February 2012
4 posts
One Charming Party uses Pulley to sell party plans
Let’s be honest, we all want to throw a killer party, but not all of us were born with the creative insight to pull it off. Enter One Charming Party. Purchase and download a party plan from an expert. Your PDF plan includes tutorials, photos, recipes, and printables galore (think invitations, thank you cards, and place cards). So go ahead, pick your theme and party down.
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Jessica Hische uses Pulley to sell fonts
Beautiful, unique typography can make a lasting impression. These unbelievably affordable fonts from Jessica Hische promote just that. Take your type projects to the next level, whether you’re a designer or simply updating your perfectly typeset resume.
To purchase these fonts and other #hischegoods, visit: jessicahische.bigcartel.com
Sah-Rah uses Pulley to sell cupcake toppers
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and surely you need an original and thoughtful gift. Don’t we all? Whether your gifting to the love of your life or a classroom full of first-graders, these cupcake toppers from SAH-RAH may be just what you need. Print a speech bubble to say it your way, or download the beautiful Danish Heart for a more classic approach to the holiday.
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Bridget and Lucy uses Pulley to sell clothing...
Handmade children’s clothes are often the cutest and, more often, the priciest. If you have expensive taste on a budget try making your own unique wardrobe for the kiddos using adorable and downloadable patterns from Bridget & Lucy.
January 2012
2 posts
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Heart Shaped Skull uses Pulley to sell digital...
Heart Shaped Skull is taking comic books into the digital age using Pulley to deliver high-quality PDF downloads of their horror/comedy hybrid known as ELDRITCH! At less than a buck a piece, you can’t pass up on this e-entertainment that was once dubbed “winner” in a DC Comics’ Zuda webcomic competition. Dig into ELDRITCH! and more here:...
Fine Goods uses Pulley to sell beautiful icon sets
Check out the full shop at: finegoods.bigcartel.com
BC: Can you tell us a little about yourself? How did you come to start Fine Goods Market?
FG: I’m (Rogie) a designer, front-end developer and illustrator. Fine Goods has been a dream of mine for a long time. I’ve always been designing goodies for the design community and also been obsessed with quality, fun shirts.
Fine...
December 2011
3 posts
Web Icon Sets via Pulley
Providing the finishing touches on websites around the globe, Web Icon Sets uses Pulley to seamlessly and securely deliver sleek icon files right to your inbox. Purchase individual icon sets or become a member and get instant access to the entire line of icon sets. View the full range of sets at: webiconset.com
Introducing new dashboard charts for desktop and...
Good news Pulley fans, we’ve just released some new and improved charts to your dashboard. These charts were initially displayed using Flash, which at the time gave us the right look and user interaction we wanted for Pulley, but unfortunately didn’t work on most mobile devices. Since we know you like keeping tabs on your Pulley orders on the go, we’ve now updated our charts to...
Dear Miss Modern uses Pulley to sell design kits
We had a chance recently to sit down with the wildly talented and extremely gracious Christine Tafoya, the brains behind Dear Miss Modern.
Check out the store here: dearmissmodern.com
Rumor has it you’re a self-taught designer. How did you get involved in this level of design?
The rumors are true. I was seriously born a hyper-active design fanatic.
I designed a birthday invitation...
August 2011
2 posts
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Metafizzy uses Pulley to sell jQuery plugins
Get your jQuery plugin fix at: metafizzy.co
How did you get into front end development and where did the name Metafizzy come from?
MF: I’ve always been interested in visual arts, math, and geometry. Years ago in college, I started a photography blog. I became more interested in tweaking the site than posting the photos. Learning web design was fulfilling as it satisfied my desire to...
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Honey Design uses Pulley to sell fonts and things
Rina Miele (honey design) is a full-time freelance creative director and designer from Sleepy Hollow, New York. She uses a seamless mixture of Pulley and Big Cartel to bring her fans everything from free vector critters to fonts, patterns and textures. Check out the full shop at: honeydesign.bigcartel.com
July 2011
3 posts
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iA uses Pulley to sell themes
The crew over at iA(information Architects) use a very specific and refreshingly-simple formula when approaching each product.
We research
We draw wireframes
We create design sketches
We make prototypes
We test
We launch
We measure & optimize
Nowhere is this more apparent than in these beautiful templates offered securely through Pulley. Their store (also an example of their...
Liam McCabe uses Pulley to sell web elements
Liam McCabe is a young student and designer getting his feet planted in the world of UI design. He’s put together a shop showcasing a few collections of his best icons and web elements. Pulley is a perfect way to sell anything downloadable— automated, secure transactions so designers like Liam can focus on that meticulous pixel-tweaking.
DA Store uses Pulley to sell typefaces
Digital Abstracts has set up a well curated, digital font shop of sharp, modern typefaces from artists all over the world.
From best-selling offerings like GHS and Norpeth, to charmers like Berque and Minta One, everything is available for instant, secure download thanks to Pulley.
June 2011
1 post
Introducing 14 new currencies
The efficient, highly-skilled robots behind Pulley are now able to complete secure transaction in 14 new currencies. Whether your Norwegian black-metal band is selling its new digital EP or your Brazilian zombie film is ready for the world stage, you can now take advantage of the simplest way to sell downloadable goods online.
For the full list of new currencies, check out this help...
March 2011
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Glyphish uses Pulley to sell icons for Mobile apps
If you’ve spent any time online lately you’ve probably seen the pixel-perfect handiwork of Joseph Wain. As Glyphish, he crafts some of the most concise icons around. The simplicity and scalability make them perfect for the who’s who of influential apps including; Twitter, Dribbble, Flipboard and even Pulley.
Grab the full set or download a free sampler from his shop:...
February 2011
2 posts
Now offering PayPal billing
Love Pulley but hate using credit cards? No problem! You can now choose to be billed through your PayPal account when activating your Pulley subscription, or switch from your current credit card to PayPal on the Account > Billing Information page.
Thanks to everyone who has patiently waited for this feature (especially our international friends). Now, back to slingin’ your digital...
Improved Big Cartel importing
Pulley was built to be a perfect companion to Big Cartel, and that relationship keeps getting stronger. We’ve updated the import options in Pulley, making it a whole lot easier to attach a single digital download to any product with multiple options in your Big Cartel store.
For example, say you sell a t-shirt through your BC store with Small, Medium, and Large options, and you want to...
January 2011
2 posts
IMAKETEES uses Pulley to sell t-shirt mockups
IMAKETEES just took away the last excuse you had for not launching that t-shirt line you’ve been talking about for years. Tom at IMAKETEES is selling a full line of t-shirt mockup templates as meticulously organized, down to the last detail, PSD files.
These mockups are a perfect solution for proposing new designs, scaling and composing rough design ideas on a shirt or getting new...
Pulley has a new help area!
We’ve moved on from the beta forums to something we think will deliver quicker, more useful answers, and get you right back to selling your digital wares with Pulley. The new help area combines the knowledge base of articles from our old system, with a new community-run Q&A area that allows you to search, ask, and answer questions with other Pulley users, without the mess and hassle...
December 2010
2 posts
Subversive CrossStitch uses Pulley to sell...
Julie started Subversive Crossstitch in early 2003 as a way to calm her nerves. Nerves brought to the point of unravelling by her “mean, idiot” boss. The cathartic process of traditional counted cross stitch mixed with the humor and crass of the dirty-minded sayings did just the trick. She got a real kick out of it and started sharing this form of therapy with everyone through...
Mission Lazarus uses Pulley to help change lives
Mission Lazarus has created an inspiring way to help people this holiday season. Using Pulley, you can donate a priceless, live-giving, farm animal to needy families in Honduras. Once the gift is purchased Pulley sends a downloaded gift card that says, “This holiday season, someone has donated 3 chickens to Mission Lazarus in your name”. It’s a humbling way to give a gift that...
November 2010
2 posts
We Are the Scenery uses Pulley to sell Vector...
The guys over at We Are the Scenery have put together a really nice pack of vectorized brush textures to give a bit of character to your illustrations. Check out the newest installment of Featured Store Friday starring We Are the Scenery on the Big Cartel blog.
8 Faces magazine uses pulley to sell previous...
8 Faces is a new magazine for those of us obsessed with typography. Their first issue sold out in 2 hours! Thanks to Pulley you can still enjoy the wit and creativity of the 8 faces profiled in the first issue.
October 2010
5 posts
Sell vector icon sets on Pulley
Abelincolnjr.bigcartel.com just dropped a little set of halloween vectors just in time to add some bone-chilling cuteness to your halloween.
Pulley is on Facebook
Become a fan at: facebook.com/pulleyapp
New features to help if an order goes awry
Pulley robots work hard behind the scenes to make sure everything about your sale happens smoothly and automatically. However, we have added a few little gems to give you control over any issues you may encounter selling your digital products.
Voiding an order
You can now void an order by simply clicking that specific order from your Orders page and choosing Void this order at the bottom. Voided...
The Peach Design uses Pulley to sell t-shirt...
We are already starting to see artists using Pulley in inspiring ways. The Peach Design is selling print-ready, .Ai files of elaborately illustrated t-shirt designs, all securely and robotically powered by Pulley.
Pulley is here!
Well, we did it. Pulley is officially here!
A big thank you to our amazing beta testers. It was your feedback and excitement that helped us get through all the hard work to get Pulley out the door. If you were a beta tester, go check your Account page for a special gift from us. :)
We’d also like to thank everyone that has contacted us with kind words and tweets about our big launch. We...
September 2010
3 posts
Announcing Pulley's release date and pricing
We’ve had an amazing beta period, and we want to thank each of the thousands of beta users for your great feedback and participation while we ironed out the final kinks and added the last bit of polish. We hope you’ve enjoyed this time to use Pulley for free and that you have a feel for how it can help you and your business. We’ve come a long way, and today we’re excited to...
Good news authors, Pages now exports to ePub
Selling an article, a short story, or your writings on the mythical Triceratops, is easier than ever with Pulley. And now, with Apple’s newest iWork update, Pages has the ability to export to ePub format, for use on the Kindle 3, the Nook, iBooks, or any other standard ePub reader. The update is free and the possibilities are endless.
The latest buzz on Twitter
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@gedyrivera: I've been using @pulleyapp from the creators of @bigcartel for my digital downloads & I absolutely love it. Amazing service.
August 2010
2 posts
Share your Pulley story → →
Pulley has already started to change the way we handle and sell digital products. Before we send it out into the world, we’re looking for a few user experiences to share with future Pulley users. Share your story and we’ll pick our favorites and post them on the new site. Thanks!
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Artists of the future, welcome to Pulley
The modern artist has a million things to do to stay ahead of the game. It requires a lot of hustle to create, market and sell your digital products. Pulley knows this and has created a refreshingly quick process to get your digital files online and into the (digital) hands of fans all over the world.
Upload your work quickly and promote it on your site or online store. Sales and downloads...