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Side Hustle School

#2188 - Q&A: “What's the best way to sell a simple digital download?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Let’s say you have something to sell that is digitally delivered. What’s the best way to accept payment and get the item to buyers?

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


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0:00.0

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0:38.6

Let's say you have something to sell that is digitally delivered, but this could be a lot of different things these days.

0:43.8

You know, we all buy digital items all the time. It could be a song or an album, digital art, a magazine, a subscription service, an event ticket,

0:52.2

access to something other than an event. It could be all kinds of things. You get the idea, a digital download.

0:58.4

In this scenario, which by sheer incredible coincidence connects to the question you're going to hear next from one of our listeners,

1:04.6

what is the best way to sell it? To sell it, to provide it, to get it to your customers, to get those customers, to send you money.

1:11.8

The best platform or mechanism, do you need a whole website? Is there an easier way, etc., etc. That's the question.

1:17.8

What is the best way to sell a simple digital download? Detailed question and my answer in just 30 seconds.

1:33.4

Hey, this is Callie. I've been listening for years ever since my sister recommended it to me.

1:39.4

So here's my latest project. I'm making a fitness plan that comes with an e-book and audio download.

1:45.4

I don't want it to be on Amazon, at least not at first. I want to control my own pricing, distribution, and keep up with my customers through email.

1:55.4

So how should I do that? What's the best way to sell a simple digital download? Should I set up a Shopify store or is there an easier way that still looks good?

2:05.4

Hey, Callie. Thanks for being out there. Congratulations on the latest. What is it? A fitness plan? A fitness plan? It comes with an e-book and audio download.

2:17.4

I think it's smart in that case to not do it through Amazon, just because it is multimedia. If you're just doing an e-book, Amazon's great for that, but you can charge a much higher price, typically by packaging it in some form.

2:29.4

So then you need another solution, which is what Callie is looking for. So should she set up a Shopify store? What you could, these days, even the big brands like Shopify, they can do a lot more complex stuff, but they also have options for digital downloads.

2:45.4

So basically any e-commerce platform these days are almost any is going to have a way to sell and deliver digital goods. But if you're looking for the simplest, that's what Callie mentioned. I'm going to give a shout out to Gumroad.

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