How to Earn Money From digital assets (In 5 steps)

Jan 6, 2023

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If you create digital content, then you could be wondering how you could market your content online. It's quite difficult to monetize your material when you aren't sure how to begin.

With the help ofand WordPress, you'll have the necessary tools to generate income from the digital assets you have.

Create an online store where customers can purchase and download your designs. The process is quite simple.

We'll take a peek at the way it's done!

What Tools You'll Need

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

It could include anything like art, music, games, photos and templates to ebooks, and even sheet music.

The Materia website selling digital sheet music.
  • The plugin lets you earn money through digital assets, by creating subscriptions and memberships. The users are charged fees to gain access to your contents.

With these two tools, you'll have all you need to get started!

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

Let's now examine how you can set up an WordPress site , and how to earn profit from the content that you publish.

Step 1: Get WordPress and Install

In the beginning, you'll have to choose a host to host your WordPress website. There are several choices to pick from.

Bluehost homepage

This enables you to get your WordPress website functioning immediately. When you've got your site up and running it's time to start building your other aspects of your business.

GUIDE • How to Create with a WordPress Blog

The  homepage.

This tool enables you to monetize your site with subscriptions. So, users have the ability to join and use 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're able to start adding your digital assets. These need to be in a downloadable format such as a PDF, JPEG, or video file.

To get rolling, create a new post or page on the dashboard of your WordPress dashboard:

The Posts section in WordPress.

After that, you are able to add a title and description of your product.

A downloadable report in WordPress.

Next, you'll add your digital file. If it's a pdf, you'll be able to add a file block on your webpage:

Using the file block on WordPress.

Now, proceed to add your image:

Uploading a file onto WordPress.

It's also advisable to add the category you want to add to your site. This will allow you to select your members-only content as you set the members' area (which we'll discuss in the next steps).

In your post settings Click on Add New category and enter a name:

Adding a new category.

There is the option to create tags to your existing ones under on the tag tab. Be sure to share your updates once you're done.

Step 3. Create a Member

In the next step, you'll have to create a membership that members can sign up to. In your WordPress dashboard, click > Memberships and click Add New:

The Memberships tab in WordPress.

The first step is to include a name and description of your membership.

Adding details to a membership.

Under the Membership Terms box, you can determine the amount and also configure the billing type and access.

There's also the possibility to provide a trial. Once you're done, you can publish your account.

For further information about how to create a membership site check out our tutorial video:

learn the steps to create an effective WordPress membership site with (tutorial)

You can make multiple memberships on the same web site.

Step 4: Establish Rules for determining Access

For your digital files to be protected from non-members, you'll need establish rules that govern your membership. To do so, navigate to > Rules > Add New:

Setting up membership rules.

Go to the tab called Content & Access and click on the drop-down menu. You can choose the option All Content Tagged as well as the All Content Categorized option:

Setting up all content tagged.

Then, enter the category or tag you assigned to your digital item:

Adding the tag in Products.

After that, you can select next, 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 When you're finished, click Save Rule on the right side of the page.

Save Rule in WordPress.

You can watch our video for more information about the rules that can be configured in :

Be on guard for your SITE'S CONTENT: HOW TO Use the rules

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

You can therefore secure any and every content that you have on your WordPress site...

  • Blog posts
  • Videos
  • Membership
  • Discussion forums
  • Podcasts
  • Sessions of coaching
  • Plus much more!

    To get complete directions on how to build an online course using Courses, take a look at the video tutorial below!  

Learn how to CONSTRUCT A COURSE

Step 5: Configure Your Login and Registration Page

Next, it's time to create the login and registration pages. The goal is to make sure that members can sign up and be able to access your site's contents.

Then go to Settings > Pages:

The Settings tab under .

After that, go to the Login Page and click edit:

The  login page.

Then, go to the field tab. There, you will be able to create custom fields for the sign-up form you are using:

The Fields tab in WordPress.

This tutorial will show you how you can further customize your registration page:

Your members are now able to create an account and log into their account to gain access to the digital content you have stored.

A few examples of websites using to market digital downloads

There are plenty of member-based websites using monetization to their digital assets. Below are some examples.

Krisp

The Krisp homepage.

Krisp makes use of AI technology that removes background voices, echos, and other noises from phone calls. It provides a free trial with three monthly memberships which permit users to use the software product.

Every membership is created to cater to a specific user including professionals and large entrepreneurs.

Worship Drum Samples

The Worship Drum Samples homepage.

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

The site releases new content each month. Members get access to new content frequently.

Conclusion

If you're a digital creator, you can make money from your hobby.

For a recap, here's the best way to earn profits from digital assets with 5 steps:

  1. Install WordPressand .
  2. Upload your digital content to your site.
  3. Create a new membership.
  4. Establish rules for who has access to your website content.
  5. Configure your login and registration pages.

Do you have any questions regarding earning money through digital products? Let us know via the comment section in the bottom of this post!

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