If you're looking to open an online store, there are a lot of options to choose from. But if you're thinking about generating passive income by selling digital goods, an easy place to start is Sellfy -- especially if you just want to dip your toes and see if there's a market for your work.

What's Great About Sellfy?

Sellfy sets itself apart from competitors in two ways: it doesn't charge a listing fee and you don't have to wait for an invite to create an online storefront and start listing your content.

That said, Sellfy is simply a platform that makes it easy for customers to purchase items for you. Unlike sites like Etsy or Creative Market, which may have other restrictions, there's no real marketplace on Sellfy for people to browse your items.

So while sites like Etsy and Creative Market have the advantage of bringing in potential customers, you're going to have to do all the legwork to promote your goods. If you have a strong social media following, however, this shouldn't be a problem.

Once you list your items (which can be up to 2 GB in size), you can embed them on your site or promote the Sellfy link. Other features include robust analytics, discount codes, and a storefront that is optimized for mobile.

And as would be expected of any e-commerce platform, Sellfy has a payment and invoice gateway that includes tax information you can use depending on where you're based.

What Does Sellfy Charge?

Though Sellfy doesn't charge a listing fee, it does charge a 5% fee on each sale for free accounts, so you'll want to keep that in mind when coming up with prices. And don't forget about Paypal's processing fee on top of that.

For Pro account holders, which costs $15 per month, Sellfy says "your monthly payment will include all the fees accumulated throughout the period and charged once a month."

Pro accounts also get unlimited listings (as opposed to five listings for free accounts), Paypal Express Checkout, a longer list of currencies, Stripe payment, email marketing, and advanced store customization.

What do you think of Sellfy? What's your preferred site for selling digital content? Let us know in the comments.