[Eric Lagman]

Does anyone know of a good method for selling downloadable digital content online? I am looking for something that is easy to set up and can automate and handle the purchasing transaction and downloads. Also store templates where I can just drop in images of products would be preferred. I thought I had seen some people on the forum selling digital products before. These are a few I came across, but am not sure if it would fit my needs. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

http://webstore.amazon.com/info/design_your_store

https://www.payloadz.com/ This one looks like it hyperlinks to a site you already have and handles the transaction part.

http://ecommerce-templates.volusion.com/ This one looks like it does it all

[Hervé]

That system is very good, integrates easily with most paying sites, like paypal etc...

and it provides a good security for your downloads....

that is what I am using for years, never had a glitch..

http://www.dlguard.com/dlginfo/index.php

cheers,
hervé

[Eric Lagman]

Thanks Herve I was hoping you would reply. I like the way your site is set up with the maxwell food. I have built my own website twice in the past. Once with dreamweaver html and current site using flash, but the whole ecommerce thing is new to me. It doesnt seem very straightforward to me. Couple of quick questions. I am kind of in the same boat as you. I just want to sell a few digital products and keep it simple.

1. Is DLGuard a one time fee? I could only find the buy now button so its not a monthly thing?
2. Did you host your shop with Hostgator as they recommend?
3. I like the simplicity of your shop. Did you create that part yourself or use a template?
4. Your digital products are hosted on the same server as your website correct?
5. So the add to cart and view cart buttons you just paste html from DLguard into those buttons and it handles the rest?

[Tea_Bag]

Hey Eric,

I use Linklok http://www.vibralogix.com/linklokipn/ easy to setup and a one off fee.It integrates nicely with paypal. My digital products are hosted on Amazon S3 as Linklok works seamlessly with S3. - The manual explains step for step how to setup linklok.

Herve's store looks pretty flexible with other paying sites so his might be a better option

[Eric Lagman]

Thanks Tea Bag. Good info. I am leaning towards trying these guys out http://webstarts.com/ They have a built in shopping cart feature as well that you pay a little extra for, but it seems to be integrated well with the website creation tools they have. http://webstartsshoppingcart.com/ The site I am looking to create will only sell around 10 products so something like this may be good for that.