u/AdditionFickle

Hey,

Just wanted to share something I’ve been thinking about.

When I first started with digital products (planners, templates, printables, etc.) I was pretty lost. I spent weeks making stuff, listing it, and then basically nothing happened. I was checking the shop stats every day feeling discouraged.

I realized I was making a few common mistakes:

• Choosing niches based on what I thought was cool instead of what people search for
• Using cheap/old base files that needed endless editing
• Bad mockups that looked unprofessional
• Just listing products and hoping for the best

Once I fixed those things (better research, cleaner templates, decent mockups in Figma, and light ads), things started to slowly pick up.

It’s still not easy, but it finally feels like I’m moving in the right direction.

Anyone else go through the same phase when starting out?
What was the biggest thing that helped you improve your results?

Hey everyone,

I was trying to find reliable PLR sources for digital products on Etsy, so I decided to test two different sites properly. I paid for both, downloaded templates, created actual products, listed them, and tracked everything over a few months.

Here’s my real experience:

One site works on a pay-per-product basis. It’s straightforward if you only need a couple of specific items. The selection is decent, but I found most of the designs felt pretty basic and older. I ended up spending quite a bit of time updating and modernizing them before they felt ready to sell.

The other site had a smaller library, but the templates were noticeably fresher and more modern. Everything was well organized on the platform, easy to edit right away, and I didn’t have to deal with messy files or broken links.

After using both for several months, I ended up sticking with the second one because it just fit my workflow better for the kind of products I sell (planners, checklists, Notion templates, printables, etc.).

It really depends on what you’re looking for though. Different sites suit different needs.

If you’ve been using PLR for Etsy, I’d genuinely like to hear from you:

• What kind of digital products are you focusing on?
• What’s the biggest thing you look for in a PLR site?

Drop your thoughts or experiences below. I’ll try to reply to as many as I can.