What is Shareware

Written by Dan Housley


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Registration Incentives. A registration incentive is something that makesrepparttar person usingrepparttar 107736 shareware version ofrepparttar 107737 software want to buy. There are a number of incentives developers use to encourage users to buy. One popular registration incentive is to limit repparttar 107738 time ofrepparttar 107739 trial version. This is clever because then repparttar 107740 user can't userepparttar 107741 shareware version forever. It encourages them to buyrepparttar 107742 software so they can continue to use it whenrepparttar 107743 trial period is over.

Often shareware versions will have "grayed out" features on repparttar 107744 menu thatrepparttar 107745 consumer can see, but not use. Typically there is a pop-up windows inrepparttar 107746 software encouraging users to register in order to take advantage ofrepparttar 107747 additional features. This is a popular registration method because if repparttar 107748 person wants to do more things withrepparttar 107749 program, then they are forced to buyrepparttar 107750 registered version ofrepparttar 107751 software.

Another innovative registration incentive shareware developers use allows customers to receive discounts on other software once they have purchasedrepparttar 107752 registered version.

Developers also provide support incentives. The shareware version of software will have everythingrepparttar 107753 registered version has, however, if a person buysrepparttar 107754 registered version ofrepparttar 107755 software he/she will receive tech support, newsletters, and upgrades. Developers can also limitrepparttar 107756 number of times you can userepparttar 107757 shareware version ofrepparttar 107758 product. The trial version may expire after 10 uses meaning repparttar 107759 user has to register if they wish to continue usingrepparttar 107760 software.

Shareware now and howrepparttar 107761 term changed. Thoughrepparttar 107762 meaning ofrepparttar 107763 term shareware has not changedrepparttar 107764 perception of shareware has evolved since it began. At first when you had a shareware program there was a note that asked for a donation. Now you are required to pay forrepparttar 107765 registered version ofrepparttar 107766 shareware program. The shareware industry has also evolved and grown into a billion dollar industry.



About the Author: Dan Housley is currently a student interning with NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net developers of SMS and wireless messaging software and Software Marketing Resource http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com .


PC Doctor Guide 20 How To Make Money From Your Web Site Part 2 Using Google AdSense

Written by Steve Latimer


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User-agent: Mediapartners-Google* Disallow:

If your site contains frames then haverepparttar sense to runrepparttar 107735 ads inrepparttar 107736 frame with your page content. Don't place ads on pages that require a login. Changerepparttar 107737 content of your page by all means but don't changerepparttar 107738 subject matter orrepparttar 107739 overall context. For example, if you change your page on fishing to one on flying kites don't be surprised if you see fishing ads on your new kite flying page! A few ofrepparttar 107740 more obvious Q & A Q. How do I get paid? A. By cheque torepparttar 107741 address you supply when you open your Adsense account. Q. Does Everyone who views my site seerepparttar 107742 same Google Ads. A. No. Google use IP addresses to work out where someone is from and tailorsrepparttar 107743 ads accordingly - told you it was clever! Q. Will participating inrepparttar 107744 program improve my website ranking in Google. A. Nice try - but definitely not! Q. I run a business site. Will ads for my competitors appear? A. You can filter out any URLs you do not want to appear on your site by adding them to your 'filtered URLs' list in your Adsense account. Q. Can I show my ads on more than one web site or do I need another account. A. Yes you can show ads on more than one web site with one Adsense account -just userepparttar 107745 same code. Adsense will automatically adjustrepparttar 107746 content ofrepparttar 107747 ads to any new page irrespective of which web site is in use. AdSense don't like you opening more than one account. It produces unnecessary administration e.g. each account needs a separate cheque. It's easier for everyone if you just keeprepparttar 107748 one account. Q. Does it cost to set up an account. A. No There is a good Help section withinrepparttar 107749 Adsense pages.

Steve Latimer is Systems Manager with Arrival Computers (http://www.arrival-computers.co.uk)PC Doctor+ Guides may be reproduced or used as additional web content provided a link back to the Arrival Computers site is added.


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