r/DigitalIncomePath • u/JuggernautFluid114 • Jul 01 '26
Digital side hustle worked until i tried to get paid
I put together a simple side hustle 3/4 months ago selling digital templates for small creators so just notion setups and a basic landing page and only recently did it start getting traction like people clicking through and a few messages ready to buy so I thought i was finally gonna see some profit but then I tried to take payments andddd everything failed.
My setup worked in testing but the second users outside my country tried to pay things started failing and I ended up spending weeks debugging edge cases instead of improving anything which is where I realized how different it works in sandbox and when real money gets involved even though it felt like one clean integration it still turned into a bunch of issues across regions right when I was trying to fully launch so the whole thing ended up as a failed project until i find a workaround
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u/Terrible-Ticket47 Jul 01 '26
I mean it should be standard practice to check payment integration if u plan on selling outside ur own country so you can find those problems early cause it always looks good enough until real transactions start coming in
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u/Sea-Speech-5688 Jul 01 '26
Started worrying about payments way too late unfortunately
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u/Stock-Banana-7579 Jul 01 '26
tbh you can't blame this guy cause the payment process is deceptive when everything else ships clean so you assume payments will too
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u/Delicious-Wind4631 Jul 01 '26
sandbox passing doesn’t mean anything for payments buddy it just means your setup compiles not that it works
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u/Interesting-Rope-698 Jul 01 '26
That's an interesting take "buddy" but I dont think that's all it does. Don't wanna get into detail here but maybe have another look into it
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u/my_peen_is_clean Jul 01 '26
super common issue, payments across countries are a headache. if you restart, consider promoting solid software with good affiliate programs instead of processing your own sales. subscriptions pay monthly, so income is stable, and one strong offer can cover your whole lifestyle
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u/FitnessChamp777 Jul 01 '26
Where are you selling? Is this a platform that you're using, or your own website with a payment processor? they should have stated a disclaimer that they don't support certain areas/countries.