Really Basic Question

ericthered · 10-22-2009, 10:09 PM

I recently finished my first squeeze page. And of course I offer a giveaway. How do I set it up so my subscribers can download the file ? The file is a PDF and an mp3 (I could zip them up). But how to set up the download from a link in my followup message from GetResponse ?

Do I do it through my hosting ? (Hostgator).

Thanks , Eric

mreynolds · 10-22-2009, 10:42 PM

what I do is, you, upload the files to your host and then use the url address of the product in your download page.
make since?
Michelle

Scott Million · 10-22-2009, 11:42 PM

Eric,

This might be a bit more clear. If your .zip file is download.zip and you upload it to your "public_html" folder (for hostgator), then your download link will be:

http://www.yoursite.com/download.zip (and you would put that into your email)

If you create a folder to put it in like "downloads", then your link would be

http://www.yoursite.com/downloads/download.zip

Does that help?

ericthered · 10-22-2009, 11:45 PM

Yes Scott, Thanks that is just what I needed.
Eric

Scott Million · 10-23-2009, 10:27 AM

You can always click the "thanks" button if you feel so inclined

awesometbn · 10-23-2009, 07:46 PM

Eric what you've been told is probably a good solution if you continue to give away downloads for free. But when you decide to start charging, you may need to restrict access to the download. Either using .htaccess or PHP scripts on your web server, or by outsourcing the job to e-junkie.com or payloadz.com. That way you can let them handle payment processing and secure downloading without worrying too much about curious visitors trying to find your download files through a search engine.

10-22-2009, 10:09 PM	#1
ericthered Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 93 Thanks: 105 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Contact Info	Really Basic Question I recently finished my first squeeze page. And of course I offer a giveaway. How do I set it up so my subscribers can download the file ? The file is a PDF and an mp3 (I could zip them up). But how to set up the download from a link in my followup message from GetResponse ? Do I do it through my hosting ? (Hostgator). Thanks , Eric

10-22-2009, 10:42 PM	#2
mreynolds Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 66 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Really Basic Question what I do is, you, upload the files to your host and then use the url address of the product in your download page. make since? Michelle
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10-22-2009, 11:42 PM	#3
Scott Million Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 1,174 Thanks: 89 Thanked 180 Times in 108 Posts	Re: Really Basic Question Eric, This might be a bit more clear. If your .zip file is download.zip and you upload it to your "public_html" folder (for hostgator), then your download link will be: http://www.yoursite.com/download.zip (and you would put that into your email) If you create a folder to put it in like "downloads", then your link would be http://www.yoursite.com/downloads/download.zip Does that help?

10-22-2009, 11:45 PM	#4
ericthered Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 93 Thanks: 105 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Contact Info	Re: Really Basic Question Yes Scott, Thanks that is just what I needed. Eric

10-23-2009, 10:27 AM	#5
Scott Million Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 1,174 Thanks: 89 Thanked 180 Times in 108 Posts	Re: Really Basic Question You can always click the "thanks" button if you feel so inclined

10-23-2009, 07:46 PM	#6
awesometbn HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 249 Blog Entries: 22 Thanks: 9 Thanked 29 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Really Basic Question Eric what you've been told is probably a good solution if you continue to give away downloads for free. But when you decide to start charging, you may need to restrict access to the download. Either using .htaccess or PHP scripts on your web server, or by outsourcing the job to e-junkie.com or payloadz.com. That way you can let them handle payment processing and secure downloading without worrying too much about curious visitors trying to find your download files through a search engine.
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