Low‑overhead assets you can build once and sell forever—curated, categorized, and paired with an action plan.
1. Why This Matters
Digital products print leverage. Build once, host in the cloud, and watch sales roll in while you sleep. No shipping, no inventory headaches—just scalable IP. Whether you’re side‑hustling or bootstrapping a micro‑SaaS, this list gives you 50 proven angles so you skip the “what should I build?” doom‑scrolling phase.
Mission: Pick one idea, launch an MVP in 14 days, hit your first $100, then iterate.
2. How to Use This List (Lightning Method)
- Skim & Star: Read the categories, star any idea that sparks excitement or matches your skills.
- PASS Test (Pain · Audience · Spend · Skill) – Score each starred idea 1‑5 on:
- Pain – How painful is the problem?
- Audience – How easy is it to reach buyers?
- Spend – Are they used to paying for solutions?
- Skill – Do you (or GPT‑4) have the chops to deliver?
- Validate: Pre‑sell or smoke‑test the top scorer with a landing page + Stripe pre‑order.
- Build MVP: Lean tools (Notion, Canva, Gumroad, ChatGPT) and ship.
- Rinse & Stack: Stack complementary products into bundles/subscriptions.
Total time: ≈2 hours to shortlist, ≈1 week to validate, ≈1 week to build.
3. The Big 5 Categories & 50 Ideas
A. Education & Skills (10)
B. Templates & Toolkits (10)
C. Media & Creative Assets (10)
D. Health, Lifestyle & Productivity (10)
E. Business, Marketing & Money (10)