How to Create Your First Digital Product this Weekend (& Make $1K)
How to create a simple digital product in 48 hours (or less)
Want to create your first digital product by this weekend?
Here's an uncomfortable truth: I used to think creating digital products was complicated. Marketing funnels, professional video equipment, fancy course platforms...
I was wrong.
Let me tell you about Maria, one of my recent students. She'd been creating content for months, building a small but engaged audience. Like many creators, she thought making a digital product would take weeks.
Then one Friday evening, she noticed something. The same question kept appearing in her comments:
"How do you create such entertaining LinkedIn posts?"
Instead of writing another free post about it, she tried something different. She spent Saturday morning creating a simple Canva template for LinkedIn posts. That afternoon, she recorded a 20-minute screen share walking through how to use it.
Price point? $27.
By Sunday night, she had:
A professional-looking template
A quick video walkthrough
A simple sales page on Gumroad
Then, she made a couple LinkedIn posts about it and sent it out to her email list of 400 subscribers.
First week sales? $891.
It really can be that simple.
The Template Method
Here's the simple framework Maria used (and why it works so well):
Find ONE problem people keep asking about
Create ONE solution (template, guide, or framework)
Record ONE quick video explaining how to use it
Set up ONE simple sales page
Hear me out: we’re making it too complicated. We don’t need a full-blown course to get started. In fact, the market is getting a little burnt out on $500+ courses.
If you can find a problem and create something simple to solve it, like a template or a recorded training, you’ve got it.
That's it. No fancy equipment. No complex funnels. No endless modules.
The Key Most People Miss
Most creators overthink this process. They try to solve every problem instead of focusing on one specific pain point.
Remember: People don't buy digital products because they're comprehensive. They buy them because they solve a specific problem.
Think about it…if you broke your foot and needed it to be fixed (fast), which would you prefer:
-a 6-week holistic program to help you learn how to walk
or…
-a 30-minute surgery and you’re walking by Monday
You’d pick the surgery.
Think about it…
When you're struggling with something, do you want a 20-hour course covering everything? Or do you want a simple solution you can implement today?
Quick Win for Today:
Look through your last week of content. What's ONE specific how-to question people keep asking? That's not just engagement – that's your first product idea.
Think about what type of template or simple training you could create to solve that problem as fast as humanly possible…
You’ve got your first digital product. Don’t overthink this.
My Story?
The first digital product I created was a 1-hour recorded video called Remote Draem Job Masterclass. I took my knowledge of using LinkedIn to get job interviews and put it into a video training.
I sold 50+ of those classes my first week.
The winning formula: (What you know) + (Your audience’s problem) + (simple template or training) + Profitable Digital Product.
And, you know what’s amazing? You create this product once and sell it over and over (and over) again…Passive income anyone?
Next Steps: Digital Product Masterclass
Want to create your first digital product but don't want to figure it all out alone? I’ll be sharing more about my Digital Product Masterclass coming up in a little over a week. It's the complete system for turning your expertise into simple products that sell. More details coming soon.
Need help NOW? I got you…Six-Figure Substack Growth Masterclass
If you need help now, I’ve got you covered. I’ll help you start growing your Substack now, so you have an audience to promote your product to. I’ve opened up doors to my Six-Figure Substack Growth Masterclass just until beginning of the year. Plus, I threw a discount on it to make it super affordable.
I’d recommend joining 200+ others in this masterclass now, and then you’ll be ready to create your digital product and start making income. This is the class where I share the strategy I’ve used to grow to 3,700+ subscribers in less than 6 months and grown to a solid $5K+ per month.
If you’re like to join, just click the button below, and I’ll see you on the other side:
Happy new year, Wes! When do we hear more about your digital Products master class? I’m dying to sign up for that one!
This is so helpful. It has given me so many ideas for my next product. Thanks for this.