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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th August 2012, 01:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 644
Posted By samstephens
Re: Wordpress forums: Any recommendations?

Thanks Will - your forum looks great!

I think the colour clashes are making the biggest impact with mine. Mine is also squashes to fit into a much narrower page too.

Thanks again for the link -...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th May 2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By samstephens
Re: Site w/lots of downloads: Nanacast/AmazonS3 vs. DLGuard/Wishlist/AmazonS3

Wow Will, I really don't understand your anger.

The reason I commented here was because Tom asked about a DLGuard/Wishlist combination. The point of my post was to let Tom know that he didn't need...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th May 2012, 04:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By samstephens
Re: Site w/lots of downloads: Nanacast/AmazonS3 vs. DLGuard/Wishlist/AmazonS3

Hi Tom,

Thanks for your interest in DLGuard!

I can't comment on the other packages, but just thought I'd clarify for you:

DLGuard can actually handle all of your memberships needs. While...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th February 2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 536
Posted By samstephens
Re: DLguard?

Hi Paul,

I recommend you do install DLGuard onto your add on domain - it is possible to share membership areas on different domain names but it is hosting server dependent (how their file...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th February 2012, 01:19 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 638
Posted By samstephens
Re: Do I really need Dlguard?

Hi Paul,

If you get stuck installing DLGuard, that's okay, I can install it for you for free - just open up a support ticket over at the DLGuard website and I can get you up and running!

cheers...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th January 2012, 07:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 576
Posted By samstephens
Why Megaupload going down isn't the end of the world

Megaupload.com being shut down right around the SOPA blackouts is actually really bad timing.

Here's why: people will naturally assume they're linked, and the idea that hard working internet...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2011, 07:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By samstephens
Re: Anyone Use DLGuard with WSO Pro?

Hi James,

Thanks for your interest in DLGuard!

I'm working with Mike from WSO Pro to set up a DLGuard integration.

The benefit of using WSO Pro and DLGuard together is that you can offer...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 22nd September 2011, 05:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,316
Posted By samstephens
Re: Services Similar to DL Guard?

Hi Amy,

I actually got about half way through integrating with Google checkout and then found out that they require you to have an SSL security certificate installed on your website (so you can...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th June 2011, 05:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,972
Posted By samstephens
Re: protected download area for selling digital products?

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,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th June 2011, 09:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 669
Posted By samstephens
Re: If You Get A Parked Page From A Website You Know Is Active, Reboot Your Router!

Haha, well at least now your router won't dare play up in the future ;)

No worries, just working through tickets now!

cheers
Sam
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th April 2011, 07:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,218
Posted By samstephens
Re: Best Way To Offer A Customer Instant Download for E-Book/Audio/Video (Thanks as always)

Just make sure you ignore the calculations on the system comparison page where they compare products - they've gotten the DLGuard calculations totally wrong, and have manipulated the numbers to make...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th April 2011, 07:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 629
Posted By samstephens
Re: Clickbank product selling

Yes, Clickbank allows individuals to sell products through their system.

If you're making some reasonably money though, it'd be worth talking to an accountant to see what kind of business...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th April 2011, 06:40 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,218
Posted By samstephens
Re: Best Way To Offer A Customer Instant Download for E-Book/Audio/Video (Thanks as always)

Hi Craig,

I'm Sam Stephens, the owner/developer of DLGuard (a download management system that a lot of Warriors use):

DLGuard - Download page protector, create expiring download links...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th April 2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 987
Posted By samstephens
Re: Anyone selling to world market in non-USD?

Hi Herb,

I've heard the Aussie dollar is currently one of the most stable currencies, or one of the most stabiliy growing currencies in the world at the moment? I don't remember which.

Either...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2011, 11:55 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 987
Posted By samstephens
Anyone selling to world market in non-USD?

I know this pops up from time to time, but with the USD constantly falling, and currencies like the AUD strengthening day after day, it's starting to have a pretty huge impact.

While it is safe to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2011, 05:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,017
Posted By samstephens
Re: $23 Million Amazon Book on Flies

Wouldn't you love to get the affiliate commission on that one ;)

I like how it's "plus shipping". You don't want FedEx eating into your profit margin!

cheers
Sam
Forum: Off Topic Forum 23rd January 2011, 07:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 550
Posted By samstephens
Laughing at forum spammers - this never gets old!

In the interest of full disclosure, I should first tell you that I'm easily amused.

That said, let's move on.

A lot of forums have a feature that is designed to stop offensive language. So if...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 23rd December 2010, 12:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,322
Posted By samstephens
Re: DLGuard for free downloads

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your interest in DLGuard!

What a lot of people do is similar to your last suggestion:

Link your Free product to a membership group. So when people signup, they can login...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd December 2010, 09:49 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,111
Posted By samstephens
Re: Help with DL Guard and DigiResults Please

Hi Kym!

I just replied to your thread on the DLGuard forum, but figured I'd jump in here.

I've been working with Andy and his developer on a DigiResults integration - if it's possible to use...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 27th November 2010, 05:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,695
Posted By samstephens
Re: DL Guard or ????

Hi Dan,

I'm the owner/developer of DLGuard, so I'm happy to help out if you have any further questions!

DLGuard's memberships are often underestimated simply because of their simplicity - but...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th October 2010, 10:40 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,112
Posted By samstephens
Re: Ok Busters...Tell Me How Much Do You Exactly Earn?

Hahaha

$200, 21 hours, one month, one year.

So get cracking!

;)

cheers
Sam
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd October 2010, 04:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,112
Posted By samstephens
Re: Ok Busters...Tell Me How Much Do You Exactly Earn?

I agree with the idea - but it is the wrong question to ask...and here's my thoughts why:

When I first came here, I was new to internet business, and I was really curious about whether or not the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st October 2010, 06:31 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,038
Posted By samstephens
Re: How to protect my software

No worries, Rick - the reason I ask is there are products around that "create software" for you, but it's just basically an EXE compiler for glorified spreadsheets.

Since you're the programmer,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st October 2010, 02:43 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,038
Posted By samstephens
Re: How to protect my software

Hi Rick,

Do you have access to the source code of your software?

If so, DLGuard has a built in call-home feature that you can use for validation.

Basically you set up your software to ask...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd October 2010, 10:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 906
Posted By samstephens
Re: clickbank membership question...any technical people?

Hi BJ,

I haven't used Clickbank to put other people's products in your upsell line before, but if you say that this sales link works:

http://ITEM#.VENDOR1_VENDOR2.pay.clickbank.net/?cbur=a
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th September 2010, 09:26 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,972
Posted By samstephens
Re: protected download area for selling digital products?

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...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th September 2010, 12:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 624
Posted By samstephens
Re: Someone Selling Copied Software

One of the things you can do is check to see what payment processor they're using, and notify the payment processor that the vendor is using their system to sell prirated products.

I've had a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2010, 07:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 506
Posted By samstephens
Re: Changing where my php redirect links to?

If I understand correctly, you're an affiliate of a product, but when you use the vendor's affiliate link, it goes to a squeeze page. You don't want it to.

Since you don't have access to the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2010, 06:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 746
Posted By samstephens
Re: Could a few people from the US check my site?

Thanks so much everyone, that makes me breath a little easier!



Haha, yeah sure is Gary, though it's seriously going to mess with my conversion rates ;)


Thanks so much everyone, I really...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2010, 05:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,443
Posted By samstephens
Re: Anyone having Paypal IPN delay issues at the moment?

No worries, thanks guys!

From what I've seen, anything up to a few days. Usually the length of delays during this time will vary, sometimes coming back to "reasonably instant", and then...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th August 2010, 02:22 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,721
Posted By samstephens
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th August 2010, 01:58 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,910
Posted By samstephens
Re: Is sales management software like DLguard necessary?

Hi Shaun,

Great to hear you're enjoying DLGuard!

And yes, DLGuard is already integrated with Infusionsoft Autoresponder!

I've just emailed it over to the email you've got registered at...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2010, 05:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,938
Posted By samstephens
Re: Anyone use PayPal sandbox?

That's interesting John - I didn't know about the 30c refund fee. I don't bother refunding the test sales I do anyway, definately something to keep in mind!


Ken, you're right - you do need a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2010, 04:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,938
Posted By samstephens
Re: Anyone use PayPal sandbox?

Hi Sara,

I'd actually recommend NOT using it - even as a developer I prefer to just have two Paypal accounts (business one, and a personal one), and I just my personal account to by $0.01 tests...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th August 2010, 06:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 805
Posted By samstephens
Re: broker to sell websites?

A good broker will also help you prepare, or at least tell you and offer you tutorials, on how to "present" your site, including extra documentation, etc.

So if I was you, I'd talk to a few...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2010, 09:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 902
Posted By samstephens
Re: Help with setting up website with clickbank order form.

If you're interested in securing your download page, then check out DLGuard: DLGuard - Download page protector, create expiring download links (http://www.dlguard.com)

It actually makes setting up...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st August 2010, 04:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 795
Posted By samstephens
How to spend your first pay cheque (for beginners)

This is a quick post for the beginners in this group: how to spend your first pay cheque from your internet marketing efforts.

I remember reading this back when I first starting dipping my toes...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th July 2010, 03:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,691
Posted By samstephens
Re: Paypal Buy Now Button Question

You can set "Auto Return" up in your Paypal Profile - I think it's under "Payment Settings", from memory.

That will do an automatic redirect after payment to the return URL you've set.

cheers...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2010, 07:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 765
Posted By samstephens
Generating start-up capital (ie. money)

This is one of the "hardest" problems people have when starting up their internet business.

How do you start a business with no money?

The short answer: you don't.

(Okay, you CAN, but you're...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th July 2010, 07:33 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,402
Posted By samstephens
Re: How do GOOD WRITERS get paid GOOD MONEY?

Brilliantly said!

The programming industry has the same issue.

Remember that it's about finding the right client. Not all clients can tell the difference between badly written article, and a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2010, 06:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 609
Posted By samstephens
Re: Testing Paypal - tip for beginners!

No worries Michael and Shabit, glad I could help!

And you're right, Michael - it's always good to get outside testers as well, especially if it's an entirely new setup. As you said, weird things...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2010, 05:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 609
Posted By samstephens
Testing Paypal - tip for beginners!

I saw this question a couple of times in this forum recently, and I also have clients ask me similar things all the time, so thought I'd post it here:

How do you test a Paypal sales link?

They...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th June 2010, 10:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 746
Posted By samstephens
Re: Making a Download Page in WordPress???

HTML pages aren't actually secure - they're just that: Static HTML pages that anyone can pass around.

The only way to make a download page is to use some programming code to verify a person's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th June 2010, 09:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,386
Posted By samstephens
Re: How To Integrate Paypal Shopping Cart With Autorepsonder?

That actually needs updating - thanks for pointing it out!

DLGuard is fully integrated with GetResponse and Aweber.

It can also use free signup scripts that I offer all DLGuard customers to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th May 2010, 05:47 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,910
Posted By samstephens
Re: Is sales management software like DLguard necessary?

Hi Brad and Fairuz,

Yes, DLGuard Pro is on it's way! I know a lot of people have heard that before, so I'll clarify what's going on behind closed (or not so closed) doors:

As you know, DLGuard...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th April 2010, 09:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 840
Posted By samstephens
Re: How to leverage my PHP/mySQL/etc skills with Internet Marketing?

When it comes to selling software, especially in the internet marketing niche, I think the biggest mistake you can make is to "write something you can sell."

If you're just creating a product to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st April 2010, 05:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 607
Posted By samstephens
Re: 1 ClickBank Product, Several Sales Pages?

Hi YseUp,

If you like, check out HopGuard: www.hopguard.com

It's designed to handle multiple sales pages for the same Clickbank account.

It'll display a signup box for your affiliates where...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th March 2010, 08:32 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,006
Posted By samstephens
Re: Why Do People Write Like This? OMG

That sounds like a good plan to me!

I had a look at Laura's website (out of curiosity), and (I hope you don't mind me using your website as an example, Laura! :) ), it seems she writes articles in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th March 2010, 07:54 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,006
Posted By samstephens
Re: Why Do People Write Like This? OMG

Hi Mark,

You may need to raise your rate a little to get quality. If someone is good enough to provide the quality of writing you want, I don't think they'll work for $6.25 an hour.

You may be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th March 2010, 08:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 725
Posted By samstephens
Re: HOW DO I SET UP A DOWNLOAD PAGE

Hi Jacqui,

Nice to meet you :)

And thanks for your interest in DLGuard! If you have any questions about it, please let me know - I'm happy to help!




This was definately the idea behind...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th March 2010, 11:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 830
Posted By samstephens
Re: How Much Can I Sell My Website For?

The actual selling price usually hinges on just what kind of website it is - where does the income come from?

Some sites are short term money spinners that will peak at the start, and then drop...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2010, 05:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,693
Posted By samstephens
Re: $6,000 + a month easy- tip for web developers.

Heh, you should put that on your resume.

It's a really good idea. Interestingly enough, it's how DLGuard was born.

I was building a bunch of Clickbank websites for clients, hand coding all of...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 5th March 2010, 05:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,242
Posted By samstephens
Re: I'm in Love with Kevin Riley's WF Avatar! Name The Warrior Whom You Like His/Her WF Avatar Most

I'm in love with Kevin Riley.

...I mean....oh geeze.

I hope this doesn't make anything awkward between us, Kevin.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th February 2010, 04:11 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,419
Posted By samstephens
Re: Question to anyone using DLguard for a membership site

Yes, that's right! So when it's ready to roll, there'll be two versions available from my site: Standard and Pro. It means people can then pick what fits their business the best (and later upgrade,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th February 2010, 04:14 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,027
Posted By samstephens
Re: That's it! I'll never buy from you again!

Heh, I like that :)

I think everyone deserves to be treated with respect, whether you're buying off them or selling to them. And to be blunt, business is far more enjoyable when everyone treats...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2010, 06:00 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,763
Posted By samstephens
Re: Why Clickbank "hacking" is embarrassing you

Hi Melani,

This thread wasn't meant to scare anymore, more just make people aware of what goes on.

It's good business practice to invest in systems to help your business run securely and...
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