How do you stop your digital products being STOLEN?

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Hi warriors,

I am on the way to releasing my first product, but I've hit a snag. How do I do digital product delivery without getting my product stolen? Digtalproductdelivery.com seems like a good way to go, but do you have any other options? Preferably one without huge scrpts to install
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  • E-Junkie can do it. Use coupon code "CRAFTBOOM" for a 104 day trial.

    I personally recommend Sam's DLGuard. Super-easy installation.
  • I'd like to second the vote for E-Junkie. They allow you to upload your download to their server and they provide dynamic links that expire at a time that you set.

    Caroline
  • While it wouldn't stop people from passing around .pdfs that they've purchased, If you had the ability to have the purchaser's name or email automatically printed into your .pdf when it was downloaded, would that be a service that would interest you?
    - Russ
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    • Hi Folks,

      We've been developing a service that will do just that. Please send me a PM if any one of you would be interested in taking part in alpha testing, which we will be conducting soon.

      Andrew E.
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    • so what can I use to digitally deliver products? I would want something that works with Paydotcom
    • I agree with you, there is no way to protect your digital products being stolen on the net. I have also many scripts that was stolen and resell and give it away by other people
  • well, if you just started, and sales is not predicted to be huge, you can always manual email them once the payment is confirmed. just setup a thankyou page, and tell the buyer that it needs confirmation, and you will send the download link or as email attachment within 12-24 hours.

    Many sellers will say this is time consuming. However, this is a great way to communicate with your buyers. you can send them a very personal email for the download link. and then after several days, send them another email to aks them whether they got it. it shows that you care them, and it will help you market to them at late time.

    To us, each buyer is a potantial future buyer, and they have much much higher conversion rate than new buyers.

    good luck


    david
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    • however if I email it to them as an attatchment, there is nothing to stop them from just giving it away to whoever they want.
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  • there is no way to stop passing around the pdf file, unless you force them to connect to server to verify identity. it is not a good way to sell pdf.



    david
  • yes it would be a service thst i would consider




  • BlueSquares recommended Sam's DLGuard, and I do, too.
    I especially like the receipt it gives to the buyer.



    Have the "download" be a ReadMe.txt file. Inside that,
    put a link to a password-protected page, and instruct
    your purchaser to use the email address they bought
    the product with, and a password you specify (which
    they can change once they're inside, if you set it up
    that way).

    Once they're on the other side of your login form,
    the sky's the limit. You can do anything you want,
    set it up any way you like. You can provide a simple
    download link for starters. You can add additional
    helpful information at any time, including but not
    limited to a forum where they can go to get their
    questions answered ... limitless possibilities!

    Also, when you set it up like this, your buyers
    can go get their download whenever they like.
    It's not necessary to put a time limit on it
    in order to protect it because it's already
    protected.

    Try it! I think you will like it.



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  • ok thanks. But are there any other digital delivery services that work with Paydotcom
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    • The type of service you use to promote your digital product wont matter. What you need to think about is protecting the download they get after paying. So in this case pretty much anything works with PayDotCom.
  • The PDFs that I have purchased from Sitepoint have this already - it's a pain though because you've got to remember the password each time you open the file.

    I develop digital products using an ebook compiler with inbuilt security and use a backend php/MySQL system which integrates with Paypal. The files can't be shared or copied.
  • how about lock the file to the computer it is downloaded to and first opened with??? Something like this could help!
  • jonhel, wht program are you talking about?
  • Use IntelliProtector, that's the best you can do.
  • It is almost impossible to guarantee that your intellectual property won't be stolen.
    In the long run you will need to build your reputation to the point that you are widely recognised and linked to your product. An extreme example of this is how everyone knows that Eben Pagan started Get Altitude.
  • Sorry honey,

    but... who cares?

    When you put something out there, I WILL be stolen here and there, it WILL be copied and reworded here and there.

    And the better your products, the more likely to happen...

    What I do is to add a link to a nice unadvertised bonus in the docs, if someone gets it by chance and I still don't have their contact info, I make sure they will come and register to a list to get more. And then I got a lead for free.

    Some will never buy... but people changes over time, and most freebie seekers are willing to open the wallet sooner or later.

    RDG :p
  • i guess that that s true.
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    • Do to the nature of my niche, I have many products that need to be protected.
      I use a program called "DLGuard" with it you can secure as many products as your
      server will hold.
      It is great for single item sales and it also works great for memberships.

      I've also been skeptical about the software that is on the market today
      but I've been with DLGuard for a couple of years now and I use it for my membership site that holds hundreds of products and I have been well pleased with it so far.

      I think that one of the biggest things that made me stay with DLGuard is the
      customer service.
      Sam stephens, the maker of the software will install the program for you on your server
      if it is not something that you want to do yourself.

      Sam's customer support is second to none.
      Any time I've had a question about something
      He has always been quick with a smile and
      never becomes irritated when someone needs help with the program.

      I would definitely go with DLGuard!
      Cheers.
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    How do you stop your digital products being STOLEN?

    Hi warriors, I am on the way to releasing my first product, but I've hit a snag. How do I do digital product delivery without getting my product stolen? Digtalproductdelivery.com seems like a good way to go, but do you have any other options? Preferably one without huge scrpts to install