What is Payhip anyway?
So what is Payhip anyway? I've had a few questions about what Payhip is and I realised that I probably haven't explained it very well.
So here's a few things that might help. First and foremost, it's a place you can buy digital products (also physical ones, should I ever have any).
It works exactly the same as Ravelry from the purchasing perspective. You add a pattern to your cart, you enter your email address and then pay using PayPal with either a credit/debit card or a PayPal account. A download link to the pattern is then emailed to you.
A few things to note:
1. Payhip is not a marketplace like, say Etsy. You can't search it for knitting patterns. You'll need to know the URL for the designer you want to buy from.
2. Check out yarndatabase.com for an A to Z listing of designers who are selling using Payhip (and other non Rav platforms)
3. Payhip doesn't require you to sign in and doesn't hold your details. If you want to follow a particular designer tap the blue follow button in their profile. Then, when they upload a new pattern you'll get a notification
4. As with Ravelry, you don't need a PayPal account to buy a pattern. You can use your credit or debit card through the PayPal site.
5. Payhip doesn't have a library function. The PDF is sent to you to store as you wish. I use Evernote to store mine as it's search function will find text even in images or PDFs so I don't need to worry about tagging
6. If you do want a copy of a pattern for your Ravelry library, please email me at the support address on the bottom of your pattern and I'll gift you a copy.
I hope this helps but please let me know if there's anything I've missed