Make Money On The Road by Designing and Selling Simple Canva Templates

Nomadic Side Hustle Strategy 9

🌍 Welcome to This Week’s Nomadic Side Hustle Strategy

Each strategy is designed to be simple, practical, and doable from anywhere, whether you’re at home, on the road, or planning your next adventure.

Enjoy this week’s breakdown, and remember: consistent focused action is what turns ideas into income.

This post is for paid members of The 50+ Nomad Club only.

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🎨 Design and Sell Canva Templates

If you enjoy layout, colour, fonts, or organising information visually, this is a smart way to turn creativity into recurring income.

Canva templates are in high demand across industries. Think social media graphics, planners, business kits, journals, and more. Once created, they can be sold multiple times with no extra fulfilment, making them a favourite among digital product sellers and travel-friendly solopreneurs.

Perfect if you’ve got an eye for design and want to build a low-maintenance product library over time.

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🧠 What You’re Really Selling

Templates solve a problem. You’re not just selling graphics, you’re offering:

• A shortcut to polished content

• A time-saver for small business owners or creators

• A done-for-you solution they can tweak and use instantly

• Aesthetic confidence for people who don’t love design

🛠 Skills You’ll Need

• Canva proficiency (Canva Pro recommended)

• A good eye for layout, colour, and typography

• Light copywriting and instructional skills

• Trend spotting and marketplace research

• Basic marketing and product presentation

💸 Startup Costs

You can start lean and scale later. Here’s a breakdown:

• Canva Pro: $12.99/month or $119.99/year

• Etsy or Creative Market listing fees: $0.20/listing

• Optional: stock photos or graphics: $0–$50/month

• Optional: licensed fonts or mockups: $0–$100

Total setup: Around $50–$150 depending on your tools and materials

⏰ Time Commitment

• Designing: 2–3 hours per day (early stages)

• Marketing: 2–4 hours per week

• Customer support: 30 mins/day

• Trend research: 1–2 hours/week

Once your shop is live, you can slow the pace and focus on creating new packs monthly or seasonally.

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🚀 Getting Started in 3 Steps