What is InstantX?
InstantX is a global marketplace for digital marketers to buy and/or sell short, instructional Quick Guides related to digital marketing.
What is sold on InstantX?
Quick Guides related to digital marketing are sold on InstantX.
A Quick Guide is a short instructional outline demonstrating how to execute a specific digital marketing task. Quick Guides are:
- Short and concise: the average Quick Guide is 1-2 pages in length or a short video
- Simplify tasks: breakdown tasks into easy steps or templates
- Created by professionals: developed by in-field, digital marketing professionals
What is a Quick Guide?
A Quick Guide is a short instructional outline demonstrating how to execute a specific digital marketing task. Quick Guides are:
- Short and concise: the average Quick Guide is one to two pages in length or a short video
- Simplify tasks: breakdown tasks into easy steps or templates
- Created by professionals: developed by in-field, digital marketing professionals
Who sells on InstantX?
Professional, in-field digital marketers sell on InstantX.
How do I make money selling on InstantX?
When your Quick Guide is purchased, you will earn 75% of the revenue. The remainder is deducted as a selling fee.
What do I need to become a seller on InstantX?
The following is required to sell on InstantX:
- Create an account
- Connect your PayPal account to collect your earnings
- Provide a PayPal account or credit card for the selling fee
- Add a description of your professional experience or your business
- Upload your Quick Guide(s) to the seller platform
For more information, download our Seller Starter Guide.
How do I collect my earnings?
When you register to sell on InstantX, you will be prompted to connect your PayPal account.
Each time your Quick Guide is purchased, your earnings will be transferred to your PayPal account.
Who buys on InstantX?
Students, educators, beginner digital marketers, small to mid-sized business owners and in-house marketing teams.
What topics are suitable for Quick Guides?
There is a vast range of suitable topics for Quick Guides. Topics can be related to search engine optimization and search engine marketing, social media marketing, public relations and communications, email marketing, graphic design, video, web development, how to use a specific marketing or technical platform, and the list goes on.
A suitable Quick Guide topic will provide the answer and steps to a question that's not easily found online.
View Quick Guides for topic examples.
I would like to sell a Quick Guide that featuring a topic that InstantX does not currently have a suitable Collection for. How can I suggest the new collection to InstantX?
InstantX is happy to create a new collection for you. Please submit this form to suggest a new Quick Guide collection.
Is there a Quick Guide Template I can use as a starting point?
Sellers are welcome to use InstantX's Quick Guide Template as a starting point.
How much should I charge for my Quick Guide?
You control the price of your Quick Guide. Please note, Quick Guides must be sold in U.S. dollars.
Competitive pricing for short and concise Quick Guides is appealing to students, beginner digital marketers, business owners and in-house corporate marketing professionals.
How is seller content quality assured?
Seller content quality is reinforced with public review management. Sellers are also required to renew their Quick Guides every four months to ensure content relevancy. Seller content quality is monitored closely by InstantX to maintain integrity and a positive customer experience.
What currency is seller pricing in?
Seller plans and Quick Guides are listed in U.S dollars.
Can I sell in my own currency?
Quick Guides sold on InstantX must be sold in U.S dollars.
How will I know when someone purchases my Quick Guide?
You will receive an email confirming when someone purchases your Quick Guide.
How do I publish a Quick Guide?
To publish a Quick Guide, you must sign up to become a seller. Once you sign up and have verified your account via email, sign into the seller platform. Follow the steps below to publish a Quick Guide:
- Click the "Products" tab in the main navigation of the seller platform
- A dropdown menu will appear. Click "Product Listing"
- Click the "Add Product" button in the top right corner
- The following criteria is required to publish a Quick Guide on InstantX: product name, description, price, Collections you would like your Quick Guide to be displayed within, a thumbnail image and the actual guide of course
- Click the Save button at the bottom
- Verify your product has been published by visiting "Product Listings" in the "Product" tab of the main navigation on the seller platform
For more information, download our Seller Starter Guide.
What formats can Quick Guides be sold in?
The following digital file types are accepted: pdf, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, images, videos.
What is the best way to upload a thumbnail for my Quick Guide?
Save your Quick Guide as a pdf. Screen shot the title page and upload it to your listing via the seller platform.
How should I brand my Quick Guide?
Quick Guides can be branded according to your unique brand guidelines or with InstantX's Quick Guide Template.
I am having trouble publishing my instructional Quick Guides on InstantX via the seller platform. How can I get support?
Download our Seller Starter Guide or contact us.
I am having trouble logging into my seller account. How can I get support?
For support with InstantX’s seller platform, contact us.
I am having trouble setting up my seller profile. How can I get support?
Download our Seller Starter Guide or contact us.
What are some tips for increasing my Quick Guide sales?
Keep the following in mind when developing Quick Guides:
- Keep them short and concise: the average length of a Quick Guide is 1-2 pages. We do not recommend exceeding 15 pages
- Simplify overwhelming tasks: break down into steps, use bullet points, simple language, include screen shots
- Sell your competitive advantage: optimize your seller listing, develop a compelling title for your product (one that's SEO-friendly, of course), ensure your products have an attractive, relevant thumbnail.
- Offer competitive pricing: buyers tend to be from in-house marketing teams or beginner digital marketers
- Update your content 3 time a year: keep pace with the rapidly evolving industry to ensure your products don't expire after 4 months
Instead of selling instructional Quick Guides, can I sell my services on InstantX?
Yes. Please contact us as we will need to reconfigure a few things on our end to enable this.
I received an email saying an order was placed and/or a payment was captured. The email is advising me to fulfill and/or deliver the ordered products. What do I do?
No action is required. Digital products are automatically emailed to customers upon checkout.
How will InstantX help promote my business and brand?
Selling Quick Guides on InstantX is a one-and-done way to make money. Each time your Quick Guide is purchased, you will make money.
InstantX also provides agencies and freelancers the opportunity to refer clients or prospects to their published guides on InstantX who have may lower budgets or prefer to perform certain marketing tasks in house.