Sell icons online

Selling sets of icons on Payhip is a great way to bring in extra money, especially if you have strong graphic design skills.

How to sell your icons like a pro

Payhip has everything you need to increase your sales

Sell icons with confidence

No matter how your customers want to pay, we've got you covered. Customers can purchase via PayPal or from all major cards - we can make it happen. Take payments from a wide array of international currencies.

We handle everything for you

Payhip automatically deals with all the nitty gritty from end-to-end so that you can focus on doing what you love.

  • Upload any type of file (PNG, JPG, ZIP etc)
  • Customers can complete their purchase in seconds
  • Customers are automatically sent to their download page
  • You get paid instantly to your Paypal or Stripe account

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We needed a company that handled VAT of the eBooks we sell. After a little research, we found Payhip to be the best fit. We're now using Payhip. We love the way they handle VAT and are easy to work with!

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Simple pricing

Get started now. No credit card required.

Free Forever

$ 0 /mo
+5% transaction fee
  • All features
  • Unlimited products
  • Unlimited revenue

Pro

$ 99 /mo
No transaction fee
  • All features
  • Unlimited products
  • Unlimited revenue

Supercharge your icon sales

Powerful marketing features that you need to grow your business

Affiliate system

Harness the power of affiliates, recruit friends and colleagues and reward them when they make a sale.

Offer coupons

Run promotional campaigns with flexible coupons. Limit their use, add expiration dates and much more.

Pay-what-you-want pricing

Empower your customers by giving them the freedom to name their price. You can set a minimum.

Embed checkout & shopping cart

Drop the checkout and cart directly into your website for a seamless purchase and download.

Social discounts

Fuel your sales growth by tapping into social media, give discounts to customers who tweet and like.

Update customers

Keep in touch with your customers by notifying them of new products and offers with our email updates.

Mailing lists

Sync your customers directly to your mailing lists on MailChimp, CampaignMonitor and many more.

Design freedom

Customise all parts of your checkout to fit your branding and make customers feel at home.

Safe and secure

Robust features that help protect your icons and keep your business thriving

  • Limit downloads Closely guard the number of download attempts, by default customers can only download each file 3 times.
  • Unique Links Each customer gets a unique download link that is unguessable so only they can download their files securely.
  • Secure Checkout We are PCI-DSS-ready. Customers payment information is handled by our trusted payment partners.

Frequently asked questions

Useful things to know from our helpful customer support team

When do I get paid?

We will deposit your sales to you immediately after a transaction has been completed. All payments are sent to your connected PayPal or Stripe account.

What file formats do you support?

We support ALL file formats. You can upload any file type with any extension to Payhip.

Can I cancel my account at anytime

Absolutely, you'll be able to cancel your account whenever you'd like if you decide we're not for you.

What are icons?

Icons are small, graphical representations of programs, files, or functions on your computer, phone, or other device. If you look at your phone screen, you'll see icons representing different applications. If you use a software program on your computer, you'll likely have different icons for functions like “save” and “print”. On social media, icons are used for features such as “like” or “share”.

How do I make icons?

There are a number of different software programs you can use to create your own icons. These include specialist software designed for icons, such as Softorbits Icon Maker or Junior Icon Editor, as well as more general graphic design programs, like Adobe Illustrator. You may want to try out a few different programs to see what you find easiest to work with: most will offer a free trial.

How can I make money as an icon designer?

Icon designers typically make money by selling sets of icons to multiple customers. However, you might also choose to make money on a freelance basis, providing custom sets of icons to individual clients. This means clients can easily commission specific icons, you can match icons to their brand, and no one else will be using those icons. For most icon designers, though, selling pre-made sets of icons can provide a more consistent income.

Can I sell icons on Payhip?

Yes, you can sell icons on Payhip - in fact, it's very simple and easy to do so. Simply save your icons in any format you want, then upload them to a new product in Payhip. You'll need to set a price for your product - and you should add an image that shows off your best icons from the set, too. Then, simply save your product and you're ready to sell. Payhip doesn't charge any upfront fees: you just pay a small 5% commission when your icons sell.

Is there a storage limit?

No, we have no storage or bandwidth limits. We only have a 5GB per file limit. If you really need more than 5GB per file, then get in touch.

Do you offer charity discounts

For sure, we love to support great causes of all kinds so please get in touch with us.

How can I contact you

Just shoot us an email at contact@payhip.com or reach out to us on Twitter. We'd love to chat!

How can I sell icons?

You can sell icons by first creating a set of icons, then uploading it to Payhip as part of a new product. You can direct customers to your (free) Payhip store, or you can sell your icons through your own website if you prefer. Marketing your icons can be tricky, especially with lots of competition out there, and you'll likely want to target web designers and app creators, as they'll frequently need icons for their projects.

Can I make money from selling icons?

Yes, you can make money selling icons. While it's technically possible to sell individual icons, the vast majority of icons are sold in collections or sets. This means people can use a set of similarly-styled icons on their website or app. Icon sets will usually cost anything from $10 to $100+, depending on the size and quality of the collection.

How do I price my icons?

It can be tricky to know what to charge for your icons. There's a lot of competition out there, so if you price your icons too high, you'll find that customers simply look elsewhere. If your prices are rock-bottom, though, you might put customers off, as they may fear your work is low-quality. Before settling on a price, take a look at similar icon collections and see what they're selling for.

How do I sell iPhone app icons?

Since the iOS 14 came out, with the option for custom icons on the home screen, some designers have made large amounts of money - with one creator of a monochrome icon set bringing in over $100,000 in less than a week. Just as with other icon collections, you will want your iPhone icons to have a distinct style. You may need to provide instructions with your icons to help users install them on their iPhones.

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