Create your store and your first product
Sign up free, pick your store name (it becomes yourname.pocketsflow.com) and add a product. An ebook, a template, a preset pack, a course, a coaching call or a membership all go through the same checkout.
Upload the file or write the lessons, add a cover and a short description, and set a price. There is no monthly fee to sell, so a store with no sales costs nothing.
- A product name that says what the buyer gets
- A cover image and one or two preview images
- A price in US dollars (buyers see it in their own currency)
- Your file, course or booking link
Price it for buyers everywhere
Set one price in dollars. A buyer in the US, the UK or India sees it in their own currency at checkout, and their VAT, GST or sales tax is added on top. A buyer in India pays 18% GST; Pocketsflow, as Merchant of Record, collects it and files it, so it never comes out of your share.
Want a lower price at home than abroad? Fair prices by country (Growth plan) set a discount for buyers in the countries you choose, so a local buyer can afford it while a buyer in London pays full price.
Verify your identity
In the dashboard, open Payouts and start identity verification. Live payouts wait for it, so do it before your launch, not after your first sale.
Use your legal name exactly as it appears on your ID and on your bank account. A mismatch is the most common reason a payout is held.
- A government photo ID, as the verification screen asks
- Your home address
- A phone you can receive a code on
- If you sell as a company: its registered name and details
Add where you get paid
Once you are verified, add a bank account in India or a crypto wallet. Your payout country decides the currency you are paid in and the bank details the form asks for (the table below).
New sales sit in a pending balance for a short holding period that covers refunds and disputes, then become available. Withdraw daily, weekly, monthly or when you ask, and every payout comes with a receipt for your records.
| Field | What to enter | Looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Account number | Your savings or current account number | 000123456789 |
| IFSC | Your branch's 11-character IFSC: four letters, a zero, six characters | ABCD0123456 |
| SWIFT / BIC | Your bank's SWIFT code for incoming international transfers | ABCDINBB |
| Account holder | Exactly the name on your bank account and your verification | Your legal name |
Share your link and make your first sale
Your store and every product have a link you can put in your bio, a WhatsApp status, a post or an email. Buyers pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and the sale shows up in your dashboard with its fee and tax broken down.
Run a test before you announce it: a 100% discount code lets you buy your own product and see exactly what a buyer receives.
Where a $20 sale’s money goes.
One sale, start to finish. The buyer’s tax is added on top of your price and never counted as your earnings; the fee is the only thing taken from your share.
- $20A buyer anywhere pays your pricein their currency, plus their own tax
- Tax filedPocketsflow files the buyer's tax18% GST for a buyer in India
- −$1.24One fee, 4.7% + $0.30processing and tax handling included
- $18.76Lands in your balancepending, then available
- INRWithdrawn to a bank in Indiaor to a crypto wallet
What you keep, compared.
Fifty sales of a $20 product in a month. On Pocketsflow you keep $938, against $831 on Gumroad. Stan’s $29 plan is charged whether you sell or not, which is what hurts most while you are starting.
| Point | You keep |
|---|---|
| Pocketsflow | $938 |
| Gumroad | $831 |
| Lemon Squeezy | $914.50 |
| Stan | $916.50 |
Source: $20 product, 70% of buyers outside the US, no subscription. Fees from each platform's published pricing (checked November 2, 2026); the same math as the fee calculator.
| Point | Pocketsflow | Stan |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $29 |
| 10 | $12.40 | $39.90 |
| 20 | $24.80 | $50.80 |
| 30 | $37.20 | $61.70 |
| 40 | $49.60 | $72.60 |
| 50 | $62 | $83.50 |
| 60 | $74.40 | $94.40 |
| 70 | $86.80 | $105.30 |
| 80 | $99.20 | $116.20 |
| 90 | $111.60 | $127.10 |
| 100 | $124 | $138 |
Source: Sales per month on the x-axis. $20 product, 70% of buyers outside the US, no subscription. Fees from each platform's published pricing (checked November 2, 2026); the same math as the fee calculator.
| Point | Pocketsflow | Gumroad |
|---|---|---|
| $5 | 10.8% | 29% |
| $10 | 7.7% | 20.9% |
| $15 | 6.7% | 18.3% |
| $20 | 6.2% | 16.9% |
| $25 | 5.9% | 16.1% |
| $30 | 5.7% | 15.6% |
| $35 | 5.6% | 15.2% |
| $40 | 5.5% | 14.9% |
| $45 | 5.4% | 14.7% |
| $50 | 5.3% | 14.5% |
Source: One sale at each price. Gumroad direct sales: 10% + $0.50 plus card processing (2.9% + $0.30). 70% of buyers outside the US, no subscription. Fees from each platform's published pricing (checked November 2, 2026); the same math as the fee calculator.
Getting paid in India, compared.
How each platform pays a creator based in India, and what one $20 sale costs. Every outside fact links to where we read it.
| Platform | How you get paid in India | Cost to sell |
|---|---|---|
| Pocketsflow | A bank account in India or a crypto wallet, no Stripe or PayPal account needed.Pocketsflow docs: payouts | 4.7% + $0.30No monthly feePocketsflow docs: fees |
| Gumroad | Pays Indian bank accounts in INR (by IFSC).Gumroad source: IndianBankAccount | 10% + $0.50plus card processingGumroad help: fees |
| Stan | You connect Stripe or PayPal to get paid. On Stripe’s availability page, India is listed as “Preview”: new accounts go through Stripe’s sales team.stripe.com/global (Nov 2, 2026) | $29 a monthplus card processingStan pricing (Jul 22, 2026) |
Comparing in more detail? See Pocketsflow vs Gumroad, Pocketsflow vs Stan or run your own numbers in the fee calculator.
Find your first buyers.
- 01
Instagram and YouTube
Show the template or the course in use, pin the link in your bio and the first comment. Short tutorials that end with “the full pack is in my bio” sell steadily.
- 02
Price twice
Buyers in the US and Europe pay in dollars and euros. Fair prices by country let a buyer in India pay less without discounting everyone else.
- 03
Telegram and WhatsApp communities
Share a free sample in the groups you already run, and send the paid link to the people who used it.
Tax, in plain words.
On the buyer's side there is nothing to do: Pocketsflow is the Merchant of Record, so the 18% GST a buyer in India pays, and the tax of every other country, is collected and filed by us.
What you earn is your income. Sales to buyers abroad are generally treated as an export of services; once your turnover passes the GST registration threshold, ask a chartered accountant about registering and filing a Letter of Undertaking (LUT). Keep your payout receipts and the order export.
This is general information, not tax advice. How Pocketsflow handles buyer tax is in the Merchant of Record page.
Questions creators in India ask.
Do I need a Stripe account to sell from India?
No. Pocketsflow takes the payment, handles the tax and pays you through its payouts provider. You verify your identity once, then withdraw to an Indian bank account (with your IFSC) or a crypto wallet.
Is there a separate approval for Indian creators?
No. New accounts are approved at signup, and creators in India skip the separate business-approval wait too. Live payouts still wait for identity verification.
What does it cost?
No monthly fee to sell. Each sale costs 4.7% + $0.30, card processing and tax handling included, so a $20 sale leaves you $18.76 before any refund or dispute.
Who pays GST on my sales?
The buyer, at checkout, when they are in a country that taxes digital sales. Pocketsflow, as Merchant of Record, collects and files it. Your own income tax and any GST registration for your business are yours; ask a chartered accountant.
What bank details do I need?
Your account number, your branch's 11-character IFSC and your bank's SWIFT code. A US routing number is not a branch code; the form rejects it.
