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OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
We're using S3 which is around 9 cents per gigabyte downloaded plus 3 cents per month per gigagbyte for storage. This is a pretty standard approach for reliably hosting files.

Using a server on digital ocean to store files would be bad practice in lots of ways.

OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
We're more focused on website creation as opposed to being a payments company. The fee will be dropped to 5% as soon as we make sure we won't lose money on hosting fees.

Soon we'll have more squarespace-like features on the website creation side of things and will likely charge for features along those lines ( monthly hosting plans ), while dropping our fees per sales to equal cost ( as suggested by another user in this thread ).

OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
I think you're probably right. Going to do some thinking on better approaches to this. Thanks
OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
Just worried about legal implications of hosting pornographic content. We may allow this in the future but don't want to do so without making sure everything is in the clear.
OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
Hosting is not cheap and we don't have a ton of money right now to host stuff at a loss. We plan to drop this to 5% in the near future if we won't lose money by doing so.
OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
To purchase or to sign up?

Emails are required to purchase as download links are sent to users upon purchasing ( in addition to being redirected to the download page ).

OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
You're right. This is one of the top priorities of ours to update.
OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
OneButton is a website generator, not just a product page. Users can add their own domain name, etc. We're like Squarespace meets Gumroad (and will soon have more features on the 'squarespace' side of things).

We plan on dropping the fee to around 5% soon, but we want to make sure that we won't lose money doing that. We decided to launch with a 10% fee to make sure we don't lose a bunch of money on hosting fees.

Our first target for marketing will be musicians as an alternative to Bandcamp (which charges a 15% fee + paypal fees).

Regarding pirated material, we'll remove anything we find that falls into that category. We'll soon have a reporting feature, etc.

That said, in order to sell users have to verify their identity with Stripe, so we don't expect to have a ton of illegal stuff going on.

OneBtnCo··on Sell files for Bitcoin
We're super excited to launch our 'sell files' feature!

We launched OneButton a couple weeks ago with only the ability to link externally with your button. Now you can sell digital files, build mailing lists, and more!

Here are a couple example pages:

https://onebtn.co/i_make_music -- this example is selling a dance beat I personally made (though I'm much better at coding than making music).

You can also use custom domains on your pages for free! http://YouCanUseDomains.com

OneBtnCo··on The World's Simplest Website Creator ( Launch Announcement in Comments )
Hey All!

I'm super excited to announce the launch of OneButton.co! OneButton allows you to make simple, beautiful landing pages in less than a minute which can be used to collect emails / build mailing lists ( and soon much more )!

You're given a title, subtitle, and a button with a customizable 'action'. Here's an example of a page created with OneButton: https://onebtn.co/E1ik7fXyx

You can use custom domains for free. Here's an example: http://YouCanUseDomains.com

Soon you'll be able to do more with your button, and we'll be integrating optional email notifications for signups today.

Would love to hear your feedback.

Thanks all!