$ cat prompt.txt — Canva Templates

Canva Template Niche Finder — Etsy-Validated Niches in 20 Min

Find 5 profitable Canva template niches backed by Etsy search data + Pinterest signals.

20–40 min beginner Claude Sonnet, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro#canva#etsy#templates

intro.md

Most Canva sellers fail because they design in saturated niches (Instagram quote templates, basic wedding invites) where the Top 10 already has 5,000+ sales. This prompt cuts through that — it finds you 5 specific niches with proven demand but under-served competition, then ranks them by your design strengths and time budget.

$ cat prompt.txt | pbcopy

The prompt — copy & paste

prompt.txt

You are a top-1% Etsy Canva-template seller who's done $250k+ in template sales. Your job is to find me 5 PROFITABLE, UNDER-SERVED Canva template niches I can realistically dominate in 90 days.

MY INPUTS:
- My design strengths: {{design_strengths}}
- Audiences I'm familiar with (industries, hobbies, life stages): {{audience_familiarity}}
- Hours per week I can commit to template creation: {{time_per_week}}

EXECUTE:

STEP 1 — UNDER-SERVED NICHE GENERATION
List 15 specific Canva template niches that meet ALL these criteria:
- Etsy has 50–500 results for the search (not 5,000+, which is saturated, not <20, which is dead)
- The top 5 sellers have <2,000 sales each (proves room to compete)
- The buyer has a clear use-case occasion (event, business launch, content month, etc.)
- The deliverable is FAST to produce in Canva (10 hours max per pack of 20 templates)

For each niche, write it as "[specific use-case] [template type] for [specific buyer]" — e.g. "Real estate open house Instagram post templates for solo agents".

STEP 2 — SCORING + RANKING
Score each of the 15 niches 1–5 on:
- DEMAND signal (search volume + buyer urgency)
- COMPETITION ease (how many strong incumbents)
- MY FIT (matches my design strengths + audience familiarity above)
- PRODUCTION SPEED (can I ship a 20-template pack in <{{time_per_week}} hours)
- PRICE CEILING ($15 pack vs $35 pack potential)

Present as a sorted markdown table with TOTAL out of 25.

STEP 3 — TOP 5 RECOMMENDATIONS
Pick the top 5 niches and for each one give:
- The exact title format I should use for my Etsy listing (with a 140-character title pattern using high-volume keywords)
- 13 Etsy tag suggestions (use all 13 slots — Etsy gives equal weight to each)
- The buyer pain it solves in one sentence
- A pack-content suggestion (how many templates, what variants — e.g. "20 templates × 3 colour variants = 60 total")
- Estimated time to produce the first pack
- Recommended starting price + the price-anchor logic

STEP 4 — 90-DAY PORTFOLIO PLAN
Recommend the order I should ship these 5 niches over 90 days. Prioritise:
- Quick wins early (niches I can ship in week 1 to build seller history)
- Listing diversity (don't ship 5 wedding-related packs in 90 days — Etsy diversifies your impressions)
- Audience overlap (later packs should be cross-promotable to earlier buyers)

STEP 5 — KILL LIST
Explicitly name 3 popular Canva niches I should NOT enter and why (e.g. "Instagram quote templates" — saturated, $5 race-to-bottom). Save me from the obvious mistakes.

Be specific. Generic answers like "wellness templates" are useless — I need "8-week postpartum mental-health journal templates for new moms".

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$ man playbook

Step-by-step playbook

How to actually use this prompt for the best results.

01
Be honest about your design strengths
{{design_strengths}} should be specific: 'Minimalist typography-heavy designs in muted palettes' beats 'good design eye'. The model uses this to filter niches you can actually execute well.
02
Run the prompt and screenshot the table
The 15-niche scored table is the highest-leverage output. Save it. You'll use it as your product roadmap for 6+ months.
03
Validate the top 3 niches manually on Etsy
Search each recommended niche on Etsy. Confirm the result counts and top-seller sales-volume the AI estimated. If they're wildly off (>3x), re-run the prompt with explicit Etsy data corrections.
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Update your analysis based on these real Etsy numbers: - {{niche_1}}: {{actual_results_count}} results, top seller has {{sales}} sales - {{niche_2}}: ...
04
Build the first pack THIS WEEK
Don't research more. The first pack is the validator — list it on Etsy and measure traffic, favourites, and sales after 14 days. That data is more valuable than another niche-research session.
05
Use the listing prompt next
Once you've made the templates, use the 'Canva Template Etsy Listing' prompt to generate the full title + 13 tags + description for each pack.

$ man tips

Pro tips for better output

›If the AI keeps suggesting wedding / Instagram quote niches, push back — those are saturated. Add 'EXCLUDE wedding, Instagram quotes, generic motivational' to your variables.
›Niches tied to specific occasions (back-to-school, tax season, awards night, Q4 launch) outperform evergreen niches because of buyer urgency.
›B2B Canva templates (real-estate, coaches, lawyers, dentists) routinely sell at 3–5x consumer pricing for the same effort.
›After every 5 sales in a new niche, list a tightly-related upsell pack — buyers who liked your first pack convert to the second at 15–25%.

$ echo $YIELD

What you'll get

output.md

A scored table of 15 niches, top 5 recommendations with full Etsy listing scaffolds (titles + 13 tags + pack contents + pricing), a 90-day portfolio plan, and a kill-list of niches to avoid.

$ man faq

FAQ

Do I need Canva Pro for selling templates?

Yes for templates that use premium elements or that buyers will re-edit. Canva Pro is $120/year and pays for itself with 4–5 sales. Free Canva works for early validation but limits which elements you can include.

How do I deliver Canva templates to buyers?

Generate a Canva 'template link' (Share → Template link in the top bar). The buyer clicks it and gets their own editable copy in their own Canva account. Deliver via a PDF instruction sheet with the link, sold as an Etsy instant download.

How many templates per pack?

15–25 templates per pack is the sweet spot. Fewer and buyers feel underwhelmed; more and you're padding with quality drops. Always include 2–3 colour variants of each template — perceived value triples for minimal extra work.

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