at home

Halloween in 2020 is shaping up to be a low-key, indoors affair. With the dawn of digital products on Teespring, creators can use Halloween as the opportune time to help their fans celebrate safely without shipping to consider. Keep reading for top trending digital home-friendly Halloween ideas 🌒

Create photo filters with a creepy vibe

Preset photo filters are huge right now and are sought after by followers globally on social media. Provide your unique custom photo filters with fans so they can apply your Halloween aesthetic to their images. We created a Pumpkin pie Lightroom filter to try out for inspiration. Get started with your own by playing with the contrast and brightness, ramping up the fade and grain, and adding orange tones! 🍂 Learn more about photo filters in our full guide.

Get fans’ mobile devices Halloween-ready 

Consider sharing mobile friendly products for fans to personalize their cell phones and set the mood for Halloween this year. iOS widgets are easy and fun for fans to apply to their iPhone. Be sure to explain clearly how your widgets can be applied after download using your product description. Learn more about this clever product from Techdaily. 

While you’re preparing your downloadable file of widgets, think about adding another buying incentive like wallpapers to your listings using your current designs. Make sure bonus products like this are added to the rest of your files by packaging them together in a .zip folder and uploading them to the Digital Launcher.

Share spooky story e-books

Allow fans to download an e-book and read a scary story at the click of a button. Dark side writers have turned their love of spooking their community with scary stories and poems into an e-book they created on Canva. They also read stories aloud on their YouTube channel. Take a peep if you dare… 😏 You can also consider uploading your e-book creations as audio files for those who prefer to listen rather than read.

Scary stories not your thing? Offer Halloween themed e-books tailored to the content you create and your communities interests. Here’s a few ideas: 

  • Share your best pumpkin recipes or trick or treat goodies for fans to enjoy at home
  • A Halloween preparation check-list
  • Create crafty Halloween ideas for home decor such as cross stitch or knitting pattern printable sheets.
  • Frightening makeup tutorials to show off to friends and family on Zoom calls
  • Create an educational piece such as a guide to the moon phases.

Printable posters: on-trend decorative solutions 

Great digital products to offer this year also include printable home decorations. Check out our Halloween printable home decor Pinterest board for inspo. This year the trend is: 

  • It’s all about retro illustrations, graphic designs, and typography. This kind of on-trend imagery can stay up on the walls all year long. Fans will love designs inspired by vintage posters, music, events and traditional horror movies
  • Get quirky with your designs using clipart of quirky characters, motifs and patterns. Have fun with your designs and make your Halloween products lighthearted
  • Mystical themes such as tarot cards, healing crystals, spices and herbs, and crystal balls are popular themes this year.

Shout (or scream) about it on social media

Once you’ve got your Halloween digital products ready to go, think about fun and engaging ways you can craft the perfect promotional material to start making noise on social media platforms. Head to Placeit or Canva to start applying your designs to their brilliant Halloween themed social media post templates. Contemplate introducing fun ideas to increase engagement with your followers such as sharing your instagram story template for them to apply to their posts too. 

Set up a promo code the Friday before Halloween to provide an incentive for your fans to get prepared with Halloween by purchasing your digital products! Share a discount code such as PUMPKIN20 on social media and offer 10% off. Consider bundling an extra bonus product in your digital product listing such as a wallpaper.

Now you’ve got all the inspo you need to kill it this Halloween with digital products, head straight to the Digital Launcher to start uploading your designs.

Everyone now has access capability to take their merch digital and begin turning their content into downloadable products. Begin by preparing your digital products for upload and sharing right away. 

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TikTok x Teespring: The game changing integration for Sadie Aldis

Imagine being able to sell your merch directly through your TikTok account! If you hadn’t heard already, creators will soon be able to do exactly that. 😉 The TikTok x Teespring partnership everyone’s talking about is set to level up the commerce experience for content creators and their communities.

We’re currently testing the integration with selected creators, however the full release will be rolling out very soon. Be sure to register your interest below, and we’ll let you know when the integration is officially live. In the meantime, get prepared by creating your own TikTok account (if you haven’t already) and get clued up on the top merch promo techniques for this powerful platform.

Be the first to know

TikTok: a platform to be yourself and sell merch 

Lifestyle, fashion and wellbeing influencer Sadie Aldis is just one of our talented creators sharing content on the platform. TikTok allows Sadie to share more of her personality to fans in fun and engaging videos. For creators like Sadie, the TikTok x Teespring integration will revolutionize the social commerce experience for all. 

“My followers will be able to shop my merch without even having to leave the TikTok app” 

Sadie started creating and selling merch on Teespring as a way to give back to her fans who are always supporting her and the content she shares. Recently launching her Your Mind is a Magnet hoodie, she’s already begun making noise on TikTok. Using the platform to post promo content, Sadie’s community are already racing to purchase both her digital and physical merch. 

Thanks to Sadie for sharing her thoughts on the integration—we hope you’re now just as excited as we are! Discover more about Sadie via her official TikTok and YouTube channel and be sure check out her product collection. Don’t forget to follow @teespring on TikTok to be the first to know when the integration has launched! 

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Upgrading your storefront using the new store editor

 

Introducing the *new* store upgrade along with Teespring’s improved sleek store editor–in this article we will show you updated functionalities and how to get started. Create the best lasting impression when your fans land on your storefront. A flawless, eye catching Teespring store will enhance your merch designs. Brand consistency is key– introducing the ability to make your storefront personal to you and recognizable for your followers is important to us. 

Once you’re invited to set up your new store within your dashboard, you’ll be able to preview how it looks by selecting “preview new store” before opting in. Some parts may look incomplete, but you’ll have the chance to fully customize your stores after upgrading. 

 

Personalize your store

With the innovative new store editor, you’re now able to edit the appearance and update the branding easier than ever before. Upload images for your banner, logo, text and button colors. Check out how your store looks on both desktop and mobile view by changing between devices on the right hand side of the editor.

The Hero section allows you to upload a background image for the top of your storefront. Your hero file dimensions should measure 1650 x 600px. Type out your title, subtitle, and body description and apply colors to each element. Change up the navigation bar by choosing a color for the background and menu item titles, as well as upload a logo to appear in the top left of your store.

Delete and star products from your storefront Product section of the store editor by using the cross and star icons next to each product in the left hand tab. 

 

Create pathways to your social platforms 

We know how important social media is for sharing content and engaging with your community. For this reason, the new store editor experience allows you to insert your social media platforms either to your navigation bar, or within the footer of your storefront.

In the stores section of your dashboard, add your social media profile URL for each platform. Make your icons appear by going to the “theme editor.” Go into the Navigation bar section of the editor to apply your icons to the top of your storefront by switching on “display links.” Also make your icons discoverable at the bottom of your store by following the same steps in the Footer section of the editor. 

 

Free myteespring.co domain and fully branded buyer experience

You’re now able to set up your free myteespring.co sub-domain and enjoy having your own unique identity separate from other Teespring users. With the new store editor, you have the option to create a single storefront. The new store editor is geared towards creators being able to sell all of their designs within a single, custom designed storefront URL, instead of dividing products into several by niche. With the ability to edit your new store comes an entirely branded experience for your fans from checkout–to receiving branded emails upon purchase. 

 

If you haven’t already, log in to your account to catch a preview of your upgraded new store by heading to the stores section of your dashboard. 

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Creating your first digital product

Did you know you can sell digital content and designs as digital products with Spring?  Creators are selling photo filters, e-books, mobile wallpapers, and more from their Spring store.

You can easily enhance your store with digital products. We have plenty of inspirational content and tools available to help you succeed. Continue reading to learn about the most popular digital products creators are selling on Spring. For specifications and guidance on each digital product, check out our 2021 Digital Catalog. 

Ready to create and sell your own digital products? Head to the launcher now.

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Digital wallpapers

Digital wallpapers are a great product to begin with. Fans can download and use your image files to personalize home screens on their devices such as phones, desktops, Apple watches or tablets. 

Consider providing a variety of designs and sizes for multiple devices in bundles to increase your profits per sale, as well as incentivise purchases. Check out Atomic Mari’s wallpaper design below.

Bonnie and Liam, and Jenny all re-use their existing physical product designs by applying them to digital products. You’ll be ready to start selling once you’ve inserted your designs mock-up templates to create your listing preview images on Placeit. 

Digital artwork

Turn your most popular designs and art into digital artwork you can sell. Digital artwork is ideal for fans to decorate homes, offices, or events. Fans can instantly download their purchases which saves a bundle on shipping and let’s them enjoy your products right away.

Format your artwork file for high-quality printing on a larger scale, including a variety of size options so they’ll fit any space. Ensure your digital artwork files have a high resolution of at least 300dpi. Create preview images for your listing like Daily Connoisseur below to show how your artwork will look once printed. There are plenty of templates you can use on Placeit perfect for showcasing your digital artwork. There are also tons of other opportunities for creators to utilize their artistic talents. Find out more here.

E-books and e-comics

There are plenty of free online e-book building tools you can use to create the perfect layout for your content, check out free e-book building templates on Canva. 

Pinpoint a specific type of content your followers engage with and use images and writing you’ve already got archived. Present the best pages of your product in your listing by putting them into an easy mock-up template using Placeit. Bonnie offers a Swimsuit poses guide for fans to follow for creating content, and Nutritional Sarah sells recipe e-books with simple tutorials her TikTok community can follow. 

Photo filters

Photo filters are a quick and easy way for your community to enhance their photos and Instagram feed aesthetic. Simply create a customized photo filter or preset using tools like Lightroom for your fans to apply to their images on mobile or desktop.

Provide instructions in your listing description so fans can start using your product after downloading. Utilize image collaging apps such as Canva or Layout so you can provide product preview images that show ‘before and after’ the filter has been applied. Check out Sadie Aldis’s Full of light preset below. 

Documents and gated content

Get fans excited about your digital products by offering exclusive items. From courses and guides to sharing a series of tutorial videos on dropbox, there are no limits to the kind of digital material you can offer. Art with Flo sells downloadable illustration brushes fans can use on Procreate to use for their own creations. Create images for your listing easily by using templates on Placeit.

Coloring books

Coloring books are a simple and easy digital product choice for creators who focus on artistic content. Bring your drawings and designs to life with these fun print out sheets, or alternatively fans can import them into coloring apps and complete them using their own palettes. 

Easily transform your drawings and images into coloring sheets by removing the color. Use Adobe programmes such as Illustrator and Photoshop and export your pages as PDFs. Popular free online tools that don’t require software include Pixlr or Gravit. For inspiration, check out the Simon’s Cat’s coloring book.

Digital planners

A great free tool for creating digital calendars and planners is the free Keynote app available on Apple. There are lots of tutorials you can find online for making your product interactive, too. Using this app, create interactive documents or export your file as a PDF for printing. Check out graphic designer and illustrator Ashley Acevedo’s vibrant digital planner below.

Audio files

Audio digital products are perfect for musicians, music artists and songwriters. Upload tracks, singles, mixes and jingles for fans to listen and enjoy on their devices. Effective mobile templates on Placeit to create the perfect product image for your listing. You display your album cover, a book cover with a play button (to make it clear it’s an audio file), or a phone with sound waves behind a phone mock-up to demonstrate a ringtone. 

Check out Lady Tina’s Clear speech exercises below and notice that the earphones making it clear fans need to listen to use this product.

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Champion your digital products using our top social promo hacks

Social media promotion is essential when demonstrating how your product works, presenting your digital creation and tailoring your promotion to your audience. Follow our guide to find our best practices and tips to really get to grips with digital products and creating the perfect campaigns. 

‘Call to action’ features on your social platforms

It’s important to make user journeys as straightforward as possible between your social media platforms, storefront, and listings. A call to action shows your community what action they need to take to buy your digital product, and how to do it. 

You might feature product previews on Instagram Stories and IGTV posts by inserting the “swipe up” action for buyers to be taken straight to your Teespring store. Consider adding arrows, circles and emoji’s to accentuate the action. Make sure to always use the bio area on your Instagram to create an easy pathway to your storefront by inserting your digital product URL. Take advantage of the Instagram shopping feature and include a clickable link to your digital products on your in-feed posts. Learn more about Instagram promotional techniques here.

Incentives for fans

Consider introducing incentives in your promotional strategy. For example, you might offer a promo code for the first in your community to buy your digital product or offer a discount for selling digital products together in your listings. Ensure you’re shouting about that extra treat in your product description and on social media. 

Think about promoting a limited edition digital product only available for a specific amount of time to add excitement and exclusivity to your products. Another great way to encourage purchases is to provide a “bonus” complimentary digital product by adding a free add-on to your listing, like a phone wallpaper. 

Video demos of your digital products 

Ensuring your audience understands exactly what your digital product does is key. Video is the perfect way to demonstrate their usability and showcase your designs. Consider filming yourself using your products or record your screen to show your products in action. TikTok and IGTV are great tools to catch your follower’s attention by posting short, effective videos (and linking to your products!). Check out the way Simon’s cat showcases the features and design of their digital planner below.

Generate hype

One of our best practices when coming up with promo material is sharing user generated content. Sadie shares her fan’s posts trying out their Lightroom presets on Instagram Stories. Showing excited buyers using her digital product generates excitement and interest, as well as affirming the value and quality of the digital products she’s selling. This also boosts social proof–acting as a collection of positive reviews to show the success and popularity of your digital products.

Also consider creating a countdown for your digital product drop, and post a teaser image a day for a period of time before putting your digital creation up for sale. Create polls on your instagram stories so fans can engage with you to show anticipation, not only that, you’re able to get an idea of your communities interests. 

Everyone now has access capability to take their content digital and begin turning their content into downloadable products. See how Bonnie Rzm promotes hers, and learn useful tips and next steps to take by visiting our Guide to digital products.

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Be the first to join the digital revolution with Teespring

Digital products are non-physical assets sold by means of a downloadable link online, they can be anything from a e-service, e-book, digital event, printable product, and much more! Now everyone’s got access to the Digital Launcher, enter the world of digital products and monetize your content, digitizing your merch line. Allow your community to purchase and download any product imaginable—from photo filters to audio files, wallpapers to e-comics. 

Taking your merch game digital

As a content creator, you’ve got everything you need. It’s never been easier to tailor your digital products to your community by transforming your creative content into downloadable products. Share knowledge and skills with e-books, transfer illustrations and images into wallpapers, podcasts into audiobooks, or share your presets and filters for fans to apply to their photos.

Discover endless possibilities for your content 

The beauty of digital products for creators (like you) is that they’re an easy way to provide a constant stream of digital creations to your fans with minimal effort and low maintenance. Digital product files are accessible to anyone across the globe.

Here’s why you should take this opportunity to build on your brand using digital products and revolutionize your fans’ commerce experience. 

  • Worldwide availability. There’s no shipping or logistics to consider. It’s as easy as uploading your content. 
  • Higher profit margins allow you to upload digital products for your community for free, while you set the profit.
  • Tap into a world of unlimited options. Digital products are limitless. Almost every type of creative content can be applied to a product no matter what kind of industry your content and community fit into. This is the perfect opportunity for you to try new things, offer your fans new skills, knowledge and share your creations. Easy peasy. 
  • Be the one of the first to start uploading and reach digitally-savvy audiences just waiting for your innovative digital products.

Everyone now has access capability to take their merch digital and begin turning their content into downloadable products. In the meantime, begin by preparing your digital product to upload and start selling–begin by learning about launching your first digital product. 

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Accessory pouches, unzipped for all creators to design + sell 🦘✨

Your product possibilities just got serious. Accessory pouches are now fully integrated for all creators and just waiting for your glorious designs. From stationery to makeup and sanitary products to miscellaneous items–these game changing products hold just about anything. With plenty of area to spread your design *all* the way around, now’s your chance to get creative and introduce this product before the holidays. Keep reading to find out more.

CREATE ACCESSORY POUCHES

Product details

  • Soft spun polyester exterior 
  • Sublimated print
  • You’re able to apply designs to both sides of the pouch
  • Durable on-woven laminate protective black interior
  • Pull zip closure
  • Print file dimensions measure 8.5″ x 6″ at 300 ppi
  • Base cost of $10.98 with recommended retail price of $17.99

Getting organized 

The beauty of this product is its versatility. With its laminate interior, it’s designed to last and carry just about anything. Demonstrate the various ways fans can use your pouches by ordering samples at base cost and promoting your design on social media creatively. Check some ideas below, which you can see in action from our own photoshoot: 

  • Cosmetics pouch 
  • Pencil case—store stationery and craft items 
  • Travel / toiletry pouch 
  • Feminine hygiene pouch
  • Miscellaneous ‘bits and bobs’ 😏

No holding back

Apply unique, on-trend designs to your accessory pouches your audience can relate to. For example, you might use a well known phrase you and your community use. We’ve been gathering a few inspo ideas on our Pinterest board. Create bundles of items by adding several types of product with the same design to one listing. You may sell a ‘back to school’ bundle of items buyers may use your accessory pouch to hold–perhaps a face mask, phone case and a set of die cut stickers. For example, Moriah Elizabeth uses the same range of colors and themes across all her bags and phone cases, encouraging fans to buy them together.

Ready to get your coolest designs onto accessory pouches? Head to the launcher.

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Protecting your digital products

When it comes to regulating the usage and accessibility of your digital products, we’re taking the safety of your content extremely seriously. Keep reading to learn what we’re doing for your peace of mind selling digital products on Teespring and how we’re preventing resale, and distribution of your products, while ensuring your community is able to access your digital products easily and get the customer service they deserve.

 

Your digital product download protection 

Creators selling digital products online will often like to ensure the safety of their content. We’re giving you the option. Your community is made aware of our policy on our digital products answers page that any resale or distribution of digital products violates our terms and conditions and can lead to legal action. Creators selling digital products have two options: 

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  • The ability to download digital products to several devices, or to download a digital product again after a device loss or damage.
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Ensuring your digital product sales run smoothly

Once payment for your digital products are processed at checkout, buyers will receive a confirmation email as well as an additional digital download email. The digital download email will contain a link containing your digital product files they can download to start using them. Your fans are advised to allow five minutes for the email to arrive and to check their email spam/junk folder for their download link. If there are issues with this, support@teespring.com are ready to help once they have received the name and email associated with the order as well as the URL of the digital product they purchased. For questions about our policies on digital products and more information on the side of your community, visit the digital products FAQ on the answers page.

 

We’re allowing more creators access to the Digital Launcher every week, so be sure to register your interest. In the meantime, begin by preparing your digital product to upload and start selling–begin by learning about launching your first digital product. 

If you’re already eligible, get started below.

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