MadeThis for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know Before You Start

If you're new to selling digital products and considering MadeThis as your platform, this is the guide I wish I'd had when I started. I'm going to walk you through everything — how to get started, what to expect, and the mindset that makes the difference between giving up at week three and still being here at month twelve.

Why MadeThis Is a Good Fit for Beginners

When you're starting out, the last thing you need is to spend two weeks learning a complicated platform before you can sell anything.

MadeThis is built for speed. Most creators have their first product live within a few hours of signing up. The interface is clean and intentional — there aren't 47 settings to configure before you can publish. You create a product, write a description, set a price, and you're live.

The other beginner-friendly feature is the free tier. You can start selling without paying anything upfront. The platform takes a transaction fee on each sale, which means you only pay when you're making money. That's the right risk structure for a beginner.

Step 1: Create Your Account

Go to MadeThis.com and sign up. Takes about two minutes. You'll enter your email, pick a password, and give your store a name.

Don't overthink the store name. You can change it later. Just get in and start exploring.

Step 2: Decide What You're Selling

If you don't have a product yet, that's okay. Here's the fastest path to your first product:

Option A: Write an ebook. Take a problem you know how to solve and write a 20–40 page guide. Don't aim for perfect — aim for useful. Price it at $17–$27.

Option B: Create a template. If you work in Canva, Notion, Excel, or any similar tool, package something you've already built for yourself and sell it. Price it at $9–$19.

Option C: Sell a coaching call. Offer a 60-minute session where you help someone with your area of expertise. Price it at $75–$150.

None of these require weeks of work. You can have a legitimate product ready in a weekend.

Step 3: Create Your Product on MadeThis

Inside MadeThis, click "New Product" and follow the prompts:

1. Upload your file (for downloadable products) or set up your booking link (for coaching)
2. Write your product title — be specific, not clever ("30-Page Guide to Freelance Pricing" beats "The Freelancer's Bible")
3. Write your product description — use the AI co-founder feature if you're stuck on copy
4. Set your price
5. Publish

That's it. Your product is live and accepting payments.

Step 4: Get Your First Sale

This is where most beginners stall. They have a product live and then... wait. And wait. And wonder why nobody is buying.

Here's the reality: nobody can buy something they don't know exists. You need to tell people about it.

The three fastest paths to a first sale:

Post about it directly. Tell your audience on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, or wherever you have followers that you just launched something. Be honest and direct — "I just published a guide on [topic]. Here's the link if you're interested."

Send a personal email. Email 10–20 people you know personally who might benefit from your product. Not a marketing email — a personal note. "Hey, I made this thing, thought you might find it useful."

Post in a relevant community. Find Reddit threads, Facebook groups, or Discord servers where your target buyer hangs out. Share the product (follow community rules about self-promotion).

Your first sale will not come from Google. It comes from you, personally, talking to people.

What to Expect in the First 30 Days

Week 1–2: You'll set up your product, share it, and probably make 0–3 sales. This is normal. The goal here is to get the machine running, not to get rich.

Week 3–4: If you're consistently publishing content (blog posts, social posts, emails), you'll start to see organic traction. Maybe 1–5 more sales. Maybe more if you got lucky with distribution.

The right mindset: Your first 30 days are about learning what works, not about the numbers. Every sale is data. Every visitor who doesn't buy is data. Pay attention.

The One Thing That Separates Successful Creators from Everyone Else

Consistency.

Not talent. Not the perfect product. Not a big following. Consistency.

The people I've watched go from $0 to $3K/month in under a year all have the same trait: they kept publishing, kept building, kept showing up — even when the results were slow. They treated it like a business, not a lottery ticket.

If you can commit to 6 months of consistent effort, you will see results. I've never seen it not work for someone who actually did the work.

Here's more detail on how much money you can realistically make on MadeThis and my full platform review if you want to go deeper.

Create your free MadeThis account and launch your first product →