How To Make Money From Digital Products As A Beginner On Selfany

How To Make Money From Digital Products As A Beginner On Selfany

You don’t need tech skills to launch a digital product. In fact, it’s better if you don’t. To be honest, that tech stress has stopped way too many brilliant ideas from ever seeing daylight.

You’ve probably had that moment too: staring at your screen, full of ideas, but stuck thinking, “I don’t know how to set up a store, I don’t have a website, and I’m not even techy.”

In truth, digital creators are now set to surpass traditional media in ad revenue and launching your own product to benefit from it doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive, not if you’re using the right tools.

A fun fact is that the less complicated your setup, the better. And that’s why Selfany exists, to help creators like you skip the friction and start earning from what you already know. 

In this guide, you’ll learn exactly how to go from idea to income, and make the transition from “I have an idea” to “Someone just paid me for it (especially when you launch on a platform like Selfany).

Start With One Simple Digital Product Idea

Forget the pressure to launch a full-blown course or a sales funnel. You don’t need a 5-product line. You only need one product that solves one real and specific problem your audience is struggling with.

Key Actions:

• Reflect on What You Can Offer: Ask yourself questions like “What do people keep asking me for help with?”

• Choose A Simple Format: Can you package it in a simple format like a checklist, an ebook, a Canva template, a Notion planner, or an audio guide? If yes, then you have a product.

• Keep It Specific: “Meal Plan for Busy Uni Students” will always beat “Nutrition Tips” because it focuses on a target demographic.

Instead of “Productivity Hacks,” Temi, a digital planner enthusiast, launched a ₦2,500 Notion template for content creators and made 10x that in her first week. Lesson? Start small, start useful, and start now.

Create the Product (Don’t Overthink It)

You don’t need an expensive design or perfect branding for your product; it just needs to be valuable and clear enough to be helpful to your audience. Imagine someone downloading your product. Can they understand it fast? Can they use it immediately? That’s the goal.

Key Actions:

• Use tools you already know: Employ your basic knowledge of Google Docs, Canva, Notion, or PowerPoint to create and launch content.

• Keep It Engaging: Ensure your product is short, valuable, and easy to consume. 

• Make It Visually Clear: You could add a clean cover page and export it as a PDF or easy-access file format. 

Anything you can explain in a tweet thread, a voice note, or a DM, you can turn it into a digital product.

Set Up Your Selfany Store (In 10 Minutes or Less)

This is where it all becomes real. Selfany is your no-code, no-fuss digital storefront built to help creators sell their products with zero tech drama.

Key Actions:

• Complete Registration Process: Go to Selfany.com to register and create your free digital front store.

• Upload Your Product File: Add a title, a strong cover image, and price your product in your local currency (₦aira, Ksh, GH₵, USD). Remember to write a clear description that sells without sounding salesy

• Advertise With One Link: You can pin your store link to your bio, stories, WhatsApp status, and pinned tweets to drive traffic directly to your Selfany store.

The more direct and clear you are when setting up your store, the fewer DMs you’ll get and the faster people will buy.

Make It Easy for People to Pay You

You’ve done the work. Don’t lose the sale at checkout. Your audience may be ready to buy… but if the payment process is clunky, slow, or confusing, they’ll quietly click away. Selfany makes it seamless:

Key Actions:

• Easy Payment Options: Selfany makes it easy for buyers to make payments by giving them options to pay through card, mobile money, or bank transfer. Whatever works best for them.

• Fast Checkouts: The checkout works across Africa, even on low-data or slow networks. This means your customers won’t have any issues restricting them from completing a purchase at checkout.

• Sell Smoother With Smart Product Descriptions: Inside your product listing, add quick payment notes and customer support info like, “We accept card or bank transfer via Selfany checkout,” or  “Need help? Chat with us via WhatsApp on our store page.”

Make the price feel accessible, especially for your first product. Position it as an easy yes. Something like “$1 to fix your content calendar forever” feels like a steal and will drive sales.

Launch With Confidence (Even if You’re Nervous)

No need to wait for a “perfect” website or a 3-week pre-launch. plan. You just need the courage to show up, and you can start by talking to your audience even if you're scared or nervous. Just be honest, clear, and excited. Say, “Hey, I made this for people who are tired of [problem]. Here’s what it helps you fix.”

Key Actions:

• Post Product Explainers: Upload content that explains the problem your product solves to your Selfany store. Drop a few Instagram posts or carousels explaining the problem → solution, → product.

• Use CTAs: Using clear CTAs like: “DM me ‘planner’ to get the link,” Get it now before the price goes up”, or “Link in bio to grab yours” could make all the difference.

• Use Affiliates and Offer Discounts: Offer a launch discount to encourage your first 10–20 buyers. Make your friends and family advocates for your product for a small commission, using the Affiliate tool on Selfany.

Take, for example, Danny, a student creator who launched a ₦1,000 budgeting guide via 4 IG posts and turned his WhatsApp friends into advocates. He made ₦150,000 in 6 days. No ads.

Collect Feedback and Grow From There

Your first product is not your final product. In fact, it is just the beginning. The best creators use it as a launchpad and a learning tool that they can tweak as they improve. And your buyers? They’re also your best feedback team.

Key Actions:

• Seek Feedback: After launching, ask your first buyers questions like: “What part helped you the most?” “What should I add next time?”

• Use Feedback To Improve: Use that feedback to improve your product or create a part two or follow-up product.

• Share Reviews: Share screenshot reviews, kind DMs, and testimonials, not only verifies your credibility, it also builds trust from customers and drives new sales.

What’s better? With Selfany, you can also track your sales, view buyer data, and tweak your strategy, all from your dashboard.

Don’t Wait to Be “Ready.” Just Start

There’s power in launching messy, launching fast, and learning on the way. You don’t need a big following, a website or tech skills. You don't even have to have a “perfect” product or fancy funnels. 

All you need is a clear offer of a product that solves a problem, a simple tool or platform that makes it easy to deliver, and the decision to start.

That’s what Selfany gives you with zero stress, zero platform fees, and total control over your growth as a creator.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What kind of products can I launch on Selfany?

You can launch and sell ebooks, templates, audio files, guides, checklists, Notion pages, and more. But Selfany doesn't end with digital products. You can also sell products from a physical store. Just upload a video or image and link your store address and the delivery information to the product description.

2. Can I launch products for free on Selfany?

Definitely! You can launch any product for free on Selfany. All tools are free to use as well.

3. Do I need to build a website first?

Nope. Selfany is your digital storefront. You don’t even need a Canva-designed landing page. No tech knowledge or coding needed as well.

4. After launching my product and making sales, how do I get paid?

You get paid instantly into your bank account or mobile money. Selfany supports over 135+ currencies, so you can receive payments in ₦aira, Ksh, GH₵, USD, and more.

Create your Selfany store today and drop your first product in minutes, no stress, no tech skills, no website.

Need help launching your product? Reach out to Selfany Support for further assistance. We've got you.