How to Protect Your Digital Downloads from Thieves
By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com
Selling ebooks and software online are big business these days. The beauty of the transaction lies in the fact that there’s no physical product changing hands. What does this mean to you? No Inventory –Big Profits.
It’s a simple process, really. Someone comes to your website, chooses a product, makes the payment and is instantly given access to a download page or link to access the product.
Although it sounds rather simple, there are a few steps you need to think about in order to keep those who have not paid from stealing something you’ve worked long and hard at creating. Some of these tips are plain common sense but nevertheless, are worth pointing out.
1) Your HTML download page needs to include the robot tag of “no follow” to keep the search engines from indexing it and including its contents in their database for the entire world to see. It looks like this and goes between your tags:
2) Make sure to name your download folders and files with strange names and change them often. Don’t use common names like downloads.htm or thankyou.htm, as someone could go to the search engines and easily find your documents in this way.
3) Instead of uploading your files in .PDF or.EXE format, zip them up before uploading them to your server. Search engines can easily index .PDF docs but won’t go near any file with a .ZIP extension.
4) Your actual download page should only contain the downloadable file and not common links to other pages of your website. It needs to stand alone in order to best protect itself.
5) Make sure that your various website directories all contain an index.htm file. Failure to do so will make it possible for anyone to open your directories and gain access to every single file inside. This is especially important for your download directory.
6) Ask your web host about password protecting your download directories.
So maybe you’ve done some of these things and it’s still not enough. You need more serious protection. There are various scripts and software you can download that will do the job for you.
A few options are:
1) Redirect Pro: http://RedirectPro.com
For those who sell via PayPal, it uses the IPN feature of your account to protect your files. This is a PHP script and is available for $47.00
2) CB Protect: http://CBProtect.com
According to this site, four out of 10 copies of ebooks and software are stolen. This service works with any payment processor and will not allow your products to open if the person did not actually pay for them. Lock as many files as you want. $2.95 will get you a 30 day trial; after that plan on paying $29.95 a month for this locking luxury.
3) FlashPal Generator: http://FlashPalGenerator.com
Secures your Paypal processing by encoding your url’s with Flash. Includes a helpful video tutorial on how to use it. $67.00 out the door.
4) ClickBank Download Protector: http://tinyurl.com/zhbrv
A useful script if you sell using Clickbank. Supports multiple download links and thank you pages and you can even set expiring down load links. You can even collect the buyer’s name and email address on every purchase. $34.95
5) PayPal IPN Download Protector:
http://webmasterinabox.net/paypal_ipn.html
Another script by WebmasterinaBox.net. This one is for those using Paypal to sell your digital downloads. Again, you have the ability to set the expiration on your download links. $34.95
No matter what type of digital product you’re selling on the Internet, it’s worth reviewing your delivery methods to make sure people aren’t walking away with your products. A few lost sales may not seem like much, but over time they can really add up to a substantial loss of revenue.
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10 Reasons Why People Fail To Make Money Online
Are you one of those people who just keep dumping money into e-book after e-book, and system after system hoping that it’s going to finally be the big one? Facts show that only 5% of the people who start a home based business will have good success, and only 1% will have extremely good success. So why do people fail time after time, and never make any money online?
1. Lack of support and training. Most people starting a home-based business have no idea how to market online, and they have no clue where to even start. This leads to confusion, and frustration, which eventually leads to failure.
2. They never do anything. People get into a business then for some reason or another they just sit there and think they will magically make money without doing a signal thing.
3. No time to do anything. Most people who join a home business are working either a part time job, or a full-time job. They also might have a family to attend to. A work at home business just simply gets in the way of their every day routine, and they have no time to invest into the business after they join.
4. Lack of focus. People get side tracked very easily, and also give up much sooner then they should. They lack the focus and concentration you need to become successful online.
5. No money to invest. People think they can make money online for only $20 - $50. We all know you need to spend money to make money. Some people just simply lack the extra funds you need to get a business off the ground.
6. Fear of failure. People sit on the fence wondering “what if” so long that their mind gets filled up with nothing but fear. So when they finally do join a business their mind is already programmed with fear and failure.
7. The classic “scam”. Everyone thinks everything online is a big money making scam. That’s incorrect there are no scams online. What you get out of the business is whatever you put in. People want success so bad that if it doesn’t happen within a week they call the program a scam and quit.
8. To much hype. I understand everyone wants to make money, but some people will say I want to make 10 � 20k within my first month. More then likely that will not happen, and when they find out it didn’t they give up. Making money online is hard work.
9. No help from their sponsor. Most people get little or no help from the person who brought them into the business. They easily become lost, and confused. Within their first month they are so mad they just give up.
10. No money. People just simply lack the funds to start up a business. They can’t join one so they are never even giving the opportunity to try.
People fail for a number of different reasons when it comes to making money online. The bottom line though is that success comes from within, and if you believe you can make it happen then sooner or later it will. Just make sure to never give up trying, and to always work towards your goals no matter how long it takes.
Chris Rohrer has been working online for over 3 years. He has helped a great number of people start successful home businesses. To learn how Chris can help you visit Roadmap To Riches
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