Fileflare blog
Articles, tips, and tutorials for digital sellers and creators using Shopify.
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How to sell digital products on Instagram + Shopify
How to sell digital products via Instagram — link-in-bio, Shop, DM-to-sale flows — with Shopify handling checkout and delivery on the backend.
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Common mistakes selling digital products (and how to avoid them)
The dozen most common mistakes first-time digital-product sellers make — pricing, protection, delivery, marketing — with practical fixes for each.
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Wix vs. Shopify for selling digital products
Honest comparison of Wix and Shopify for selling digital products — commerce maturity, file delivery, protection, and when one fits better than the other.
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How to sell a single virtual product on Shopify
How to set up a Shopify store around a single virtual product — featured ebook, magazine subscription, course, or template. Theme choice, page structure, and direct-to-checkout config.
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Best-selling digital products in 2026 (and what’s actually moving on Shopify)
What’s actually selling well as a digital product on Shopify in 2026 — ebooks, audio, courses, templates, design assets, photography, and printables — with the practical realities of each category.
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How to protect an ebook from piracy
A guide to ebook protection: what deters piracy vs what’s security theater, and how to layer the protections that matter without breaking the buyer experience.
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The best platforms to sell digital downloads (Updated: 2026)
Honest comparison of the main platforms for selling digital downloads — Shopify, Etsy, Gumroad, Payhip, and more — with tradeoffs for each.
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How to use Shopify’s Digital Downloads app (and when to outgrow it)
A practical walkthrough of Shopify’s free Digital Downloads app — how to install, attach files, deliver them to buyers, and the limits that push merchants to upgrade.
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How to make money with PDFs: 5 sellable formats
Five formats that turn a PDF into a sellable digital product — ebooks, workbooks, guides, cheat sheets, and templates — with notes on pricing and distribution.
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How to sell music, beats, and samples on Shopify
A practical guide for musicians and producers selling beats, sample packs, stems, and audio on Shopify — including licensing, streaming previews, and protecting your catalog.
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How to sell ebooks on Shopify: formats, pricing, and delivery
A three-stage guide to selling ebooks on Shopify — creation methods, storefront setup with Fileflare, and marketing strategies to grow sales.
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How to sell large digital files on Shopify (beyond the 5 GB limit)
Shopify’s native Digital Downloads app caps files at 5 GB. Here’s how to sell video courses, stem bundles, software installers, and other large files without hitting that ceiling.
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