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How to Offer A Free Printable On Your Blog

Hi WordPress users! Today I am going to show you how to offer a free printable on WordPress with your blog readers.

How to share a free printable on WordPress via https://taunieverett.com #printable #bloggingtips #wordpress #tutorial

As a blogger a great way to gain traffic and give back to your readers is with a free printable! It could be a free printable party decor, holiday tag, invitations, wall art, game, kids coloring page, etc…. Really the options are endless! And I think we can all agree that the  amount of beautiful free printables out there is pretty amazing.

Here are the step-by-step directions on how to share a free printable with your blog readers.

For this example I am going to use a post and free printable I wrote on my blog, The Small and Simple Things Printable. My blog is a self-hosted WordPress site.

how to offer a free printable on your blog

1. Create the printable that you would like to offer your readers. This can be done in Photoshop, Word, Google Docs, or basically any photo/text editing program that will allow you to save as a .PDF.

2. Write the post. Upload photos and write the text for your post.

3. Upload the PDF to your blog’s media library. Click the ‘Add media” icon while you are composing a post (just like you would to add a photo) and upload the PDF. Once it is uploaded don’t be freaked out if there isn’t a preview image for your file. You are just hosting the file. Not making a preview of it.

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4.  Copy the URL to the File. Make sure you file is selected and then copy this link to the media in the bottom right hand side.

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5. Add the link for the printable in the post content. Now you will want to exit out of the “add media” area and return back to the post you are composing. Somewhere in your post (probably towards the bottom) you will want to have a the link for readers to click to download the printable. Go ahead and type the text “Download” (or whatever wording you want) and then highlight the text and link it to the url you just copied.

That’s it!

If you have any questions leave them in the comment box!

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  1. Mallory @ Classy Clutter says

    December 10, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Great tips!!! Using this tonight! Thank you!!

    • Tauni says

      December 12, 2013 at 10:35 pm

      Awesome Mallory! Thanks for leaving a comment. xoxo Tauni

  2. Michelle @ Delicate Construction! says

    December 12, 2013 at 11:39 am

    Great post!!

    • Tauni says

      December 12, 2013 at 10:31 pm

      Thanks Michelle! Hope you’re having a great holiday season! xoxo Tauni

  3. Sarah Westover McKenna says

    December 31, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    Ok, I have NO CLUE it was this easy!!! I have a PDF pattern that has been downloaded 10K+ times and viewed 17K+ times. I am very annoyed that those PVs went elsewhere! I just changed it. THANK YOU!!!

    • Tauni says

      January 2, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      Haha. It’s so amazing all of the little things we’re completely unaware of, right? Now you can nab all those future pageviews through, right?! xoxo Tauni

  4. fynesdesigns says

    January 8, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    This seems crazy easy! I don’t know why I’ve been holding off offering printables!

    • Tauni says

      January 8, 2014 at 11:11 pm

      Oh gosh. It’s super easy! It’s amazing how many things are kinda scary until we look into them a little more, isn’t it?! Hope you will share when you get something up! xoxo Tauni

  5. lisa says

    January 15, 2014 at 4:25 am

    Do you know how many times I have tried to find a tutorial like this? I could always find how to make a printable but never “how to host it or make it available to readers”…thank you so much!!

  6. Kim - The TomKat Studio says

    January 31, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    This was such a great post and I’m wondering why I didn’t realize sooner than I should be hosting my own PDFs! (one of my files has had over 700,000 downloads!…those could have been pageviews for me!) QUESTION….I would like to do the same thing for JPEGS (full size) that my readers and can download and upload for ordering on canvases, etc. Any tips how to do this? (see my post from today post for example)

    • Tauni says

      February 2, 2014 at 9:35 pm

      Hey Kim, You should actually be able to host a jpg almost the same way you do a PDF. All you need to do is grab the URL WP provides for your jpg (ath the bottom right in your media upload) and use it as the link. It will count as a pageview. Does that make sense? –Tauni

  7. Gretchen says

    February 27, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    Oh Tauni!! Thank you SO MUCH for this post! I am a BRAND NEW blogger and I want so badly to offer free printables to my readers (if I ever get any! Ha). This sounds super easy and I can not wait to give it a try!! Thank you AGAIN!!

    • Tauni says

      March 4, 2014 at 8:13 pm

      Gretchen, I am so glad you’ve found a couple of helpful posts. It’s a little hard when you’re first starting out, but suddenly you will find you have loads of readers! xoxo Tauni

  8. karrie2014 says

    March 7, 2014 at 9:05 am

    Thanks I plan to make a printable available in near future so I’m glad to know how to do it now. This post explains a little about the printable I plan to make available loveneverfails2014.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/im-still-here

  9. Katie @ Made to be a Momma says

    April 2, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    This is great! I have been uploading mine to google docs and sending my readers there…how silly when I can keep it on my site! Thanks for the tips Kendra and Tauni!

  10. Kennesa says

    April 14, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    I know that a lot of people are working with WordPress but I’ve yet to make the leap over and am working on transitioning in the near future. Until then, is there an easy way to to do this on Blogger? Thanks!

    • Tauni says

      April 15, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      Kennesa, Unfortunately, no. If you’re working with Blogger you will need to host through a third party host. Google Docs is a good one to use. Are you a subscriber? I will add this to the list of post ideas! xoxo Tauni

  11. Trina O'Neil says

    April 24, 2014 at 7:06 am

    Thank you so much for sharing. I have been looking for a post on how to actually create a Printable and your explanation of how to share one gives me the answer that I was looking for. Thank you so so so much for sharing. I have been searching and racking my mind trying to figure this out. I guess you can tell that I am not that creative…lol.

    • Tauni says

      April 28, 2014 at 10:35 pm

      Thanks Trina! Hope you found lots of information that helped! xoxo Tauni

  12. Katie (@MyDailyCrumbs) says

    May 8, 2014 at 10:53 pm

    That’s awesome! Now, if I wanted to make it be a clickable picture of the item (mine is a packing list of sorts for vacations), I could just take a screenshot of the form and link on that, right? SO EASY! Thanks! Now I can share all of my fun forms (I know… sounds like an oxymoron!) ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Katie @ MyDailyCrumbs

    • Tauni says

      May 9, 2014 at 11:26 am

      Katie, Yes. You could definitely do it that way…Happy sharing! xoxo Tauni

  13. Misplaced Brit (@Misplaced_Brit) says

    June 14, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    This was a great help, thank you! Finally published my first post with free printable ๐Ÿ™‚
    http://misplacedbrit.com/diy/free-fathers-day-chalkboard-printables/

    • Tauni says

      June 17, 2014 at 7:24 pm

      Yay! Congratulations. I will hop over and check it out! xoxo Tauni

  14. colleenpastoor says

    July 25, 2014 at 12:19 am

    I’ve used this tutorial a few times but I keep running into my PDFs being too large… any tips on how to get that file size down so WP will accept them?

    • Tauni says

      July 29, 2014 at 9:35 pm

      Colleen, you will want to use the reduce file size option in Adobe. xoxo Tauni

      • colleenpastoor says

        September 4, 2014 at 12:27 pm

        I’m finding that extremely hurts the quality… I’ve found if I flatten the image before converting to PDF that helps though ๐Ÿ™‚

  15. Christine | Where The Smiles Have Been says

    July 30, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    I am a new blogger and have been wanting to know how to go about providing free printables in the future. This guide was a huge help! Thanks for the info!

    • Tauni says

      July 31, 2014 at 12:05 am

      Great Christine! Glad we could help out! xoxo Tauni

  16. yourclassygals says

    August 3, 2014 at 3:10 am

    Wow! I googled my question (how to put a printable on my blog) and I am so glad your post came through!! Started a new blog and very new to wordpress! Most simple answer I have received about a question so far! WIll definitely be returning! Would love for you to check out yourclassygals.com. Like I said..brand new. Just launched Aug 1. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks!

    • Tauni says

      August 3, 2014 at 5:22 pm

      Awesome! I am so glad that this tutorial worked for you. Good luck with your new site! xoxo tauni

  17. sangeetha menon says

    August 25, 2014 at 3:23 am

    Great help and amazing tutorial ๐Ÿ™‚

  18. Claudine says

    September 5, 2014 at 6:53 am

    Thanks for the simple tips!

  19. maddi says

    September 6, 2014 at 4:07 am

    Thanks for the tip. Do you need flatten your PDF and add security so it cant be copied?

    • Tauni says

      September 9, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      Maddi, You can. Honestly, I am not that worried about security…If someone’s going to go to much trouble, they will find a way to steal regardless. Good luck! –Tauni

      • Maddi says

        September 10, 2014 at 2:39 am

        Thanks. Would it work to use this tutorial to offer free downloadable PDFs on my website?

        • Tauni says

          September 10, 2014 at 11:03 pm

          Yep! It should work! xoxo Tauni

  20. Liberti says

    September 19, 2014 at 10:42 am

    Awesome tutorial ๐Ÿ™‚ I have a bit of a complicated question for someone who is practically clueless :/ I’m wanting to share a free printable but it’s a 26 page document (a decorative banner where each letter of the alphabet is represented). Is there an easier way to create and share a whole file rather than each page separately?
    Thanks so much!

    • Tauni says

      September 28, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      You could turn the document with all of the letters into a PDF, but the challenge will be with PDF size. It may be too big to upload to your site unless you’re able to smoosh it…Good luck! Tauni

  21. byelsieb says

    October 20, 2014 at 7:25 am

    Thanks for sharing such useful information!

  22. Holly Marie says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    Thank you so much!!!!!!

  23. Jamie says

    December 17, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    This was very helpful!!

    • Tauni says

      December 17, 2014 at 6:59 pm

      Glad you found this post helpful Jamie! xoxo Tauni

  24. Mukkove says

    June 27, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Thank you! Simple, plain English and it works. I will check your blog first when I have a question.

  25. Easy Peasy says

    July 16, 2015 at 11:04 am

    I’ve been wondering how to do this! Thanks so much for sharing! I’m going to give it a try today ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Tauni says

      July 17, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      Glad it helped!

  26. Jolene says

    February 7, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    I’m sorry but this is not clear or specific enough.

    • Tauni says

      February 9, 2016 at 10:56 pm

      Hi Jolene, Sorry you didn’t find this tutorial helpful. Hopefully you’ve been able to find the information you need elsewhere! –Tauni

  27. Samantha says

    April 1, 2016 at 9:07 pm

    Thank you so much for I simplifying this! I don’t know why something so simple seemed so complicating for me. Just learning as I go. ?

  28. Brenda says

    June 1, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    Thanks so much for the help. Been researching this task for 2 days. Thanks a bunch!

    • Tauni says

      June 7, 2016 at 2:54 pm

      You bet Brenda! Thanks for stopping by. xo Tauni

  29. threeheartbabies says

    June 24, 2016 at 9:41 pm

    Thank you! This is great! Love the visuals also.

  30. apocketofsunshineblog says

    August 7, 2016 at 7:32 pm

    Thank you so much! I just started a blog and I had no idea where to add my first free printable in my post. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

  31. Jena | Little Rusted Ladle says

    August 26, 2016 at 6:53 am

    This is awesome! I am having trouble adding more then one photo at once. For instance I have a banner print out and each flag is a page (5 designs/pages). Do you know how to do that so the viewer can print them all at once with one link?

  32. Ggmandy says

    August 29, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    Hey thanks. This sure sounds simple enough. I’ll be trying this later in the week

  33. Emma says

    November 5, 2016 at 10:22 am

    Thank you thank you thank you! This is EXACTLY what I needed! Thank you for the step-by-step with WordPress…. PERFECT!

    • Tauni says

      November 8, 2016 at 10:15 pm

      You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by. xo Tauni

  34. jaidenmonroe says

    January 7, 2017 at 9:27 am

    This is Fantastic, Clear and Precise. Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Tauni says

      January 10, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      Glad this post helped you out! Good luck! xo Tauni

  35. Shannon Jones Williams says

    March 5, 2017 at 11:35 pm

    Thank you! Who knew it was so easy?? LOL

  36. Elizabeth says

    March 11, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    Thank you so much! I have been looking for a easy way! : )

    • Tauni says

      March 12, 2017 at 12:33 pm

      Awesome Elizabeth! I am glad this helped. xo Tauni

  37. Tabi Bee says

    April 3, 2017 at 2:18 am

    Ahh this makes sense! I didn’t think I would be able to make an actual printable, it’s so professional! Thank you for the tutorial! Really helpful! ??

    https://busybeeblogweb.wordpress.com

    • Tauni says

      April 3, 2017 at 4:42 pm

      Oh good. So glad you found this helpful! xoxo Tauni

  38. Desisoularts says

    September 4, 2017 at 12:02 am

    Hi tauni, i never knew hosting printable was this easy..thank u for this wonderful tutorial!!
    I will be using this pretty soon on my blog https://desisoulart.wordpress.com/

    • Tauni says

      September 4, 2017 at 9:44 pm

      Awesome! I hope you will share your printable once it’s up! xo Tauni

  39. Ashley says

    September 29, 2017 at 10:18 pm

    I can’t believe it was that easy! Thank you so much for putting this out there! Do you have a post on how to offer a printable when someone signs up for an email list?
    Thanks!

    • Tauni says

      October 3, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Hey Ashley, I don’t currently have one, but I will add it to my list! xo Tauni

  40. Joanna says

    October 12, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    Thank you for the help!

    • Tauni says

      October 12, 2017 at 7:36 pm

      You’re so welcome Joanna. Happy blogging! xo Tauni

  41. Jan says

    October 19, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    I knew it would be easy, but didn’t know it was THAT easy! Now I just have to draw the pattern, scan it, and get it posted. By the way, I searched “how to post a PDF for downloading on a blog” and found you.
    And yes, providing a printable when someone subscribes is a great idea.

    Looks like I need to start following you!
    Jan

    • Tauni says

      October 25, 2017 at 2:40 pm

      Jan, I am so glad that you found an easy option here. Happy I could help you out! xo Tauni

  42. Mastery of Midlife says

    November 21, 2017 at 6:18 pm

    Thanks for sharing this information I’m going to use this on my next blog!

    • Tauni says

      November 22, 2017 at 10:46 am

      Super! Good luck with your blog. xo Tauni

  43. sandia32 says

    December 8, 2017 at 10:27 am

    Just starting to get info on how to build and share printables in my blog. Your post has given me tricks on how to do it. Thanks. Am going to put in my pinterest so I can keep rechecking. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Tauni says

      December 11, 2017 at 3:10 pm

      Great! Good luck with your blog. xo Tauni

  44. Eva Phan says

    January 3, 2018 at 12:32 am

    Is there a way to do this so you can have readers enter their email before unlocking the PDF? I’ve seen this a few times now for newsletter subscriptions

    -Eva

    • Tauni says

      January 3, 2018 at 9:27 pm

      Eva, Yes. You would need to subscribe to a paid email service that offers this functionality. Good luck! Tauni

  45. Art Williams says

    January 1, 2019 at 1:39 pm

    Thanks for taking the time to give this explanation. I am just now looking for a way to offer English tutoring printables from a website I’m making. Could you give me a suggestion on how to put a price on these and collect the money? I haven’t a clue on the details although I supposed PayPay might come into it, right?

    • Tauni says

      January 6, 2019 at 7:11 pm

      Hi Art, It really depends upon the type of site you’re using and how you plan to deliver your product. I do recommend Shopify for WordPress users. Good luck! Tauni

  46. Onerva Kari says

    December 28, 2021 at 11:49 am

    This is an excellent idea, thank you for sharing. I am only beginning the blog adventure, and this will help me tremendously!

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