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I recently launched a niche startup selling addon content for Photoshop. It's a purely digital-goods business: people pay money and in return they get an email
by chaosmachine 16y ago
I recently launched a niche startup selling addon content for Photoshop. It's a purely digital-goods business: people pay money and in return they get an email with a download link.
I looked at a bunch of solutions (shopify, 2checkout, paypal, authorize.net, e-junkie, and others). Ultimately, I went with a company called FastSpring. It's a third party shopping cart solution, but they let you use your own xhtml/css template. They do include some text in the footer to let you know who's providing the service, but it's not really intrusive.
If you want to see how it looks, here's a page from my site. Click the add-to-cart button: http://photoshoplayerstyles.com/sale http://photoshoplayerstyles.com/sale
Overall, I really like their service. They pay out twice a month, directly into my bank account. I'm in Canada, and most places just won't do this, so it was a nice surprise when it just worked.
Edit: I should mention, they handle international sales smoothly, too. I've had sales from all over the EU. They detect the country, do currency conversion, charge the correct VAT, etc.
- decadentcactus 16y agoOfftopic, I remember seeing this when you announced it. How's the site going?
- chaosmachine 16y agoNot bad. It paid my rent this month. Conversion rates are good, but getting links and traffic has been difficult. If I could move the site up from #7 to #1 for my domain keywords on Google, I'd be very happy.
- ashitvora 16y agoGood Luck :)
- sgt 16y agoThat's an interesting site.. Checking it out now.
- bryanh 16y agoI run a similar service called BitBuffet that delivers those one-use download links after payment, its linked to PayPal and is very easy to setup. If any HN'ers want to give it a spin on your next project that involves digital downloads, let me know and I'll give you a free account. Just promise to let me know what you like and don't like! ;-)