How To Sell Digital Products And E-Books Online

Are you an E-book writer? Do you have some files or software that you wish to sell? If you are, you will need to know how to sell digital downloads online.

There are several ways to do it. Some ways are easier while others are more complicated. Below listed are some of the methods. For all the methods listed below, you will need to have a Paypal account:

1. Host the file on your web host.

For this method, you create a download page which has a download link to your product.

Firstly, go to Paypal, create a 'buy now' link or button in Paypal. In Paypal, you set the option of directing the URL to the download page after your customer has made a payment.

The problem of this method is that it is not secure at all. After payment, the download URL is revealed to the customer. If the customer is not honest, he or she can share the link to others and they can download your product for free!

2. Install a download script on your web host. This method is the most complicated of all. You will need to buy the download script and that is the easy part. After that, you will need to install the script on your host and configure the script to work with Paypal's IPN. The good point about this method is that, once done it can be quite an accomplishment. The downside side is that your host's bandwidth is shared with the downloads. If your sales are brisk and download files are large, it can bog down the entire website!

2. Find a secure 3rd party vendor. Another method is to find a secure 3rd party vendor to host your digital products. The good thing about this is that setup is usually very easy and you can sell products immediately after the setup. Additionally, you can also sell the products on the vendor's site besides on your own website. Also, you do not need to worry about bandwidth problems. For myself, I recommend E-junkie as a 3rd party vendor.