- PPF Points
- 2,100
Alright, let’s shake off the corporate voice and talk like a normal person for a sec. Selling digital stuff directly through Telegram? Absolutely genius, honestly. Forget setting up some clunky Shopify site or getting ripped off by marketplace fees—run it straight with a Telegram bot. It’s so direct, it almost feels illegal (it’s not, don’t worry).
Here’s the thing: Telegram bots are kinda like your 24/7 digital sales rep, except they never need coffee breaks. Set one up, and you get a virtual helper dishing out e-books, scripts, AI prompts, templates, whatever you’ve cooked up—all automated, all immediate. No fiddling, no fuss. Someone pays, and BOOM, your bot sends the goods in a split second.
Why even bother with this setup? Well:
First off, you actually talk to your customers, instantly, right inside Telegram. They got questions? The bot (or you, if you want to jump in) can answer or even toss in an upsell. Pretty slick.
Second, you automate everything. Like really, everything—ordering, payment, delivery, you name it. Bots don’t forget, they don’t get tired, they just work.
Payment? Handled. Delivery? Done before you blink. Seriously, digital stuff and instant delivery are a match made in heaven. Plus, you save all the cash you’d waste building some elaborate website.
Scaling? No sweat. Your bot could handle ten, a hundred, or a thousand customers without breaking a digital sweat.
And let’s not forget—Telegram’s global. Like, you could be in your pajamas at 2 AM and have someone in Brazil buying your prompts.
Seriously, you’ve got tons of options: ChatGPT prompts, Midjourney tips, Python scripts, code snippets, fancy templates, marketing copy, even entire e-books. If you can zip it up as a file or a message, you can sell it on Telegram. Sky’s the limit.
So, here’s what you do:
Step 1: Make Your Bot
Open Telegram, find @BotFather, and type /newbot. Give your bot a name—be clever, or be boring, up to you. Save the secret magic token BotFather gives you. Don’t share it with randos.
Step 2: Pick Your Tech Flavor
Python’s popular because it’s easy and there are a million guides for it. You’ll want:
Install what you need:
pip install python-telegram-bot stripe
Step 3: Set Up Payments
Telegram has its own payments thing, but Stripe’s just… easier for starters. Sign up for Stripe, grab your API keys, toss your stuff in the Stripe dashboard with prices.
Wire Stripe into your bot. When someone wants to buy, bot says “c’mon, pay me,” Stripe handles the transaction, and you’re golden.
Step 4: Map Out The User Flow
Picture it—someone messages your bot. Maybe your bot says “Yo, here’s what’s for sale.” Customer clicks around, picks a product, checks the price, pays up, and like magic, gets their goods delivered instantly.
Support? Could be as simple as a “Need help? Click here” button. Don’t overthink it.
Step 5: Write The Bot Logic
Here's a quick n’ dirty example (not gonna win any awards, but hey, it works):
That’s just scratching the surface. Get creative, have a little fun with it! And honestly, if you can dream up a digital product, you can probably sell it on Telegram—no massive infrastructure, no technical nightmares.
Go wild, make some money, enjoy being a digital hustler.
Here’s the thing: Telegram bots are kinda like your 24/7 digital sales rep, except they never need coffee breaks. Set one up, and you get a virtual helper dishing out e-books, scripts, AI prompts, templates, whatever you’ve cooked up—all automated, all immediate. No fiddling, no fuss. Someone pays, and BOOM, your bot sends the goods in a split second.
Why even bother with this setup? Well:
First off, you actually talk to your customers, instantly, right inside Telegram. They got questions? The bot (or you, if you want to jump in) can answer or even toss in an upsell. Pretty slick.
Second, you automate everything. Like really, everything—ordering, payment, delivery, you name it. Bots don’t forget, they don’t get tired, they just work.
Payment? Handled. Delivery? Done before you blink. Seriously, digital stuff and instant delivery are a match made in heaven. Plus, you save all the cash you’d waste building some elaborate website.
Scaling? No sweat. Your bot could handle ten, a hundred, or a thousand customers without breaking a digital sweat.
And let’s not forget—Telegram’s global. Like, you could be in your pajamas at 2 AM and have someone in Brazil buying your prompts.
Seriously, you’ve got tons of options: ChatGPT prompts, Midjourney tips, Python scripts, code snippets, fancy templates, marketing copy, even entire e-books. If you can zip it up as a file or a message, you can sell it on Telegram. Sky’s the limit.
So, here’s what you do:
Step 1: Make Your Bot
Open Telegram, find @BotFather, and type /newbot. Give your bot a name—be clever, or be boring, up to you. Save the secret magic token BotFather gives you. Don’t share it with randos.
Step 2: Pick Your Tech Flavor
Python’s popular because it’s easy and there are a million guides for it. You’ll want:
- Python 3 (duh)
- Some libraries: python-telegram-bot to talk to Telegram, maybe sqlite3 to keep track of customers, and something like Stripe or PayPal for money moves.
Install what you need:
pip install python-telegram-bot stripe
Step 3: Set Up Payments
Telegram has its own payments thing, but Stripe’s just… easier for starters. Sign up for Stripe, grab your API keys, toss your stuff in the Stripe dashboard with prices.
Wire Stripe into your bot. When someone wants to buy, bot says “c’mon, pay me,” Stripe handles the transaction, and you’re golden.
Step 4: Map Out The User Flow
Picture it—someone messages your bot. Maybe your bot says “Yo, here’s what’s for sale.” Customer clicks around, picks a product, checks the price, pays up, and like magic, gets their goods delivered instantly.
Support? Could be as simple as a “Need help? Click here” button. Don’t overthink it.
Step 5: Write The Bot Logic
Here's a quick n’ dirty example (not gonna win any awards, but hey, it works):
Python:
from telegram import Update, InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup
from telegram.ext import ApplicationBuilder, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler, ContextTypes
PRODUCTS = {
'prompt1': {
'name': "Custom ChatGPT Prompt - SEO",
'price': 5.00,
'content': "SEO optimized ChatGPT prompt: 'Write a blog post about ...'"
},
'script1': {
'name': "Automation Script - Data Scraper",
'price': 10.00,
'content': "# Python script to scrape data from website..."
}
}
# ...Handle commands, send product lists, collect payment info
That’s just scratching the surface. Get creative, have a little fun with it! And honestly, if you can dream up a digital product, you can probably sell it on Telegram—no massive infrastructure, no technical nightmares.
Go wild, make some money, enjoy being a digital hustler.