Build Your List and Sell Digital Products on a Platform That You Can Run for Free!

Looking for a place to showcase your business that will help you start earning ASAP, without building a complicated website or shop?

If so, you're in the right place. We're going to show you a platform called Beacons that allows aspiring entrepreneurs to do two very important things... sell products and build a list.

In addition to that, they can do all kinds of awesome things to build their business. 

Here's what you can create with Beacons to start and grow your business:

With Beacons, you can sell digital products on a platform that is mobile friendly and easy to share.

In addition to that, you can use this platform to build your list, an audience of people who know like and trust you to deliver quality products that will help them reach their goals.

These are two very important business building tasks that until now required a more time consuming process.

This tool will allow you to quickly set up a link in bio, landing page, opt-in form and eCommerce store in less than an hour, depending on where you are in your business journey.

And there's even more good news! What if I told you that your first $100 online is just a few steps away?  

In this video you'll learn exactly how to make it happen using the Beacons platform! 

Whether you're a content creator, coach or someone with unique skill or idea to share, this is your sign to start monetizing your passions.

Beacons is the ultimate tool for creators for brainstorming the perfect digital product, no matter your niche or target audience.

In the video above, you'll learn how to easily upload and showcase products and services in a storefront, plus you'll also learn some simple marketing tactics to get your product out there, so you can stop dreaming about earning online and start making it happen.  With your dream and the link in bio you'll create on Beacons, you're halfway to your first $$, so let's dive in!

What is Beacons?

Second it's ridiculously easy to use. Setting up a storefront takes minutes, and there's no tech expertise required.

You just upload your product add a price, and boom you're ready to start selling!

Plus you get integrated right into your link and buyer or website so your audience can easily find and buy what you're offering. Finally, this is a creator first platform.

Beacons is all about helping creators keep more of their earnings so they can focus on creating.  

Beacons takes care of the rest like payment processing, marketing and even analytics that shows how your products are performing.

It's literally free to use, (and they have awesome Pro features as well) so whether you're just getting started or you're looking for an upgrade Beacons makes it simple, seamless and profitable to grow your online business.

By the time we're done watching the video you'll see why it's the best decision you can make as a creator.

Coming Up With Your Digital Product

Let's get into making your first $100 on Beacons. The first thing you got to figure out is what digital product you want to sell.

Now this is the main point where creators are confused because they believe that for their niche, there is no digital product they can make. and that is 100% false.

No matter your niche, there is a digital product that your audience will download and buy from you.

For example, if you're a fitness creator, create a workout regime and a Diet guide, if you're a travel influencer, create a city-by- city travel guide with places to visit and eat, if you're a creator who makes cooking content, sell your recipes.

Here are some tips to help you out: ask yourself what are common challenges do people in your niche face? Think about some skills, hobbies or processes you're good at, that others might want to learn. What do people often ask you for advice about? Look at your tools and systems... what do you use daily to make your life easier?

Can you turn your personal workflows or templates into a digital product? And most importantly, ask your audience what are they struggling with what would they love to learn about. The possibilities are literally endless.

Once you have your idea and have created your digital product, let's get into uploading it and creating a product page for it.  The digital product I have created is a set of pages for creators to use as guidelines when making Instagram posts, carousels and cover images for reels. Watch the video to see how easy it is to upload and make a product page for your digital products.

Building Your Digital Product

1. On the left hand navigation, click on products if you haven't created a digital product yet Click the first option called digital product and you'll be redirected to the product builder. 
   This is where you can design and customize every aspect of your product page in the upper left hand corner you can design the layout the colors and font for your product page once you have settled on your design.
   
   
2. Let's get into editing everything else either click on the sections button in the upper right hand side or click anywhere on the page itself to edit add the title of your product.  
3. Adjust the price to whatever you find your product to be worth you could even let your buyers pay what they want.
4. Mark it as on sale or just make it free
5.  Now add a description so your buyers can know exactly what they're buying if you have a rough idea but not sure how to put it to words exactly you can generate one with AI and it will curate one for you.  
6. Click on media to add any cover images or videos to Showcase and explain your product
7. Next, and most importantly add your product files. You can add any type of file or even add a link to it. This is useful for Canva or Notion Pages we could go over everything here but for your first product we can skip this for now.
8.  At the top of the page click into the next section called checkout where you can edit your checkout experience. You can add different fields here if you wish you can use custom fields to get info on your customers and be able to see what kind of customers check out your products and
9. Finally, we have the success screen tab edit your thank you message to make it more personal.
10. Once you have everything all set press the big blue next button at the upper right hand corner. Now you'll get to list your product we're going to go ahead and press add product to link bio and it will automatically create a store block with your product listed feel free to move it around your page and customize the layout and don't forget to add a header and there we go you've successfully created and set up your product page so now anyone can buy your product on your link and
    

Marketing Your Digital Product

You found your digital product idea, created it and set up your Beacon storefront to start selling it. Marketing comes next, and while it's one of the most crucial steps, we've made it simple with built-in tools.  

Click into the store block where your product is listed use the blue icon to generate social assets for your product. This is perfect for promoting on Instagram stories, Tik Tok videos, and posts across Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

You can even customize the background color.  Another great option is adding a popup to your page that shows your product to every visitor. 

To set this up, head to link in bio design in the left navigation, scroll to the bottom. Click promote a product, and select your product.  Set up the options like features and button text. Save and your product will be shown to visitors. You can even use this feature to promote a free resource for download. 

We also have an amazing smart reply feature for Instagram. Smart reply creates an automation that sends your product directly to someone's DMs when they comment specific keywords on your post. It's super powerful.  

To set up smart reply, on the left hand navigation, click marketing, then smart reply.  Connect your Instagram account and follow these steps.

Once you've done that, click add new post, smart reply, and select which post you want to run the automation on. Type in the trigger word, select your product, customize your message, hit save and you're done. 

The automation will work in the background, helping you make sales while you focus on creating. This means you'll make money passively, while you do other things. How awesome is that?

And that is how you make your first $100 on Beacons, whether you're brainstorming your first digital product, setting up your storefront, or diving into marketing strategies. Remember every creator starts somewhere, and this can be the start of something big for you!  

Why You'll Still Need a Platform of Your Own

While Beacons allows you the freedom to create a list and sell your products, it's not YOUR platform. You don't own it, you don't control it. So for that reason I still recommend getting started on Beacons, and using it to start selling as quickly as possible, earning money by adding value. While you're earning on Beacons, it's a good idea to set up your own WordPress or Shopify platform that you control. 

And when it comes to your list, it's important to periodically transfer the leads and customers you receive on Beacons to your primary email list as well. You don't own or control your customer list or email contacts either, unless you move them to a platform you control.

If Beacons changes, goes away or limits you, it would be unfortunate to lose people who have expressed an interest in your business. In addition to your platform, your list is one of your biggest business assets. And as with any asset, you want to make sure to protect it. 

If you are planning to teach courses, you will need another platform outside of Beacons to teach your course. We recommend that you use WordPress and Thrive Apprentice because they are built on a platform (WordPress) that you own.  

For historical context, there was another platform called Koji that did pretty much the same thing as Beacons. It was awesome, and we actually did a video about it and promoted it to our audience.

Then one day, it was bought out by LinkTree and ALL the great features and free resources disappeared... like overnight. Those businesses that put all their eggs in the Koji basket were scrambling for a place to promote their business or they were at the mercy of LinkTree. 

We hope nothing like that happens with Beacons, but everyone is in business to make money.  So in the world of business, things are bought and sold every day. We recommend that you use Beacon's awesome features, and promote it for as long as it lasts. But always have your primary platform, one that you own and control as the place you eventually send everyone. 

If something happens to Beacons, they change ownership and all the perks go away, or they start limiting what you do, you can immediately pivot to your own platform and carry on with business as usual without too much disruption. 

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