Have you thought about making your own digital planner? It can be a lot of fun. However, let’s talk about the pros and cons of creating your own digital planner.
Depending on your personal lifestyle and taste, making your own digital planner can have pros and cons. So the decision may be up to you.
Personally, since I was little, I enjoyed writing down my thoughts by drawing pictures and putting stickers in my diary. Maybe that’s why, when I met the iPad and Procreate, I burst into cheers. Because I can make my own treasure without wasting any more papers.
Now let’s get to the point and look at the pros and cons of creating your own digital planner.
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The Pros of Creating Your Own Digital Planner
It’s good to know how to create your own digital planner with digital illustration as the main design if you’re interested.
In my case, I set a theme for each month and sketch the digital illustration I will use in Procreate.
1. Being free.
It is possible with your own device. All you need is an iPad and an app that can create PDF files like Keynote or PowerPoint. And we already have devices or apps like this.
You can find instructions on how to use the Keynote app and how to create a digital planner on my blog or on the Creators Club Tutorial.
Keynote is free and comes with an iPad. This means you don’t have to pay extra. You can also use other apps. If the Keynote app is not available, you can create one using an app like Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or the Canva app.
2. Freedom and full control of your digital planner.
Having your own digital planner gives you freedom and complete control. When using the planner, there are sections that you use a lot, and there are sections that you don’t need at all. This is natural, as everyone has different needs and uses. However, creating a digital planner with sections tailored to your design and purpose will help you get to know yourself.
When I was a student and living with my parents, I didn’t need an overly specific finance ledger book. So, in my personal planner, I boldly deleted this item and put my reading journal. As an adult and living independently, sections for students such as class schedules have been replaced with work plans and journals.
Anyone who has used a planner and written a diary has experienced it. You can incorporate your own designs into these experiences.
If you are creating and running a digital planner business, we recommend that you create a product that meets the needs of these customers.
In other words, it can be divided into several categories, such as planners for students, teachers and entrepreneurs, planners for new parents, and so on, depending on your specific niche.
Creating your own digital planner can also vary according to needs and circumstances, and it is an advantage to design according to these circumstances and to adjust sub-sections and page elements appropriately.
3. Flexibility.
You can change your own design or graphics whenever you want
The digital planner has a template design so you can add extra sections
If you have hyperlinks or need them, you can add them without having to start over.
Also, if you want to add a graphic you draw or your own new page layout to the desired page, you can create and add it with a drawing tool such as the Procreate.
Changes can be applied and used with little effort.
4. It can enhance your creativity.
I started making my own design elements while making a digital planner. With these efforts, I learned to draw digitally.
I wanted to have an autobiographical planner that remembers my life and how I have lived intentionally, not just a practical and functional planner.
So, I can see the journey of the illustrations and design elements that I create. It has helped me to see the strength of my own creative journey.
Looking through my design, I can see that getting better and better. It makes me feel like I’m becoming a better me again. You can also smile at the beautiful memories of that time.
5. Acquiring skills and knowledge.
What makes creating digital planners you give a skill and knowledge? Also, it’s an opportunity to help others.
How? Let me explain that!
Sell your creative skills, not just the digital planner
Most digital planner creators are on a similar journey of creating digital art. Once you know how to create your own digital planner, you can now create a digital planner for others. It starts with having the ability to teach and serve others with digital products that you’ve made. I know there are many people who open Etsy shops for digital planners once they learn how to create digital planners. However, it is really competitive and may not survive the Red Ocean. Of course, there are big star sellers out there as well, especially in the digital planner category.
If you don’t have a unique solution for your target audience, it can be hard to run the shop.
Use the skills and knowledge to expand the creative world.
That’s why I have started to create digital planners for my community’s needs and solutions. Designing and creating digital planners is aim to benefit our community
Try thinking about what kind of issues or problems are they facing? Is there something you can help them with?
Therefore, you can create digital notebooks or guidebooks that address the issues their community is facing.
Once you know how to make a digital planner like this, you can create another type of digital product, such as digital photo albums, diaries, etc. This is acquiring your skillset.
So far, I have talked about the advantages I felt while making my own digital planner.
What do you think? Do you think it’s fun and exciting?
So let’s get started to find out the cons of creating your own digital planner.
The cons of making your own digital planner.
1. Creating your own digital planner is time-consuming!
Sometimes it takes a few days, if there are many sections it can take several months.
Especially if you are a beginner, it takes a lot of time to get used to the program and to understand the structure of hyperlinks.
But if you still want to try, you can easily get started with the Editable digital planner templates. If you want a simple design, you can create a digital planner design by adding your own design. Also, there are tutorials that are easy to follow.
Editable digital planner base template kit
However, it can take hours to create your own unique digital planner, even if you start with a ready-made template.
So, If you have little or no time, I don’t think creating a digital planner is for you. Using a fully made digital planner whichever suite, you can plan your goals and life.
In our shop, there are planners for Moms who pursue a simple life and business planners for digital creators. In addition, there is also a Self-love journal for journal lovers. Paper textured Digital Notebooks that suit your taste, so please visit and use a digital planner that suits your needs.
2. Taking a long time to start
If you haven’t set goals and objectives for a digital planner, it will take a long time, especially if you haven’t tried to create one. You can get stuck in the timing of figuring out the page layout. If the ideas about Page layouts and design elements are all in your head, start sketching them right now.
To help you sketch these ideas, I have created and provided the Digital Planner Idea Sketch Guidebook for free. Download it from our resource library.
Idea sketch guide book for digital planner creation
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3. Complete freedom
I have already mentioned the advantages earlier. You are free to use and tweak your own designs to create your own digital planner, but if you don’t know anything about design, the opposite is the case.
If you don’t know anything about design or you’re not good at drawing, you can learn design inspiration and techniques from our monthly magazine.
I didn’t major in design either, but I was able to learn and master graphic design through digital design and production.
If you don’t have time to learn but want to make a digital planner, you can purchase graphic designs or clip art from professional artists under a commercial license and add them to your own digital planner.
The sites that give me a lot of design inspiration and help right now are Creative Market and Design Cut. The works of many professional artists are categorized to help you find the design elements you want. It’s also affordable and offers commercial licensees to help you build your digital products.
Of course, if you want to use it for personal use, you can download it for free from sites such as Pinterest, Pixer Bay, and Pixel. Remember, be sure to read the licensing rules.
In Conclusion
Creating a digital planner is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is worth a try if you are really interested in the field.
Not only for those who want to start a digital stationery business, but through this, you will discover talents that you were not aware of and work in that field. In other words, you will be able to live your life doing what you want to do for the rest of your life.
How are you guys? Are you still hesitating? Get started with a digital planner created with your own unique design. I’ll help.
If you have any difficulties during production, please feel free to leave a message on my Instagram or Facebook group. I will answer to the best of my knowledge.
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