It can be the systems behind the screenshots.

Every time you solve the same problem repeatedly, there's a possibility that the solution can be packaged.

That could become a template, component library, resource, course, or another digital product.

Here are eight places to look.

1. Reusable UI components

If you have built the same buttons, forms, cards and navigation patterns repeatedly, organize them into a component library.

Don't just dump components into a file.

Create:

• Consistent naming

• Variants

• States

• Documentation

• Usage examples

The objective is to help someone move faster.

2. Landing-page sections

You don't necessarily need to build an entire website.

Individual sections can be valuable:

• Hero sections

• Pricing sections

• Testimonials

• Feature sections

• FAQs

• Contact sections

• Footers

A collection of carefully designed sections can become a useful resource for developers and designers.

3. Dashboard templates

Dashboards contain many repetitive interface patterns.

You could create templates for:

• Analytics

• Finance

• Project management

• CRM

• E-commerce

• SaaS

Again, choose a specific use case rather than trying to satisfy everyone.

4. UX documentation

Designers often spend considerable time preparing research documents.

Those workflows can become products.

Consider creating:

• Interview templates

• Research plans

• Usability-test templates

• UX audit frameworks

• User-journey templates

Your product doesn't have to look impressive.

It needs to be useful.

5. Icon libraries

Icon packs are one of the clearest examples of reusable design work.

Build around a visual system.

For example:

120 consistent outline icons for SaaS dashboards.

A specific use case helps the customer understand the product immediately.

6. Design-system foundations

A design-system starter can include:

• Color tokens

• Typography

• Spacing

• Components

• States

• Guidelines

This is more demanding than a simple UI kit, but it can provide significantly more structure.

7. Portfolio and case-study templates

Not every digital product needs to be aimed at businesses.

Designers also struggle with presenting their own work.

You can create templates for:

• Portfolio websites

• Case studies

• Presentations

• Client proposals

• Project documentation

Your own workflow may already contain the solution.

8. Educational resources

If you've solved a problem enough times to teach it clearly, turn the knowledge into a resource.

It could be:

• A tutorial

• A mini-course

• A workshop

• A checklist

• A video series

• A downloadable guide

Start narrow.

"How to design better dashboards" is broad.

"How to create accessible form components in Figma" is much more focused.

How to choose your first product

Use this simple formula:

Problem + audience + reusable solution = product idea

Example:

Problem: Designers repeatedly build SaaS dashboard components.

Audience: Freelance product designers.

Solution: A structured SaaS dashboard UI kit.

That's much easier to validate than:

"I'll make a giant UI kit for everyone."

Don't confuse passive with effortless

Digital products still need:

• Marketing

• Customer support

• Updates

• Documentation

• Distribution

But they have one important advantage over hourly work.

You don't necessarily have to create the product again for every customer.

That's the scalability.

Build a discovery system

Once your product exists, make it discoverable.

Your portfolio should show what you can do.

Your content should explain problems you understand.

Your product page should explain what you're selling.

And discovery platforms can help put your work in front of new audiences.

For example, designers and creators can use ThemesMotion to showcase professional work, projects, templates and digital products:

https://themesmotion.com/

A 30-day challenge

If you're serious about trying this, don't start with ten products.

Try this:

Week 1: Find a recurring problem.

Week 2: Research existing solutions.

Week 3: Build the smallest useful version.

Week 4: Package and launch it.

Then spend the following month improving it based on feedback.

The first product doesn't need to make you rich.

It needs to teach you how to turn your design knowledge into something reusable.

That skill alone can change the way you think about your design career.