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And if there is other software that does what yours does, what is being charged for it?
The wife told me I can't spend any more time working on it, unless I can break even on web hosting, etc. So to clarify. I have to pay for web hosting, bandwidth, storage... as those things cost me money.
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You might get more money from making the application into a web application and getting commission from click-through sales of actual hardware.
Or you could try both... limit the web version some, and sell the desktop one.
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It calculates trajectory, drop, etc of a bullet depending upon caliber, grain, powder, etc. It's command line only. It's windows only. No GUI, but it's very simple to use and accurate. Very useful for folks who reload their own ammunition. Covers all calibers from smallest to largest.
You can get a 50k GUI with FLTK in less than half an hour, and it compiles to a static binary. The API is at about the same "complexity" as Tk and the bloody thing is in C++. Get Dev-Cpp; click Tools -> Check for Updates -> [scroll around to find a recent FLTK devpak -> Select -> Download. Restart FLTK and New -> Project -> GUI -> FLTK. Get it done!
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Or you could try both... limit the web version some, and sell the desktop one.
It's a bullet trajectory calculator. Only way I can see this thing making money is if it was made into a pocket-calculator type of thing and mass produced in Guangdong China.
Seriously. Whatever number you're thinking of, it is too low. Think of a number that makes you wince. That number is too low, too.
Many people here will suggest you charge like $5 or $10. These people are unwilling to buy your application at any price. They are not your customers. Their opinion on your price is irrelevant. (I mean this in the nicest possible way, guys.)
Charge for value. It isn't a "little" app or a "simple" app. Your customers are not programmers and do not know how many LOC it was (or, on the other extreme, how much loving care you put into it). They only see the value delivered to them. Price appropriate to the value.
People pay more money than you will ask, far more, for things which matter far less to them. Always remember that!
Charge more.
What does it do? What other software does the same thing and why is yours better?
It calculates trajectory, drop, etc of a bullet depending upon caliber, grain, powder, etc. It's command line only. It's windows only. No GUI, but it's very simple to use and accurate. Very useful for folks who reload their own ammunition. Covers all calibers from smallest to largest.
Shooting enthusiasts are willing to pay money for software. Brian Plexico once sold several thousand dollars worth of a program written in a week, which just recorded scores for skeet shooting. One of the keys was ease of use -- again, NOT a command line.
http://www.microisv.com/archives/2006/03/06/conception-to-sa...
What does it do? What other software does the same thing and why is yours better?
It calculates trajectory, drop, etc of a bullet depending upon caliber, grain, powder, etc. It's command line only. It's windows only. No GUI, but it's very simple to use and accurate. Very useful for folks who reload their own ammunition. Covers all calibers from smallest to largest.
Downside: Less of a percentage as your take. Upside: You're not hosting the store.
Expecting people to pay anything over $5 for a command line tool is unrealistic. And if it is priced at $5, then it won't sell because $5 is just not worth a hassle of paying for the users. Unless, of course, there is a streamlined purchasing mechanism. One click checkout that pre-fills the credit card info and such, but again that's not an option.
I would strongly suggest creating a GUI version of the tool and then it may have a chance of selling at $10 to $20 range .. though again .. know thy customers - people who make the ammunition at home typically do so because it cuts their costs. This means that you will need to somehow convince these cheap bastards that your app is worth paying for, and it's not an easy thing to do.