How to make a pdf available for pay and download?

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I've asked questions about the following before, but I'm still going round in circles.

I'm thinking I maybe didn't have it clear in my head exactly what I need, so here it is, hopefully clear:

I have a wordpress site and I'll have a paid mailchimp account.

I want to make it so when people subscribe to my mailchimp list, they see a link to pay and download my ebook on the 'thanks for subscribing' page, and also in the welcome email.

So I need to upload the ebook somewhere, and create a link that takes people to paypal to order the book, and gives them the book after they've paid.

I think this is possible using paid services. Is there any way of doing this free?
#download #make #pay #pdf
  • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
    1. Upload the PDF to your website. Put it in a secret folder. The final link to download the ebook will look something like:

    mywebsite.com/secretfolder/newebook.pdf

    2. Go to paypal, and create a payment button. When you do this, there will be a place where you can enter a link for people to be redirected to after payment. This is the link you just created above.

    3. You will be provided codes in paypal for that payment button. Copy and paste that code into your email message and the button will appear for them - or you can paste code on your website if you just want visitors to be able to purchase without being on your list.
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  • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
    That should be pretty easy. Upload the PDF to your website.

    Set up your auto responder so it sends the person to a page on your website after sign up. On the page they get sent to you can share your offer. You can use a squeeze page plug in to do this or just use a regular page.

    Go to your merchant account at Paypal and get a buy now button for your product - include the direct link to the PDF. Put the code on the page you have the offer on.

    All free method.
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  • Profile picture of the author paul nicholls
    There are free methods out there doing this kind of stuff but rather than just try to dodge paid services start treating it as a business

    With a business, you will need to make investments into your business ie tools and software

    When i deliver any of my products i use these 2 tools, i would be lost without them

    1. optimize press
    2. amazon s3 - (file hosting)

    when ever i sell products without going through any vendor i just deliver the product via there first follow up by giving them a link to a download page which i make with optimize press and i host the products on my amazon s3 account

    in my opinion having a file hosting account is vital

    paul
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  • Profile picture of the author applegreensnake
    Hi Paul,

    That sounds sensible.

    I pay for a hosting account, as well as for lots of other services.

    I thought it's probably possible to make files available from my hosting account, without a paid service like digioh.

    I think I have it sorted now.
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    • Profile picture of the author medhasrik
      Hello,

      I have created a facebook fan page. I also have a free ebook to make visitors available when they enter their email id. Then it should download after they click "submit" button.

      How to do this. I am stuck up. I have tried using Facebook app but unable to do. Please help.
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  • Profile picture of the author tjaysen70
    Yea you could do this using paypal, free other than their charge to use them, so almost free. But essentially you have to upload your pdf ebook somewhere, you can use cloud by msn, and gmail too, and have link to that when someone buys.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Buy DLGuard. It will automatically direct to Paypal payment and then give your customer a secure, expiring url. You can use it for as many products as you have to sell. I couldn't do without it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Martinsee
    If you want more secure for this download ( hidden direct link, online delievery, digital download ..)
    I recommend you use one of this :
    - Shopperpress wordpress scripts.
    - Paypal file download scripts ( for wordpress)
    - Secure paypal file download ( wordpress).

    No coding experience require !
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