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Notes on selling digital subscriptions.
Playbooks, comparisons, and pricing guides for selling digital subscriptions on Shopify. Written by the team, not outsourced.
Common Shopify Subscription Launch Mistakes
Nine mistakes Shopify subscription businesses make, from one low price to ignoring failed payments, how to avoid each, and a 10-item pre-launch checklist.
Transaction Fees on Shopify Digital Subscriptions
The fees on a Shopify digital subscription, layer by layer: what you can't avoid, what you can control, how they add up as you grow, and how to pay less.
Migrate from Gumroad to Shopify: Step by Step
A step-by-step plan for moving from Gumroad to Shopify. Move your subscribers and files without cutting off access or losing your buyers' trust.
Sample Pack Subscriptions for Music Producers
Sample pack sales spike on launch day, then fade. Subscription revenue builds month after month: three models, what producers charge, delivery and retention.
Content Drip Marketing for Subscription Retention
A drip schedule does more than deliver files. It can help you keep subscribers. Here's how to plan one that keeps them engaged through every billing cycle.
How to Price a Digital Subscription: The 1.5x Rule
Set a starting price for your digital subscription with the 1.5x rule, then check it against what a subscriber is worth, your fees and a price test.
PDF Watermarking for Shopify Digital Sellers
How visible and invisible PDF watermarks put buyers off sharing and help trace a leak, what they can't stop, and how to stamp each buyer's copy on Shopify.