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4 ways to banish overwhelm and get your digital planner dream up and running

Author | Jackie Need to kickstart your digital planner creation? Stuck on where to start? Overwhelmed at the scale of the project? Frustrated that your dream planner is still on your to-do list after months of procrastination?Here are four ways you c...

Don't let fear of learning something new stop your digital planner dreams

Author | Jackie How many times have you been excited about starting a digital planner business only to give up before you begin? Perhaps, you took one look at the software and ran for the hills!A digital planner has so many moving parts, where ...

Working with Pages | Affinity Publisher Tutorial

Author | Jackie Understanding how to use Pages and Master Pages is fundamental to designing a digital planner. Pages after all hold the content of your planner.I think the most important aspect of Pages in Affinity Publisher for digital planner desi...

How to make a digital planner to sell in just a couple of days!

Author | Jackie The problem with adding a new product to your current offerings is finding the time.You may love the idea of adding a digital planner or journal to your signature program or service. But, you still have to run your business and work ...

5 Steps to a Beautiful Style Guide for your Digital Planner Design

Author | Jackie When you sit down to design your digital planner, you will need to think about not only who it is for but also what it will look like.If you are new to graphic design, struggle to put colours or fonts together, or aren’t sure even ho...

Working with Text Styles | Affinity Publisher Tutorial

Author | Jackie Text Styles and digital planner design go hand in hand. If you’ve ever worked with a digital planner design file before, you will know how big they can get. Daily planners are over 400 pages. So, how does using text style help y...

Digital Planner Design - Choosing the right design program for you

Author | Jackie When it comes to being a digital planner designer, you have a range of software to choose from.Factors that influence your choice of software should include:how much the software costs and whether that is a one-off payment or an ongo...

Getting started in Digital Planner Design - Beginner's Guide to the Essentials

Author | Jackie If you’ve been tempted to start designing your own digital planners but aren’t sure where to start, this guide is for you.We’ll look at the main components and tools you need for designing digital stationery:SoftwareStyleContentTempl...

Working with Colour | Affinity Publisher Tutorial

Author | Jackie Adding your own colour palette is one of the quickest ways to transform a digital planner template. And working with colour in Affinity Publisher is incredibly easy.In this post, I’ll outline all the colour elements you need to be aw...

Is Affinity Publisher Worth It?

Author | Jackie Whether or not you should invest in new software for your online business is a difficult decision. And, it isn’t just the cost. You also have to factor in time to learn how to use the software.In this article, we’ll look at what Affi...

5 Reasons you should be creating a planner to sell for your online business

Author | Jackie You may have heard people go on and on about having a digital product for your business. But why? What are the advantages and should you bother?It depends. It requires time and being prepared to expand your skill set if this isn’t so...

Working with Master Pages | Affinity Publisher Tutorial

Author | Jackie Master Pages are an essential part of a well-designed digital planner template, or any Affinity Publisher or desktop publishing document.You may have come across this concept before in presentation or design software. If not, today’s...

How do you make a digital planner - page layout ideas

Author | Jackie With an abundance of digital and physical planners out there, you may be wondering how on earth you can add anything new or interesting.Perhaps the idea of using templates doesn’t appeal. Won’t your digital planner look the same as e...

How to Create a Digital Planner to sell on Etsy

Author | Jackie Would you love to add a digital planner to your Etsy shop? Well, it isn’t as hard as you might think if you use the right tools and a well-designed template. In fact, you can have your first digital planner ready to sell on Etsy in a...

How to create a digital planner your customer wants

Author | Jackie Making a digital planner for yourself is easy - you know what you need, you know what you want it to look like, and you know which page layouts would be helpful. Unfortunately, sitting down to make one for someone else isn’t as ...

How to Make Digital Stickers with Affinity Designer

Author | Jackie When you buy digital planner kits, you often get covers and/or stickers included. Not only do customers love an accessory or two in their digital planner kits, the added value helps your kit stand out from everyone else’s.You may be ...

Why templates are your best friend when designing digital planners

Author | Jackie One of the biggest hurdles stopping many people designing their own digital planner is the software. This will be the first time they’ve come face to face with professional design software and it’s daunting!What you don’t realise as ...

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