Digital Downloads

How to sell digital downloads on the website?

SpreadSimple is your no-code solution to create a website and sell your digital content: art, e-books, music, and more. Build your e-commerce platform with ease and showcase your digital products with confidence.

SpreadSimple uses Google Sheets as the content management system of your website: editing the listings in your webshop is as easy as adding and removing rows in a spreadsheet.

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Types of digital downloads you can sell with SpreadSimple

SpreadSimple allows you to build a user-friendly website to sell all kinds of digital products that can be shared with a link.
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E-books

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Music and audio

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Software and apps

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Digital art and photography

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Courses and tutorials

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Printables and templates

And much more

Types of digital downloads you can sell with SpreadSimple

5 steps to successfully selling your digital downloads

Step 1. Create a high-quality product

Research the needs of your target audience and create a product the would fix its pain point. Focus on quality over quantity.

Create a high-quality product

Step 2. Create a website from a template

Use SpreadSimple’s Digital Products website template to kickstart your project.

Create a website from a template

Step 3. Fill it with your content

After creating the website, go to the automatically generated Goolge Sheets document and add your content, including images, product descriptions, and specifications.

Fill it with your content

Step 4. Add features and set up checkout

In the website editor, you can customize the template and make it truly one-of-a-kind. Set up features such as filters, sorting, and item details pages. Create categories to make the navigation easier. Set up SEO and connect analytics, chats, and any add-ons to power up your webshop.

Add features and set up checkout

Step 5. Test and publish

Connect your custom domain, make sure everything works correctly and looks neat, and you are ready to go!

Test and publish
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How do users get your digital products

The Digital Products template ensures that your intellectual property stays protected. After a purchase is made, a download link is conveniently sent to the buyer via email, eliminating direct downloads from the website and safeguarding your content.

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How do users get your digital products

Why do you need a website to sell your digital products

Why go through all the trouble and build a website instead of selling digital products on marketplaces and social media? Firstly, with SpreadSimple, building a website is no trouble at all — using Google Sheets as its content management system, SpreadSimple lets you create and manage a webshop without any coding.

Aside from that, there are 6 more reasons why having a website is beneficial.

Credibility

Credibility

A branded domain helps you build trust with your audience.
Full control

Full control

On your own website, there are no limits on product pricing or content guidelines for promotion.
Convenient payment system

Convenient payment system

You can connect to the payment system that suits you best, without being restricted by marketplace options.
More contact with audience

More contact with audience

Your own platform allows for better connections. You can create forms to gather information, collect emails for personalized offers, and use retargeting strategies.
Showcase all your products

Showcase all your products

You are not limited by the number of products you can display. Create bundle offers and sell more products at once.
More space for content

More space for content

Add as much content as you need, including promotional information and comprehensive descriptions.

8 tips for selling digital products

Build your brand

Digital products sell best when the audience knows and trusts their creator. Build your brand in social media and other platforms.

Free Gifts

Create a low-effort but valuable product to share with your audience for free. Use it to collect leads, showcase your main product, and promote your brand.

Upsell

Don`t stop at just one purchase per user. Set up your website to offer personalized suggestions based on users browsing behavior.

Embrace reviews

Encourage your users to leave reviews on your digital products. These reviews help you refine your offerings and build credibility.

Bulk offer

Create bulk offers on your website to get more sales and create a more personalized experience for the users.

Retarget audience

Use retargeting strategies on website visitors who were interested in your products but didn’t proceed to purchase.

Show off your USP

Your product’s unique selling proposition should be prominently and clearly displayed on your website to capture users` attention

Launch promos

To boost interest in your digital downloads, do promo sales occasionally. Offer a discount and encourage the buyers to share their experience with your product.

Anyone can create a website with SpreadSimple

With SpreadSimple, you can create your website in a couple of hours and then easily manage the content on it via Google Sheets.
Authors

Authors

Build an independent platform to present your writings and set up your own rules
Digital artists

Digital artists

Showcase your art and invite art lovers to support your work
Photographers

Photographers

Sell digital copies of your works on a neat website
Bloggers

Bloggers

Share your digital products with your audience in a use-friendly form with a straightforward website

Why sell digital products on SpreadSimple

Manage through Google Sheets

Manage through Google Sheets

Edit content in a simple Google Sheets document and see instant results
Easy to use and fast setup

Easy to use and fast setup

No coding skills or technical knowledge required
All-in-one tool

All-in-one tool

Mobile responsive & SEO-friendly
Full functionality

Full functionality

Multiple features and integrations right out of the box
Embed Anywhere

Embed Anywhere

Integrate with your existing site for efficient catalog updates
Automated Data Imports

Automated Data Imports

Import RSS feeds and MLSs for effortless content management

Pricing

Start for free. Pay per website as you grow.
You can test any of the paid plans free for full 14 days

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Advanced role-based websites

$ 2090 /mo

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Business

Best for driving your sales

$ 1390 /mo

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Starter

Good enough to go live

$ 1290 /mo

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Case Studies

Check our blog for useful posts and instructions to automate your workflow and harness the power of Google Sheets and No-code
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$3,000,000 in revenue through websites built with no-code

Eric Sablan, a senior account manager at Pacific Alaska Wholesale, was searching for a solution to streamline the ordering process for his customers and simplify content management for his team. That's when he discovered SpreadSimple. Initially planning to use it for small-scale projects, Eric was so impressed with the platform that he decided to implement it company-wide.

With SpreadSimple, he created multiple websites, resulting in his company proccessing $3,000,000 in revenue through the websites only.

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Testimonals

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  • Just test it to check possibilities, you´ll be surprised for the ease of use and quickness to setup.

    It`s so easy to use - all I have to do is enter my data into a Google sheet, and Spreadsimple automatically generates a website-ready for me. Plus, the table looks great and is easy to navigate. I highly recommend this tool for anyone looking to quickly create websites from google sheets.

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