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Old July 31, 2009, 08:19 PM
Pappy
 
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Default How much would your charge....

I've got a niche market that I've sold a few software products to.

I just developed an invoicing, estimating, payables, contact manager product.
Something they have told me they wanted.

Its a basic software solution that will allow a business owner to run their business. Nothing too fancy. Just geared towards their industry.

NOW... there is tons of software out there for free that will do 80% of what they need. So my question is how much?

$10,$20 or more?

Its four modules that are geared towards their industry. I'm thinking in the
$10 to $20 dollar range. I've put a lot of time and effort in to getting this thing up and going. Maybe I'm too cheap?


Any thougths?
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Old July 31, 2009, 08:43 PM
Sandi Bowman
 
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Default Re: How much would your charge....

Actually, Pappy, it depends upon the niche and the demographics of the group. I'm thinking $34.95 might be about right.

You can always drop the price but it's tough sometimes to go higher if you start out too low.

Sandi Bowman
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Old July 31, 2009, 09:35 PM
Phil
 
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Default Re: How much would your charge....

Hi Pappy,

Use the following resource to Brainstorm ideas and the possibilities into and out of the pricing of software...

Lots of Excellent info throughout their niche Software related business since that's their specialty...

Always Dig out and Study the competition and the industry...

Definitely some Innovative and Creative thinking on the topic...
http://www.developer-resource.com/ho...e-software.htm
http://www.developer-resource.com/

Phil

Last edited by Phil : July 31, 2009 at 09:47 PM. Reason: additional info
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Old July 31, 2009, 11:09 PM
Adman
 
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Default Re: How much would your charge....

When I first began selling "Information, Remotely" via the old-fashioned thing called "Mail Order"...I discovered I could only get X$ for my "Printed Manual".

Then I decided to ADD a "Floppy Disk" (Again, ancient times) and found I could get 1.5X$ The addition of another form of providing Information gave my "Packages" more VALUE.

THEN...when I took my old Panasonic Video TAPE camera and made a 1 Hour Instructional Video....I found I could get 5X$!

Starting at $99 (This was WAAY before it was discovered that "SEVEN" would improve sales)...for a Printed Manual....then $149 for the Printed Manual and a Floppy....THEN....I hit the BIG Time when I packaged the Printed Manual, Floppy AND a Video...I found $495 did not deter sales, in fact I was getting MORE conversions with this "Package".

So...consider putting your stuff into, "Printed Form"...on a CD and a DVD or Video.

NOTE: I bought a "Digital Voice Recorder" and simply recorded me talking about what the program was about. I put this on a CD and WHALA...just that extra item TRIPLED sales.

With most of my Mail Order programs I wanted the sound of my Package to make a THUNDEROUS NOISE...when the UPS driver droped my package on my customers porch.

Hope this gives you some ideas.

Don Alm
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