AKA: Create a Digital Course or eBook and Let It Work While You Nap (Stay-At-Home Mom Edition)
📌TL;DR
If you’ve ever solved a problem that made your life easier — and it’s something others struggle with — congrats: You’ve got the bones of a digital product. Package it into a course or eBook once, sell it over and over, and enjoy that sweet “you made a sale” email while reheating your coffee for the third time.
How To Create A Digital Course Or EBook
Passive income gets thrown around like it’s a magical unicorn that drops cash into your diaper bag. The truth? Some forms of passive income require a lot of upfront time, tech know-how, or disposable cash — three things many moms do not have lying around next to the laundry pile.
But there’s one method that’s surprisingly doable:
📘 Create a digital course or eBook based on something you already know.
Yes, you. Even if your brain currently feels like mashed bananas and Cocomelon jingles.
“But I’m Not an Expert…”
Cool, neither am I.
Here’s the secret: You don’t have to be the expert. You just need to be someone who figured out a solution and can explain it better than Google. Or at least without using words like “synergize.”
You can write or record a simple step-by-step guide that helps someone else:
- potty train a toddler without losing their mind,
- meal plan without spreadsheets,
- or organize their digital photos before 2042.
If you’ve been through it and lived to tell the tale, you can probably teach it.
eBook or Course — What’s the Difference?
eBook = words. Think of it as a downloadable PDF guide that someone can read at their own pace, likely on their phone while hiding in the bathroom.
Course = visuals. This could be a series of videos, audio lessons, or slides. You don’t need fancy editing — just clean sound and the ability to not whisper-yell at your kids mid-recording.
Both formats can live on platforms like:
- Gumroad
- Teachable
- Payhip
- Thinkific
- or even your own website (if you’re feeling ambitious and caffeinated)
What Could You Create?
Start with this question:
🍼 What do people always ask you for help with?
If it’s:
- “How do you get your toddler to eat veggies?”
- “What do you do with all their art projects?”
- “How are you budgeting on one income?”
…then congrats, you’ve got product potential.
Bonus: You don’t have to write a novel. You’re not aiming for Harry Potter and the 12-Week Sleep Schedule. A 10-page PDF with helpful info? That sells.
Why This Works for Moms
- You do the work once.
- You don’t need to show up live.
- You can create at nap time, bedtime, or when your kid finally decides they do like the blue cup.
- You set your price. You keep your profits.
It’s like cloning your best advice and letting it do the work while you make dinner (or scroll in peace).
Real Talk: What It’ll Take
✔️ Time — a few focused hours over a couple weeks
✔️ Brainpower — mostly to organize your thoughts
✔️ Basic tools — Google Docs, Canva, maybe a mic if you’re doing audio
❌ Zero followers required (platforms like Gumroad let you sell without a built-in audience)
No, it’s not instant money. But it’s not soul-crushing, either. And once it’s done? You’ve got a digital product that can keep earning while you live your life.
Or clean applesauce off the ceiling. Again.