Steven Reid
May 19th, 2017, 10:09 PM
For many years I've sold DVDs and Blu-rays of productions. Now I've stepped into the world of selling digital downloads, too (e.g., MP4 files). I'd like to hear about experiences from those of you who also sell downloads.
For the time being, I've kept things very simple: a purchaser will be e-mailed a link to a page on my server as well as login credentials that, once entered, will give the purchaser access to the purchased video for download. I intend for the download instructions to be e-mailed to all purchasers at once, and the link will be live for, say, only 48h.
I know about paid services (like ejunkie) that ease this process, but for now I want free. I also am fully aware that once the login credentials and the actual video file are 'in the wild,' nothing except a moral compass that isn't broken will prevent a purchaser from sharing or posting these items with others. Purchasers in my case are parents of choir students. I don't worry about them so much as the students.
Would you please do your best to shoot holes into my plan, let me know what works for you and especially what doesn't?
Thanks!
For the time being, I've kept things very simple: a purchaser will be e-mailed a link to a page on my server as well as login credentials that, once entered, will give the purchaser access to the purchased video for download. I intend for the download instructions to be e-mailed to all purchasers at once, and the link will be live for, say, only 48h.
I know about paid services (like ejunkie) that ease this process, but for now I want free. I also am fully aware that once the login credentials and the actual video file are 'in the wild,' nothing except a moral compass that isn't broken will prevent a purchaser from sharing or posting these items with others. Purchasers in my case are parents of choir students. I don't worry about them so much as the students.
Would you please do your best to shoot holes into my plan, let me know what works for you and especially what doesn't?
Thanks!