You can also sell digital downloads through your Shopify store with a Free Digital Downloads Plugin that is developed by Shopify. Here is a step by step guide to make your shopify store to sell digital downloads. Follow the steps below.
1. Download the Plugin Digital Downloads.
To get the digital download feature in your Shopify store you need to download the Digital Download Plugin from the Shopify App Store. For that go to Apps from your Shopify store dashboard. Then click on Visit the App Store button.
Then search for Digital Downloads from the search result select the first plugin that have Made by Shopify badge or use this link Digital Downloads Plugin. You will then get into the Digital Downloads Plugin page, from their click on Get button.
2. Install The Plugin.
After that you will redirect into your Shopify admin install page that ask to Click on Install Digital Downloads for install it into your Shopify account.
Then you will go to Digital Downloads Dashboard. Here you can see Total Sales, Total Downloads and Total Bandwidth used. You can also check the ordres have made by customers by clickingOrders Button. By clicking Settings button you will get into settings page which you can export order report in csv file and you can set email templates.
3. Add Digital Download Product.
For adding your first digital download product go to Products » Product List then click on Add a Product button. Then give all the details for your digital product and click on Save button. After that select the product from the product list. Then you will see a button with three dots […] in the up right part of the page. Click on it and select Add Digital Attachment.
Then you will go to Digital Downloads page. From here clicking on Upload File button. Then select the digital file you want to sell on your Shopify store, Then click on View in your Shopify Admin button.
Now you will get back into product page. It will automatically saved. Now your first Digital product is ready for sale.
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