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3:59 am
July 21, 2011
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QuoteHi,
I've wanted to bite my own head off a few times setting up this paypal thing for my website, but I think i've got it under control.
I just have a question for the people who are already successfully selling on their websites... Do you use a particular program/plugin etc. to deliver the customer a download link in their email which will expire after a certain time? I'm just curious as to what people are using...
My solution was to use Page Expiring Robot to make a page with the download .zip link that expires after the first visit. This seems a bit lousy though, because I still have to put up a permanent link http://www.xyxyxy.zip. which is what I'm trying to avoid.
Any of you fine experienced folks have any secrets you're willing to share? I'd be forever grateful.
Thanks,
Matt
Hey Matt,
I almost always just create a thank you page that has an aweber email form on it and a few instructions. I then store the .zip file on my server and have aweber automatically send them the link and maybe a few other tid bits. Doing it this way also allows you to move them from your "prospect list" to your "customer list" which is really valuable. It can all be automated if you are using aweber.
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Wait a second, so if I understand this correctly, you have them purchase the album directly through your website's shopping cart and then let Aweber send them the link to a zip file that's hosted on a page they would never find otherwise? Sorry about my level of understanding here, but you it's on your server. What does that mean exactly, is it not public somewhere? It's a newby question I know.
11:14 pm
July 21, 2011
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Hi Michael,
Actually, after they buy, the autoresponder sends them an email and I have a link in there to the download zip file.
I wouldn't worry too much about hiding the link. I used to. In fact, I purchased a plugin that provides a secure link so I can control who clicks it, but I haven't even set it up yet (I bought it 3 months ago).
In my experience, the people that buy the music are the people that you've developed a relationship with through the emails and social media and usually those people don't have any clandestine motives to share your music with all their friends for free.
Matt
11:44 am
August 27, 2011
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Plus - there are worse things than having someone buy your music and then share it with your friends. If they're sharing it with their friends 1) They probably really like your music 2) There's a good chance their friends will like your music as well and they will be helping to grow your audience.
The greatest obstacle that independent artists face is obscurity in my opinion.
1:52 pm
October 20, 2011
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Hey everyone!
I'm working on my store right now- my regular store (not LTO or OTO) and am trying to figure out how to deliver the mp3 download album as well. I've got 4 different cds and people have options to buy 1, 2, 3, and/or all 4 of them and I'm not sure how/where to direct them from paypal so they get the correct download(s)? The store is meant to go up tonight- eek. Any suggestions on how to deal with the multiple order/multiple cd situation? If I had one cd than I could just integrate with aweber and send them all to the same list OR if they were only buying 1 of the cds, I could just make sure they go to that particular list, but what if they buy more than 1 of the cds (i hope they do!) how do i deal with that? i prefer to have LESS lists in aweber as i've had all sorts of trouble with aweber.
thanks so much for any insight!
kat
ps. any idea how to get the paypal notifications still sent to your regular email when aweber intergration requires them to go to the title of your list@aweber.com?
2:11 pm
October 20, 2011
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ok, i found this reply to an earlier post from john which helps:
"You need to create unique pages for each possible path. For example with VMP we have 2 upsells on top of the VMP product itself. That means that someone could order product A all by itself, product A and B but not C, product A and C, but not B, or product A, B, and C. We have paths for each combination, four different thank you pages, and four different lists so we can email the appropriate download links. There is no real way around it without some pretty sophisticated programing. At least none that I've ever heard of. With that said, once it comes into focus it's not really that confusing either."
But still not sure about this:
If product A, B, C and D are all on the same page, how do you set it up to be recognized in paypal as to which product combination they are buying so they go to the correct page/links?
2:28 pm
October 20, 2011
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I think I may have figured this out- in case anyone has the same question 
and if you have a better way, please let me know!!
With aweber's paypal integration, you can select a customer to go to a particular list after they select a button. So, if they select button A, they'd go to List A. If they select Button B. they'd go to List B. If they select button A and they select Button B, they will got to list A AND to list B, so they will get two autoresponders with the respective links in each autoresponder.
5:35 pm
June 9, 2011
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That's exactly right, Kat.
If for some reason you are not using Paypal integration, you can still tell paypal to send people back to a URL on your own site, after checkout. However the page they land on has to have specific text that notifies the visitor that the transaction has been completed (this is according to Paypal's rules).
That said, you can also have them fill out a form on that page that adds them to the customer list and delivers a confirmation email (like your squeeze page does). When they click the confirmation, you can deliver the album via an instant follow-up email, or have them download it from the page they land on when they click the confirmation link. Your choice.
This is pretty much the exact way John has MMM customers bounced to a customer list, removed from the general mailing list and then subsequently emailed y'all your registration links for the members area. The only difference is that he is not using paypal for checkout.
Hope that helps.
-Steve
11:42 pm
October 20, 2011
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for your reply! Yes, sending people back to the URL on paypal works except if they are buying multiple products since you can't send them to multiple urls! But the intergration works GREAT and solved all the issued! Phew!!
Thanks Steve, Kat
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