5 Simple Steps to Sell Your First Digital Product on Beacons
Selling digital products is a great way to make money and diversify your income. Beacons makes it easy to set up and sell your products, helping you earn money with minimal effort. Start building your store on Beacons today!
As a digital content creator, you can sell a wide range of digital products in your online store, from e-books to fitness guides, and more. Once the are setup set these up, these products can be sold over and over without ever running out of inventory. 🔁
What Digital Products Can You Sell?
On Beacons, you can sell:
• E-books
• Test/Prep Guides
• Photo Presets
• Resume Templates
• Recipes
• Fitness Guides
• Budgeting Templates
• Organization Layouts
• Journal Prompts
These products can be sold repeatedly without running out of stock.
Why Sell Digital Products?
1. Boost Your Income: Having your own product helps you earn money outside of social media ads and brand deals.
2. Keep More Profit: Digital products have low upfront costs. You can keep most of the money from each sale since there are no manufacturing costs.
3. Show Your Expertise: Selling a digital product helps you become known as an expert in your field.
4. Reach a Global Audience: Your product can be sold to anyone, anywhere, without worrying about inventory.
5. Help Your Audience: Your product, like a workout guide or planning calendar, can help your followers achieve their goals.
How to Set Up Your First Digital Product
Before you begin crafting your digital product, it’s important to confirm how valuable it will be to your followers. You wouldn’t want to spend time and energy on something that might not find many buyers.
1. Research
Start by finding out what your audience wants:
• Check Your Messages: Look at the questions and comments you get from followers.
• Look at Comments: See what your followers are interested in.
• See What Others Are Doing: Check out similar creators to get ideas.
• Ask Directly: Use surveys or one-on-one chats to find out what your followers need.
2. Create Your Product
Once you know what to create, start building it. You don’t need a perfect product right away. Use free tools like:
• Canva for design
• ChatGPT for writing
• Notion or Google Docs for planning
Pro Tip: Release your product quickly and consider offering a discount to attract early buyers.
3. Set Up Your Beacons Store
Create your store and product pages on Beacons. Start setting up your store here!
4. Promote Your Product
Let your followers know about your product:
• Share on Instagram/TikTok Stories: Post about your product and include a link.
• Create Content: Show your product in use to highlight its benefits.
• Go Live: Engage with your audience through live streams and offer special deals.
Pro Tip: Use limited-time discounts during live streams to boost sales.
5. Build and Use Your Email List
Collect email addresses to stay in touch with your audience. Use a freebie or lead magnet to grow your list and send updates.
Encourage reviews to build trust and offer special deals to previous buyers.
Ready to start selling? Get started with Beacons today!
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