$2 dollars a month?
Where do I sign up!
That's a no-brainer.
If someone can't afford $2 a month, they are not a tech.
1000 @ $2/month
500 @ $4/month
250 @ $8/month
125 @ $16/month
Heck, we should be able to make a dent in those numbers just here on these forums.
That's exactly what I was thinking.....
He'd probably get anywhere from 20-50 active subscribers just from this site, who know maybe more.
At even $5 a month, which I think is more than reasonable.... they would already be well on their way.
EDIT:
@BadPointer
Who am I kidding... even $10 a month wouldn't be an outrageous charge. This software is basically streamlining one of the last processes that is usually done manually and is a major PITA. No more using other machines to find a LAN driver for the computer, then transfer via sneaker net or usb wifi adapter (that often needs a driver CD to install that thing)... then on top of that you have to go to the manufactuer website and wade through all of that crap to find the drivers you need.... most often they have way more listed than what you actually need just to cover the bases of possible hardware configurations. Then on top of that some times the hardware in the machine isn't actually what it shipped with! People swap stuff out, add in new stuff... who knows how it happens but it does.
This tool, with the ability to load up all the drivers in a few clicks of a button... is a welcome tool in any techs bag and the $10 a month is nothing. The time / frustration saved on just one job is worth that.... if your a tech doing 20, 30, 40 or more machines in a month then this is as stated a no brainer. Maybe a small discount to $7 a month for technibble users
And also do not feel bad for charging. Software development and product maintenance is worth money. I'm a software engineer by trade, and the code I write is worth money. The work that myself and my team members do is worth money. You made a product that a decently large number of people could make good use out of.... there is no reason to feel bad about charging for that. Cash in on the hard work that you and SamLab have done and use the much earned contributions to go on to the next project. Maybe even spend some time to expand what SDI can do if you have any ideas. You have a skill, and you both invested time and knowledge into this... you deserve to be paid.
You have to get this software out there, get it known and advertise it on all the "computer fixing forums".
I had no idea your income expectations were so low... you should be able to knock this one out of the park
and then some.
One note of caution though:
I really do believe if you hustle to get this known out there, and get it on the radar of techs everywhere that you can achieve a fairly large user base of active subscribers. The part to be cautious about is subscriber retention. This product is a great start, but you can't count on it for ever... as you used the term "set for life", that's a bad way to think about it. A better way to think about it would be set for a the short to mid term. It's like throwing darts at the wall at this point... but if you got it out there enough I believe you could possibly retain subscribers for 1-3 years as there will be some variance. By the time your heading into year three, you need to have the next product ready to supplement income. If you could put out two or three more products that fill a gap like this one does then you can start to feel comfortable in sustaining a large enough active subscriber base to let this support you and SamLab.
