protected download area for selling digital products?

by Alexander Sebastian

Posted: 14 years ago 45 replies

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ok so i have been itching my head on how to do this. :confused:

When someone buys my product (from clickbank) i want them to sign up to my mailing list so they instantly get a email with a link to my download page.

this is where i get confused.....

i want to have a protected download page, where people can download my product. I want this page to be completely secure. or if there is a way to get expiring links to be sent via email?

i would like to hear peoples opinions on the best way to do this?

Now i was thinking along the lines of using amazon s3 along with a program like s3 flowshield to randomly change the url every time the page is refreshed. but how do i hide the download page and the page my autoresponder is on?

i know there must be a simpler way to do this?

i am planning on getting Dap membership plugin for my next product but for this one i want a cheaper solution, Any ideas better than what i can come up with?

if anyone could help i would really appreciate it!

Thanks
Alexio

#area #digital #download #products #protected #selling #wordpress

PaulaC 14 years ago

You could try e-junkie.com. You can upload your product to their site and use it as a secure way to download your product.

You can also incorporate your email sign up so that when a person purchases the product they automatically get sent an email to get them to sign up to your list.

e-junkie can be used in conjunction with Clickbank or can be used on it's own without Clickbank.

DLGuard is also another way. It's a great piece of software and you can do pretty much the same thing as ejunkie.

Both will cost you - e-junkie is $5 a month and DLGuard is a once off price of $167.
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- CDarklock 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by PaulaC
  
  You could try e-junkie.com. You can upload your product to their site and use it as a secure way to download your product.
  
  Use the coupon code PAYPALSPECIAL to get three months of free service at E-Junkie.
  
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Matt Morgan

14 years ago

Originally Posted by alexio

I want this page to be completely secure. or if there is a way to get expiring links to be sent via email?

i would like to hear peoples opinions on the best way to do this?

I'm pretty sure RAP changes download page links, making them expire so that they are not available to the public.

You can protect your download pages from the SEO spiders using the
<META name="robots" CONTENT="noindex, nofollow">

DLGuard is another one mentioned often here. The product owner is a warrior here infact. How convenient hey ?

Im sure there are others who can give some alternative ways.

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Alexander Sebastian 14 years ago

hmmn i am still not sure, looks like there are not many cheap alternatives...

thanks for theadvice guys..

dlguard or dap membership ?? any reccomendations?
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- mywebwork 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by alexio
  
  hmmn i am still not sure, looks like there are not many cheap alternatives...
  
  Did you actually check the price on e-junkie? Or read Caliban's post about getting 3 months free?
  
  Just how cheap does it have to be for you? Isn't this what is known as a "business expense"?
  
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  George Sepich 14 years ago
  
  Fellow warrior Sam Stephens will take excellent care of you with DLGuard - Download page protector, create expiring download links
  It's a good investment.
  
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- Matt MacPherson 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by alexio
  
  hmmn i am still not sure, looks like there are not many cheap alternatives...
  
  thanks for theadvice guys..
  
  dlguard or dap membership ?? any reccomendations?
  
  I can vouch for DLGuard. I use it for all my companies products and it works very well. I like it because I can enter my autoresponder API in and have it auto-subscribe buyers to my list.
  
  Also, if you have any issues, Sam (the creator) is always personally around to help.
  
  NOTE: Install it on one main website and use that site to hold all your products. You get two product licenses with it and need to buy extra.
  
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  V12 14 years ago
  
  If you're using Wordpress there's a very impressive plugin called Digital Delivery Demon (or something like that) and it's just a few dollars.
  It provides expiring download links, cloaked links and much more.
  You can find it in the WF.
  
  Abdul.
  
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  greyham 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Opportunex
  
  If you're using Wordpress there's a very impressive plugin called Digital Delivery Demon (or something like that) and it's just a few dollars.Abdul.
  
  Digital Product Demon looks good in theory, but I'm yet to find anyone who has got it to work properly. Have you?
  
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apdfranklin 14 years ago

DL-Guard and e-junkie are both excellent, and easy to implement. If on a budget, e-junkie is the way to go.
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samstephens 14 years ago

Hi Alexio,

I'm the owner of DLGuard - if you have any questions, I'm more than happy to help!

As Matt said, I do hang out here, so you can either pop me a question here, or if it's urgent, just via the Contact section of the DLGuard website.

I'm happy to help where I can!

By the way, which Autoresponder are you using? DLGuard integrates with a lot of them, allowing you to automatically add your customers to your mailing list without requireing them to fill out any forms.

DLGuard is designed to keep the sales and download process as quick and smooth as possible.

cheers
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- yourstory 13 years ago
  
  Hi Sam, dows DLGuard with constant contact?
  Thanks for taking to time answer.
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  samstephens 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by yourstory
  
  Hi Sam, dows DLGuard with constant contact?
  Thanks for taking to time answer.
  Vicky
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  Hi Vicky,
  
  Yes, I do have an integrate script for Constant Contact - if you need a copy, if you can open a ticket:
  
  DLGuard Customer Support
  
  ...then I'll send it over!
  
  It's quite new, so I'd appreciate your feedback on it, if you give it a try!
  
  cheers
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Alexander Sebastian

14 years ago

I think i am going to go with dlguard, the price seems a more sensible option.
The only reason i was put off by ejunkie is because i have many videos in the product so the file size is quite large.

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nyrsimon

14 years ago

Originally Posted by alexio

I think i am going to go with dlguard, the price seems a more sensible option.
The only reason i was put off by ejunkie is because i have many videos in the product so the file size is quite large.

I'll add my vote for DLGuard.

If you are going to be selling digital products you need a good product

Sam's rocks. Simple. Nuff said

Simon

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smartsites 14 years ago

DLGuard is nice and so is e-junkie.com
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Alexander Sebastian 14 years ago

Iam going to give DLGuard a go, sounds like many people put alot of confidence in it!

i tried digital product demon but it did not work with wordpress v.3 and thesis??
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Luke McCormack 14 years ago

DL Guard get 10/10 from me.
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levmonch 14 years ago

I've used e-junkie its ok, kind of hard to set it up though, little confusing..
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zoro 14 years ago

I've been using Box.net | Simple Online Collaboration: Online File Storage, FTP Replacement, Team Workspaces ~ Free Version for years. It's free, it's secure, and it's so simple to use.
PS: That's not an affilate link.
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Gary McCaffrey 14 years ago

PaySpree.com will secure your download pages and automatically subscribe your customers to your email list. It will also automatically email your customers the secured download link which expires after the number of hours you set.

As well as creating an instant commission affiliate program for your product, and placing your product in our marketplace where thousands of members have the chance to help promote for you.
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Chris Thompson 14 years ago

DLGuard all the way. Amazing support and it is a fantastic product.
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earplay 14 years ago

Two great products but, but when you maths it out DLGuard works out to be better in the long run. Because of the large file he is dealing with.
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Kezz 14 years ago

Another vote from me for E-Junkie, though nothing against DLguard as it obviously comes highly recommended - I just haven't used it myself.

Just a note that with E-Junkie and video I've previously used it to deliver the smaller components then hosted the videos elsewhere and given download links on the thankyou page.

Another option for you.
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Glenn Pegden 14 years ago

Originally Posted by alexio

i am planning on getting Dap membership plugin for my next product but for this one i want a cheaper solution, Any ideas better than what i can come up with?

Your Members has a very similar feature set to DAP (and includes a download manager for protected downloads), but is roughly 1/3rd the price, if that's an option for you.
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V12 14 years ago

I haven't used it yet but I got mine from Paul Myers so I assume it does work.

Abdul.
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- greyham 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Opportunex
  
  I haven't used it yet...
  
  Let us know how you get on when you do. Cheers, Graham
  
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tsgeric 13 years ago

I just ran across Digital Product Demon, and if it does what is says it will do, would be pretty impressive.
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- webma12 13 years ago
  
  Sell your product or service ONCE and continue to receive monthly revenue with iMerchant.com/webmaster.cgi you will receive several benefits and access to several products like it will allow you to sell the stuff secondly you will get 12USD each month and for each product isn't great and a good offer
  
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  Kevin AKA Hubcap 13 years ago
  
  Try SiteManPro.
  
  For what you're doing its free. For the wordpress membership module its $40 for unlimited domains.
  
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Deep.Arora 13 years ago

You can use SiteManPro to do exactly that (and it's free)

It works with clickbank, add your customers to your autoresponder and provide a protected for your customers to download your product.

Plus, we're releasing a brand new module next week that will protect your files hosted on Amazon S3, the same way s3flowshield or cdnvault does. This module will allow you to create expiring links for the files (pdfs, audios, videos) hosted on Amazon S3.

DISCLAIMER: I'm the developer of SMP and I really think it will help you in the situation.

(thanks kevin for recommending)
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BruceWood

13 years ago

Excellent suggestions. I've been taking notes. Thanks!

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bigdan79

13 years ago

Try Drupal, with the Clickbank IPN and Private Download modules

Link is in my sig.

Oh, and it is FREE and Open source...Drupal is used by the White House, Sony and other big guns...

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stepxstep

13 years ago

Just wanted to add my 2 cents. I have purchased and used DLGuard. I don't know how many people on here have ACTUALLY USED the product, or how many are just saying they know about DLGuard, but in my experience it is very "buggy", install is pretty easy if you are a tech person. Administration, and changing the default options is a nightmare. Once you have read enough forums to figure out how to use the product, you find that Customer Service is non existent. I do not appreciate using a product that requires me to read miles and miles of forums, comments, and explanations given by everyone (but) the person responsible for writing the software.
Customer Service is having a phone number or some level of (live) tech support. Self Serve forum reading is not Customer Service. I posted in a forum to get help with an email problem I was having. Basically I was told "it should be working". Although I paid my money, and spent the better part of two weeks trying to integrate DLGuard to my needs, I quit!
I found a company called Digital Content Center that fit my needs perfectly. I encountered some problems with them too, but unlike DLGuard - I actually got to speak with someone immediately and problems solved IMMEDIATELY!
If you are looking for a way to Simply, and Effectively sell your digital content without headeaches, forums, or sarcasm you would be smart to at least look at digitalcontentcenter.com . No I do not work for them, nor do I have a dog in this fight, but reading the responses above referring a product to the average user without mentioning a thing about how hard it is to make DLGuard actually do what it is suppose to do is disturbing. The fact that the owner of DLGuard is a member of this site should have no baring on if his product is fit to recommend to the average user. PS- If you are a website designer, or a coder you will find DLGuard quite user friendly. I would also like to add that DLGuard looks like it would be a very nice piece of software to install to your website if it were more configurable, the changed options would stay changed and the software performed consistantly. I would rather pay a one time charge than a monthly premium as I am now, but what works, works!!

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CDarklock

13 years ago

Originally Posted by stepxstep

I do not appreciate using a product that requires me to read miles and miles of forums, comments, and explanations given by everyone (but) the person responsible for writing the software.

*cough*

Sam is one of the most responsive product authors I've ever seen.

But I thought I'd humour you, so I went to dlguard.com where I immediately found a link to "Contact Us." There, I saw a "New Ticket" option. There was also a link to the "DLGuard Forum."

I clicked into the forum, where I picked the first forum, "General Discussion." I opened the first thread with replies. The second post in the thread - immediately under the original post - was from Sam Stephens, the DLGuard developer.

Seriously? I just click the first couple links that have any chance at all of having a response from Sam in them, and it's literally in the first possible place it could be?

But you can't find any posts from him.

I call Bravo Sierra.

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Chris Thompson 12 years ago

Originally Posted by stepxstep

Just wanted to add my 2 cents. I have purchased and used DLGuard. I don't know how many people on here have ACTUALLY USED the product, or (cut for length)!!

This goes completely against my experience. When I bought DLG I knew almost nothing. I had a small configuration issue because of how ion cube was handled at Bluehost. Sam fixed it within a day. Sam has helped me understand every use question I've asked him. And I've had lots of questions over the years.

It is awesome for what I need so far. Great support. Great customizability.
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sbucciarel Banned 13 years ago

DLGuard and I use it extensively. It's not in the least buggy and the support is terrific. Can't make a better purchase for all of your product downloads. Buy it once and use it for as many products as you want to. Ban customers that are serial refunders, use it in shopping cart mode for several products ... the features are endless.

Don't know what the above poster is smokin' but his description of DLGuard and the support is highly inaccurate.

There's also ejunkie at $5 per month.
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wrongnumber 13 years ago

get it built.. .. i can help...

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samstephens 13 years ago

Hi stepxstep,

I'm sorry to hear about the problems you were having. Did you open up a support ticket? If so, if you can give me your name I can check into the issues for you.

The DLG forum is simply a backup - primary support is via the helpdesk system, which I check throughout the day.

It sounds like you may have had some hosting server configuration issues - most servers all act the same, but some servers have different kinds of configurations which sometimes require extra steps.

In these cases I offer free installation for anyone who needs it.

While a lot of web professionals do use DLGuard, a huge section of my clients are absolute beginners. Some are totally new, and I've explained to them how domain names work, what hosting accounts are, and how everything fits together.

DLGuard is designed for all skill levels, but as mentioned, if you do get stuck, I'm here to help.

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Targeted Traffic 13 years ago

You may also try DL Guard. Its more practical cost-wise and your command on your download page is greater
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rickfrazier1 13 years ago

Protecting your files from unauthorized download by the purchaser or someone he shares the download link with is pretty easy to accomplish with any of the products already mentioned.

Perhaps you are losing files through other "leaks". I know many marketers do. That's why I created a WSO to define the most common leaks exploited by thieves and how to fix them. Obviously, I'm biased, but I think it could help you.
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samstephens 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experiences, Suzanne, Mike, and CD - it's sometimes quite hard to reply to those kinds of posts without coming across as argumentative or overly defensive.

You're right, Big Mike - almost 6 years to the month since I first launched DLGuard. It's interesting looking back at how things start. Back when I originally wrote the script for myself so I could pump out secure sites for clients without rewriting the same code over and over again. I'm pretty sure you were one of the first people to ask if they could buy a copy

It's come a LONG way since those days!

Anyway, before I get too nostalgic, just wanted to say thanks!

When alternative views are presented in forums (even if it's from a user with one post only who is promoting a different service), the most credible replies are from people who actually use the software.

So thanks guys, I appreciate you sharing your own views!

cheers
Sam
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omk 13 years ago

ejunkie can do exactly what you're looking for.
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mrclean78 12 years ago

I use digitalcontentcenter.com -- especially for info products.
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Randall Magwood 12 years ago

You should try DL Guard, ejunkie, or Tradebit.
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