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We are considering launching a new payments product to support digital goods. Do people actually want this ?
Think Framer templates, components, prompt kits etc.
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Supporting payments for digital products on Contra would create new revenue streams for freelancers and increase overall engagement and value on the platform.
Would love to see support for retainers/subscriptions. I’m currently managing everything through Stripe.
You can also do that as „Milestone Payment“, for now.
this is coming. Would you be up for a user interview ? I will DM
I have yet to join the digital goods game, but having something embedded in Contra might be what finally spurs me on!
Both look great
That would be insanely amazing! It's more like we people in @Contra almost shouldn't need to look further anywhere else for these kind of specific gems!
Having more options is always better, even if I don’t need them. However, I would like more customizable invoices. The current format makes it difficult to invoice for time. Ultimately, I should be able to use any number I want and have it calculated in any way I prefer.
This is also coming. I will send you a DM now.
I think that would be just the thing missing here! I sell digital products but they are all over the place, bringing it to contra would be so useful.
Although I do wonder how it would change contra, as a community...
What’s the timeline on this Ben? Have a Framer template that I’d like to launch here first possibly?
This would help a lot of people who sell digital products but also makes me wonder how it would affect the community. Im sure it will be in a positive way
Am I dreaming? Nah this would be absolute banger fr!
Yes this is needed!
Impressive design
I think adding products into Contra would be a great addition as long as the right strategy is undertaken. By strategy I mean how to attract the right audience that is interested in buying those products. We should definitely avoid a scenario such as an over-supply of digital goods vis-a-vis their demand.
No. the platform doesn't have that many freelance opportunities yet and sometimes it crashes for no reason.
applying for jobs is easy but the way Indy is not helpful at all is just meh.
Discovering anything on contra is kinda bad.
I tried looking up myself BY NAME didn't find...
fair points ! Will dm
yes yes yes!! I'd love to be able to sell fonts + vector assets/illustrations too
imagine, i can go away from patreon and other platforms and just use contra to sell courses and paid community subs
THIS MAKE THOSE WHO SOLELY FOCUS ON DIGTIAL PRODUCT TO BE PART OF CONTRA, IT WILL CHANGE ALOT TO HAVE AN APP THAT CAN HANDLE OUR SERVICES AND DIGITAL PRODUCT
IT SEEMS LIKE CHROME DO NOT SUPPORT CONTR, BECAUSE IT DESIGN LOOK ODD IN THAT BROWSER
not sure what's happening on your end, Contra works well on every browser I use, Chrome, Safari and Comet.
this is from Edge, which the way it supposed to be in all sites
I've never sold digital products before but this could be a great thing to add to the platform!
Would love to see that, but consider adding Webflow templates as well.
good thought
The template market is broken because it still treats templates as files rather than outcomes. Buyers want complete systems: onboarding, structure, flows, and a clear way to deploy what they’ve purchased. No marketplace solves that.
We do it, but don't have the marketplace to...
I think this will be great @Ben Huffman, some website platforms do a poor job as a template marketplace and having a consolidated business with services and templates under the same profile at Contra will be a game-changer for some friends here.
can't wait to try this 🔥
I love what contra is becoming 🥰
This would be absolutely amazing.
I've been looking for a good place to launch custom Squarespace templates, this would be the holy grail.
I just don't want it mixed in with services, these should be distinct areas on profiles, portfolios, and search I think. 🤔
This would be amazing! I currently sell Looker Studio Dashboard templates on Etsy (https://queenbeedataviz.etsy.com) and would especially love to be able to pedal them here with a native integration as well. Let's make it happen!
yes
Yes lets have both!!
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