{"id":19377,"date":"2017-10-27T15:02:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=19377"},"modified":"2017-10-28T08:54:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T12:54:24","slug":"how-to-accept-payments-for-your-digital-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/27\/how-to-accept-payments-for-your-digital-products\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Accept Payments for Your Digital Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Alm<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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In this article, I will outline the common payment options for digital products and their individual advantages and disadvantages. This is from the perspective of a Mac developer, but apart from the licensing aspect, it applies to all other digital products as well, including SaaS subscriptions and online courses.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

If you are based in the US, you might get away with ignoring the EU’s VAT rules\naltogether, but I don’t recommend that. You would be in good company there —\nlooks like Panic<\/a> and The Omni\nGroup<\/a> have just that approach — but I still don’t\nrecommend it. (I’m German. We really<\/em> like to avoid risks.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

I’m using FastSpring and am happy with the service, though the fees<\/a> are higher than I’d like.<\/p>\n\n

Sadly, Frank Illenberger<\/a> is selling kagi.com (via Michael Love<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n

Previously: More International Taxes on Software Sales<\/a>, Kagi, RIP<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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