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  I Don’t Think I Realized How Much Value I Was Giving Away: 18,777 Free Plaid Patterns Sometimes you become so familiar with something you created that you stop seeing it the way a new visitor would. That may have happened to me with plaid-patterns.com . The site offers 18,777 seamless plaid patterns . Every pattern is 1024×1024 pixels. They are free to download, free for commercial use, and do not require attribution—although credit is always appreciated. I knew that was generous. I am not sure I fully understood how generous until I saw a paid stock-image offer advertising five image downloads per month for $9 USD per month, billed annually. Five Downloads a Month Versus 18,777 Patterns At $9 per month, that subscription costs $108 per year. Its five monthly image downloads add up to 60 individual downloads per year. The plan also includes one monthly bundle and other benefits, so this is not a perfectly equal comparison. A broad stock library also offers photos, vectors, and gr...

Turn Free Plaid Patterns Into Your Own Hand-Picked Etsy Bundle I have a package of plaid patterns from plaid-patterns.com listed on Etsy, and it has made eight sales so far. Eight sales may not sound like a giant business, but I find it encouraging. I created the bundle once, made the listing once, and the same digital package can continue to be purchased without my having to pack a box or mail a physical product each time. It is a small example of how a collection of digital designs can potentially produce a little passive income. There Are 18,777 Free Plaid Patterns to Explore What excites me even more is that other people can visit plaid-patterns.com and explore 18,777 free plaid patterns. Instead of simply downloading a pattern for one project, someone could browse the collection, choose the designs they personally like, and organize their favourites into a themed bundle of their own. One person might select soft pastel plaids for baby showers and nurseries. Another might prefer d...