Selling Digital Items on a WordPress Site

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    jtmillender · Member ·

    Hi there,

    I am attempting to set up a website for my small business. My goal is to eventually sell study guides for students. I would like these study guides to be downloadable PDF files that I can offer for sale. Is there a widget I can utilize on my site to help me sell my content? Or, is there another way of going about this?

    Thanks for your help!

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    gemmacevans · Member ·

    Hi there,

    Is there a widget I can utilize on my site to help me sell my content? Or, is there another way of going about this?

    On WordPress.com, you can sell individual items on your site using PayPal buttons:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

    When a visitor purchases a PDF, you would need to manually send it to them as PayPal buttons don’t support ‘digital downloads’.

    If you want eCommerce to play a bigger role on your site, you might want to consider creating a self hosted WordPress.org site. The differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org are explained here:

    WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

    With a self-hosted WordPress.org site, you can install the WooCommerce plugin — which would give you eCommerce functionality, integrated into your site:

    https://woocommerce.com/

    WooCommerce supports digital/downloadable product handling.

    I appreciate this is a lot of information, so come back to me if you have questions.

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