✓ A 4-Step Checklist to Start Selling Products Online

#78 The SoloCreator Hub by Burk

Let’s go over some tips that have helped me sell products and gain subscribers on Gumroad. It'll work similarly for other platforms.

#1 Start free

To make money, the best option is to give something away for free first. While that sounds counterintuitive, it’s a general practice among leading content creators. Freebies gain people’s attention and convert possible customers into valuable email list members.

What can you give away for free?

Good question.

I created a freebie called Creators’ Toolbox. It’s a basic Notion template with a list of resources like tools, websites, apps, and services that are of interest to online creators. It’s a comprehensive collection that was easy to create.

Do this! Find something you use all the time or know a lot about and create a list of resources for it, like design resources. Collect and share all apps, tools, and services that fit design workflows. Or take YouTube resources and create a list of practical tools for new YouTubers.

Then, you give that list …