Author Listings
Payhip
- Pay : You set your own product prices. On the free plan, Payhip takes 5% per sale plus payment processing fees. Plus plan ($29/month) reduces this to 2%. Pro plan ($99/month) takes 0%. Established creators with existing audiences report $3,000 to $15,000+ per month from consistent digital product sales.
- Best For : Creators, educators, and freelancers with an existing audience who want a lean, cost-effective storefront for digital products, courses, and memberships without monthly overhead eating into early revenuev
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, Stripe (credit/debit cards)
- Country Availability : Globally
Lemon Squeezy
- Pay : You set your own product prices and keep the revenue from your sales after Lemon Squeezy's applicable fees, taxes, and other deductions. The standard platform fee is 5% plus $0.50 per transaction.
- Best For : Creators, software developers, and online entrepreneurs who want to sell digital products without managing their own payment and tax system.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer via Stripe
- Country Availability : Global
Ko-fi
- Pay : You set your own prices. You can earn through tips, memberships, shop sales, commissions, and paid services. Ko-fi currently charges 0% to 5% in service fees, depending on your account and payment type.
- Best For : Independent creators who want a zero-commission tipping page and a simple digital product shop without the complexity or monthly cost of larger creator platforms
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, Stripe
- Country Availability : International.
Gumroad
- Pay : You set your own product prices. Gumroad currently charges a 10% flat fee on direct sales, while sales through Gumroad Discover have a 30% fee.
- Best For : Creators, writers, designers, educators, and online business owners who want to sell digital products without building a full ecommerce store.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Advanced
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer
- Country Availability : Globally
Etsy
- Pay : You set your own product prices. Your earnings depend on your sales, product costs, and Etsy's selling and payment fees.
- Best For : Creators, designers, artists, crafters, and beginners who want to sell digital or physical products through an established marketplace.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Advanced
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer via Etsy Payments
- Country Availability : Globally
Teachable
- Pay : You set your own course, coaching, membership, or digital product prices. Your net income depends on sales, your Teachable plan, transaction fees, payment processing fees, and other costs.
- Best For : Subject matter experts, coaches, teachers, and creators who want to build their own course business rather than rely on a course marketplace.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Advanced
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer (via Stripe)
- Country Availability : More than 200 countries and regions, with payment gateway availability depending on the creator's location.