Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Temporary Download Link

For people who wish to sell products online, there are easier ways to go about doing this than either building a site from scratch or even using a prebuilt e-commerce site.

Uploadandsell.com is a site that permits vendors to sell info products online with a self-expiring download link. This is pretty important as you wouldn't want someone to post the download link to something you're selling online and have the world obtain it for free.  Although I have not used this site yet, I have seen it was mentioned in USA Today and I have not seen any derogatory post online. Best of all, the site is free to use.


For WordPress users, there are a number of plugins. After trying some free plugins which crashed my entire system, I purchased WP eStore from Tips & Tricks HQ.  The plugin was well worth paying for and permits me to sell info products out of WordPress using an encrypted download link where your buyers receive an automatic, expiring download link. The whole flow is fully automated and designed to run unattended using PayPal IPN integration. There is no shopping cart or complicated e-commerce setup.


Although I haven't set it up yet, I also noticed this plugin comes with a squeeze page type form in a post, page or sidebar to offer a free product to build email list for internet marketing purpose (view details).


In conclusion, there are some free tools and modestly priced ones out there that are absolutely necessary for the e-entreprenures  who want to start selling things online quickly without using a third party portal, middleman or complex set-up.


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