Getting Started on Curios
Set up your profile, get your first product live on the marketplace, and understand what you control.
- Publish in minutes
- Edit any listing anytime
Guides
Build, Launch, and Grow Your Direct Sales Business
Grow Your Sales
How to Get More Sales on Curios
Learn how to bring more readers to your books, improve your product pages, strengthen your marketing, and create more opportunities for readers to buy directly.
Read the Guide- Attract more readers
- Improve product discovery
- Strengthen your direct sales strategy
- Turn more attention into purchases
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The Fundamentals of Selling Direct
Four short guides that cover the whole arc: getting your work live, turning it into revenue, growing the audience that buys it, and keeping the customer relationship that comes with every sale.
How to Make Money on Curios
Keep 100% of your list price, package your catalog into higher-value offerings, and get paid.
- Keep 100% of sales
- Bundles, pre-orders, and deluxe editions
Grow Your Audience
Point the attention you already have at the place where buying direct actually pays you.
- Funnel from other platforms
- Promote without burning goodwill
Build Your Customer Email List
Every sale and every free claim hands you the buyer's email. Here is how to grow that list on purpose.
- Capture emails automatically
- Use free claims to upsell
Build Your Website
Create a Direct Sales Author Website powered by Curios
You are not required to have your own website by any means when using Curios. Curios is a complete solution and your dedicated Curios pages can serve as your own Author website.
That being said, if you want a lot of customization and want the control of having your own site, these guides can help you rapidly create a website and they show how you can use Curios behind the scenes to handle all of the administrative burdens of direct sales.
Build an Author Website with Lovable and Curios
Create a custom author website by chatting with Lovable, connect your Curios Direct Checkout Links, and publish everything from one website-building platform.
Best for: Authors who want the fastest and simplest website-building experience.
- Build by chatting with AI
- No coding required
- Hosting and domains managed in Lovable
- Curios powers every Buy button
Build an Author Website with Claude and Curios
Use Claude to create and edit a custom author website, publish it with Netlify, and connect Curios to power checkout and fulfillment.
Best for: Authors who want more control over their website files and do not mind a few additional publishing steps.
- Build and revise through conversation
- No coding knowledge required
- Keep a copy of your website files
- Curios powers every Buy button
All Guides
Browse Every Guide
- Build Your Customer Email ListTips on how to grow a massive customer list.
- Getting Started on CuriosWe made Curios so you always have a place where you can sell or give your digital content directly to your fans in a safe and secure environment.
- Grow Your AudienceTips to help you promote, connect and grow.
- How to Build an Author Website with Claude and CuriosA step-by-step guide to building, publishing, and managing a direct sales author website with Claude, Netlify, and Curios, no coding required.
- How to Build an Author Website with Lovable and CuriosA complete guide to building a fully functional direct sales author website with Lovable and Curios — no coding required.
- How to Get More Sales of Your Content on CuriosSix ways to promote your work and turn attention into sales: social media, email, paid ads, fan advocacy, bundles, and upsells.
- How to Make Money on CuriosExplore how you can get paid on Curios.
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