How do you limit your number of sales?

mrmatt · 04-15-2009, 06:01 PM

Hello all,

If you only want to sell 10,20 or 100 of one of your products. How do you limit those sales. Is there a script? Or do you need to monitor it to make sure you do not go over those amounts.

At this point I am thinking about using Clickbank. But if I need to get a merchant account I will do that as well.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Personal Coach · 04-15-2009, 06:30 PM

I use a script called "Rapid Action Profits" to limit sales but it does cost $177 so if cost is a concern, PayPal itself does this. Let's say you have a mailing list and you aren't using affiliates for this particular sale, PayPal will automatically stop taking orders at a certain number of sales and forward people to a "Sold Out" page when that number has been reached.

When you're creating a payment button, it's one of the options in a drop down menu.

If you're going to use ClickBank and you want affiliates then I'm sure other Warriors can let you know of scripts that can be used to limit sales. I just don't know of any off hand.

mrmatt · 04-15-2009, 09:14 PM

Thanks Personal Coach,

I guess an easy way to do it would be to use Paypal then and instant pay affiliates. Unless someone else can chime in about a CB script for this.

04-15-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

E-junkie can limit the number sold as can various scripts. E-junkie is really inexpensive plus there are coupons around for a free 2-3 months.

Tina G

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radhika · 04-15-2009, 09:49 PM

LimIT Script... The Web's Best Limited Offer Count Down Script

It controls the number of sales. I have not personally used it. But it is a product from one of the warriors I guess.

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Mark .W. James · 04-15-2009, 10:00 PM

when i read the title on the main forum i went " limit sales? where the hell did this idiot come from"

sorry for presuming. i think e-junkie is the best for this.. i love their service.

stayfocused · 04-15-2009, 10:03 PM

I believe that PayPal lets you limit sales now.

You can set up a certain number of units to be sold and the link will stop working once the quota is hit.

Then just redirect them to the download page once they have paid.

It isn't the most secured way but it is an option.

Tensor · 04-15-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by amudara

when i read the title on the main forum i went " limit sales? where the hell did this idiot come from"

Hey, not all of us are selling ebooks

mywebwork · 04-15-2009, 10:22 PM

Another eJunkie fan here, not only can you limit your sales you also will be providing your customers with a time-limited download link that they can't just pass around to their friends.

Not sure if you're a coder but it would be a simple matter to use the Thank You page eJunkie (or PayPal) sends your paid customers to as a trigger for some PHP code. The code could simply decrement a count that you keep in a database or external file. This way you could display the number of units left on your sales page.

Bill

04-15-2009, 06:01 PM	#1
mrmatt Matt Allen War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Phoenix (not Arizona) Posts: 263 Thanks: 34 Thanked 44 Times in 34 Posts	How do you limit your number of sales? Hello all, If you only want to sell 10,20 or 100 of one of your products. How do you limit those sales. Is there a script? Or do you need to monitor it to make sure you do not go over those amounts. At this point I am thinking about using Clickbank. But if I need to get a merchant account I will do that as well. Any suggestions would be helpful.

04-15-2009, 06:30 PM	#2
Personal Coach Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How do you limit your number of sales? I use a script called "Rapid Action Profits" to limit sales but it does cost $177 so if cost is a concern, PayPal itself does this. Let's say you have a mailing list and you aren't using affiliates for this particular sale, PayPal will automatically stop taking orders at a certain number of sales and forward people to a "Sold Out" page when that number has been reached. When you're creating a payment button, it's one of the options in a drop down menu. If you're going to use ClickBank and you want affiliates then I'm sure other Warriors can let you know of scripts that can be used to limit sales. I just don't know of any off hand.
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04-15-2009, 09:14 PM	#3
mrmatt Matt Allen War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Phoenix (not Arizona) Posts: 263 Thanks: 34 Thanked 44 Times in 34 Posts	Re: How do you limit your number of sales? Thanks Personal Coach, I guess an easy way to do it would be to use Paypal then and instant pay affiliates. Unless someone else can chime in about a CB script for this.

04-15-2009, 09:49 PM	#5
radhika Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jamaica. Posts: 2,405 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 71 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Re: How do you limit your number of sales? LimIT Script... The Web's Best Limited Offer Count Down Script It controls the number of sales. I have not personally used it. But it is a product from one of the warriors I guess. .
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Mark .W. James Marketing Maestro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Current Residence: Dubai, UAE. Born: New Jersey, USA Posts: 73 Thanks: 12 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How do you limit your number of sales? when i read the title on the main forum i went " limit sales? where the hell did this idiot come from" sorry for presuming. i think e-junkie is the best for this.. i love their service.
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04-15-2009, 10:03 PM	#7
stayfocused HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts	Re: How do you limit your number of sales? I believe that PayPal lets you limit sales now. You can set up a certain number of units to be sold and the link will stop working once the quota is hit. Then just redirect them to the download page once they have paid. It isn't the most secured way but it is an option.

04-15-2009, 10:22 PM	#9
mywebwork Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA & Montreal Canada Posts: 2,218 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 759 Thanked 725 Times in 506 Posts	Re: How do you limit your number of sales? Another eJunkie fan here, not only can you limit your sales you also will be providing your customers with a time-limited download link that they can't just pass around to their friends. Not sure if you're a coder but it would be a simple matter to use the Thank You page eJunkie (or PayPal) sends your paid customers to as a trigger for some PHP code. The code could simply decrement a count that you keep in a database or external file. This way you could display the number of units left on your sales page. Bill