| v> | | | | to recommend it to their friends and families. |
| If you are creative and feel that you have the skills | | | | Monetizing Your Program: |
| to market products, hiring a programmer will be your | | | | There are two main ways to monetize your program. |
| key to continuous success. By reading this article, you | | | | 1. Selling your program directly.a. You can sell the |
| are not only going to want to follow through with | | | | software to distributors or to customers directlyb. |
| the ideas right away, you’ll want to print it out | | | | You can set up an affiliate program for people to |
| and hang it on your refrigerator. The Team: | | | | make a commission off of selling your program. |
| Nobody is blessed with ALL the skills it takes to | | | | 2. You can give away a trial or free version:a. trial |
| make a successful business. That’s why most | | | | — a trial version will allow a customer to get |
| businesses have a management team, a creative | | | | hooked on your product. Once your customer is |
| team, and a technical team. You have to figure out | | | | hooked, he will have no choice but to buy the full |
| where you fit into that team. If you feel like you are | | | | program.b. free — a free (limited and |
| very creative, but don’t have the skills to | | | | advertisement-filled) version will make your program |
| carry out the technical process, it is very important | | | | become viral. If that happens, many people will see |
| to find someone who can. What a Programmer Can | | | | your product and eventually click on the ads you |
| Do For You: | | | | have attached to the program. Where to Find |
| First of all, it is important to know that programmers | | | | Programmers: |
| are probably the least creative people in the world. | | | | 1. The cheapest way is to find a college student who |
| Programmers don’t know how to match | | | | has very little experience. College students are more |
| colors, don’t know what looks hip, and | | | | likely to follow your directions and not ask for much |
| definitely don’t know how to market | | | | money. |
| themselves or their products. So, when you do hire a | | | | 2. has professionals who will bid on your project. |
| programmer, you have to be ready to explain every | | | | 3. Programming forums such as will help you find a |
| little detail about your program down to the smallest | | | | programmer for your project. |
| color. A Program That Solves Problems: | | | | 4. If you are an experienced marketer, you might be |
| When creating and designing a program, you have to | | | | able to make a profit sharing deal with the |
| figure out, first of all, what a major problem people | | | | programmer. What You Need to Do Right Now: |
| are having, and how your program is going to solve | | | | There are two things you need to do right now. |
| it. This program has to solve problems for millions of | | | | 1. Sign up at and look at the projects that are |
| people if you want it to be successful. Not only that, | | | | already up for bid. |
| it should be so good that your customers will want | | | | 2. Follow the information below. |