No. 1
Print on Demand
Create designs that sell with no inventory and no cash up front.
See the Print on Demand businessPack 1 from $24 CAD (about US$18) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
Educational content, no guaranteed income.
Your result
Your 2 best options
Your answers: you have under $100 to start; you have over 12 h a week; you can wait for a first milestone; you answer buyers without reaching out; you work mostly online; you have space to store items; you like creating visuals; you can lose the test money.
No. 2
Digital products
Turn what you already know how to do into a file that sells on repeat.
See the Digital products businessPack 1 from $24 CAD (about US$18) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
Why Print on Demand comes first
It fits better on: what you like doing (11-point gap).
On the other aspects, they are tied.
Aspect by aspect
| Aspect | Print on Demand | Digital products |
|---|---|---|
| Starting budget | CA$0–50Good fit12/12 | CA$0–30Good fit12/12 |
| Time per week | 5–10 hGood fit14/14 | 5–10 hGood fit14/14 |
| First milestone (estimate) | 4–10 wkGood fit10/10 | 3–8 wkGood fit10/10 |
| Contact with people | Almost noneGood fit14/14 | Publishing contentGood fit14/14 |
| Online or in the field | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 | 100% onlineGood fit10/10 |
| Stock and shipping | The printer shipsGood fit8/8 | No itemsGood fit8/8 |
| What you do day to day | Creating designsGood fit22/22 | Teaching a skill you havePartial11/22 |
| Demand and risk | MediumGood fit10/10 | MediumGood fit10/10 |
| Score | 100/100 | 89/100 |
The main risk with Print on Demand
Competition is enormous: a generic design does not sell, however well presented.
Budget: CA$0–50 (Printify free plan, US$0.20 per Etsy listing).
The main risk with Digital products
You must already know something others want to learn, otherwise there is nothing to sell.
Budget: CA$0–30.
How we calculate
Each aspect is worth points: what you like doing 22, time 14, contact 14, budget 12, timing 10, location 10, risk 10, stock 8. “Good fit” earns all of the aspect’s points, “Partial” half, “Watch out” 0.
The score measures how well your answers match what the business demands: it is not a chance of success nor an income forecast.
What we ruled out, and why
- Local marketing: in-person or phone outreach is the only path (you prefer answering buyers without reaching out).
- AI video editing: you have to message strangers to find clients (you prefer answering buyers without reaching out).
- Reselling: it needs CA$100–500 of working capital depending on the niche.
- Micro-SaaS: you have to message strangers to find clients (you prefer answering buyers without reaching out).
- Dropshipping: it needs CA$350–600, of which $300–500 goes to ads.