How to Sell and Instantly Deliver Downloads (mp3's, Files, Art Etc.) From Your Website

We live in a on-demand society. After a customer makes a purchase they want their goods immediately. There's more than one way to sell your downloads. This article explains how to use a Paypal account and a cgi script called Paypal2download V 4.0 to automate the process of instantly delivering your downloads(files, mp3's, ringtones, art etc.) after a credit or debit purchase.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A website that supports perl or cgi scripts and .htaccess authentication.
• A Paypal account.
• Paypal2download V 4.0

1. There is more than one way to automate delivery of your downloads after an online credit/debit purchase from your site. I will explain the system that has worked for me over the years as a web designer.
   The first step in automating the delivery of your digital products is to install Paypal2download V 4.0 on your website's server. This web-based software is written in Perl and communicates with Paypal's servers. When a transaction is made Paypal's servers posts variables to the Paypal2download script. The script uses these variables to authenticate the purchase and decide what product to send to the customer. I'm not going to get into detail about installing the script on your server. If you don't know how to install a perl or cgi script on your website simply hire someone to do it for you. Once the script is installed on your website its very easy to use.

2. The next step in selling your downloads is to upload the actual file to your website's server. Enter the details and price of the product you wish to sell into the Paypal2download software. The program will then prompt you to upload your product. Once you have entered the details of product and uploaded it to your server the script will automatically generate the html code to add your website.

3. Finally, you will need to add the html source code to your website. Paypal2download automatically generates the html source code to add a Paypal 'Buy Now' button to your site. The best way to test the system is to create a product and sell it for $0.01. Have a friend make a purchase from your site. Once the transaction is made you will receive a confirmation email from Paypal2download as well as Paypal. The customer will instantly receive an email with a username, password and link to access your download. So there you have it! That's the system that has worked for me. For more information on Paypal2download V 4.0 visit http://www.now1technologies.com/paypal2download

Resources

• Paypal2download V 4.0 website