1. Create and Sell PLR Products
PLR (Private Label Rights) products are digital products that people can buy and then resell as their own.
As a PLR business owner, you create your own digital products that you can sell on your site for others to buy, customize, and then sell as their own. While the first creation is your own, the ones that get sold are used by your customers to resell after making small changes.
How it works:
You create a product and list it for sale. Once a customer buys it, they have permission to edit it, add their own branding, and resell it as their own.
That said, it’s a good idea to encourage buyers not to resell it exactly as-is. Making small tweaks—like updating the design, changing the wording, or adding their own touch—helps them stand out and avoids the same product being sold everywhere at different prices.
Using Canva, you can create:
- Workbooks or worsheets
- Devotionals
- Checklists
- Guides
- Templates
The trick here is to make them clean, useful, and niche-specific (think: fitness planners, budgeting kits, or social media guides). Once done, you can sell them on marketplaces like Etsy or your own website.
Simply hop on Etsy and use the keyword “PLR product” to see examples of digital products that are sold under this category.
2. Digital Printables
Digital printables are typically PDF, PNG or JPG files you create and sell online that customers download and print themselves. No shipping, no inventory—just a one-time design that can sell over and over.
This is one of the easiest ways to get started.
Popular printables that you can create on Canva are:
- Daily planners
- Wall art
- Budget sheets
- Planners and calendars
- Habit trackers
- Wall art
- To-do lists
- Kids’ activity pages
People love instant downloads, and Canva gives you all the tools to make them look polished without much effort.
3. Social Media Templates
Small business owners and social media influencers are constantly looking for ways to save time.
That’s where you come in.
You can design these in Canva:
- Instagram post templates
- Story templates
- Carousel posts
- Pinterest pins
- Reels
Bundle them together and sell them as editable Canva templates. Buyers love that they can just tweak the text and hit “post.”
It saves them time, and it makes you money. With the growth of social media influencers, you can certainly create a business out of this.
4. YouTube Videos
Yes—Canva isn’t just for static designs, you can also create videos too! From faceless videos like stickman animation to YouTube reels there are a ton of different ways you can use Canva.
They also have an automated caption that you can turn on for video, that sync well with the speech. Just hit the caption button and the captions are created instantly.
Finally, they also have an AI voice-generator, where you type you text and it generates the speech for you. This is perfect for introverts who want to start their own YouTube channel!
You can create:
- YouTube intros/outros
- Simple faceless videos
- Slideshow-style content
Pair Canva with stock footage and voiceovers, and you’ve got a monetizable YouTube channel idea—especially in niches like motivation, education, or storytelling.
5. Create and Sell Journals and Activity Books
This is where things get interesting.
Using Canva, you can create simple designs for:
- Journals
- Coloring books
- Puzzle books
- Kids’ activity books
Then upload them to Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). Amazon handles the printing and shipping—you just collect royalties.
6. Create Social Media Graphics for Bloggers
Not everyone wants to DIY their graphics, and bloggers are in desperate need to outsource some of their routine tasks. One of it is graphic designing.
Bloggers need:
- Pinterest pins
- Blog post featured images
- Social media promos
You can offer this as a service. Start small, build a portfolio, and charge per graphic or monthly packages.
7. Make and Sell Ebook Covers
Self-publishing is booming, and authors need eye-catching covers.
Canva has tons of templates you can customize into:
- Fiction covers
- Non-fiction covers
- Workbook-style designs
You can sell premade covers or offer custom design services. Even simple, clean designs can sell well.
8. Sell Pinterest Pin Templates
Pinterest is basically a search engine for visuals—which means good design matters a lot. Using Canva you can create customizable “Pinterest pins” and sell them as a monthly subscription plan. These pins are designed to be editable on Canva, so your customers are free to make small tweaks to make it unique to their brand.
You can:
- Create pin templates
- Offer pin design services
- Sell Pinterest bundles
Businesses and bloggers are always trying to grow traffic, and strong pins can make a huge difference.
9. Create Wedding and Birthday Invites
People love beautiful, affordable invites they can edit themselves.
With Canva, you can design:
- Wedding invitations
- Save-the-dates
- Birthday invites
- Baby shower cards
Sell them as editable templates on Etsy or create your own store on Shopify, so buyers can personalize them instantly.
10. Create and Sell Digital Stickers for Digital Planners
Digital planning is a whole world of its own.
Digital stickers are small graphic elements customers download and use digitally—usually in apps for note-taking or planning, instead of printing them. Those who own digital planners are often searching to buy digital stickers to upgrade their planner.
Think of them like regular stickers… just for your tablet or phone.
You can design:
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- Planner stickers
- Washy tapes
- Cliparts
- Icons
- Decorative elements
These are usually sold as PNG files or Canva elements, and once you build a collection, they can generate steady passive income.
Final Thoughts
The best part about making money with Canva? You don’t need expensive software or years of experience. Canva comes in both a free plan and a Pro plan. You can start off with the free plan to get a feel of the platform and then upgrade once you are comfortable using it.
Pick one idea, keep it simple, and focus on consistency rather than perfection. Most people never start—so if you do, you’re already ahead.
