On Sep 16, 2006, at 11:30 AM, realbasic-nug- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes he is, and just search google or digg and you'll see that donationware generates no revenue at all.
My site http://selfpromotion.com/ works on the "you decide how much to pay" principle and at one point a few years back (during the boom) was generating low 6-figures per year. A bit lower now, but high-5 figures for 1 hour a day of my time.
I actually did the analysis once of how I would have done if I'd set a price for my site's services vs. letting the user decide. At the optimium price point that captured the most revenue (assuming everyone who contributed less didn't pay, and everyone who contributed more paid the set price), letting people decide what was fair doubled my income. Very surprising.
A lot depends, I think, on making the personal connection between the author and the user. If they see you as a person, they won't cheat you. In fact, they'll go out of their way to be fair.
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