I get a lot of questions on the digital product business. The most common question - platforms to sell digital products.

Actually, there are two ways to sell digital products -

1. Marketplaces - I started selling on marketplaces after seeing others doing the same. Amazon was where I started my digital product business. After that, I expanded it to different platforms for more revenue
2. Sell directly - my fav. This is where I receive 90% of my income right now

Top Platforms to Sell Digital Products -

1. Etsy - One of the top platforms where you can buy almost anything digital - from fonts, graphics, to ebooks, courses, templates, etc
2. Creative Fabrica - This is my next fav. Here you can sell all types of digital products. I highly recommend joining their affiliate program for a little extra income.
3. Amazon - Here, I focus mostly on ebooks, but you can also go for audiobooks. Audiobooks are expensive to create, so I mostly stick to ebooks.
4. Pocketsflow - Best for people who have no stripe/paypal availability in their country. It allows people to sell one time and software products worldwide.
5. Adobe - This is mostly for illustrations. I dont sell illustrations at many places. it started as an experiment. 😄
6. Gumroad - If you want to sell directly, then this platform is best for you. It has everything you need. Ebooks, courses, audiobooks, memberships, live sessions, email marketing, etc
7. Kofi - The best thing I like about Kofi is that it has $0 transaction fees. So creators keep earning.
8. Evanto - If you sell anything related to websites, like fonts, graphics, themes, templates, software, plugins, add-ons, then this is right for you.

This is all! If you ask me, one platform where you should start that suits you the best. No platform is best in my view. You'll find advantages and disadvantages related to the platforms. One of the best things about these platforms is that if you want to join some other platforms, then you can do so anytime. So don't worry if you change your mind later!

So what's important is to start it. Marketing takes the most amount of time. While sales difinitely follows later!

I get a lot of questions on the digital product business. The most common question - platforms to sell digital products.

Actually, there are two ways to sell digital products -

1. Marketplaces - I started selling on marketplaces after seeing others doing the same. Amazon was where I started my digital product business. After that, I expanded it to different platforms for more revenue
2. Sell directly - my fav. This is where I receive 90% of my income right now

Top Platforms to Sell Digital Products -

1. Etsy - One of the top platforms where you can buy almost anything digital - from fonts, graphics, to ebooks, courses, templates, etc
2. Creative Fabrica - This is my next fav. Here you can sell all types of digital products. I highly recommend joining their affiliate program for a little extra income.
3. Amazon - Here, I focus mostly on ebooks, but you can also go for audiobooks. Audiobooks are expensive to create, so I mostly stick to ebooks.
4. Pocketsflow - Best for people who have no stripe/paypal availability in their country. It allows people to sell one time and software products worldwide.
5. Adobe - This is mostly for illustrations. I dont sell illustrations at many places. it started as an experiment. 😄
6. Gumroad - If you want to sell directly, then this platform is best for you. It has everything you need. Ebooks, courses, audiobooks, memberships, live sessions, email marketing, etc
7. Kofi - The best thing I like about Kofi is that it has $0 transaction fees. So creators keep earning.
8. Evanto - If you sell anything related to websites, like fonts, graphics, themes, templates, software, plugins, add-ons, then this is right for you.

This is all! If you ask me, one platform where you should start that suits you the best. No platform is best in my view. You'll find advantages and disadvantages related to the platforms. One of the best things about these platforms is that if you want to join some other platforms, then you can do so anytime. So don't worry if you change your mind later!

So what's important is to start it. Marketing takes the most amount of time. While sales difinitely follows later!

I see a post almost every day from merchants doing $20k-$50k/mo suddenly getting their funds held or accounts closed by Stripe or PayPal with zero warning or from people saying stripe is not available in their country.

As someone building in the payment infrastructure space, I wanted to clear up why this happens and how to actually fix it so you aren't sleeping with one eye open.

The Problem: Aggregators vs. MIDs Stripe and PayPal are Aggregators (PayFacs). They are great for starting out because they don't vet you upfront. They let you start selling immediately. However, because they board you instantly, their risk algorithm constantly audits you after the fact. If you scale too fast, get a few chargebacks, or sell something slightly "grey area," their AI flags you as a risk and shuts you down to protect their master merchant account.

The Solution: Dedicated MIDs Once you are generating real revenue (usually $30k/mo+), you need to move off aggregators and get your own Merchant Identification Number (MID).

Vetting happens upfront: You submit KYC and history before you process.

Stability: You aren't sharing a risk pool with thousands of other dropshippers.

Control: You negotiate your own rates and reserves.

For people not having access to stripe accounts and going a extra mile on setting up an UK/US LLC, you might need to hold off on that. This solution works for you too.

TL;DR: If you are serious about e-com, stop relying on a wallet like PayPal to run a business. Get a dedicated MID. or hit me up so that we can help you on the payment systems and not have a risky business operations.

Happy to answer questions about the approval process for high-risk verticals.

I see a post almost every day from merchants doing $20k-$50k/mo suddenly getting their funds held or accounts closed by Stripe or PayPal with zero warning or from people saying stripe is not available in their country.

As someone building in the payment infrastructure space, I wanted to clear up why this happens and how to actually fix it so you aren't sleeping with one eye open.

The Problem: Aggregators vs. MIDs Stripe and PayPal are Aggregators (PayFacs). They are great for starting out because they don't vet you upfront. They let you start selling immediately. However, because they board you instantly, their risk algorithm constantly audits you after the fact. If you scale too fast, get a few chargebacks, or sell something slightly "grey area," their AI flags you as a risk and shuts you down to protect their master merchant account.

The Solution: Dedicated MIDs Once you are generating real revenue (usually $30k/mo+), you need to move off aggregators and get your own Merchant Identification Number (MID).

Vetting happens upfront: You submit KYC and history before you process.

Stability: You aren't sharing a risk pool with thousands of other dropshippers.

Control: You negotiate your own rates and reserves.

For people not having access to stripe accounts and going a extra mile on setting up an UK/US LLC, you might need to hold off on that. This solution works for you too.

TL;DR: If you are serious about e-com, stop relying on a wallet like PayPal to run a business. Get a dedicated MID. or hit me up so that we can help you on the payment systems and not have a risky business operations.

Happy to answer questions about the approval process for high-risk verticals.

I see a post almost every day from merchants doing $20k-$50k/mo suddenly getting their funds held or accounts closed by Stripe or PayPal with zero warning or from people saying stripe is not available in their country.

As someone building in the payment infrastructure space, I wanted to clear up why this happens and how to actually fix it so you aren't sleeping with one eye open.

The Problem: Aggregators vs. MIDs Stripe and PayPal are Aggregators (PayFacs). They are great for starting out because they don't vet you upfront. They let you start selling immediately. However, because they board you instantly, their risk algorithm constantly audits you after the fact. If you scale too fast, get a few chargebacks, or sell something slightly "grey area," their AI flags you as a risk and shuts you down to protect their master merchant account.

The Solution: Dedicated MIDs Once you are generating real revenue (usually $30k/mo+), you need to move off aggregators and get your own Merchant Identification Number (MID).

Vetting happens upfront: You submit KYC and history before you process.

Stability: You aren't sharing a risk pool with thousands of other dropshippers.

Control: You negotiate your own rates and reserves.

For people not having access to stripe accounts and going a extra mile on setting up an UK/US LLC, you might need to hold off on that. This solution works for you too.

TL;DR: If you are serious about e-com, stop relying on a wallet like PayPal to run a business. Get a dedicated MID. or hit me up so that we can help you on the payment systems and not have a risky business operations.

Happy to answer questions about the approval process for high-risk verticals.

I see a post almost every day from merchants doing $20k-$50k/mo suddenly getting their funds held or accounts closed by Stripe or PayPal with zero warning or from people saying stripe is not available in their country.

As someone building in the payment infrastructure space, I wanted to clear up why this happens and how to actually fix it so you aren't sleeping with one eye open.

The Problem: Aggregators vs. MIDs Stripe and PayPal are Aggregators (PayFacs). They are great for starting out because they don't vet you upfront. They let you start selling immediately. However, because they board you instantly, their risk algorithm constantly audits you after the fact. If you scale too fast, get a few chargebacks, or sell something slightly "grey area," their AI flags you as a risk and shuts you down to protect their master merchant account.

The Solution: Dedicated MIDs Once you are generating real revenue (usually $30k/mo+), you need to move off aggregators and get your own Merchant Identification Number (MID).

Vetting happens upfront: You submit KYC and history before you process.

Stability: You aren't sharing a risk pool with thousands of other dropshippers.

Control: You negotiate your own rates and reserves.

For people not having access to stripe accounts and going a extra mile on setting up an UK/US LLC, you might need to hold off on that. This solution works for you too.

TL;DR: If you are serious about e-com, stop relying on a wallet like PayPal to run a business. Get a dedicated MID. or hit me up so that we can help you on the payment systems and not have a risky business operations.

Happy to answer questions about the approval process for high-risk verticals.

I see a post almost every day from merchants doing $20k-$50k/mo suddenly getting their funds held or accounts closed by Stripe or PayPal with zero warning or from people saying stripe is not available in their country.

As someone building in the payment infrastructure space, I wanted to clear up why this happens and how to actually fix it so you aren't sleeping with one eye open.

The Problem: Aggregators vs. MIDs Stripe and PayPal are Aggregators (PayFacs). They are great for starting out because they don't vet you upfront. They let you start selling immediately. However, because they board you instantly, their risk algorithm constantly audits you after the fact. If you scale too fast, get a few chargebacks, or sell something slightly "grey area," their AI flags you as a risk and shuts you down to protect their master merchant account.

The Solution: Dedicated MIDs Once you are generating real revenue (usually $30k/mo+), you need to move off aggregators and get your own Merchant Identification Number (MID).

Vetting happens upfront: You submit KYC and history before you process.

Stability: You aren't sharing a risk pool with thousands of other dropshippers.

Control: You negotiate your own rates and reserves.

How we handle this: I’m the founder of pocketsflow.com. We specifically built a payment orchestration platform for merchants who are tired of the "Stripe Jail" cycle.

We don't just give you a login; we set up the actual banking infrastructure (MIDs) so you have sovereign control over your payments. We also integrate subscription management (CRM) directly into the checkout to help fight disputes before they turn into chargebacks (using alerts like Ethoca/Verifi).

For people not having access to stripe accounts and going a extra mile on setting up an UK/US LLC, you might need to hold off on that. This solution works for you too. I personally onboarded a couple hundred people into the platform specifically for this problem.

TL;DR: If you are serious about e-com, stop relying on a wallet like PayPal to run a business. Get a dedicated MID. or hit me up so that we can help you on the payment systems and not have a risky business operations.

Happy to answer questions about the approval process for high-risk verticals.

and give the props and cons

I Compiled a list of platforms to sell your digital product without even having stripe account or paypal account(and it's free).

Most people keep asking: where do I actually sell this, where are buyers already looking, where do I even start to sell ?

And usually they end up on the same 2 or 3 platforms everyone already knows about and not supporting countries or people from unsupported countries.

So I went further.

Built a complete list (free) of verified platforms where digital products actually move, including:

• Marketplaces with built-in buyer traffic

• Platforms ranked by niche fit and competition level

• Communities where buyers actively search for products

• Platforms that allow fully faceless or anonymous sellers

• Low-competition platforms most people have never heard of

What makes it different from other lists:

• Shows estimated traffic volume per platform

• All free to list on

• Includes what product types perform best on each

• Covers both passive and active selling environments

• Sorted by ease of entry for beginners

Took a while to compile and verify. Hopefully it saves someone the hours of trial and error and shows you channels you didn't know existed.

if anyone is interested let me know and i will send it over.

I Compiled a list of platforms to sell your digital product without even having stripe account or paypal account(and it's free).

Most people keep asking: where do I actually sell this, where are buyers already looking, where do I even start to sell ?

And usually they end up on the same 2 or 3 platforms everyone already knows about and not supporting countries or people from unsupported countries.

So I went further.

Built a complete list (free) of verified platforms where digital products actually move, including:

• Marketplaces with built-in buyer traffic

• Platforms ranked by niche fit and competition level

• Communities where buyers actively search for products

• Platforms that allow fully faceless or anonymous sellers

• Low-competition platforms most people have never heard of

What makes it different from other lists:

• Shows estimated traffic volume per platform

• All free to list on

• Includes what product types perform best on each

• Covers both passive and active selling environments

• Sorted by ease of entry for beginners

Took a while to compile and verify. Hopefully it saves someone the hours of trial and error and shows you channels you didn't know existed.

if anyone is interested let me know and i will send it over.

I joined a payment company to promote their services on Sep-2024.

From what I have seen online, internet payments are still broken and require a lot of compliances. for example, Stripe plays a major role in internet payments but it is not available in many countries.

> this company I worked at solved exactly that and a relatively small team. so, when I have joined to promote, I was offered equity as well. This is still one of the best decision that I took because at that time, I was offered no salary but only equity as they were a bootstrapped company.

> I started marketing for the company on X, improved SEO, instagram, tiktok and sometimes even reddit. I had a few viral moments here and there which I gained by replicating a viral format for software products.

> The company quickly started getting traction and after that it was just word of mouth which lead to the growth of company.

The main reason that I am posting this here is to help people who can be good affiliates for software products. please let me know.

Thanks !

I Compiled a list of platforms to sell your digital product without even having stripe account or paypal account(and it's free).

Most people keep asking: where do I actually sell this, where are buyers already looking, where do I even start to sell ?

And usually they end up on the same 2 or 3 platforms everyone already knows about and not supporting countries or people from unsupported countries.

So I went further.

Built a complete list (free) of verified platforms where digital products actually move, including:

• Marketplaces with built-in buyer traffic
• Platforms ranked by niche fit and competition level
• Communities where buyers actively search for products
• Platforms that allow fully faceless or anonymous sellers
• Low-competition platforms most people have never heard of

What makes it different from other lists:

• Shows estimated traffic volume per platform
• All free to list on
• Includes what product types perform best on each
• Covers both passive and active selling environments
• Sorted by ease of entry for beginners

Took a while to compile and verify. Hopefully it saves someone the hours of trial and error and shows you channels you didn't know existed.

if anyone is interested let me know and i will send it over.

I Compiled a list of platforms to sell your digital product without even having stripe account or paypal account(and it's free).

Most people keep asking: where do I actually sell this, where are buyers already looking, where do I even start to sell ?

And usually they end up on the same 2 or 3 platforms everyone already knows about and not supporting countries or people from unsupported countries.

So I went further.

Built a complete list (free) of verified platforms where digital products actually move, including:

• Marketplaces with built-in buyer traffic
• Platforms ranked by niche fit and competition level
• Communities where buyers actively search for products
• Platforms that allow fully faceless or anonymous sellers
• Low-competition platforms most people have never heard of

What makes it different from other lists:

• Shows estimated traffic volume per platform
• All free to list on
• Includes what product types perform best on each
• Covers both passive and active selling environments
• Sorted by ease of entry for beginners

Took a while to compile and verify. Hopefully it saves someone the hours of trial and error and shows you channels you didn't know existed.

if anyone is interested let me know and i will send it over 😄

what are you doing ?