Make money with Freeware-A step by step guide

On August 07, 2007 in Adsense, Make Money Online

You, I and mostly everyone love freeware. Since many people don?t want to waste bucks over buying software, they are moving for freeware. There is no limit for a freeware to become popular if it is really good. It is possible to generate nice income from a freeware. Here are the steps you have to follow to make money from a freeware.

Research for a software for which there is a huge demand. You can start your research at download.com. Look for softwares which are downloaded many times. The more the number of downloads, the more the demand for the software. Select a software which is easy for you to promote. Some examples for software which has a great demand are Article submitter and Directory submitter.
Now you?re ready with idea for software which has demand. The next step is the development of your software. Go to Rentacoder or Getafreelancer and hire someone to develop your software. Read 5 Tips for Working with Freelancers (from a Freelancer) before hiring a freelancer.
Now your freeware is ready to launch. You can generate income by placing Ads on your software, from donations, by keeping your help pages online and by starting a forum for your software.
Create a website for your freeware. Describe the advantages of your software. Allow people to download the software from your website.
Search for advertisers who are willing to advertise on your software. Make sure the advertisements are related to your software.
Put a donation button on your software. If your freeware is really good there are more chances for getting more donations.
Develop a website or blog with the help content for your freeware. Attach it with your freeware?s main website. You can generate income from this help content by monetizing Adsense, affiliates or from other type of income streams for publishers.
When your freeware becomes popular, it is the right time to start a forum for your users. Allow your users to share thoughts about your freeware in your forum. If you got any mail from your users to clear their doubts about your freeware, direct them to the forum to post their question as a thread. This will help in the development of the forum. You can get income from your forum by Adsense or from affiliates.

The difficult part is selecting the software which has a real demand. If your software has a real demand then for sure it will become popular without need for your marketing methods. You can develop good software for just $100. Imagine the revenue from all the sources for just $100. Update your software frequently so that you?ll get more users.
All the best for your success as a Software Entrepreneur:smile:.

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