A friend once asked, "How was your life before Personal Computers came
along?" Honestly, I can't really recall. It's been more
than 15 years
since I bought my first computer.
It's very convenient piece of equipment which makes my work a lot easier.
Everything I've done with it is work related. However, by itself,
I've
never really learned how to make money with my PC until I met this
poker
player from Las Vegas who earns an average of $15,000a month with his
PC.
But best of all, with his idea, you don't have to know a single thing
about
operating a computer to get into this business.
SHAREWARE & PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE
A shareware is a "sample" version of a software. Individuals who
write
software usually "give away" copies of shareware so potential customers
can "test drive" the product before they purchase the full version.
This "try before you buy" has made the shareware concept extremely
acceptable, both by the people who design software as well as tens
of
millions of computer owners.
Public Domain (PD) software are simple programs developed without any
copyright or patent assignment. Since it is Public Domain, any
one can
use it without having to pay rights to its designer.
FREE COPIES
The Las Vegas man researched some of the best sharewares and Public
Domain
software he could locate. He bundled together 7 to 10 of them into
a single
floppy disk and started selling them for $20 & up.
He made several disks containing different varieties of sharewares and
PD
software. He sold the disks individually and as a group. He was
making so
much money you'd think he was doing something illegal.
One day, competition caught on and he needed a twist. A friend
of his
introduced him to me and I developed a new plan built around the same
product he already has. Since other people started selling similar
disks
at the same price he was charging, the competition started eating up
his
market. He needed something new.
What I did was design a gift certificate offering free software. We
gave
certificates to stores, libraries, and mail order houses to give away
to
their customers. The certificates offered a collection of shareware
and PD
software - FREE OF CHARGE. Just pay a minimal shipping and handling
fee of
$8.69. Since it cost him 69Cents to reproduce each disk, he makes
an $8
profit per certificate.