> Tender Support looks really nice, but I'm looking at this stuff before I've > even launched, > and the price point is a little scary for me right now. Is there other > software (ideally free) > that any of you recommend for just starting out? Or would you say go through > emails at > first until you're sure you have something that's making money?
Agreed. The price point for even small customization is a bit high ($50/mo) for a one-man shop. You can get better value out of it if you have multiple persons providing support and don't do any real customization, as in no css, then it's just $19/mo for up to 3 support people using it. I've been using Zendesk for several months now, which runs about $9/mo for a one-man setup. It does the email/ticket tracking pretty well. The knowledge base (or FAQ) and forum options are more limited (although Zendesk have indicated they are now focusing on these areas). You can start off without a ticketing system, but I've found it to be well worth at least a small investment as I've had a few emails that fell through the cracks in the past. My 2 cents on the matter. -- Mark Munz unmarked software http://www.unmarked.com/
