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Re: Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?

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Post by singer »

mynameispaul wrote: post #48
patio11 wrote: post #19

I may well be e-junkie's oldest surviving customer, although I eventually transitioned everything off their app into my app with the exception of Paypal IPN processing. They've got almost $500 of LTV from me, $5 a month at a time. If I were making the choice again today, it would be Gumroad by a country mile. Regardless of whether you end up using them, look up Ryan Delk's presentations regarding the habits of succes…

wait, PayPal doesn't sell downloads? I'm sure they do. I don't know why people use a 2nd service, that charge 1-2% on TOP of Paypal's 2.99%. why? you're still using paypal...

People use a second service because PayPal does not offer such a feature.

Re: Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?

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Post by singer »

joshdance wrote: post #28

I've sold about a thousand dollars thru Gumroad. http://gumroad.com I like the design. I like the simplicity. People can just use their CC like normal. They take a percentage of your sales, but so far found it worth it. I wish it had order tracking (just a box I could tick when I shipped something would be nice) but that is irrelevant for downloads.

Snappy Checkout has an icon to mark an item as shipped. Check it out here:

https://www.snappycheckout.com/images/itemshipped.png

Re: Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?

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Post by programminggeek »

porter wrote: post #45
programminggeek wrote: post #25

I would use gumroad or whatever is easiest/fastest to get it out there. Don't worry about fees and junk right away. Get your product available to sell and focus on selling it. Don't spend a lot of time on how you are going to process money and deliver the product. Focus on the sales. When you have $10,000 in sales and 1% margin starts being worth $100, you can spend a few hours maybe worrying about if gum road is the…

Gumroad is great for getting started. The only annoying thing I don't like about gumroad is that they don't give you many options for removing the header image or default call to action text on payment pages. Otherwise, it's a fast and clean way to accept payments without hassling with SSL, stripe, etc.

Yeah, but something that removes the friction of going from 0 sales and 0% conversion rate and a handful of sales at 1% conversion rate is huge. Most people never even get far enough that changing the logo would be meaningful.

Re: Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?

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Post by simonk »

weisser wrote: post #42
the82nddoctor wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think Paystr is the way to go. They are new, but they offer a bunch more. Yes, they take a bigger cut than gumroad, but they offer a ton of services for your digital downloads, like support to your customers, if they have an issue, they call Paystr and they will resolve it, you do nothing. Also, if you sell enough, you can get paid THE NEXT DAY. Check them out at https://www.paystr.com . If you want to see them in…

I clicked on a few links for Paystr and couldn't find pricing information (even on the FAQ). Even a Google search yields nothing. It's a gorgeous layout but I don't think I can bring myself to sign up for a website where they won't be even remotely transparent about their pricing.

25% http://support.paystr.com/hc/en-us/articles/202097244-Pricin...

Re: Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?

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Post by felipe_cabrera »

I use Avangate - and I love it. They act as Merchant of Record, take care of all sales tax headache, and with just one integration, I can accept payments in every country I have customers in, including the "difficult ones" like Brazil, India or China. Good service, too. Granted their API documentation and general user experience is a but sucky but if you start working with them, you will see why they are successful. If they were a public company I would buy their stock!

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Post by sr-frogs »

If you are selling internationally, use Avangate.com. It's a platform built for selling downloads online and give you instant access to every major country with local payment methods, etc. I've been selling for 3 years with them and am very happy. make sure to reach out and ask for discounts - their published pricing is not final.

Re: Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?

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Post by sr-frogs »

felipe_cabrera wrote: post #56

I use Avangate - and I love it. They act as Merchant of Record, take care of all sales tax headache, and with just one integration, I can accept payments in every country I have customers in, including the "difficult ones" like Brazil, India or China. Good service, too. Granted their API documentation and general user experience is a but sucky but if you start working with them, you will see why they are successful.…

yeah, I use them too and am very happy. perfect for downloads or subscriptions.
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