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http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/?biz http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/?biz That is a forum for shareware developers. One of the biggest posters there makes

• lunaru 18y ago
  Indeed. I used to work for these guys (http://www.fullshot.com http://www.fullshot.com) and I can tell you they make plenty of money servicing a niche that small businesses need. They certain made more money per employee than my current internet (web-based) startup! 1.5k a month in sales is nothing. Plenty of people and small businesses make a living off of "shareware". The key when you get into this market is more about usability, marketing, and distribution as opposed to coolness, technology, or complex feature-sets (though the latter three can't hurt)
  • jjray7 18y ago
    >>The key when you get into this market is more about usability, marketing, and distribution as opposed to coolness, technology, or complex feature-sets<< Great line. I might even go so far as to say that serving a small business niche with apps is more about price, marketing and distribution than the usability and complex features of your product. Simple and minimum functionality seem to work as long as the product has a minimum of functionality.