Can I sell Google Sheets in a Shopify store?

[BalancedBean]

I truly enjoy creating spreadsheets, and work in Google Sheets everyday. I am considering opening a Shopify store to create and sell my spreadsheets. I am wondering if anyone else has done this. I am partially curious about the marketability, but mostly wondering about the technical side. Is there a way in Shopify to create a process where my customer will automatically receive the link for the sheet that they purchase?

Any advice, suggestions, etc. would be appreciated.

[Iris]

Hi @BalancedBean ,

Thanks for reaching out! That is a great question and business idea.

Are those Google sheets going to be pre-made templates that differ in design and layout?

If so, that would be considered a digital product. Digital goods are appealing to customers because the product is often accessible to the customer immediately after they make their purchase.

You can automate this process using Shopify’s free Digital Downloads app.  To add a digital product to your online store, you first need to create a product, then return to the Digital downloads app to add the digital attachment to the product's details page. Once customers purchase a particular product, they will get an email with a link to download the sheet. 

I’m a visual learner, and I love good video tutorials. So if you’re like me, this video guide should be helpful. It explains how to use the app and set up your products. 

I recommend starting a free 14-day trial to check if the platform suits your business needs. You can also utilize our Shopify store checklist during your free trial to ensure you've set up major store areas like shipping, payment, and domain. 

Let me know if that helps.

[BalancedBean · Accepted solution]

Thanks you, @Iris! This is exactly the answer that I was looking for! I will definitely check out the Digital Downloads app and the Shopify store checklist. I appreciate you taking the time to help.

[winstonwolfe333]

The video guide you posted is now set to "private" and is unreachable. Do you have other resources for this? I'm trying to sell a template, but I see no way to provide a product link - it wants me to upload a file, which obviously I can't do if it's a Google Sheet.

[Iris]

Hi @winstonwolfe333 ,

Thanks for getting back and pointing that out.

While that video is no longer available, you can follow step-by-step guide on setting up Digital Downloads app via this tutorial here. It explains what the app is for, how to install it, add product, edit and more.

Let me know if that helps and if the guide does cover some questions you may have, feel free to thread them below.

[Haweb2443]

Yes you can,have you been getting sales yet?