Estimate revenue from digital products like courses and ebooks
Price per unit (ebook, course, template)
How many units you expect to sell monthly
Gumroad: 10%, Etsy: 6.5%, Shopify: 2.9%
Email marketing, hosting, software
Total sales before fees
After platform fees and expenses
Projected yearly earnings
Digital products typically have 70-90% margins
This free digital product calculator helps you estimate revenue and profit from selling ebooks, courses, templates, and other digital goods. Unlike physical products, digital products have near-zero marginal costs, making them one of the highest-margin businesses you can build.
| Platform | Fees | Best For | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumroad | 10% | Beginners | Easy setup, no monthly fee |
| Teachable | 0% + $39-119/mo | Courses | Full course platform, quizzes |
| Podia | 0% + $39-89/mo | All-in-one | Courses, downloads, membership |
| Etsy | 6.5% + $0.20 | Printables | Built-in traffic, high competition |
| Shopify | 2.9% + $29/mo | Own brand | Full control, needs marketing |
Online courses ($50-2,000), templates and tools ($10-100), ebooks ($10-50), printables ($5-20), and software/apps ($10-100/month). Courses have the highest profit margins (80-90%) and price points.
Beginners typically earn $100-500/month in the first year. Established creators earn $2,000-10,000/month. Top creators (1% of sellers) can earn $50,000-500,000/month. Your income depends on audience size, product quality, and marketing.
Gumroad (easy, 10% fee), Teachable (courses, $39-119/month), Podia (all-in-one, $39-89/month), Shopify (e-commerce, $29-79/month), Etsy (printables, 6.5% fee), and your own website (Stripe, 2.9% fee). Start with Gumroad, scale to your own site.
Price based on value, not time spent. Ebooks: $15-50, Templates: $20-100, Mini-courses: $50-200, Signature courses: $200-2,000, Coaching: $500-5,000. Test prices. You can always adjust. Most creators underprice initially.
No, but you need a targeted one. 1,000 true fans can support a creator. Focus on building an email list (1-5% will buy). A 500-person email list can generate $2,500-25,000 per launch depending on pricing and engagement.
Printables: 1-5 hours. Ebooks: 20-50 hours. Templates/tools: 10-30 hours. Mini-courses: 20-40 hours. Full courses: 50-200 hours. Start with smaller products to validate demand before investing in large courses.
Can be nearly zero. Free tools: Canva (design), Google Docs (writing), Loom (video). Paid essentials: Domain ($12/year), email marketing ($0-20/month), platform fees (5-10% of sales). Total: $0-500 to launch your first product.
Content marketing (blog, YouTube, podcast), email list building (lead magnets), social proof (testimonials, case studies), affiliate programs (partners promote for commission), SEO (long-term organic traffic), and community building (Facebook groups, Discord).