DesignNamed in 3 case studies

Canva

An online design tool with built-in AI features. Documented sellers use it to make print-on-demand designs and to lay out printables and workbooks.

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Pricing

Free plan plus paid Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans. We could not load the live pricing page in our check; one documented seller cited Canva Pro at $10/month in September 2024.

Free plan: Yes.

Checked on the official pricing page on October 17, 2026. Prices change and can vary by region, tax, and billing period.

How It Is Used in Our Cases

Text-based t-shirt and candle label designs
Printable planners and workbooks
Marketplace listing images

Limitations

Many templates and elements are reserved for paid plans
Template-based designs can look similar to competitors
Check licence terms before selling designs that use Canva elements

In the Case Studies

Case Studies Using Canva

3 case studies

Video thumbnail: You Don't Need Hours to Build a 6-Figure Etsy Print-on-Demand Shop

Video: Emily Odio-Sutton

September 27, 2024

1 source

An Etsy print-on-demand shop that brought in $220,300 in a year

Emily Odio-Sutton started a print-on-demand shop on Etsy in 2022 so she could be available for her daughter. Printify prints and ships each order. CNBC Make It reported her store brought in $220,300 in 2023. She spends about 10 hours a week on her shops and declined to name them to avoid copycats.

Reported figure

$220,300 in sales (2023)(revenue)

Evidence levelIndependently Documented

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August 18, 2025

1 source

A paid book-summary newsletter that reached $1,400 a month by month six

A side hustler launched a weekly book-summary newsletter on Substack at $7 a month or $50 a year. The first month brought 42 subscribers. By month three there were 150 subscribers and $1,000 in total revenue, and by month six about $1,400 a month.

Reported figure

About $1,400/mo(revenue)

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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Video: Becky Beach AI Tutorials

August 5, 2025

1 source

Vibe-coded printables and courses that doubled income to $20,000 a month

Rebecca Beach has sold printables and private label rights products since 2018. She says AI-assisted "vibe coding" let her double her income from about $10,000 to up to $20,000 a month. Printables sell for $7 to $37 in her Shopify store and on Etsy; courses run from $97 to $997.

Reported figure

Up to $20,000/mo(revenue)

Evidence levelSelf-Reported

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A design platform with AI image tools, templates, and mockups aimed at merch and print sellers. Named as the design tool in the documented AI coloring book case.

Free plan: Yes, for personal use only. No commercial rights on the Free plan.

Pricing: Free, Pro, Expert, and Max plans, monthly or yearly. Exact prices were not shown in the version of the page we could read.

Checked October 17, 2026

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