How to transition from paper planning to digital planning in 2022
What does your vision board for 2022 look like? Whether you're setting goals to increase your productivity or limit your impact on the environment, digital planning can help you to reach your goals and achieve your long-term vision! But how can you make the transition from paper planning to digital planning? And what should you expect once you make the switch?
Suggested: Take a virtual tour of our 2022 planner collection!
What is digital planning?
Digital planning is very similar to physical planning, except instead of using paper and pen, you'll be using your iPad! And we aren't talking about just writing with your Apple Pencil in the pre-loaded Notes app, we're talking about a PDF file that looks exactly like a physical planner. Digital planners typically have more pages than a paper planner, giving you more room to embrace your creativity and make plans for the future.
Digital planning gives you the opportunity to make your life digital - documenting your daily routines, goals, and even your grocery list in a sleek and portable iPad that you can bring with you everywhere. You can even duplicate pages so that your planner never runs out and customize it with digital stickers!
Pssst - want to learn more? Digital Planning 101 is our complete guide to all things digital planning. View the free guide here!
Why switch to digital planning?
We could write a whole blog post just about the benefits of digital planning! While I love a good paper planner, the possibilities that come with a digital planner just beat a paper planner every time. Here are just five of the biggest reasons why The Pink Ink and thousands of customers have made the switch to digital planning.
Digital planners are a cost-effective way to help you strategize and plan every area of your life
You can make your planner your own with add ons, stickers, colors, and your specific needs
A digital planner will save you time since you can copy and paste or do a quick search to find what you need
Going paperless means that you’re saving trees and helping the environment heal itself from past damage
Digital planners are easy to access and portable, so they’ll save you space in your diaper bag or backpack
Want to hear what they've said for yourself? Read our product reviews here!
How to switch from paper planning to digital planning
Make sure you have a tablet and stylus that you can use to start digital planning! We recommend an iPad and Apple Pencil.
Download a note-taking app that can easily import a digital planner PDF file. We recommend Notability or Goodnotes!
Start with a free notebook or planner download. There are plenty you can download online to dip your toes into the world of digital planning.
Shop our 2022 digital planner collections designed for creatives and mompreneurs to fully equip yourself for digital planning in the new year. Click here to shop!
The switch from paper to digital planning doesn't have to be all or nothing. Don't get us wrong, we still love paper planners! As you're making the switch from paper to digital planning, ask yourself why you're doing this. Is it for more creative freedom? To be more portable? To save paper and money each year? Remembering why you want to make this switch will help you to ease into this new routine.
Take some time to explore and get familiar with your new planner, as you're looking around, you'll think of ideas to make your planner your own and how you're going to use it to make planning each day even easier! Now you can set small goals such as how often you want to use your planner or when you want to go completely digital.
What’s new in 2022?
We have many new arrivals coming in 2022 to help out all sorts of people as they start digital planning in the new year! Here’s a sneak peek at what you can purchase in our new collections - all made for different women…
2022 Mom Life Planner - this planner is perfect for mothers looking for a way to cut down on clutter, create routines, and help you slow down so you can take a moment for yourself each day. The Mom Life Planner will help you manage all aspects of your life - down to the hour you need to wake up and when you need to fold the laundry.
2022 The Creative’s Planner - we’ve created a planner that combines two of the biggest elements of our lives - our businesses and home life. Whether you’re a full-time entrepreneur or are just starting a side-hustle, our Creative’s Planner has all the tools you need to balance your full schedule and not feel overwhelmed everytime you look at your to-do list.
2022 Mompreneur Planner - this planner helps you to organize and keep track of everything from house cleaning, volunteering, travel, school trips, doctor appointments, medicine dosage, chores list, baby sitters, library books, holiday shopping and more!
Sticker Book No. 6 - these fun add-ons keep your planner looking aesthetic and totally unique to your lifestyle! This is a digital book with 800+ stickers for all different occasions. You’ll be fully equipped with stickers to suit your WFH days, work, mom life, and everything in between.
Other Digital Products You Can Use
Digital planners aren't the only digital products you can use to organize your life! We have a variety of other products in our 2022 digital planner collections and in our shop. Some of the other options you can browse include...
Digital journals - take your creativity and customization to a whole new level with our digital journals. These are like bullet journals you can use to intentionally plan every aspect of your life without limitations. You can also shop our journals for specific purposes to add on to your digital planner, such as reading journals, traveling, and self care, along with a bundle where you can get all the digital journals at a discounted price!
Digital stickers - add another spark of creativity to your digital planner with various stickers for every occasion! Whether you just want to add a shine to your aesthetic or are looking for stickers for a certain time of the year, you can find a pack that works perfectly with your digital planner! They're just like real stickers, except now you can drag and stick them wherever, and never run out!
Digital notebooks & notepads - Keep track of your thoughts and ideas with a digital notebook or notepad to go along with your planner. Instead of keeping track of all your thoughts throughout the day in your mind, now you have a planner to do it for you -- right alongside your digital planner! And if you're in school or have a specific purpose in mind for your notebook, our digital versions can make it so much more fun and easy to have with you everyday.
Digital inserts - whether it's a notebook or a planner, you can take your digital life to the next level with digital inserts, an easy way to add even more features to your planners and notebooks. These are trackers, monthly and weekly spreads, and elements that you can drag and drop. These inserts have a certain theme to add a new or additional section to your planner to make it even more useful!
But there's even more digital planning products you can use to organize your life on and off screen! If you're looking to start digital planning the right way, take some time to look through the many blog post resources we have and shop our bundles to get equipped with everything you need!
Psst! If you’re looking to create your own Digital Planner, check out our Digital Planner Starter Pack, which will help you create a professional digital planner without the hassle of starting from scratch. Use this pack to enter the world of digital planning and gain an understanding of what goes into designing a custom digital planner. Click here to learn more about the Starter Kit!
