What to sell — Resume templates
Sell your resume templates
A resume template is the layout that got the interview, sold as an editable Canva, Word or PDF file — on its own, or inside a job search kit with the cover letter, the follow-up message and interview prep. Buyers are job hunting today: they pay by card, download it straight away and fill it in within the hour.
“That resume got me the interview” lands in the comments before the video is over, and it always asks for the same thing: the file. It’s a decision made in seconds, because someone job hunting needs it now.
What sells isn’t the file — it’s the filled-in example sitting next to the empty one. A template on its own leaves the buyer staring at a blank page; the same template with two worked examples and a list of action verbs becomes a product.
Novoca builds your sales page, takes the payment and delivers your kit automatically. Your career storefront is live in the time it takes to make a coffee.
€0/month. Novoca only earns when you sell.
Payouts currently require a French bank account.
Products that sell in this niche
- ◆Full application kit: resume, cover letter, follow-ups
- ◆Graduate resume with no experience (two filled-in examples)
- ◆Career change pack: how to tell the story
- ◆ATS-friendly resume + the keyword list to match the job ad
- ◆50 interview questions and how to answer them
- ◆Apprenticeship pack: resume, letter, cold message to employers
Why this niche works
Urgency converts
A job search has a deadline. Between discovering your video and buying, minutes go by — not the weeks of thinking a hobby product gets.
The kit beats the single file
Resume, cover letter, follow-up message, interview prep: the complete application bundle sells better, and higher, than one isolated file, because it covers the whole road instead of the first step.
One profile, one pack
Graduate with no experience, career changer, apprenticeship, senior manager, creative field: every situation deserves its own kit, its own worked example and its own price. The same groundwork ships five times.
Questions about this niche.
Which format should I deliver?+
Canva (a “use as template” link) or Word and Google Docs are the easiest to personalise. Ship both if you can: some recruiters still ask for a .docx. And always include a filled-in PDF example — that’s the file that shows what the result is supposed to look like.
Do resumes have to get past applicant tracking systems?+
Yes, and that’s a selling point. A clean single-column layout with real text sections reads as well to the software as to a human. A multi-column design with the text baked into an image looks great and is unreadable to them. Say it on your page — it’s what sets you apart from free templates.
Am I allowed to sell resume templates?+
Yes, a layout is your own work. Three precautions: check that your fonts allow commercial use, never put a real company logo in an example, and fully anonymise any real resume you took inspiration from — names, addresses, employers.
What should I charge for an application kit?+
Market benchmark, not a promise: €5 to €15 for the template alone, €19 to €39 for the full kit with worked examples, cover letter and interview guide. Targeted packs — career change, apprenticeship — hold the top of the range, because there is no free equivalent for that exact situation.
How do I get paid?+
Through Stripe, straight to your bank account. The payment account is created at activation: bank details, an ID, five minutes. Novoca takes 10% per sale and Stripe processing fees (1.5% + €0.25) apply on top — nothing fixed, nothing to pay in a month without sales.
Can I promise the resume gets them hired?+
No, and you don’t need to. Describe what the kit contains and what it prevents: the layout mistakes, the cover letter that just repeats the resume. A hiring promise is neither credible nor keepable, and it exposes you to someone who has just spent €30 in the middle of a job search.