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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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Re: Goto.com Mod In reply to
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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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...

Glenn

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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

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