Selling Digital Downloads with PayPal

Selling digital downloads with PayPal is something that you can do yourself with proper direction. Sure there are services that will do it all for you but when you don’t have time to wait, selling digital downloads with PayPal is an easy solution. To make this solution work, you need dedicated server hosting. If money’s tight, a regular hosting account will do but you should upgrade when you can.

The download code I’m going to discuss is PHP based. Don’t worry about knowing PHP because I’ll explain to you what you need to know in a summed up fashion. This code truly is easy to understand but you must not skim through this information, if you want to do it right.

So far, I’ve used this code to sell vacation photos, white papers, music, eBooks, pdf files, videos, speeches and doc files. Once I start explaining the PHP code, you can decide if it will work with what you are selling.

Website Name: There are many website name providers out there so who you choose is up to you but you do need your own website name. If you’re doing any kind of business online, it’s important to have a website name that is easy to remember and spell. This will make it easy for people to talk about your website, without someone asking, how do you spell that.

Web Hosting Account: A hosting account is something that most all website name companies offer. You can buy a website name without a hosting account but when people type in the website name it will just return an error message. A hosting account gives you the ability to upload and store the files or pictures that you want to sell.

A hosting account is just like the hard drive in your computer and microSD card in your phone or tablet. You can make files public and private as well. The difference between the hard drive, microSD card and the hosting account is that the hosting account is on the website company’s server and not at your desk or in your hand.

Consider what you are selling when you choose your hosting account. There are different plans available that range from 10GB of space to unlimited storage. When you buy a website name, you only have to renew it once a year. Hosting accounts have to be renewed every month, but most web name companies’ offer yearly options to.

If you have a file on your computer with all of the pictures, music, files or what ever you intend on selling, check the size of the file. If it is 2GB or less, you can most likely select a small 10GB hosting account. Depending on who you choose the price will range from $4 to $9 a month for the hosting account.

It’s generally a good idea to get your website name and hosting account through one company to eliminate run-around.