Cha-Ching with ChatGPT: 10 Easy Digital Products You Can Create Today
Yes, You Can Start a Digital Product Side Hustle — Even If You Have Zero Niche or Tech Skills
If you’ve been thinking about starting a side hustle but feel stuck because you don’t have a niche, a giant Instagram following, or fancy design software (like I was!) here’s the truth:
You don’t need any of that to get started.
What you do need is a simple idea, a way to bring it to life, and the courage to hit publish before it feels perfect. (This last bit of courage is going to be your biggest hurdle — trust me!)
That’s where AI tools like ChatGPT come in — not to replace creativity, but to speed it up, organize it, and help you stop staring at a blank screen. Paired with free tools like Canva and Google Docs, ChatGPT becomes a digital brainstorming partner that makes product creation way less intimidating.
So… What Exactly Is a Digital Product?
A digital product is anything you can sell as a downloadable file — no inventory, no shipping, no overhead.
Think:
Printable journals
Budget planners
Fitness trackers
Kids’ activity books
Guided self-care workbooks
Meal planners and recipe kits
They’re one of the most beginner-friendly ways to start making passive income — and AI can help you make them faster than you think.
How ChatGPT Can Help You Create a Digital Product from Scratch
Let’s say you want to create a 30-Day Self-Love Journal — but you’re not sure what to include.
You can prompt ChatGPT like this:
“Create 30 unique daily prompts for a printable self-love journal, including affirmations, reflection questions, and small acts of kindness.”
It’ll generate your first draft in seconds. From there, you can tweak, edit, and copy/paste into Canva to format it into something beautiful and ready to sell.
And it’s not just for journals — you can use prompts to create:
✔Savings challenges
✔Kid-friendly learning workbooks
✔Goal-setting planners
✔Morning routine kits
✔Vision board printables
✔Even guided wedding planning checklists
The possibilities are endless, especially when you stop waiting for perfection and just begin.
Where Do You Sell It?
Most beginner creators start with:
Etsy: Great for visibility and search traffic — Etsy is the easiest to break into without an audience, since they provide the audience for you. However, this site costs me more than Gumroad.
Gumroad: Super simple interface and no listing fees — so far this is my most ‘lucrative’ site. It’s just taken a little bit of work to get my customers going.
Payhip, Shopify, or your own site (if you’re ready for more control) — I haven’t made it to this stage yet, so if anyone reading this has experience on these platforms you’d like to share-please do in the comments!
Set your price (yes, even a $1 product can add up), upload your file, and start sharing. You can promote on Pinterest, Reddit, Instagram, or inside communities where your ideal audience already hangs out.
Want to Try It Yourself?
I created a simple, beginner-friendly guide called “Cha-Ching with ChatGPT: 10 Easy Digital Products You Can Create Today.”
It walks you through everything I just shared — and more:
10 product ideas you can make today
The exact prompts to use with ChatGPT
Free tools to design and list your product
A step-by-step to getting started on Etsy or Gumroad
Bonus: 5 done-for-you product templates to get you unstuck
It’s short, sassy, and no-fluff — and it’s the kind of guide I wish I had when I was first getting started
Here’s a link to my Cha-Ching with ChatGPT: 10 Easy Digital Products You Can Create Today
Start with $1, start with $3.99. Start with 10 pages. Just start.
Because momentum matters more than mastery.