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Building checkout for digital products. 0% fees for founding creators (dm me)

[deko @developmentdeko]

https://t.co/r1Hzr7wYAM

[deko @developmentdeko]

@VladDTSZN makes sense, the details are usually where the real work is

[deko @developmentdeko]

creator math that breaks most people's brains:

10 sales at $49 = $490
100 sales at $9 = $900

the second number is bigger. so everyone prices at $9.

but 10 customers at $49 take 10x less support, 10x less delivery overhead, and find you via different channels.

[deko @developmentdeko]

@morganhub @AssaTV this is how you make things that actually get used

[deko @developmentdeko]

@alienpixels this is the kind of thing more people need to hear about

[deko @developmentdeko]

@Thalion this is the kind of thing more people need to hear about

[deko @developmentdeko]

@matt the demand is definitely there for this kind of thing

[deko @developmentdeko]

@UiAdrian people are sleeping on how much leverage this actually gives you

[deko @developmentdeko]

@AlienPixel this is the kind of thing more people need to hear about

[deko @developmentdeko]

when someone buys your product on gumroad:

gumroad has their email.
gumroad has their purchase history.
gumroad decides what emails they see next.

you get the money (minus fees).
gumroad gets the relationship.

that relationship is worth more than the sale.

[deko @developmentdeko]

50K followers, 40 buyers.
800 followers, 300 buyers.

the second creator has a business. the first has an audience.

most creator advice optimizes for reach.

almost none of it is about converting the people already watching.

[deko @developmentdeko]

@WebComponents been thinking about this exact thing lately

[deko @developmentdeko]

@PromptSpar the failure mode angle is where most prompts stop short. good one

[deko @developmentdeko]

@thefamousggoffl loyalty was always one-sided. people just believed the story until they couldn't

[deko @developmentdeko]

@abbassays5 and someone's buying it every time. market keeps proving the cynics wrong

[deko @developmentdeko]

@AleksejAros intent clarity is such a more honest frame than SEO optimization

[deko @developmentdeko]

@IndigoRoseL the neutral angle is underrated, everyone just goes pink or blue

[deko @developmentdeko]

the most common support ticket for digital product creators:

"I can't find my download link."

it's been 3 years. the checkout flow hasn't changed. the support tickets haven't stopped.

some creators spend 5+ hours a week just resending files.

[deko @developmentdeko]

@clarityx the ones that come out of nowhere always hit the hardest

[deko @developmentdeko]

@lexaneesburg polymarket before bed is a dangerous habit lol — but the XRP sentiment has been all over the place lately