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 & TrainerStep 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 & BloggerStep 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.
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.
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!).
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.
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 entrepreneurStep 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.
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.
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.
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 & EntrepreneurStep 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?
Here’s the “show me everything!” feature checklist…
The basics
Free migration
We’ll move your content and customers from any other platform for free.
Free hosting
No need to pay for hosting or deal with technical headaches — we’ve got you!
Custom URL
Make your site your own with a custom URL.
Integrations
Connect Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics, HotJar, Mailchimp, or whatever apps power your business.
Language + Currency
Choose from 11 languages and 22 currencies. Très bon, right?
Live customer support
We’re available and ready to help whenever you need us!
The design
Add videos, images + more
Easily add rich text, images, videos, and testimonials to your homepage and sales pages.
Flexible layout
Control how you want everything to look and where you want elements to appear.
Customizable branding
Add your logo and customize the colors to suit your brand.
Live previews
See exactly how everything will look in real-time as you make changes
Beautiful on all devices
Podia works great on desktop, mobile, tablet, and more.
The products
Unlimited bandwidth
Long videos, short videos, big files, little files…whatever you’ve got, we can handle it.
Unlimited products
Host as many online courses, memberships, and downloads as you like.
Unlimited customers
Whether you’ve got one customer or one million, the sky’s the limit.
Online courses
Drip course content
Give customers immediate access to your online course or deliver it section-by-section over time.
Quizzes
Test your customers’ knowledge with interactive quizzes at the end of content modules.
Comments
Boost engagement and hear from your students by inviting them to comment on your posts.
Payment plans
Increase conversions by giving your customers the option to pay for your course in monthly installments.
Pre-launch courses
Collect email addresses before your online course launches to gauge interest before you build.
Pre-sell courses
Start selling your course before it’s ready by setting a start date in the future.
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 content as a way to collect email addresses and build your audience.
Upsell
Increase the size of every order by offering relevant upsells to customers who purchase your products.
Bundle products
Entice customers to purchase more by bundling your digital downloads together as a package or with online courses and memberships
Memberships
Unlimited membership 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 with your membership
Entice customers by bundling your membership with similar products.
Member discussions
Encourage engagement by inviting customers to comment and engage with updates or content.
Use your membership as a blog
Post updates, share articles, ask questions, and more.
Connect to Facebook, Palapa, & Slack
Add your Facebook group or Slack channel to your Podia membership to increase signups and engagement.
The marketing
Send email newsletters
Share one-off updates with your entire lists 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 email lists
Segment campaigns by which products your subscribers have purchased and pitch them something else they’ll love.
Track + analyze email performance
Get important metrics like open rates, click rates, and unsubscribe rates for every email you send.
Integrations
Prefer to use your own email provider? Connect your favorite tools like Mailchimp, ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, Drip, and more.
Sales pages
Fully customizable sales pages
Add rich text, images, testimonials, and more; move elements around to build the page as you see fit.
Pre-launch sales pages
Start collecting email addresses to gauge interest before launching a new product.
Capture emails via sales pages + your homepage
Grow your list by capturing leads' email addresses on your homepage or pre-launch sales page.
The $ales
Coupons
Nudge your customers to buy with coupons that can be customized with time or usage limits.
Embeds
Sell digital products from your own website with embeddable “buy” buttons; create a complete, high-converting checkout experience embedded on your own site.
Affiliates
Put your relationships to work by giving affiliate partners a commission for selling your courses.
Bundle products
Entice customers to buy more by selling similar products together as a bundle or package.
Payment plans
Increase conversions by giving your customers the option to pay for your course in monthly installments.
1-click Upsells
Increase the size of every order by offering relevant upsells to customers who purchase your products.
Pre-launch products
Start collecting email addresses to gauge interest before launching your online course, membership, or digital download.
Cross-sell products
Segment campaigns by which products your subscribers have purchased and pitch them something else they’ll love
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