What’s included? And how does it work?

Podia has everything you need to sell online courses, digital downloads, and memberships. Get set up and selling in just 5 steps.

Step 1: Setup your website

Start by adding your info, connecting your favorite apps, and choosing your custom URL. If you have existing content, we’ll migrate it for free. And if you’re new to selling, we’re here to help throughout the setup process and beyond.

Free migration

We’ll move your content from wherever it’s hosted or saved.

Live customer support

We’re available and ready to help whenever you need us!

Unlimited hosting included

No need to pay for hosting or deal with technical headaches.

Language + Currency

Choose from 11 languages and 22 currencies.

Build your website

Add an about page, a contact page, or any other page you’d like your visitors to see.

Custom URL

Make your site your own with a custom URL.

Integrations

Connect Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and more.

Podia allowed me to set up my store front in an hour and start accepting payments. With Podia I can invest my time on the most important thing for any business, which is my customers.

Krishna Teja Karnam

Salesforce Expert & Trainer

Step 2: Customize to match your brand

Once you’ve got the basics down, it’s time to make things look beautiful. With Podia, you can customize your homepage and sales pages to match your brand, or build something from scratch with flexible design options.

Add videos, images, and more

Easily add rich text, images, videos, and testimonials.

Customizable branding

Add your logo and customize the colors to suit your brand.

Flexible layout

Control how you want everything to look and where you want elements to appear.

Beautiful on all devices

Podia looks great on desktops, tablets, and mobile phones.

Live previews

See exactly how everything will look in real-time as you make changes.

I've tried a few learning platforms but the main reason I chose Podia is its beautiful & simple interface - it makes my admin work easy and makes my students' learning experience smooth & efficient. Win-win! Also, their support team is the best. They helped me out with everything, even on weekends.

Nicole Saidy

UX Designer, Speaker & Blogger

Step 3: Add your products

Have existing content? We’ll migrate it for free! Starting from scratch? No worries! You can quickly add online courses, digital downloads, and membership plans in just a few clicks. And remember, you always have unlimited bandwidth, products, & customers.

Online courses

Earn money by teaching others what you know.

Explore online courses

Drip content

Give students immediate access to your online course or deliver it section-by-section over time.

Payment plans

Increase conversions by giving your students the option to pay for your course in monthly installments.

Pre-sell courses

Start selling your course before it’s ready by setting a start date in the future.

Quizzes

Test your students’ knowledge with interactive quizzes at the end of modules.

Pre-launch courses

Collect email addresses before your online course launches to gauge interest before you build.

Digital downloads

Sell anything without technical headaches.

Explore digital downloads

Upload any file

Sell eBooks, PDFs, cheat sheets, checklists, video files, audio files, text, or any content you want.

Great for lead magnets

Offer free downloads as a way to collect email addresses and build your audience.

Upsell

Increase the size of every order by offering relevant upsells to anyone who downloads or purchases your products.

Bundle products

Entice customers to buy more by bundling your digital downloads together as a package, or by combining them with online courses and membership plans.

Memberships

Grow an engaged online community (and earn recurring revenue!).

Explore memberships

Unlimited plans / levels

Create a variety of membership plans with different perks, content, and prices.

Membership posts

Publish members-only content. Add pinned posts, schedule content in advance, and control which membership plans see which posts.

Bundle products

Entice customers by bundling your membership with similar products.

Member discussions

Encourage engagement by inviting customers to comment and engage with content.

Use it as a blog

Post updates, share articles, ask questions, and more.

Connect your groups

Link to your Facebook Group or Slack Channel so only paying members can join.

Webinars

Host live events for your audience.

Explore webinars

Sell or offer for free

Charge for your webinars, or give them away for free to grow your email list.

Schedule and sell in advance

Schedule your webinar for any time in the future, and start selling.

Earn passive income from replays

After your webinar ends, we’ll automatically store the recording. Customers who paid for it will be able to access recordings, and you can choose to allow new customers to purchase the replay after it’s over.

Bundle with other products

Include your webinars as part of a membership plan, or bundle it with online courses or digital downloads.

Podia solves all of my selling needs by letting me house courses, memberships, and downloads all in one place. Plus, the customer service is second to none.

Becky Mollenkamp

Content marketer & creative entrepreneur

Step 4: Build your list or start marketing to your existing audience

Have an existing email list? We can migrate your customers for free! Trying to build a list? You now have everything you need for effective email marketing. Plus, chat in real-time with your customers using our messaging feature.

Email Marketing

Build your list, nurture it, and create one-on-one relationships with your fans.

Explore email marketing

Send newsletters

Share one-off updates with your entire list or send more targeted updates to specific segments.

Drip email campaigns

Create automated drip email campaigns that engage your subscribers through every stage of the sales funnel.

Build funnels

Trigger your drip campaigns to start when someone grabs a free download, and move them down the funnel into your paid products.

Segment lists

Segment campaigns by which products your subscribers have purchased and pitch them something else they’ll love.

Track + analyze performance

Get important metrics like open rates, click rates, and unsubscribe rates for every email you send.

Messaging

Get to know your customers, understand their challenges and learn what they want.

Explore messaging

Validate products

Rather than “building in the dark” (which is what most creators do), you can now validate your product ideas before getting started.

Boost sales

Podia is the ONLY product platform with integrated live chat, which will help you sell more products and memberships.

Make reaching out convenient for your customers

Live chat gives your customers a reliable way to reach you when it’s convenient for them, wherever they are.

Help people even when you’re not there

Capture customer questions, feedback and requests even if you’re sleeping.

Sales pages

Create dazzling (yes, dazzling!), customized sales pages in minutes.

Explore sales pages

Fully customizable

Add rich text, images, testimonials, and more; move elements around to build the page as you see fit.

Pre-launch products

Start collecting email addresses to gauge interest before launching a new product.

Capture emails

Grow your list by collecting leads' email addresses on your homepage or pre-launch sales pages.

Conversion-optimized checkout

Remove friction (and get more sales!) with our 12-second checkout that’s simple and pain-free.

Build any page you can dream of

Unlimited pages means you can create any kind of page you’d like.

I absolutely love Podia's user interface - it is extremely intuitive and easy to navigate as the creator. I also love that they keep their product simple, there are no hidden upcharges, only one flat investment each month and you can create as many courses or products as you want.

Amanda Boleyn

Podcaster & Entrepreneur

Step 5: Start selling (aka the fun part!)

Once you’ve got everything set up, you’ve got tons of tools at your disposal to help you sell more products and make more money, from coupons and bundles to payment plans and upsells.

Payment plans

Increase conversions by giving your customers the option to pay for your course in monthly installments.

Affiliates

Put your relationships to work by giving affiliate partners a commission for selling your courses.

1-click Upsells

Increase the size of every order by offering relevant upsells to customers who purchase your products.

Coupons

Nudge your customers to buy with coupons that can be customized with time or usage limits.

Embeds

Sell your products from your own website with embeddable “buy” buttons; this creates a complete, high-converting checkout experience embedded on your own site. Visitors can buy without ever leaving the page.

Bundle products

Encourage customers to buy more by selling similar products together as a bundle or package

Pre-launch products

Start collecting email addresses or full pre-payment before launching.

Cross-sell products

Segment campaigns by which products your subscribers have purchased and pitch them something else they’ll love.

TL;DR?

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