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What does it do? What other software does the same thing and why is yours better?
by mahmud 17y ago
What does it do? What other software does the same thing and why is yours better?
- torr 17y agoAnd if there is other software that does what yours does, what is being charged for it?
- e4m 17y agoThe 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.
- davidw 17y ago> The wife told me I can't spend any more time working on it, unless I can break even on web hosting, etc. That's not what he asked, though.
- cl3m 17y agoif it is just the webhosting bill, you can certainly break even with adsense
- weaksauce 17y agoI doubt that. It is not a webapp that the OP was asking about so the common pattern of usage would be download the software, use it, maybe come back and download an update. I don't think that adsense would be enough in this situation. I could be wrong though.
- joel_feather 17y agoYikes, you can sell nothing and break even. No, I actually sold an app for while, then took it down. People would still buy it occassionally, even though it was clearly stated that the app was discontinued.
- jacoblyles 17y agoSeriously? That's your hang up? The cheapest web hosts are about $5/month. It ought to be easy to figure out how to make $5 with craigslist, tipjoy, temp labor firms, a lemonade stand, a garage sale, or doing discount handyman services for friends and family. I made my first $5 bill for helping my uncle take some stuff to the dump when I was about 8 years old. AND he bought me a coke, BONUS! And let me tell you, $5 was worth a whole lot more back then.
- crux_ 17y ago?????????????? That's it? Sign up for one of the millions of free blog/file hosts. Don't bother with a real domain name. Google pages seems nice.
- e4m 17y agoIt 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.
- patio11 17y agoCommand line programs are not simple to use to anyone who is not a programmer. Wrap a GUI around it. 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-sales-in-7-days-can-it-be-done/ http://www.microisv.com/archives/2006/03/06/conception-to-sa...
- davidw 17y agoIt can't be that hard to slap a GUI on it with something like Tk, and that would probably make it a lot more attractive to people.
- e4m 17y agoIt's C++. I do have a GUI written using WXwidgets, but it's only 75% done. I thought I'd try to sell the CLI version first and if it is popular and pays for itself somewhat, then finish the GUI as I could then justify it with the wife.
- davidw 17y agoMy guess is that it's not so linear - you might not sell any copies at all of a command line thing, and a bunch once you get even a simple GUI on it.
- cosmo7 17y agoYou might get more money from making the application into a web application and getting commission from click-through sales of actual hardware.