Buy-Me Buttons Support

Downloadable Files As Products

Create Product

You can make a downloadable file a product by creating a smartlink item. To do so:

  1. Log into the Management Console here
  2. Select Buy-Me Buttons
    Shipping Price Trigger
  3. Click Modify My Existing Setup
  4. In the Store Items section, click Create New Buy-Me Button
    Create Item
  5. Enter the item number, item name, item price and item weight
    Create Item Screen
  6. Select whether the item requires recurring billing
  7. Select whether the item is taxable
  8. Next to Smartlink, click Choose File to select the file you are selling.
    Choose the file
  9. Navigate to the file on your computer and click Open

    NOTE: Files must be 25 MB or less in one of the following formats: .png, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .doc, .pdf, .rtf, .csv, .txt, .zip, .wav, .mp3, .asf, .avi, .mpeg, .mpg, .ppt, .xls, .htm, .html, .aiff, .exe, .mobi, .epub, .lit

  10. At the bottom of the page, click Next
  11. In the top menu navigation, go to Global Options
    Global Options
  12. Scroll down to the Smartlink Item Options section. Here, you can:
    • Configure the maximum amount of times a customer can download your product
    • Select how long a customer has before the link expires
    • Include any download instructions you may have for the customer
    • Enable the download link to be included in emailed customer invoices
    Configure Downloadable File
  13. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit to save changes.

Article written by Gera W.