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5 tips from the digital product experts

Selling digital products can involve a lot of experimentation and guesswork, but fortunately, there’s useful wisdom to be gained from those who have been doing it for a while! In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we’ve put together a brief list of tips from the digital product experts to give you some guidance, inspiration, and ideas that you can apply to your own digital product business.

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5 quick and easy ways to freshen up your digital product brand

If you want your digital product brand to stay relevant and at the top of the customer’s mind, it’s good to shake things up sometimes! In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we look at 5 quick and easy ways to freshen up your digital product brand.

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Providing a personalized experience on your digital store

Personalization can take the customer’s shopping experience from standard to standout! In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we discuss some of the different ways you can provide a personalized experience on your digital store, so you can cultivate a satisfied and loyal customer base that is excited to keep coming back for more.

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Do the math: Calculating and comparing the performance of your digital products

When it comes to running a digital product store, metrics provide crucial bits of data that inform all of your most important decisions, from what kind of new products to make, to where to allocate your time and resources. In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we talk about how to calculate and compare the performance of your digital products, so you can better identify what to prioritize.

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EU VAT for Easy Digital Downloads: What you need to know

If you use Easy Digital Downloads to sell digital products to consumers in the European Union (EU), you need to register with the EU and collect EU VAT…even if your business isn’t located in the EU. In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we explain how EU VAT works, and how to go about collecting it!

4 last-minute tips for running a successful promotion over the holidays
4 last-minute tips for running a successful sale promotion over the holidays

If you run a digital business, November and December can account for as much as 20-30% of your yearly revenue. But, what helps to bring in that sweet holiday cash? In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we dig into 4 last-minute tips for running a successful sale promotion over the holidays.

How to choose a business model for your digital product store
How to choose a business model for your digital product store

Deciding on a business model is an important step in the process of setting up your digital product store. In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we break down the different digital product business models and talk about how to choose the right one for your store.

Why transactional emails are a missed opportunity to delight
Why transactional emails are a missed opportunity to delight

Transactional emails are a crucial opportunity to connect with your customers. In The EDDit this week, Max Rice from Jilt discusses and shares examples of how you can use your transactional emails to delight your customers and build stronger customer relationships.

3 things you should do when there are competitors in your market
3 things you should do when there are competitors in your market

For most digital product niches, competition comes with the territory; eventually someone will come around and either try to duplicate what you’re doing, or provide customers with an interesting alternative. In this post, we talk about what to do if this happens!

The importance of emails for your digital product store
The importance of emails for your digital product store

How you communicate with your customers is one of the most important aspects of running a digital product store. Even though social media has dramatically changed the nature of online communications, email remains the industry standard for all kinds of purposes. Whether you want to relay information, engage your customers, build excitement, or market your

10 ways to show your customers you value them
10 ways to show your customers you value them

Customers are what make the eCommerce world go ‘round – in fact, you wouldn’t have a digital product store without them! So, why not show them some love? In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we’ve put together a list of 10 ways you can show your customers you value them.

7 common digital product store obstacles and how to overcome them
7 common digital product store obstacles and how to overcome them

Creating a successful digital product store is no small feat! Like most ventures, it comes with its share of potential roadblocks. In this week’s edition of The EDDit, we discuss some of these common obstacles and how to overcome them.

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