How does it work for the spreadsheet author?
Although this project is evolving, here is the general outline of how it will work.
For those of you who are interested in marketing your own spreadsheets....
We will provide:
- This website
- A summary listing and a full page listing for each of your spreadsheets
- Trial versions of your spreadsheets so that potential buyers can "try-before-they-buy".
- Electronic delivery of your purchased spreadsheet to your buyers
- Monthly payments to you
- Notification of each sale.
- Contact information for each buyer
- A shopping cart
- A credit card processor and gateway
- High search ranking for our keywords
- Pay-per-click advertising of this site (Google AdWords, Bing, Yahoo, etc)
You provide:
- Your spreadsheet.
- Clear instructions on exactly how your spreadsheet will be used. (We can help you make instructional videos if you'd like)
- A summary description of your spreadsheet for your potential buyers
- A set of screenshots of your spreadsheet along with descriptions for your potential buyers
- Fee-based or free (your choice) support for your customers via email on how best to use your spreadsheet
How you benefit:
- You make money on each sale. You get 50% of the proceeds from each sale.
- You can make extra money by providing support and training to your buyers for a fee. You keep 100% of the extra money.
- You can make extra money customizing your spreadsheet for your buyers. You keep 100% of the extra money.
- You pay NOTHING to have your spreadsheet listed on our site.
How we benefit:
- We make 50% of each sale through our website minus our own promotion and marketing costs.
Just so you know, there are 26,000 searches EVERY MONTH for "estimating spreadsheets" and "construction spreadsheets" and very few people marketing to them. That means that there is a big, underserved market out there for your spreadsheets
Does this sound interesting? Then fill in the form below and we'll contact you once this site launches.