Five out of six products in the PrintWorks shop are free downloads, and each one works like a sale: a $0.00 price, "Add to cart", and a checkout before the file is emailed. So every crafter who wants a template is already standing in the cart. But nothing there sells the paper. On the Wedding Favors Gift Tags page, the cardstock is a text link, one of the two papers it names has been removed and shows "page not found", and the "Related products" box offers three more free downloads (all for Easter). The project is printed on someone else's cardstock.
First action
Add a "Print it on" box with Kraft Cardstock to the Wedding Favors Gift Tags page and fix its removed link.
How to measure it
Free-download checkouts that include paper
- Now
- –
- Target
- 10%
- By
- 90 days
Steps
Rank templates
The 50 most downloaded free files from order data.
E-commerce Manager 1 day
Map papers
One recommended PrintWorks paper or transfer per template.
Product Manager 2 days
Build the box
"Print it on" with "Add both to cart" on free product pages.
Web Developer 1 week
Swap related products
Papers used in the project, not more free downloads.
Web Developer 2 days
Checkout reminder
The same paper offered on the $0 checkout.
Web Developer 2 days
Download email
Paper link and a small first-order offer in the email that carries the file.
Marketing Manager 2 days
Fix removed links
Point the 19 pages that link to removed papers at current ones.
E-commerce Manager 1 day
Measure
Attach rate and paper revenue from free-download visitors.
E-commerce Manager monthly
Why it works
Give every free download a "Print it on" box above the button with the exact PrintWorks paper and an "Add both to cart" option, and make the related products the papers and transfers the project uses rather than more freebies. Show it again on the checkout and in the download email ("Your tags print best on Kraft Cardstock, $6.99"). Start with the 50 most downloaded templates, map each to one paper, and replace the related products template-wide.
Paris has built a large free content library that brings in crafters and teachers, and the checkout already captures their email. The paper is the obvious next purchase, and adding it to a cart the visitor is already in is the shortest path to a sale the shop has.
Ready to use
ChecklistFree download page checklist
[ ] "Print it on" box with one PrintWorks paper above Add to cart [ ] "Add both to cart" option [ ] Related products = papers and transfers used in the project [ ] Paper offered again on the $0 checkout [ ] Download email links the paper [ ] No links to removed products [ ] Craft Club sign-up after download
Risks and how to handle them
Crafters feel sold to
One clear suggestion, with the download still free and first.
Shipping cost for one pack
Offer free shipping over a low threshold or two packs.
Evidence
- Your shopShop catalogue (WooCommerce store feed, October 20, 2026): 398 products, of which 331 are free downloads at $0.00 (309 Free Project Downloads and 22 Free Printable Downloads) and 67 are paid PrintWorks and Elementree products from $6.99 to $45.99 (median $14.99). None of the 398 products has a customer review. The free range includes 49 SVG cutting files, 26 transfer templates and seasonal sets (21 Valentine's, 19 Christmas, 19 Halloween, 12 Easter, 8 Thanksgiving, 8 back to school).Source
- Your shopFree download page, "Wedding Favors Gift Tags - Free Printable Download": $0.00 and an "Add to cart" button; "first click 'add to cart'. When you have checked out, the download link will be sent to the email address you entered. No credit card is required for free downloads." The paper is suggested only as text links ("PrintWorks Kraft Cover stock or PrintWorks Premium Cardstock"); the "Related products" box shows three more free downloads (Easter gift tags, an Easter egg wreath and an origami Easter bunny). The Halloween Gift Tags page follows the same pattern.Source
- Your shopLink check of the 331 free download pages: 161 link to a PrintWorks paper in their text; 19 link to six papers that no longer exist and return "page not found" (Winter Wonderland cardstock and paper, Americana paper, printable index flash cards, Premium Plus 80 lb white cardstock and black cardstock), including the Wedding Favors Gift Tags, Paper Stars, Christmas Card Village and Memory Game Note Cards pages. Other old links, such as "Kraft Cover stock", redirect correctly.Source
- HiringProduct Manager - Consumer Goods/Manufacturing (posted September 29, 2026): owns "the full lifecycle of our physical product lines" and "a digital-first approach", with "an understanding of how products perform across traditional retail and e-commerce channels, including online assortment opportunities, competitive positioning, content quality, search behavior, pricing, reviews, and marketplace trends"; experience with "Walmart, Amazon, Staples"; tracks performance after launch and recommends "refreshes, or line extensions"; handles FSC, SFI, recycled content and UL documentation; uses "AI-enabled platforms".Source