I apologize in advance for spelling mistakes, because I am writing this on my iPad on the bullet train to Tokyo. Wonderful device, not so great for writing lengthy blog posts like my usual. I am on the way to Tokyo because a high school friend is there this week. As soon as I heard, I [...]
(This post recently got linked on Japanese blogs. 英語より日本語の方が楽な方：これを和訳しようとしています。日本語版はこちらです。) Every once in a while, somebody on the Business of Software forums asks whether there is any point to trying to compete with open source software (OSS — essentially, software anyone can use and modify without needing to pay money or receive permission). This is very possible, as [...]
Almost a year and a half ago, Stephane Grenier approached me about contributing a chapter to a book he was editing, at the time entitled Interview The Pros. The general gist was collecting the thoughts of several dozen successful bloggers in interview format. I was honored to be included (it still amazes me that I [...]
Cards on the table: I sell proprietary software, do occasional OSS work on both a volunteer and paid basis. and have been known to post to Slashdot on occasion about my love of Windows Vista. This either means I’m sort of an agnostic in the wars of religion over software business models, or that I [...]
I had been wondering what happened to the Antair guys. It appears they’re striking out for the big leagues, moving in to brand new digs and everything. Why don’t you go over to wave and congratulate them on their successes? I remember back when Andrey was still comparing his sales to mine to see if he [...]
I think I mentioned that I don’t really like ebooks the last time I reviewed one. Please incorporate that total hatred by reference here. Nonetheless, I gave that ebook, which was written by a professional colleague, an unreservedly positive review, because I sincerely think it will help many of my readers sell software. Now I’m in [...]
One of my uISV buddies, Ethan (king of language learning software), took me to task earlier today for spending so much time optimizing my download page when I could just eliminate it entirely and link the download direct to the download button in most cases. I had always had these issues with that solution: My users [...]
I just paid ~$16 to the excellent Robosoft folks to renew my subscription to their updates for the submission service, and lo and behold, it seems that Regsoft is now doing the same scam that SWREG got into hot water for earlier: To add insult to injury, they put my order through extended verification because they’re [...]
Capsule: I made it past the $1,000 mark in sales, finally. Net profit was significantly below that due to heavy experimentation with AdWords. It should hopefully be healthier this month. Income: Sales: 41 (1 refund due to customer error, 12 CDs) Gross Income: $983 + $25 in Canadian + 26 pounds = ~ $1,061 Income Net Paypal: ~$1,039 Expenses: GoDaddy: $7 CrazyEgg: $9 [...]
Somebody on the Business of Software forums took it upon themselves to survey 96 uISVs on a variety of topics. The preliminary results of the microISV survey, primarily about demographics, are now posted on their blog. While I think that most folks are waiting with bated breath for the sales results, anybody who does that [...]
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