Platforms to host your amazing Tana creations

As a Tana template creator you might be wondering; what is the best platform I can use to host my templates? Well in this article we will try and answer just that by giving you various options that you can choose from and some of the pros and cons of each of the platforms so that you can decide what platforms suits you the most

Payhip

The very first platform we recommend is called Payhip. This platform offers you the ability to sell digital products, courses, memberships, bundles, coaching as well as physical products which means if you are looking to become a full time Tana creator then we assure you that this platform will provide you the most value for your money

Benefits

• It offers a super low transaction fee of 5% with their free plan in comparison to other platforms such as Gumroad that take 10%
• Its free plan includes all features, unlimited product uploads and unlimited revenue
• Has monthly pricing plans that provides you with even lower transaction fees: $29 for 2% transaction fees and $99 for no transaction fee at all
• Wide range of features at no extra cost
• Offers an affiliate program where you can have various people spread word about your offerings in return for a custom commission that you decide
• Ability to create a full website for all you offerings using a no code drag and drop interface that is easy to use

Limitations

• Limitations with the website builder. Payhip provides you with decent sections to build up your website but is limited to the kinds of sections you get hence bringing about a bit of similarity amongst website made using Payhip
• You will need to work on the promotion of your own products as Payhip doesn't have a discovery section where people can search for your content using keywords but rather provides you with a platform to create your own website that hosts these products

 

Podia

Another platform we recommend is called Podia. It offers amazing features that can help you not only grow your business but also a community around your business. 

Benefits

• It offers various features such as digital products, courses, workshops and webinars, coaching, community and affiliate marketing
• Has a free plan available (with limitations)
• With the free plan you get charged 8% transaction fees but with the option to pay a monthly fee of $39 or annual fee of $33/month to completely omit the transaction fees
• More better looking sections for your website
• Ability to add product drafts such as courses and webinars and only pay for them when you are ready to go live
• Has an affiliate feature but is under the most expensive tier

Limitations

• The free plan comes with various limitations such as the inability to post more than one digital or coaching product and the inability to post any courses or workshops but have drafts prepared
• No chat support for your customers and no affiliate feature available for the free and second plan but only available on the third plan that comes at a price of $89/month paid monthly or $75/month paid yearly
• Limitations with the website builder. Podia offers beautiful sections that can get your site up and running but still doesn't offer users the freedom/wide range of sections to be able to create very custom website designs

 

Lemon Squeezy

Lemon Squeezy is another platform that you could use to host all your Tana creations the only difference is that it is more of a platform that allows you to host and collect payments for your digital products such as Tana templates but doesn't support other features such as courses, workshops etc

Benefits

• A low transaction fee of 5% + 50 cents
• An affiliate feature that allows anyone to sign up to promote your products. This also comes with a separate well designed view of your affiliate program
• A very simple storefront
• Its a perfect tool for those who already have a website and would like to embed their digital products on their website
• Well designed dashboard to track the progress of your digital products

Limitations

• Provides you with a very basic storefront that isn't highly customisable
• Lack of other features such as course hosting, workshops, a website builder etc for all those who may need an all in one solution

 

Gumroad

Finally the most recognised digital product platform, Gumroad. Gumroad is a platform that allows creators to host and sell their digital products easily and fast

 
Benefits

• Well designed
• Completely free to use but with a transaction fee of 10%
• Has a marketplace feature which allows for people to discover your content through an organic keyword search without you necessarily having to spend a lot of money and effort on promotion
• Has an affiliate feature that lets you grow your business with the power of people

Limitations

• Very high transaction fee of 10% that beats all other platforms in this list
• Limited customisation of how your product page looks like