There’s a myth going around that you can’t sell digital products on Showit. And I’m here to bust it. Because you can (and probably should if you want to make passive-style income) sell products on Showit.
While Showit does not natively have a way to sell products on your website—you can use third-party integrations to sell your digital products easily with a little bit of copy and pasting.
In this blog, I’ll break down 4 different ways to sell digital products on your Showit website
How to Sell Digital Products on Showit
Shopify Starter (formerly Shopify Lite)
Shopify Starter is a “beginner” version of Shopify that can be used to add buy buttons to your Showit website. Shopify Starter is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to sell products on your Showit website if you have a smaller shop.
Pros
- Easy to use, literally copy and paste to add buy buttons to your Showit website.
- Only $5 per month (as of 2024) making it a cost-effective solution.
- Multiple options for payment gateways.
Cons
- Limited bells and whistles, so if you’re looking for advanced ecommerce solutions this might not be the right fit.
- Only works as individual buy buttons without using a WordPress plugin, more complex to create a “storefront” if you have a large shop.
Best for service providers that want something easy and cheap to set up that only plan on selling a handful of products.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce is a robust and flexible eccommerce solution for selling that is better for larger shops that want to use Showit instead of a full Shopify website. WooCommerce works off the WordPress blog side of your Showit website using plugins.
Pros
- Most robust option for selling on Showit.
- Can create a full “storefront” on your website without having to copy and paste each individual product.
- Free to use on the Showit Advanced Blog Plan.
- Great for scaling if you anticipate having a larger shop at some point.
Cons
- Adding multiple payment gateways is complex to set up.
- You’ll likely need to use CSS code to style the shop to fit your branding (my shop uses WooCommerce and I had to do this to get it to look how I wanted).
Best for larger shops and/or shops that need more robust ecommerce features.
ThriveCart
ThriveCart is a robust and flexible platform that can be embedded on a Showit website for selling products, courses and memberships. Easy to copy and paste to your website + you only have to pay once to use it for life. Great for upselling products at checkout.
Pros
- One-time payment for lifetime.
- Can be used for courses or memberships.
- Built-in affiliate program capabilities.
- Robust features and multiple payment gateway options.
- Allows for upselling at checkout to increase cart totals.
Cons
- Have to copy and paste each individual product to add it to Showit.
- Does not have the ability to add multiple items to the cart unless it’s an upsell at checkout.
- A large investment when you’re first starting your shop if you don’t have a lot of sales volume.
- Reported glitches if you’ve got customers outside of the US.
Best for selling courses and memberships and/or smaller shops.
ConvertKit (soon to be Kit)
ConvertKit is best known for being an email marketing platform, but it also offers ecommerce functionality to sell products. The products can be embedded on your Showit website for easy set up.
Pros
- Natively works with ConvertKit, allowing for seamless integration if you already use it for email marketing.
- Best for offering a paid newsletter.
- Easy to link or embed on your Showit website.
Cons
- Potentially not robust enough depending on your ecommerce needs.
- No option for automatic tax collection in the US.
- Limited customizations on the checkout page.
Best for paid newsletter and/or those already using ConvertKit who are on a tight budget.
