Sell digital download files online with a quick and easy website using PayPal interface. Creating a Pay-Per-Download (PPD) Website can lead to profits and great satisfaction from selling your digital creations online: music, movies, mp3, software, stock photos, PhotoShop elements, eBooks, manuals or other digital, electronically delivered goods.
Creating your digital download website requires some basic knowledge of html and a simple understanding of the server side of your
web hosting.
Although I have rated this "How to" as moderate, it is actually quite easy if you have basic web design knowledge. You can have a digital download website with PayPal interface up and online in a matter of a few hours, if you already have a domain and an active hosting account.
Follow the instructions below to add one digital product to an existing page--such as eBook--or create an entire digital download website:
1. CHOOSE A DOMAIN NAME AND CONTRACT WITH A WEB HOSTING
COMPANY
If you already have an active website, you can certainly skip
this step.
2. CHECK WITH YOUR WEB HOST AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE
MySQL CAPABILITY
If you do not have MySQL with your hosting package, you will
need to upgrade. The additional cost is usually minimal.
3. PURCHASE A PayPal SOFTWARE INTERFACE PROGRAM
I choose to use DigiVendor,
for its ease of installation and its low cost. I have used DigiVendor
for customers, as well as my own digital download website, and the results
have been very successful. One thing I especially like about this software
is that it allows you to put a "Buy" or "Download" button
any place on any web page within your website. You dont' have to configure
a shopping cart--although you WILL have a shoppping cart.
4. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND PURCHASE DIGIVENDOR
When you click on the link, you will be taken to a product description
page and you will be able to download the software immediately.
5. READ THE "READ ME" PAGE IN ITS ENTIRITY BEFORE
YOU INSTALLING DIGIVENDOR
I like to begin with the end in mind, as they say. When you
read all the steps to installation before implementing the first step, you
will find that installation goes more smoothly.
6. INSTALL DIGIVENDOR
During the installation of DigiVendor,
you will input information regarding your PayPal account, making a smooth
interface between your Pay-Per-Download website and your PayPal account.
In other words, customers click your Download Button, complete
the information screen, and money flows into your PayPal account. You now
have a 24/7/365 online store.
7. SET UP YOUR AMINISTRATION PAGE
Be sure to keep good notes, because you will have to establish
passwords for your new interface software.
8. ADD PRODUCTS
Products are "stocked" in the Administration Section
of your DigiVendor component of your digital download website. Products are
displayed on any page in any manner you choose, as long as the name you provide
on the link is the same as the name you provided in the Administration Section.
9. GET THE WORD OUT
Be sure to do your marketing. Submit your digital download website
to search engines. Advertize with Adwords if your budget allows. Post to blogs,
etc.
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