How to earn money from digital assets (In 5 steps)

Jan 6, 2023

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If you are a creator of digital content, you may be wondering how you can make money selling your work on the internet. It's quite difficult to earn money for your work if you don't know how to begin.

With the help ofand WordPress, you'll have the tools you need to make money with your digital assets.

Create an online shop where visitors are able to download and buy your products. Additionally, the procedure is fairly simple.

So let's take a look at how it's done!

What Tools You'll Need

If you're an artistor content creator, you can create an online site that can store your digital content.

They could be from art, music pictures, games and templates to ebooks, and even sheet music.

The Materia website selling digital sheet music.
  • Our plugin allows you to earn money from digital assets by creating memberships and subscriptions. Customers are required to pay a fee to get access to your website's content.

With these two tools you'll have all you need to begin!

How to Make Money from Digital Assets (In 5 Steps)

Let's now explore how to set up a WordPress website and earn profits from the digital content you create.

Step 1: Install WordPress and Install

The first step is to find a hosting provider for your WordPress website. There are several options to choose from.

Bluehost homepage

This enables you to get your WordPress website up and up and running in no time. After you've created your WordPress website and you're ready to start building the rest of your business.

GUIDE >> How to Begin a WordPress Blog

The  homepage.

This program lets you monetize your site with memberships. So, users are able to sign up and gain access to your digital assets.

Learn the steps to install WordPress (June 2022)

Step 2: Add Your Digital Assets

Once you've connected your WordPress website, you are able to start adding your digital assets. They must be an accessible format, such as JPEG, PDF JPEG as well as a video files.

In order to get started, create a new post or page on your WordPress dashboard:

The Posts section in WordPress.

After that, you are able to include a description and title to your item:

A downloadable report in WordPress.

Next, you'll add your digital file. If it's a PDFfile, you'll be able to add a File block onto your page:

Using the file block on WordPress.

Then, go ahead and transfer your files:

Uploading a file onto WordPress.

You'll also want to add an appropriate category on your website. This will allow you to select your members-only content as you set your members' area (which we'll discuss in the subsequent steps).

In the settings for your blog, click on Add New Category and then type in the name like:

Adding a new category.

It is also possible to add a new tag under the tag tab. Make sure you publish the changes once you're done.

Step 3: Create a Membership

The next step is to set up a membership for which members can sign up to. Within your WordPress dashboard, go to > Memberships and click on Create New:

The Memberships tab in WordPress.

In the beginning, you'll need to include a name and description for your membership.

Adding details to a membership.

Under the Membership Terms box, you are able to set the price and configure access to billing and the type of payment.

There's also the possibility to give a test period. After that publishing your account.

To learn more about how to create an online membership website check out our instructional video:

watch >> the steps to create an effective WordPress member site using (tutorial)

You can set up multiple memberships to the same web site.

Step 4: Set Up Rules for determining Access

In order to protect your files from unauthorized access, you'll have to set up rules for your account. To do so, navigate to > Rules > Add New:

Setting up membership rules.

Go to the tab called Content & Access and click on the dropdown menu. There, you will be able to select from the option All Content Tagged and All Content classified choice:

Setting up all content tagged.

Then, enter the tag or category that you have assigned the digital asset you want to use:

Adding the tag in Products.

Next, choose then the membership option in the Access Conditions section. Access Conditions:

Access Conditions in .

After that, choose your member from the dropdown menu

Choosing the membership option in the WordPress dropdown.

When you're done, click on Save Rule at the top of the page:

Save Rule in WordPress.

You can watch our video to learn more about how to configure rules for :

Watch >> PROTECTING YOUR Website's Content: How to Use the rules

The great thing about Rules is that it gives you the capability to help you make money by monetizing anything you want to sell on your website - not just your courses.

So you can protect any and all content on your WordPress site...

  • Blog posts
  • Videos
  • Memberships
  • Discussion forums
  • Podcasts
  • Sessions of coaching
  • And so much and more!

    To get complete directions on how to create an online course with Courses, watch the tutorial video below!  

Watch >> HOW TO CONSTRUCT A COURSE

Step 5: Setup Your Login and Registration Pages

It's now time to create the login and registration pages. This will make it so users can sign-up and gain access to your website information.

To begin, go to > Settings > Pages:

The Settings tab under .

Find the the Login Page and click Edit:

The  login page.

Next, navigate to the fields tab. You can then create custom fields for your sign-up form

The Fields tab in WordPress.

This guide will demonstrate how you can further customize the registration page of your site:

Your members are now able to create an account and log into their account to gain access to your online assets.

A few examples of websites using Digital Downloads to sell

There are a lot of websites that allow members to earn money from their digital assets. Here are a few examples.

Krisp

The Krisp homepage.

Krisp utilizes AI technology to remove background voices, echos, and noises from calls. It provides a free trial with three monthly memberships which allow customers to access this software product.

Each membership is designed to cater to a specific user for example, professionals as well as big business owners.

Worship Drum Samples

The Worship Drum Samples homepage.

Worship Drum Samples offers high-quality drum samples specifically designed to be used in worship music.

It releases new samples each month. Members get access to new content regularly.

Conclusion

If you are a creator of digital content, you can turn your passion into profit.

To recap, here's how to make cash from digital assets in 5 steps:

  1. Installation of WordPressand .
  2. Upload your digital content to your website.
  3. Start a new membership.
  4. Create rules that determine who can access your content.
  5. Create your registration and login pages.

Are you having any doubts concerning earning money with digital products? Let us know by commenting below in the section for comments!

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