How to Secure Digital Products Using Shopify Apps

A digital product is a non-physical asset or a media which can be sold or distributed multiple times online. You may find my article regarding digital product which can be sold online and you can start your online business online. But selling digital products online can be risky and there are few challenges which you need to look after:

Free Product and Downloads

The main constraint of doing the online business of digital product is your competitor have free alternatives which can easily attract the customers. So always design your product or make it in a bundle with keeping this in mind to pursue potential client to go for buy and this way you can also create your brand value.

Piracy and Theft Suspects

You need to very careful and you must proactive in making sure you can protect your digital products online.

Sell Restrictions

Some platforms don’t allow you to sell the digital product as they restrict you to sell only physical products. Social media channels like Facebook and Instagram don’t allow you to sell digital products by their policy.
If you are using Shopify account than you can use below apps to reduce the risk by using these below apps:

1. Digital Downloads

Digital downloads are a free app allows you to attach files to your products, Costumer get files instantly and it automatically sends Updates.

This free app includes features listed below:

• • It can link to a different variant of a single product.
  • And can also mix and match physical and as well as a digital product.
  • Your customer will be directed to a download link after necessary check out.
  • Your customer can get an email link as well.
  • You can set download limits

2. SendOwl

SendOwl is paid app and it starts from $9/month with 30 days free trial, and it features with Instant and Automatic delivery and a trust company and it claims to entertain 8 million orders in Shopify Plus stores.

You can sell all digital product using this Shopify App. It includes secure selling of Videos, Photos, Patterns and all other related stuff in a most secure manner. It Key features include:

• • They provide own servers to download from worldwide.
  • It’s a reputed company known for is customer support.
  • They provide instant, automated delivery no matter the number of products.
  • Download links after order completion.
  • Download links via a secure email link.
  • Stamp PDF Files includes buyers’ details.
  • Facilitate License and codes sell.

And many more features in short this is a complete suite for professionals to secure their creativity and high valued data.

3. Single Music

If you are interested in selling music online or if you are a musician, Single Music app is made for you. This app is designed in such a way that it can bridge the gap of digital music and also allows you to add clips which your costumers can listen too.

This app enables Artists and Record Stores to distribute Music and its key features are below:

• • Maintains Albums
  • Can sale induvial tracks
  • Can accommodate Album only or Explicit Tracks
  • Also, provide options for Automated reported and Deliveries
  • It’s very simple to Setup and Manages the store
  • Can Manage Multi-store and also facilitate Staff & Clients Accounts
  • Open Source
  • Can Tag to Batch products and versions

4. FetchApp

FetchApp is a digital product download delivery app which has fewer options than SendOwl but most importantly it’s free. But the free plan with 5MB storage gives you the ability to attach multiples files to a single product. It features easy order management and no commission fees.

FetchApp can integrate with your store and can accommodate selling digital products like eBooks, PDF, and all other stuff. Its Key features are below:

• • No new hosting required
  • Fast servers and Optimum transfer speed
  • Easy to create and Edit Product
  • Can accommodate multiple files to a single product
  • Can associate a single file to multiple products
  • Easy to Manage Orders
  • Secure environment with daily backups.
  • Easily Manage Orders and can manually edit them.

5. Sky Pilot

This is a very useful app for the platforms which offer membership programs, you can sell files and also offer exclusive video streams. It maintains the customer accounts and allows them to view items for the subscriptions.

Sky Pilot features to sell video and files and deliver after the purchase, Costumer can view all the purchased files and videos, and can sync with your brandings and info details. Key features of Sky Pilot are below:

• • Automatic and Instant Access
  • User-friendly Pages offers to stream within Shopify pages
  • Can manage Files and Playlists
  • Free plan with 2MB storage
  • Multiples files/videos can be attached to a product
  • File protection can limit download
  • Session expire option
  • Computable with Mobile devices