"John J. Corelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> Greetings all -
>
> Can anyone suggest how one would properly set up pricing for a piece of
> shareware s/w - like what you see on PalmGear? I see a lot of the games
> range in price anywhere from $5 to $15. Some of the applications have an
> even bigger spread. For the ones out there in the community that post a
lot
> of Palm apps that aren't freeware, how do you determine what your
shareware
> price is going to be?
>
> I realize this is a pretty basic marketing question in some regards (price
> what the market will bear, high volume vs. low volume, supply and demand
> etc.) But I wanted to get some educated feedback before I make an
> uneducation decision in pricing my software.
>
> Thanks for any and all help
>
> John
>
>
>
John,
If your goals are to sell more copies of the shareware then keep the price
at $10 or less. We have found that as soon as you go above $10 - even to
$12 - people aren't as willing to pay for the full version or to register
it, depending on your model. Of course, it all depends on how "valuable" the
product is itself. The time it took to develop is a pretty good gauge to
use. Color games can go for a little more as well.
Good luck!
Kelly Perkins
www.notionssoftware.com
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