旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � An open forum on business issues for software authors... � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � The International � � 靈� 靈커 爐커 靈爐� � � � 靈커 爐커 爐커 � � 聃� � � 픔 � � � � 픔캑 픔쬔 픔 � � 聃켸 聃켸 � � 聃懃� � � � � 懃켸 컴� � � 靈爐� 靈커 爐커 � � 爐커 靈爐� 켠� 靈커 靈커 � � � � � 픔캑 픔쬔 픔좆 픔 � � � � � 커 � � � � � � � � � � � 懃켸 � 켕� � � 聃켸 (tm) � � Message Conference � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Origin : Fidonet 1:261/1352 Moderator: thom lacosta � � Internet: hon@baltimoremd.com� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 栢栢栢� 栢 栢 栢 蔔栢栢� 蔔栢栢� 栢 栢 栢 栢 栢 栢複複 栢複複 栢栢栢 栢 栢 栢 栢賽賽 賽賽栢 栢 賞� 賞栢栢� 栢栢栢� 賞栢栢� 賞栢栢� OVERVIEW This conference is a loosely-moderated forum for discussion of various business issues relating (primarily but not limited) to software developers and Shareware authors. Our focus is on marketing and promotion, techniques and trends, news and related items of interest. While we concentrate on computer programs as the "product", you'll find the techniques we discuss applicable to just about any product-based business; as a result, a bit of tolerance is allowed regarding topical content. RESTRICTIONS/GUIDELINES FOR POSTING 1. This is NOT a forum for advertisements; do NOT be fooled by the tagline - this forum is where authors and others can discuss marketing tactics and other business subjects, and NOT a place where you can freely post advertising. In some cases, authors are allowed to post information on their products for the purpose of letting others know more about what they do - and not as a solicitation. Other types of advertisements may also be on-topic if they relate to products or services which may be of _direct_ interest to an author's marketing efforts. In all cases, PRIOR permission MUST be granted by the moderator in order to post any commercial or non-commercial advertisement or solicitation. Under no circumstances are ads allowed which do not fit into this scheme! This specifically includes but is not limited to MLM, 900-numbers, or typical "get rich"-type ads. You may immediately lose your access without warning for posting such material. 2. Let the moderator(s) do the moderating. If you have a problem with anyone's attitude or message content, do not engage in any personal attacks or regulation - take such complaints to the moderator via net-mail (1:396/21). 3. The material posted herein, unless otherwise acknowledged, remains the property of the moderator as does this conference. No cross-posting, compilation, reprinting or retransmitting of messages in this forum to any other medium is allowed unless specifically granted by either the moderator or the author of the information. Participants who do not mind their messages being transmitted to other systems by third parties should indicate so in the body of their message with a statement such as "*freely redistributable*" otherwise such information will be considered proprietary trade secrets and not suitable for retransmission by another other than authorized parties. 4. It is strictly off-topic for any individual to post personal information (addresses, telephone numbers, financial data etc.) on another participant without his/her permission. 5. We endeavor to minimize censorship and fully support ones' freedom of expression on this echo - however do not test the limits of what you can get away with saying if it is inappropriate or designed to annoy other participants. HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS 1. Please remember that this is an INTERNATIONAL conference and may be widely distributed. You might be in Los Angeles and want to know a reputable source for bulk diskettes - don't post a message saying "Where can I get disks?"; instead qualify where you are located in the message in order to avoid confusion and inappropriate responses. 2. One objective of this forum is to serve as a source where authors can share information, solicit representatives and consider cooperative and symbiotic arrangements -- by banding together and sharing resources as well as information, we may be able to accomplish more. Keep this in mind and encourage others to participate and investigate co-op relationships. We especially encourage participation by people outside the US who may be able to help authors expand their market thru overseas representation. 3. Have fun! Don't take things too seriously and be sure to participate! It's not fair if you simply take-take-take. Information is the commodity here. If someone helps you out, try your best to offer them some equally-helpful information. Let others learn from your mistakes and successes - the payback is far greater than if you covet your own knowledge.