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If you’re currently selling digital products on Gumroad, it might be time to look for a new home for your products, because the rent has just increased. 
While ConvertKit is mostly known as an email marketing platform, <a href="https://convertkit.com/features/commerce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ConvertKit Commerce</a> has robust features you can use to sell digital products with low transaction fees that come with any of our plans. By combining the power of email marketing and commerce, you can supercharge your product promotions and keep more earnings to yourself. 
<h2>7 reasons why selling digital products on ConvertKit might be a better fit for you than Gumroad </h2>
<h3>1. Low transaction fees </h3>
You can sell digital products with low transaction and credit card processing fees of just 3.5% + $0.30 on any of our <a href="https://convertkit.com/pricing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ConvertKit plans</a>. No additional hidden fees you need to account for. 
If you’re just getting started, you can sell your digital products without having to pay any monthly subscription. You only pay when you get paid. 
Have an email list and want to take advantage of it? Let’s say you’re promoting a $100 product and you have a 2% conversion rate with your list of 5,000 subscribers. With Gumroad&#8217;s 10% transaction fee and the additional credit card processing fee, you&#8217;ll incur $1,290 in costs. When you sell and market with ConvertKit, you&#8217;ll only pay out $429 in fees out of your $10,000 in earnings. 
Even with a monthly subscription, you still save 2.5x of the costs on average compared to if you were selling on Gumroad—and you get much more powerful email marketing features to help you promote your business. 
<h3>2. Sell any type of digital product  </h3>
We don’t limit how you monetize as a creator. You can sell <a href="https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/sell-ebooks-own-website" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ebooks</a>, <a href="https://convertkit.com/coaches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coaching</a>, <a href="https://convertkit.com/paid-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paid newsletters</a>, <a href="https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/create-an-email-course" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email courses</a>, <a href="https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/brand-sponsorships" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sponsorships</a>, and so much more. You can even create a <a href="https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/tip-jar-examples" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tip Jar</a> to include in your newsletter or <a href="https://convertkit.com/compare/linktree" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link-in-bio</a> to get organic support from your followers. 
<h3>3. Full suite of pricing methods and discounts</h3>
Sell any way you want. You can create products with a one-time offer, different frequency subscriptions, <a href="https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/commerce-payment-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">payment plan,</a> or <a href="https://convertkit.com/resources/blog/create-pay-what-you-want-product" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pay what you want</a>. Each gives you the opportunity to promote your products differently. Plus, if you want to run promotions, you can easily do so with promo codes. 
<h3>4. Embed on any website and any email</h3>
No need to create an additional page. With our checkout modal you can embed your product in any website, or link to it directly. Better yet, embed the product in your email so you don’t have to do extra work to stylize how it appears. 
<h3>5. All your purchases in one place</h3>
Our dashboards pull in data from Gumroad, Shopify, Teachable, Thinkific, and many more. This means not only do you have all data from customers in one place, but it’s also visible in one seamless graph. You don’t have to log into 3-4 accounts just to find out how much you earned this month. 
<h3>6. Drive more sales with automations</h3>
<a href="https://convertkit.com/features/automations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ConvertKit’s automation</a> tool gives you an edge to sell your products in an evergreen funnel. Set up a sales funnel a month after a subscriber joins you. Build automated cross-promotional products to increase subscriber lifetime value. Put your most effective sales launches on autopilot. 
<h3>7. Use Upsells to increase average order value</h3>
The best time to upsell someone is when they are already eager to pay for your product. On Commerce, <a href="https://help.convertkit.com/en/articles/6736549-adding-upsells-to-convertkit-commerce-products" target="_blank" rel="noopener">you can add in up to two additional standard products on the checkout page.</a> On top of that, you can even add in discounts, exclusive to upsells, to incentivize customers and drive up your average order value.
<h2>Switch from Gumroad to ConvertKit</h2>
Ready to make the switch, but feel stuck? Our migration team can help import your subscribers and products at no charge. Let us get you ready to tap into all the features you need to grow your revenue. <a href="https://convertkit.com/migrations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Request your migration.</a>

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