Amateur Seeking Advice after Almost 1 Year of Experimentation

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Originally Posted by MikeSouth

I sell downloadable clips on one of my sites and it has worked well for me but...

it requires a merchant account which is actually easy to get or was for me ... got it through my bank for a grand total of 85 bucks...that done I set up netbilling and I use x-cart shopping cart software.

oddly enough I also have a clips4sale store and it works well on 2 levels...

first the c4s pricing actually forces me to charge a lot more than I do on my store so I make more money on c4s sales

since c4s allows my watermark on the clips it also helps to drive traffic and new customers

cant lose situation there

Well there you go ... Mike already has a workable solution it sounds like to me!

An interesting note on the c4s pricing structure. As the downloadable clip model has rolled out, I see more and more sites implementing it. I've seen these sites compete on split and pricing for the content producer and the consumer. I fell for the "lower prices will make more sales" pitch at one place for a short time. But I made so little money that I didn't feel it was worth the upload time. Instead of quitting, I raised the prices to match my c4s prices. Guess what!? My money went up to a level worth participating still. So ... don't fall for it producers! Value your unique, original material. Other "clip distributors" only want you to lower your prices so THEY can compete against c4s. That's my humble opinion.