One of the most common questions I see in the Passive Income for Designers Facebook group is:

"Is my product good enough?"

It makes sense. 

You spend every extra minute you have working on your new product.  You sacrifice time with your family. You carefully craft your product into something that you think you're audience will love. 

Then with butterflies of excitement and fear you click the "Publish" button. 

Finally, all the work is about to pay off.

The first day maybe you get a sale...

The next day none.

A week later still none. 

You feel like you wasted your time. Maybe you feel like your work isn't good enough.

But in your gut, it just feels like the product should be selling. You know your product is as strong as the others you see on Creative Market. So what's the problem?

In the short run following trends is a safe way to make a passive income. Look at what's selling in your chosen marketplace and copy it.

Do a decent job, and you're guaranteed to make sales.

But there's a dark side to following the trends.

Choose a niche that you love (and feels a little insane). Then search for clues that it might work.

One of the most common questions I get is "How do I choose a niche for my passive income business?"

We're all looking for our own little unique corner of the market. A place where we can make great art and people will shower us with money for doing it.

The truth is that finding the right niche is a mix of research, luck, and enough insanity to stand out.

One of the most common questions I get asked by new creators building a passive income is:

"I just finished my first product. Everyone says it's great but no one is buying it. How do I get my first sales?"

I asked successful Creative Market shop owners for their best tips and strategies for getting your first sales (using the Creative Market forums). Then I organized the tips with key takeaways to make it easy to scan. Enjoy!

Want to build a passive income for your graphic design business? Here's 9 of the most common ways I've found that designers can make an absolute killing.