Can I sell digital products for free on a site without CB?

thechilli

Mar 20th 2008, 6:52 pm

Hi,

Is there a way that I can sell an ebook on my website for free (i.e. using paypal or somethinge else) without setting up an account with clickbank because Im on a very limited budget?

eddy2099

Mar 20th 2008, 6:59 pm

You could always use Paypal to sell your ebook on your website. Just set up a Buy Now button/Shopping Cart for each of your ebook and you be done. You can either manually deliver the ebook after you receive the money or offer a URL to download it. Alternatively, if you have a shopping cart script, it can help you automate the whole process. With Paypal, you have no upfront fees to pay and the fees are deducted only from the sales you make.

worldpresident

Mar 20th 2008, 7:03 pm

what site you have ? what are you using...
i can give you some idea of free plugins that uses paypal

RedXer

Mar 21st 2008, 1:23 pm

EC Suite can bill for digital products. No setup or monthly fees, only a per transaction fee. You only pay if you make money basically.

thechilli

Mar 21st 2008, 1:40 pm

You could always use Paypal to sell your ebook on your website. Just set up a Buy Now button/Shopping Cart for each of your ebook and you be done. You can either manually deliver the ebook after you receive the money or offer a URL to download it. Alternatively, if you have a shopping cart script, it can help you automate the whole process. With Paypal, you have no upfront fees to pay and the fees are deducted only from the sales you make.

Can you offer the URL for download with paypal i.e. when a customer buys will paypal give them the link?

eddy2099

Mar 21st 2008, 4:06 pm

Can you offer the URL for download with paypal i.e. when a customer buys will paypal give them the link?

Yes, you can set up the Buy Now button to do that. Basically, it can be redirected to a URL if the payment goes through.

Make sure you have a Premier or Business account then after you log in, go to the 'Merchant Services' tab. Under 'PayPal Website Payments Standard', click on the 'Buy Now Buttons' under 'Key Features'.

This will allow you to set up the Buy Now button where you provide info about the item number (your own), price and so on. Ensure you enable the Button Encryption to prevent anyone from just changing the figure before paying you.

Once you are set up in that screen, click 'Add More Options' button. This will allow you to set the URL to show if the payment is successful. That would be listed under 'Successful Payment URL:' .

That should do what you need.

Hope that helps.