# Sell & get paid

> Get paid, sell online and earn from what you know.

Start from what you sell. Knowledge sells through a course, newsletter or community platform, physical stock through a marketplace or your own shop, and services through proposals and invoices. A creator testing a first product can launch on Gumroad or Stan Store before committing to a $143-a-month course platform. Leave cross-listing and shipping software until orders arrive every week, and check where each tool works first, since several serve only the US.

## [Ready to charge for a course of your own?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/online-courses)

Teachable fits a first paid course at $29 a month and deals with checkout, payments and sales tax for you. Podia costs $42 a month and adds email marketing, a website builder and a community, handy if you also sell downloads or webinars. Kajabi starts at $143 a month with no transaction fees, a price that makes sense once coaches have buyers waiting.

- **[Kajabi](https://suiteintent.com/t/kajabi?m=GB)**: Platform for selling courses and coaching. · Best for: Coaches with an audience ready to buy · From $143/mo
- **[Teachable](https://suiteintent.com/t/teachable?m=GB)**: Create and sell online courses. · Best for: Launching a first paid course · From $29/mo · 22%
- **[Podia](https://suiteintent.com/t/podia?m=GB)**: Sell courses, downloads and webinars. · Best for: Solo creators with several digital products · From $42/mo

## [Want readers to pay for your newsletter?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/paid-newsletters)

Substack puts a newsletter and a podcast in one account, and you switch on paid tiers once readers arrive. Beehiiv adds a referral programme and an ad network that places sponsors in your issues, so a list can earn before anyone subscribes. Kit, formerly ConvertKit, suits a list you plan to sell products to, with landing pages and automated sequences. All three start on a free plan.

- **[Kit](https://suiteintent.com/t/kit?m=GB)**: Email marketing for creators, formerly ConvertKit. · Best for: Creators growing a newsletter they can sell to · Free plan · 17%
- **[beehiiv](https://suiteintent.com/t/beehiiv?m=GB)**: Newsletter platform with growth and monetisation tools. · Best for: Turning a newsletter into income · Free plan · 20%
- **[Substack](https://suiteintent.com/t/substack?m=GB)**: Newsletters with paid subscriptions. · Best for: Writers turning readers into paying subscribers · Free plan

## [Charging a monthly fee for access to you?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/paid-communities)

Skool costs $9 a month and keeps a classroom, an events calendar and the community together, with points and levels that reward members who post. Circle starts at $89 a month and runs under your own brand on the web and in mobile apps. Patreon is free to start and fits creators with loyal fans, though it keeps a share of your earnings.

- **[Circle](https://suiteintent.com/t/circle?m=GB)**: Community platform under your own brand. · Best for: Creators selling paid memberships · From $89/mo
- **[Skool](https://suiteintent.com/t/skool?m=GB)**: Paid communities with courses. · Best for: Coaches charging a monthly membership · From $9/mo
- **[Patreon](https://suiteintent.com/t/patreon?m=GB)**: Paid memberships for creators. · Best for: Creators with a loyal fan base · Free plan

## [Selling a template or an ebook?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/digital-products)

Payhip handles EU VAT on your sales and has a free plan, which matters when your buyers live all over Europe. Stan turns an Instagram or TikTok bio link into a mobile store from $29 a month and takes no cut of sales. Lemon Squeezy acts as merchant of record and adds licence keys, a good fit for indie makers selling software.

- **[Stan Store](https://suiteintent.com/t/stan?m=GB)**: Link-in-bio store for creators. · Best for: Creators selling from Instagram or TikTok · From $29/mo
- **[Gumroad](https://suiteintent.com/t/gumroad?m=GB)**: Storefront and checkout for digital products. · Best for: Testing demand for a first digital product · Free plan
- **[Lemon Squeezy](https://suiteintent.com/t/lemon-squeezy?m=GB)**: Merchant of record for digital products. · Best for: Indie makers selling worldwide · Pricing on request
- **[Payhip](https://suiteintent.com/t/payhip?m=GB)**: Online shop for digital products and courses. · Best for: Creators selling digital goods across the EU · Free plan

## [Opening your own shop for things you make?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/sell-products-online)

WooCommerce is a free plugin, so it fits if you already run WordPress and want to keep your own hosting and data. Squarespace costs $19 a month with hosting, domains and payments in the subscription, and suits makers who care about polished looks. Shopify runs your web store, in-person sales and social channels from one admin, which helps a brand planning to grow.

- **[Shopify](https://suiteintent.com/t/shopify?m=GB)**: Build and run an online store. · Best for: Brands selling online, in person and on social · Pricing on request · 1
- **[Squarespace](https://suiteintent.com/t/squarespace?m=GB)**: Website builder with designer templates and a store. · Best for: A polished site without a developer · From $19/mo · 36%
- **[WooCommerce](https://suiteintent.com/t/woocommerce?m=GB)**: Open-source online store on WordPress. · Best for: Selling from a WordPress site you already own · Free plan
- **[Gambio](https://suiteintent.com/t/gambio?m=GB)**: German shop software for B2C and B2B online stores. · Best for: A German online shop with B2B options · From €29/mo

## [Selling on camera to a live audience?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/sell-live)

Whatnot runs video auctions where trading cards and collectibles sell well, in the US, UK, Germany and France. TikTok Shop lets you open a store for free and sell through shoppable videos, with creator affiliates promoting your products for a share. To send one show to YouTube, Facebook and more at once, Restream's free plan covers two channels.

- **[Whatnot](https://suiteintent.com/t/whatnot?m=GB)**: Live-stream auctions and sales on a shopping app. · Best for: Collectibles sold to a live, bidding crowd · Free plan
- **[TikTok Shop](https://suiteintent.com/t/tiktok-shop?m=GB)**: Sell inside TikTok videos and lives. · Best for: Products that sell well on video · Free plan
- **[eBay](https://suiteintent.com/t/ebay?m=GB)**: Marketplace for new and used goods, with auctions. · Best for: Collectibles and hard-to-find items · Free plan
- **[Restream](https://suiteintent.com/t/restream?m=GB)**: Stream live to several platforms at once. · Best for: Going live where each audience already watches · Free plan
- **[StreamYard](https://suiteintent.com/t/streamyard?m=GB)**: Live streaming and recording studio in the browser. · Best for: Interviews streamed to several platforms · Free plan

## [Clearing out a wardrobe or reselling vintage?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/sell-on-marketplaces)

Vinted charges sellers nothing to list or sell, since buyers pay a protection fee at checkout. In Spain and Italy, Wallapop adds in-app chat and shipping with buyer protection across the country. Etsy charges from $0.20 per listing and brings shoppers searching for handmade and vintage pieces, so it suits makers with small batches.

- **[Etsy](https://suiteintent.com/t/etsy?m=GB)**: Marketplace for handmade, vintage and craft goods. · Best for: Selling one-off pieces to buyers who search · From $0/yr
- **[eBay](https://suiteintent.com/t/ebay?m=GB)**: Marketplace for new and used goods, with auctions. · Best for: Collectibles and hard-to-find items · Free plan
- **[Depop](https://suiteintent.com/t/depop?m=GB)**: Resale app for vintage and streetwear. · Best for: Selling one-off pieces to Gen Z · Free plan
- **[Poshmark](https://suiteintent.com/t/poshmark?m=GB)**: Resell fashion in the US through a social feed. · Best for: Closet clear-outs and small US resale shops · Free plan
- **[Billbee](https://suiteintent.com/t/billbee?m=GB)**: Order processing for online sellers on several channels. · Best for: Selling on Amazon, eBay and your own shop at once · From €9/mo

## [Posting the same item on five marketplaces?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/cross-list-your-stock)

Crosslist covers Vinted alongside eBay, Depop and Poshmark, with a mobile app for listing from your phone, from $29.99 a month. Vendoo delists an item everywhere else once it sells, so resellers in the US and UK avoid selling it twice. List Perfectly suits US sellers moving lots of stock, with bulk edits across hundreds of listings from $29 a month.

- **[Vendoo](https://suiteintent.com/t/vendoo?m=GB)**: Cross-list resale stock to many marketplaces. · Best for: Avoiding double sales across platforms · From $15/mo
- **[Crosslist](https://suiteintent.com/t/crosslist?m=GB)**: List once and post to every resale marketplace. · Best for: Resellers who need Vinted covered · From $30/mo
- **[List Perfectly](https://suiteintent.com/t/list-perfectly?m=GB)**: Crosslisting tool for high-volume resellers. · Best for: Resellers who edit listings in bulk · From $29/mo

## [Paying too much for postage labels?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/ship-orders)

Pirate Ship has no monthly fee and adds no markup on USPS and UPS postage, a good match for US sellers shipping every week. Shippo compares carriers including DHL and FedEx, with up to 30 labels a month on its free plan. ShipStation works in the US and UK on paid plans and prints labels in batches once you ship dozens of orders a day.

- **[Shippo](https://suiteintent.com/t/shippo?m=GB)**: Discounted shipping labels for US sellers. · Best for: Cheaper postage for a small US shop · Free plan
- **[ShipStation](https://suiteintent.com/t/shipstation?m=GB)**: Orders and shipping labels from every sales channel. · Best for: Shops shipping dozens of orders a day · From $15/mo
- **[Pirate Ship](https://suiteintent.com/t/pirate-ship?m=GB)**: Free shipping software with cheap US labels. · Best for: US sellers who ship parcels every week · Free plan

## [Taking cards at a market stall or a counter?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/card-payments-in-person)

SumUp sells low-cost readers with no monthly fee or contract, and it covers Spain, Germany and Italy. Zettle, PayPal's reader, has no monthly fee either and accepts phone wallets as well as cards. Square gives cafes and service businesses a free point-of-sale app with appointments and invoices, in the UK, US and France.

- **[Square](https://suiteintent.com/t/square?m=GB)**: Point of sale and payments for shops and services. · Best for: Selling at the counter and online · Free plan
- **[SumUp](https://suiteintent.com/t/sumup?m=GB)**: Card readers and payment links for small businesses. · Best for: Taking card payments with no contract · Free plan
- **[Zettle by PayPal](https://suiteintent.com/t/zettle?m=GB)**: PayPal's card reader and till app. · Best for: Market stalls and pop-ups with no fixed costs · Free plan

## [Charging customers online for software or a subscription?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/take-payments)

Stripe has no monthly fee, retries failed payments and gives developers an API, though the tax side stays with you. Paddle collects sales tax and VAT worldwide as merchant of record for SaaS companies. Lemon Squeezy does the same job for indie makers and small teams, and adds an affiliate programme.

- **[Stripe](https://suiteintent.com/t/stripe?m=GB)**: Online payments, subscriptions and invoices. · Best for: Recurring billing for a SaaS or membership · Free plan
- **[Paddle](https://suiteintent.com/t/paddle?m=GB)**: Merchant of record for SaaS payments and tax. · Best for: SaaS founders selling worldwide · Pricing on request
- **[Lemon Squeezy](https://suiteintent.com/t/lemon-squeezy?m=GB)**: Merchant of record for digital products. · Best for: Indie makers selling worldwide · Pricing on request

## [Need clients to sign a quote before you start?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/proposals)

PandaDoc builds quotes with interactive pricing tables and e-signatures from $19 a month, and shows you when a client opens one. DocuSign starts at $10 a month with reminders and an audit trail under a name clients recognise, though the proposal itself needs another tool. Qwilr turns a proposal into a web page where the client picks options, signs and pays.

- **[PandaDoc](https://suiteintent.com/t/pandadoc?m=GB)**: Proposals, quotes and e-signature. · Best for: Agencies that need quotes signed fast · From $19/mo · 14 days
- **[Docusign](https://suiteintent.com/t/docusign?m=GB)**: The best-known e-signature service. · Best for: Contracts where clients expect a known name · From $10/mo
- **[Qwilr](https://suiteintent.com/t/qwilr?m=GB)**: Interactive web proposals. · Best for: Proposals that need to look like the work · Pricing on request
- **[Aruba PEC](https://suiteintent.com/t/aruba-pec?m=GB)**: Certified email (PEC) and digital signature for Italy. · Best for: A PEC address plus a remote signature · From €5/yr
- **[InfoCert](https://suiteintent.com/t/infocert?m=GB)**: Italian qualified digital signature. · Best for: Signing contracts and filings with legal value · From €49/yr

## [Tired of chasing clients who pay late?](https://suiteintent.com/discover/get-paid-faster)

Chaser sends reminders from your own email address and stops once the customer pays, syncing with Xero or QuickBooks in the UK and US. FreshBooks suits freelancers billing for their time, with automatic reminders and online card payments. In Spain, Holded adds invoicing, e-invoicing and the official tax forms in one app.

- **[QuickBooks](https://suiteintent.com/t/quickbooks?m=GB)**: Accounting and invoicing for small businesses. · Best for: Firms whose accountant already uses it · Pricing on request
- **[Chaser](https://suiteintent.com/t/chaser?m=GB)**: Payment reminders that chase unpaid invoices for you. · Best for: Xero or QuickBooks users with slow payers · Pricing on request
- **[Xero](https://suiteintent.com/t/xero?m=GB)**: Cloud accounting for UK small businesses. · Best for: Sharing live books with your accountant · Pricing on request · 30 days
- **[Stripe](https://suiteintent.com/t/stripe?m=GB)**: Online payments, subscriptions and invoices. · Best for: Recurring billing for a SaaS or membership · Free plan
- **[FreshBooks](https://suiteintent.com/t/freshbooks?m=GB)**: Invoicing and accounting for service businesses. · Best for: Billing clients for time without an accountant · Pricing on request · 80%

## Questions

### I have an audience but nothing to sell yet. Where do I start?

Begin with the cheapest test of demand. Gumroad has no monthly price and takes a fee on each sale, and Stan Store sells downloads and coaching calls from your bio link from $29 a month with no cut of your sales. If your audience reads email, a free plan on Kit or beehiiv lets you grow the list before you charge anyone. Move to a course platform such as Teachable or Kajabi once people have paid you for something smaller.

### Should I sell a course, a paid newsletter or a community membership?

A course suits knowledge you can package once, and Teachable starts at $29 a month with checkout and sales tax handled. A paid newsletter suits regular writing: Substack is free to start and recommends you to readers of other publications. A community suits people who want ongoing access to you, with Skool from $9 a month and Circle from $89. Kajabi and Podia put courses, email and a community under one login if you plan to offer more than one format.

### Do I need my own online shop if I already sell on Etsy or eBay?

Not at first. Etsy brings buyers looking for handmade and vintage pieces, with listings from $0.20 each, and eBay charges a final value fee only when an item sells. A store on Shopify, Squarespace or WooCommerce gives you your own brand and customer list, but you have to bring the visitors yourself. Many sellers keep the marketplace for discovery and open a shop once repeat buyers ask for one.

### Can a payment provider deal with sales tax when I sell software or downloads abroad?

Paddle and Lemon Squeezy act as merchant of record, so they sell to the customer on your behalf and collect the tax due worldwide. That spares you registering for tax in every country you sell to. Stripe takes payments and runs subscriptions with no monthly fee, but you remain the seller and handle tax yourself. Teachable also takes care of sales tax on course sales.

### I sell at markets and online. Can one setup cover both?

Square links its point-of-sale app, card readers and online store to one inventory, though it serves only the UK, US and France. SumUp works across more of Europe, with tap-to-pay on your phone, payment links and a free online store, and no monthly fee. Zettle suits a stall that takes cards a few times a day: you buy the reader once and pay per transaction. Shopify also runs in-person sales from the same admin as your web shop.