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Seeking quote for development of Goto.com style mod for links2.

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What do you mean by 'GoTo.com Mod'. GoTo has many functions on it. Please be more specific...

Andy

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Come on....you know what he means......pay per ranking style system.

Paul Wilson. Shocked
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Thats what i thought he meant, but wouldn't it be annoying if you wrote a mod for it and it wasn't what he wanted LOL...

Andy

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Well...yup....would be quite annoying but I'm completely stupid "apparently" so wouldn't be attempting such a mod....LOL


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I can create a goto.com type mod, it's been on my 'to do' list for a while. The final version should have quite a few features but won't be ready for a while yet....

Good Luck!

Glenn


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OMG......where have you been for the last few months?

Paul Wilson. Shocked
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OMG......where have you been for the last few months?

I've been working at uni quite alot.


I've started work on a goto style mod. So far it does the following:

links are ranked by the bid per click. All links which put in a bid are displayed differently to the rest: ie title is in bold, font larger etc......
Biders register with their details.
Paid links use a different jump.cgi which adds the cost per click to the files it creates.


Planned features:

Bidders can modify their details
Bidders can log in and see how much they owe, change their bid etc...
Can send mass emails via admin to bidders owing over a set amount ie. $40
Admin can view the bidders and see which ones owe money.
Details can be altered via admin.
The X highest bidders have a link to their site displayed on the home page under affiliates.


Are there any other options people would particularly want to see in such a mod?



Good Luck!

Glenn


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How can we build in the payment feature?...ie a method of allowing them to pay when they sign up?

Paul Wilson. Shocked
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How can we build in the payment feature?...ie a method of allowing them to pay when they sign up?


Haven't decided yet. Possibly would link it in with one of the payement programs around on the net. (Very much depends on the link owners requirements.) It will be a while before I finish this mod.


'A question I'll answer before anyone asks it... Will you be releasing the mod on your site?'

No, the mod will be free but I'll only be offering it to people I'm doing installation work for.

This is for a number of reasons:

1. I have already had a few people wanting me to create and install such a mod on their site. It would be unfair to do so and then just post it in the reources center.

2. It takes me around 40% of my time to put a mod together and the other 60% is spent writing instructions, answering emails and questions in the forum.

3. This mod is likely to be more complicated than my previous mods, and I would have to spend much more time answering questions and putting together instructions.....


Good Luck!

Glenn


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Hi Glenn:

Then why did you post here? This really doesn't address jhop's request unless you already installed Links for him. Either way, given that this mod will not be available for the vast majority of Links users, you should post details (and updates) on your site for eyes only of your customers. Just a suggestion as now users are going to be going nuts in these forums trying to download a mod that they cannot have. Saves alot of bandwidth and heartache Wink

Best success with the mod! Great stuff Smile


Dan Cool


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I feel the post is completely relevent. This section is for custom modification jobs.

To quote the forum description: 'A forum for people seeking paid custom modifications to any of Gossamer Threads' scripts.'

Which once I've finished the script I'll be offering. The mod is a custom modification which, I'll alter to the requirements of each individual.

This part of my post above should prob be rephrased:

'I'll only be offering it to people I'm doing installation work for.'

What I mean is I'll only offer it to people I'm doing installation work for, ie. if someone wants a goto.com mod installed I'll offer my mod alter it to suit them and install it, but I won't be posting it in the resources section.

'this mod will not be available for the vast majority of Links users'

The details of mods available for the vast majority of links users are posted in the Links 2.0 Customization forum. This section of the forum is for custom jobs. Jhop asked if a goto.com could be developed and I'm just posting to say yes, I'm doing one and it'll be available to him or anyone else wanting it as a custom modification once it's finished.

Good Luck!

Glenn


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I think Glennu is correct posting here as this is the MOST relevant place for his posting out of all the forums.

"...saves a lot of bandwidth"....are you serious?...

A couple of posts by Glennu will use a few kb...I wouldnt call that "alot"

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i think the point being made was that if no "new" people are going to be allowed to use the mod then what is the point of discussing it here. I don't think that is what Glennu meant by his installation thing, he will let anybody have it so long they pay him to install it for them. (i hope that is right).

Thus the mod is open to everyone if you pay a bit for it.

Links SQL (2) version??? i might be interested if it was a plugin.

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Yep Padders' explanation of it is right.

'Links SQL (2) version??? i might be interested if it was a plugin.'

No sorry I've haven't used Links SQL or looked at SQL in general yet. I'd like to use Links SQL but I'll have to wait till I start work to be able to afford it!



Good Luck!

Glenn


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Hello Everyone.

Gossamer Threads has been planning to build a Goto.com model for a long time now and we're starting work on it very soon. However, this will not be offered as a free download due to the complexity of it.

We are estimating a US$1500 price tag for the full-featured modification as it is much more complicated than most people realise.

If you might have any further questions on our development, please let me know via direct email and I can endeavour to give you answers.

jack@gossamer-threads.com

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$1500, wow it must be complicated. I will have to wait for a cheaper option than that.

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There is no doubt that the mod is very complicated, but there is also very little doubt that it has tremendous revenue generating possibilities.

The only other program that I know of which comes close to doing what we want to do retails for more than twice that.

jack@gossamer-threads.com

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$1500 is a steal. I'd pay twice that in a heartbeat. I'm looking forward to buying one when it comes out.

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want to pay for my half then? :)

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I've made alot off additions and alterations. The finished version will be fully automated. The only things the webmaster needs to do is validate links and rebuild the directory as normal. A company such as Authorize.net will be used to take the payments.

Many things have been changed and altered. The main new features are as follows:

When the directory is rebuilt if a paid links' balance is below 0 then that link will automatically loose it's paid link ranking and an email is sent to the webmaster explaining this and saying where to go to regain his or her paid ranking. (Also it can be setup so that not only will a paid link loose it's status but it'll also be displayed below the unpaid links because it's in debt!)

When a user logs into their account, a warning message appears if their account balance is low.





Good Luck!

Glenn


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Allright... well we need this modification ASAP and we'll be happy to pay the going price. How soon can we expect that there will be a complete version available (thats to everyone who may be working on this mod)? Please send any quotes, etc. to rich@wiredsolutions.net

Richard Johnson
Wired Solutions

P.S.
We are running the SQL version of Links if that has any relevance.

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One last thing... I am sure this will probably have to be a mod to the mod but we were hoping to have it setup to where people can either pay for their listings or earn credit by sending traffic. For example... You can either pay $1000 for a listing under the search term mp3 or you can send us 10000 hits which then is converted to $1000 credit they can apply to advertising. Anyone up to the job?

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This is something I have not really looked at the logic behind. I stopped after the banner and auctions, since that is more than one human can ever hope to do in a reasonable time span :)

But I wondered why there was $3k price tag on the go-to mod, which was 4x higher than the base program it was supposedly a mod to.

Now, I haven't started thinking about this, so these are off the cuff ramblings, but the biggest caution is "don't HACK it!". Make it a set of library routines, from the ground up, that mesh with your existing routines or ovveride them.

With all the time you've spent developing the NG version, it would be a disaster to not take the same amount of time and consideration in this add on.

I know this may seem like common sense, but it's really not. The temptations to "change" things specifically for this utility will be great.

If it required real duplications of routines, doing something like &sub_name and &sub_name_paid (if $paid_ranking ... ) sort of logic.

The reason I'm getting nervous before the fact, is that in trying to develop some complicated plugins, I _KNOW_ changes to links logic in the 2.1 release will have to be made. If you are splitting off into another development direction, it means two branches of support.

If you develop this as a true plug-in, then you'll undoubtedly find many of the inconsistencies in the base libraries and be tempted -- and encouraged -- to fix them.

I _REALLY_ like THAT idea! If you release updated versions of the libraries you have changed, at least to developers as they happen it would be great :) In otherwords, maybe a developer forum, where chanages to the libraries, fixes, bug fixes, etc can be discussed. Maybe even with "registered" access, to post to prevent people from posting help requests there... leave it acknowledged developers, easy qualifications, just not general public.

(As a footnote... I find this discussion somewhat ironic, since Disney just killed off their services yesterday <G>)

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>> "But I wondered why there was $3k price tag on the go-to mod"

Well as I am sure you can see turning Links into a paid per listing model could be very profitable FOR THE RIGHT SITE. Thats the problim. I am sure there will only be a small handfull of sites out there that can actually sell that space. So someone is going to spend an enormous amount of time creating this mod and there will probably only be 4 or 5 people that can use it. So if you sell the mod for $100 your only gonna end up making $500 which isnt much considering the time it is gonna take to make it work. Now you said in your message that there was a $3k asking price on the script... Mind me asking where you saw that? I see tons of discussion on the topic but i have yet to actually see the mod available anywhere.

Richard Johnson
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You missed the point.

Targeting or small niche doesn't always justify a high price. Especially when the base system is 20% of the 'go to ' upgrade. It was indicated that it was a complicated mod, that would explain it... but I haven't examined the situation enough to know what the complications are. But, if it is complicated, GT can best serve the general community by developing it following their own published rules, and fixing the bugs that come up (a complete opposite to the M$ ideology).

I fully disagree that this would not be used by many, many sites. Not all sites want to charge for all their links, but to allow sites to purchase rankings as an additional income stream, would be worth a $500 or so price tag. Spend money to make money, it's fair. But the existing mod is $3k, on top of a base price of $700.

I was commenting on the "its very complicated" statement as a flick of a light bulb.

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I think that the forum for bug fixes and updated code etc is an excellent idea and such an obvious thing too and yet no-one had thought of it.

That is something that the forum lacks, a place to discuss bugs and code specifically as at the moment there is no real place to post such questions.

However, surely that would mean that a "code" forum would have to be created for each product to keep things in order?



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GT is moving to a single library, with extension libraries. One forum should cover it for awhile... :)

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Hello!

Check http://www.mycgiscripts.com/ - Links mod section.
We created in past links pay per ranking directory.

It have full featured admin & advertiser interface in style of goto.com and allow to rank links in every category (and search results) by advertising bids.

It require cron for automatic bids/links updating.

Best Regards,
Alex

http://www.mycgiscripts.com/


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Hi....

I have heard about this mod before.

It is the one that costs $500, and forgive me for saying, but I don't think many Links2 users are going to pay $500 for a "mod" for a program that is free to download for non-profit sites and only a fraction of $500 to buy outright.

What do others think?

Paul Wilson.
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I think what we can make lower cost of script. Which cost readers of this forum consider optimum?

At first we looks at prices of jack hammer (hyperseek addon) and it selling for $2600.

But if enough of the Links 2.0 holders want to buy this script we can descrease price.

Best Regards,
Alex

MyCgiScripts.com Team


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Likewise, $2600 for an addon is ridiculous.

Anyway.....personally I would not pay more than $100 but Im sure others will be willing to pay more.

The GT team are making a GOTO mod themselves for LinksSQL so I think most of the interest will be in that so you are going to have to be competitive to make some sales.

Have you sold many copies so far?

Paul Wilson.
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>Likewise, $2600 for an addon is ridiculous.

I talk about jack hammer prices

>Anyway.....personally I would not pay more than $100 but
>Im sure others will be willing to pay more.

:-) Each pays so much, so to him is necessary script

>The GT team are making a GOTO mod themselves for LinksSQL
>so I think most of the interest will be in that so you are
>going to have to be competitive to make some sales.

$375 + mod cost = >500. And Links SQL not solved main trouble - rebuilding database by cron

In future will be availabled other script, not based in Links 2.0 with instant bids updating.

Alex

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'Anyway.....personally I would not pay more than $100 but Im sure others will be willing to pay more.'

'What do others think?'

Yeah it's hard sometimes to set a reasonable price for something. At first I figured I could install my mod for someone for under $100 but having finished it, I know now that $100 does not cover install costs. It takes quite a long while to set up and I think many people (including myself) under estimate how much work it is to create and set up.



Good Luck!

Glenn


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Im not denying that is may take a while to setup, its just that it seems a bit greedy to be charging $500 for a mod, especially as that is about 3-4 times more expensive than Links2 itself.

I just can't figure the logic behind charging a price for a "mod" that is 3-4 times more than the main script itself. Its the same with Links SQL and Hyperseek - Alex's GOTO mod is expected to be $1500 and there is a hyperseek mod for $2600 or something like that....considering both main scripts don't cost anywhere near that, how can it be justified.

At the end of the day, it is about money.....they all realise that there is a demand there and so want to cash in on it, and I can't blame them, I would do the same but it is limiting their market as I can guarantee that the majority of people can't afford $1500.

For those UK people $1500 Canadian Dollars = Ģ687

Paul Wilson.
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'Im not denying that is may take a while to setup, its just that it seems a bit greedy to be charging $500 for a mod, especially as that is about 3-4 times more expensive than Links2 itself.

I just can't figure the logic behind charging a price for a "mod" that is 3-4 times more than the main script itself. Its the same with Links SQL and Hyperseek - Alex's GOTO mod is expected to be $1500 and there is a hyperseek mod for $2600 or something like that....considering both main scripts don't cost anywhere near that, how can it be justified.

At the end of the day, it is about money.....they all realise that there is a demand there and so want to cash in on it, and I can't blame them, I would do the same but it is limiting their market as I can guarantee that the majority of people can't afford $1500.
'

Yeah I know what you mean, that does sound quite a hefty price tag (although maybe it does alot more than we think). That's why I'm installing mine (for Links 2 non sql) for around $150 which should just about cover my installation costs.


Good Luck!

Glenn


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The way I see it, this mod has the potential
to make a lot of money for those who purchase it.

And on top of that, the complexity of it.

It's a give and take thing. Smile
But then again, this is my opinion.
Nothing more. Nothing Less.

Robert Blackstone
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So are you going to be paying $1500 for Alex's mod?.....or $500 for the other mod?

Paul Wilson.
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I'm not going to because I don't need it. Smile

$1000 is a BIG difference between the 2, so I would be sure to research both IF I ever need this mod.

Robert Blackstone
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Well if I ever needed the GOTO mod I would have to save up for quite a while 8)

However, knowing Alex I expect the mod will be WELL worth the money....I think Im just depressed because I won't be able to afford it. Mad

Paul Wilson.
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I agree, it would be well worth it. Smile

Robert Blackstone
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hehe.. the thing is if you want a goto.com mod you are going to use it to make money so you can afford to pay for it. Why is it more expensive than Links SQL, because it turns links SQL into a links directory into a revenue generating application - one dosen't make much money per se, they other does.

I know it is annoying it will be expensive. For $100 i might buy it, i might get $100 in revenue from it i don't know (my index istn't exactly full of rich people). But GT have to make money on it, and if they charge $1500 for it (i can't remember how much) then i doubt there are 15 of me for every person who will still buy it.

They are a company that needs to make money, their decision is logical and fair, just annoying ;)

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Honestly, as a business man looking to use this mod. as a major source of income for one of our sites and wanting to remain a popular resource WOULD RATHER pay $10,000.00 for the mod. with the assurance that it would never be offered for a lower price. Once this thing is offered to everyone for a mere $500 then it is going to be on every site that uses Links and will no longer be very valuable to us. I feel much the same way about the actual Links script itself... because it is so cheap (or free) you see it everywhere now and it has taken away much of uniquness of having a search engine and when your whole business model relies on that than you then have to start looking for other ways to keep your engine successful, such as things like this GOTO.COM mod. which it looks like will be fairly easy for anyone using Links to get ahold of. Just my 2 cents... By the way, does anyone know where I can get more info. on the SQL version of this mod. that GT is writing? I have been trying to get some info. on it for a week now and I still can find nothing. Thanks...

Richard Johnson
Wired Solutions

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for $10,000 i am sure someone will make you a custom mod. The whole point of buying it through a company like this is that they can afford to do it cheaper by selling it to more. If you want something custom on your site, then.. get someone to make you something custom!

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It's not really how custom it is, but the uniqueness of the concept.

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Anyone who thinks that paying a couple thousand for a mod is too expensive, is small potatoes. In the business world, you've got to spend money to make money. If you contacted Goto.com and asked to buy their engine, it would have lot's of 000000's in the pricetag. So if GT made a goto mod on top of Links SQL 2.0, I'd pay the price tag in a heartbeat. It will pay for itself down the road.

And I agree, if it's too cheap, then everyone would have it. I think a good price is $3,000 or higher.

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It's all very well saying the price should be over $3000 or anyone who won't pay a high price is "small potatoes" but I think that is being a little narrow minded.

$3000 is a LOT of money to MOST people. People can't just shell out that much money on a mod.....it is 1-2 (or even 3) months salary for some and don't they have as much right to buy the mod as anyone else??

Paul Wilson.
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I'm not trying to slam anyone. But, some people demand miracles, and think the world owes them everything.

I think that Links 2.0 SQL with the GOTO mod is more powerful than the yahoo engine! I mean common, we are getting a steal here! This is good stuff :)

We should be thankful that we even have an opportunity to buy this software.

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I know and agree but you can't charge too much.

Paul Wilson.
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It's just like Windows. MS office is the plugin of Windows, and some other MS products are more expensive than the Windows OS :-).

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alex,
are you still working on this?
how long it would take you to do it?
i'm not sure if i would buy it but if i'm to buy it i would buy it from you because i KNOW your work is always great

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Hi All,

We have been working on the goto.com plug-in for Links SQL 2.0 for some time now and things are moving along nicely.

We are pricing it at US$1500, and we expect it to be ready for primetime in about 4 weeks, maybe less.

Jack.

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This is not a dig or a cheeky comment but just a question I wish to know the answer to....

If the main Links SQL script is $650, how can a plugin be 2 to 3 times that price. Surely even if it is a full re-write of the code then it should only be $650 again. What makes it worth 2 1/2 times the price of Links SQL?

Thanks. (I'm not saying it won't be worth it)

Paul
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Hi Paul, and everyone else who is interested in this subject,

Pricing is dependent on economic issues like the number of copies we feel we might be able to sell and the time and resources required to develop the plug-in. It is not an arbitrary number but instead is based on age-old economic principles of supply and demand and the equilibrium price.

The goto.com model is a capitalistic model whose sole purpose is to generate revenue and income, it has no use on a non-profit website or a content-biased website. Hence it qualifies for strictly commercial pricing rather than a mix of both commercial and non-commercial uses like Links SQL and Links v2.0.

If you have any further questions or issues that I might be able to help with, please feel free to let me know.

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No thats fine thanks, I just needed an explanation, which you duly gave.

Thanks.

Paul
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Hi Paul,

I just wanted to clarify something else while you're around.

The price of Links SQL is US$450, or C$650 like you posted. The price of the goto.com plug-in will be US$1500 or C$2166 at the same exchange rate, which is artificially low. The true exchange rate today is 1.55 Canadian dollars to each US dollar, which works out to: C$2325 for the US$1500 price of the goto.com plug-in.

I just didn't want any mis-understandings from anyone who wants to purchase the goto.com plug-in but was mislead by all the different prices. Everything that we quote here at Gossamer Threads is in US$ with the corresponding C$ value.

Jack.

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Ohhh I thought $1500 for the plugin was in Canadian dollars.

Hm...ok.

So this price is based on supply and demand (amongst other) things, but I'm sure you know that this plugin is highly demanded and so charging over $2000 canadian dollars is limiting your market seriously. If you were to drop the price I'm sure more people would take an interest and you'd probably end up making more sales.....

100 X $2300 = $230,000
125 x $2000 = $250,000

I know my comments aren't going to make any impact (and there is no reason why they should) and will probably irritate some people (as always) but I have studied Business Studies for over 6yrs and am taking a degree in the subject (so I know a little Smile).

Anyway this is just my opinion and it isn't important....I don't want anyone to get mad with me so I'm gonna keep shtum.



Paul
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About the price, I dunno - I do think it is a bit steep but I donot think it should be cheap either. It could definitely be less than a grand though. It is hard to justify. The paid model is not as lucrative as it looks even for the big guys becaues they actually only get about 20-25% of the revenues (not profits) the rest goes to their affiliates and their own traffic generation. It is very complex.

Also, you should base this on the findwhat.com rather than goto.com. Findwhat.com has the best account managment features (easier to use) of all the pay engines I have seen and used. If you need more details on this let me know.

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like my father always said

it takes money to make money.

if someone wants this mod then they pay the price but I don't see why anyone would pay you money to advertise on your engine when they can pay Yahoo! and looksmart and goto.com for advertising where you know you will get the traffic. I think reinventing the wheel isnt as profitbale as creating the wheel.

What ever happened to that online editing tool I saw included in a version of GT mail. Now thats a program I haven't seen online.

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Niche sites, engines, searches and information is the way of the future.

Mass marketers on-line have the same problems mass marketers do off line -- slim margins and high overhead.

Niche marketers on-line have an advantage of high profit margins, and low overhead -- especially compared to off-line niche marketing.



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Hey Gleen did you ever finish your GoTo mod? Also I don't think that 1,500 is way too much. If you have a site that needs this plugin you should have enough money to buy this. That's just my guess.
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Paul

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Glennu has mentioned many times that it will be available after his exams. I'm sure he will let everyone know when it is ready....

I will be working on a goto mod myself but it won't be available for a while yet.

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Yeah I did finish it a while back however I want to redo much of it before releasing it again. Will try to get back to it soon but have been tied up with exams and more recently job seeking...

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Is the "official" GT version of this out yet? Jack said 4 weeks or less from Apr 19. Any new news?

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All,

I went to http://www.cigarsites.com & saw the Goto Style mod, where does one go to purchse it? It really looks good.

I have many sites that could use the keyword bidding model. I think the author is mistaken if he thinks he can only sell a few of this mods. I have a feeling that if they were sold at a reasonble level i.e. $99-299 that he would have more sales than he would know what to do with.

$1500 is a not a price I would pay unless it had a lot more features built in & having said that, I really don't need the features yet as I don't have a working business model. You see people want to have to ability to see if the model will work for them. If they spend $1500+ on something that they are not sure about, it's gonna hurt more when they realize it's not for them...At least at a pricepoint of $99-299 that folks won't feel as bad if it doesn't work out for them. You still may be able to retain the customer if you are not too nasty about it when they return it for "any" reason.

Please let me know

Thanks

Rod


There is an old tale about a goose with a golden egg...the author can make it up on the backend with follow-on or add-on products. I don't see a need to gouge evryone at the door. If the code is good & reasonable, of course I will buy more.

I understand there are a couple of different versions

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Can we get an update from GT on the status of the goto.com mod?

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Hi,

It's currently in beta testing on two sites right now, we hope to get it out next week, but may take a bit longer depending on how the beta testing goes.

Cheers,

Alex

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Thanks for the update alex! We are all anxiously awaiting ;)

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Alex,

Sorry to keep buggin ya alex, but can we have another update? ETA? Thanks