subject: Sell Downloadable Products Online [print this page] There a lot of ways you can use to sell digital products online; a lot of them don't really cost much, and are quite easy to understand!!
1st however you need to set up a website, blogs do just fine a lot of times, but I would suggest you own exclusive domain, and check if your host allows you to have a password protected directory on it. If yes! Then set up one!! If no! Well then I'd be looking for a new host.
As soon as you get this directory, Name IT! The tricky part is, to use random alphabets and numbers to name it.
Also make sure the ID and the password are creatively random too. You don't want people sneaking into you "Secret" directory, Also just so if they do, try to name the contents of the directory in a way so that they may be meaningful to you, but not to a "sneaker".
Use PayPal "Website Payments Standard", it is safe, convenient and easy.
This approach might not work for very high volumes, but it's the best start, and can take you one day to the point where you won't have to worry about such details. But for now, let's carry on.
Downloadable products need a lot of web space, and enough room for a host of worldwide connections. Although a lot of web space can be purchased for a minor sum of money, but it is always recommended to take the cheaper way out, especially in the beginning of the program. And the cheaper way out is to use hosting programs such as rapidshare and megashare to keep the file, the information and everything will be displayed on your own website, just the link and the actual file will be placed on another server, that is far more secure and "spacy" then yours, plus its automated and easily manageable.
Another point to consider is how to get more traffic onto your website. Here comes the role of marketing: being able to market your website is the same as marketing your product, the more traffic you get, the more are the chances of sales, and to attract traffic a lot of things can be done.
For instance, you can use programs such as google adsense to attract traffic to your website, or you can ask similar websites to add your website to their recommended list and do the same for them. Another very popular way to market products these days is the affiliates marketing. You hire people to market your product, and then you pay them commission based on a percentage of the sale they make. This takes the burden and expense of marketing off your shoulders, and you can also help yourself with the expertise and knowledge of specialist marketers.
by: Jeff D McQueen
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