I'm selling my software for too much money and nobody is buying. Any ideas?

Post by rmc » Wed, Jan 26, 2011, 12:31 PM UTC

sktrdie wrote: post #50

Steve0 wrote: post #8

What's your added value compared to ninite? Why does one need to register to dowload the trial?

What would you suggest to implement on the backend for unregistered downloads? I'd like to track who's downloading... don't want spammers downloading my app a million times. Should I track by IP address or what? Any ideas?

What's wrong with people downloading your app lots? Do you have that problem?

What do you want to track about a download? How many times it's downloaded? Just use your apache logs (or make your download link a simple webapp that records a value then redirects to the proper file url). Do you want to track email addresses of a download? If so, you should be aware that it might put of X% of customers. Are you willing to give up tracking emails if it leads to an X% increase in downloads?

Post by gte910h » Thu, Jan 27, 2011, 7:00 AM UTC

sktrdie wrote: post #29

TheRealGL wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that someone who needs that software will not purchase simply because a font is not the right size, but how often do you get frustrated when wanting to buy a product when you don't know the price or can't find the checkout? I'm just saying that if you make it easier for people to buy, then they will. App stores (Apple et al.), music players (iTunes), games consoles (Xbox), independent software developer…

But if someone is buying a $500 product they will not be side-tracked by small annoyances (like not being able to find the Download button). If they're interested they will most likely send me an email - which I hope is clear enough.

I think you misunderstand how little $500 is to many of your customers.

I know while I'm happy to make an additional $500, the amount of time I spend thinking about spending it to try something out which could save me a day or so is getting very small. We're talking minutes to maybe hours.

Stick a big honking buy button there, and make it easy as hell to buy your stuff. Hire a real voice person to explain it if your accent is an issue, toss a presi presentation up there, and go with it.

Re: I'm selling my software for too much money and nobody is buying. Any ideas?

Re: I'm selling my software for too much money and nobody is buying. Any ideas?