Digital Planner Academy® is our signature program that helps you start your digital planner business with the strategies and community you need to set yourself on the path to success. From the beginning, we’ll help you choose your niche, set up an Etsy shop, and start marketing your business. We’ll be there to guide you as you grow your business to launch new collections, diversify your income, build a team, and scale to success.

We offer two tiers - DPA+ comes with a 6-month support package that includes exclusive access to Shay and The Pink Ink team to offer customized expert advice and practical assistance. The self-study version of the program gives you unlimited access to the 6 milestones and their content, along with our template library so you can reflect on the program curriculum during each stage of your business.

With Digital Planner Academy®, you get lifetime access to…

• 90+ pre-recorded videos that are organized into six milestones

• Ever-growing template library for editable product mockups and swipe files

6-month access to Community app to receive support for Plus tier and 3-month access to Community app for Self-study tier.

If you join DPA+, you’ll get six months of high-touch support to receive personalized feedback on your work and business along with exclusive courses, bonuses, monthly Q&A calls, and biweekly coworking sessions.

Absolutely!

We’ve created these templates exactly to help you do that. In fact, we highly encourage it. Our creative, pre-made templates are editable and easy to use so you can effortlessly design your own stunning planners and organize your pages – in just minutes! You’ll also have access to done-for-you planner elements which are also fully editable, so you can simply copy and customize as much as you want.

Our pre-made templates will streamline your design process, and save you a huge amount of time and effort. Get ready to be inspired - it’s truly a game-changer!

First and foremost, you need passion! You also need to set aside time each week to work through each milestone and implement what you’re learning into your business.

Now if we’re talking tech - you’ll primarily need a connection to the internet, a design program (we recommend Apple Keynote or Affinity Publisher), and Procreate on the iPad. You’ll probably also want a notebook or planner of your own to take notes as well!

Here’s a breakdown:

• To design planners, notebooks, notepads, flashcards, and inserts. You’ll need either Apple Keynote, Affinity Publisher, or Microsoft PowerPoint

• To design **Stickers and patterns, you’ll need** either Procreate app (iPad only) or Adobe Illustrator

We do provide training on the following program:

• Apple Keynote

• Affinity Publisher

• Procreate app

• Affinity Designer

Definitely!

This program was actually created specifically for aspiring and new digital planner business owners. We start at the very beginning and talk about everything from choosing who you want to create products for, how people are going to discover your business, and how you’re going to price your products. We cover everything from building your business foundations to automating and scaling your business once you’ve successfully launched and started selling your digital planners.

Yes! We will help you analyze what you’re doing right now and what we can do to help you get more sales. If you’re on the DPA+ tier, together we’ll create a personalized launch plan and customer journey so that you can specifically identify who you want to look at your products, where you can find them, and how you can convince them to buy from you.

If you’re on the DPA self-phased tier, you’ll have access to done-for-you marketing plans, to tweak and apply to your business.

If you're on the DPA+ tier, you get access to monthly live Q& A sessions hosted by The Pink Ink Team member who is a marketing expert and Pinterest strategist. Ask anything related to the program content you’re working through right now or how to market your business successfully. All the calls are recorded so you can watch the reply if you can't attend the sessions live and you can pre-submit questions if you’re going to miss the call but will watch the recording.

Pre-recorded critiques give you the opportunity to submit your work to be reviewed by experts, get your questions answered, and provide you with an action step plan to move forward in your business. The critiques will come in pre-recorded video and action steps.

The Pink Ink team is equipped and ready to help you in anything related to design, copywriting, sales pages, email marketing, Pinterest, Pinterest ads, marketing, SEO, building traffic, launch plan, marketing funnels, and more! You'll access the brains that helped scale The Pink Ink brand into a 6-figure business. You'll have the chance to submit 4 pieces of work each month but can ask unlimited questions through our app at any time.

These are 90 minutes sessions facilitated by The Pink Ink Team following the Pomodoro technique - 25 minutes working followed by a 5-minute break. You'll get the chance to RSVP and get notifications through our app.

You can tune in from the web or use our community app on your iPad, tablet, or phone. If you missed it, don’t worry! We'll have the recording up within 24 hours so you can tune in at any time. You can attend 2 calls a month in two different time zones to accommodate all students.

Your access to DPA+ support will expire. You’ll have lifetime access to the DPA 6 milestone curriculum & the ever-growing template library but the benefits of DPA+ will no longer continue.

If you wish to continue growing with the benefits of DPA+, you can re-join with the special reduced price for 3-month or 6-months.

Yes, if you are a current DPA member, you can upgrade to DPA plus. If you decide to upgrade during your first month of enrollment, we credit your enrollment fee into the DPA Plus.
just reach out to us, and we will send you a private link to upgrade and get instant access to all DPA plus materials and events.

If you're going to sign up to DPA self-study tiers and have plans to upgrade to the Plus tier, we want you to know that you can join us at any time, email us when you're ready!

When you enroll in DPA+, Shay will be reviewing your work throughout your 6-month journey with us. Shay will check in with you weekly through our community app to keep you accountable as well as provide you with monthly stationery trends, inspiration, and prompts.

Regardless of which version of the program you choose, Shay will check on the online community at least 3 times a week and answer any of your questions related to design, business, marketing, or Etsy!

It's a private community that can be accessed through the web or an app.

During your 6-month access if on DPA+ tier or 3-month access to self-study tier to Community App, you'll have an opportunity to seek support in private form settings from Shay, The Pink Ink team, and all DPA students. You'll have your own profile to share your social media links, websites, and your Etsy shop.

This is a place where you can access like-minded people to share the same passion and work the same dream business. We divided our community into multiple spaces that help you through weekly check-ins, monthly prompts, and quarterly challenges to assist you in every aspect of your digital planner business.

If you are a DPA+ student, you'll have access to extra space where you can submit your work for review, RSVP to our monthly Q & A and bi-weekly virtual co-working sessions hosted by The Pink Ink Team.

We do not offer refunds on Digital Planner Academy®. We truly want to help our students and believe what we’ve written on our program page. We want you to be confident in your choice to join Digital Planner Academy! Do what feels right for you.

If you’re not sure whether this is the right investment for you, you can fill out our application and talk with our team about the decision or get in touch with us directly via the chat with any questions you have.

You’re welcome to apply to join Digital Planner Academy® at any time, so whenever you feel ready, we invite you to get in touch!