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#1 A.I. Digital Product Business Nobody’s Talking About

Alek

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In this video, I cover what I think the absolute best digital product that you can sell in 2026 is. Ultimately, it comes down to being able to test the most product variations because your first product isn't going to take off. Having something you can iterate on and build on over time, enhancing your catalog, that's what makes the best product. Enjoy!

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0:00 The question nobody actually answers
5:12 The best digital product isn't a digital product
9:18 Three business models ranked
13:51 The proof: 50,000 shirts and $15,000 a month
20:02 Why this one becomes an asset and the others don't

⚠️ Disclaimer:
This video includes brief, transformative commentary on publicly available Etsy & TikTok shops and listings for educational and analytical purposes. All content shown is used under the principles of Fair Use (17 U.S.C. § 107) for teaching, commentary, and market analysis. No content is copied, resold, or used commercially. Viewers are encouraged to create their own original work and use this content as inspiration, not imitation.

20 Comments

@lastsignalyt 2 weeks ago

One the best video, I've watched today.
I saw this completely and made notes on my diary.
Jazak'Allah (thanks) Alek brother.

@velugg2 3 weeks ago

why are you creating YouTube content and earning through youtube ads?

@karlmiller7834 3 weeks ago

I'm convinced! Great video, Alek. Perhaps you could do a video on what you think the secret sauce Etsy has for which store listings they push out to potential customers. Why do those of us with small stores, perfect SEO and mockups, listing variety, LV-inspired niche selection, good pricing, etc never make it to the Alek-seller status? :)

@ChishenYeung 3 weeks ago

Spot-on point about iteration, Alek! Testing variations fast and building out a product matrix over time is the real key to scaling long-term—whether digital or physical.

For any creators or sellers here expanding from digital assets into physical products (or wanting to test customized physical variations with zero risk), having a solid supply chain backend makes all the difference. At SIHI Dropshipping, we specialize in fast factory-direct sourcing, custom packaging, and automated global 3PL fulfillment to help e-commerce brands scale their catalog seamlessly. Keep the great content coming! 🚀

@lucie442 2 weeks ago (edited)

Can you please make a step by step tutorial on how/where to create the digital product with free tools and then how to get the digital product onto sth from printify and then onto Etsy?

@goofytv6612 2 weeks ago

Thanks as always Alek! I am combing through all your videos because I know you had one on how to use Claude or at least AI to create budget planners and other spreadsheets for Etsy and I can’t seem to find the one that walks through that part....can you point me in the right direction? Thanks again!!

@theblockchaindog9849 2 weeks ago

How did you create the skills pixel art video? That is so cool!

@CrossLume 2 weeks ago

Hi there the listing view doesn't work at the moment

@titanbuck7 3 weeks ago

@alekSheffy Creator 3 weeks ago

Does this count or is it ragebait? Let me know what you think 👇🫶

@BotijoPorroApparel 2 weeks ago

Hi Alek, thank you so much for the Six Figure Storefront.

I just wanted to let you know that your Sign up for Etsy now link is broken. It will show an error or not load at all and say it expired. I can't continue if it's not fixed so please look into it.

Thank you.

@zakehli 3 weeks ago (edited)

Does the free pod course still work?, meaning the stuff you teach there still hold value or are they just satured and doesnt work, im planing on watching the whole thing rn just dont wanna waste 10hrs on something that doesnt work anymore

@keithdouglas5650 2 weeks ago

I spent a year on POD, followed Alek and many of the POD evangelists. My takeaway is that it is massive effort for very low return. It is no different from Digital and drop shipping in that respect. There are good returns from a relatively small few. However, I think that if there was analysis of the number of people doing this, vs the returns they are making, it would be seen as largely a waste of time for most. There are plenty of boring businesses or doubling down on a career that will be much better routes for most people.

Possibly the best business models around are making Youtube videos of "How to make $$$ Using AI / POD / Digital Products / Faceless or non-faceless Youtube / Newsletters" etc... in which case its almost a new type of pyramid scheme.

@2Beavers 3 weeks ago

Great video, I just launched an app to help digital product creators to find leads using AI agents. One of my users is making now $5k/month. I think I am going to start also selling digital products instead build tools 😅😂😂

@istiakahmed9261 3 weeks ago

One question remains is that ,” Why are you using windows xp ?” And “Why do you have only 127 likes ?”

@Livingtheglobe 2 weeks ago

If no one is talking about it, maybe it's just not worth talking about.

@RangkumKlip 3 weeks ago

one coment

@deadbishopcreations 2 weeks ago

"#1 A.I. Digital Product Business Nobody’s Talking About"? Everybody have been talking about AI and POD for years. Everybody is doing it, and have been doing it for a long time.