Are You An ASP Member Yet?
- From: Rich Holler <rholler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 18:04:13 -0400
Join the ASP and shift your shareware business into high gear!
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), currently celebrating it's
20th year of operation, was formed in 1987 to strengthen the future of
try-before-you-buy software as an alternative to conventional retail software.
Today, it's a vibrant organization with over 1000 shareware authors,
distributors, marketers, and other industry professionals who can help you
make your shareware business more successful. The ASP's strength is its
members, and their willingness to share their knowledge and ideas with their
fellow members.
Are you working on your very first program? Shareware is a tough business, and
the ASP can help you become one of the industry's success stories. The ASP
offers the kind of insights that let you build a successful business. Join
early, and get help making crucial decisions that will shape your business for
years to come.
Are you a shareware veteran? If so, then ASP can help you strengthen your
business. Whether you're looking to form strategic alliances, get technical or
marketing help, or you just want to talk about shareware with other people who
are serious about developing and marketing top-notch programs, membership in
the ASP will pay for itself each year, many times over. The ASP's members
create and market some of the finest software available today.
- Find out why over 1000 industry professionals around the world invest
$100(US) every year to be part of the shareware industry's premier trade
association.
- Find out why so many ASP members are successful in taking their businesses
from part-time to full-time.
- Find out why so many ASP members have their programs featured on the major
download sites, with top ratings, and many thousands of downloads each week.
The ASP has so much to offer:
The ASP's Private Newsgroups -- In recent years, ASP members have posted more
than 30,000 messages per year in our primary "members-only" newsgroups,
providing a historical database of over 100,000 messages that explore all
aspects of the shareware/software industry. And this invaluable information
is also accessible via our newsgroup search features. Members can initiate,
participate in, or just read spam-free discussions about critical industry
issues. Save countless hours and minimize frustration by getting help with
your most difficult business, technical, and marketing challenges in the ASP
forums.
- Find out which marketing approaches result in sales.
- Find out which electronic stores deliver what they promise.
- Get an edge over your competition and stay informed of industry news and
trends. Learn about new opportunities while they're still hot, and avoid the
pitfalls before they take you by surprise.
The ASP's Newsletter -- ASPects, the ASP's monthly newsletter, is packed with
association news, industry trends, fresh marketing and technical ideas, and
just about anything pertaining to our industry. Get on the fast track to
success by learning how to intelligently market and sell your software,
achieve massive world-wide distribution, and much more. Back issues of the
newsletter are available online in PDF format, where they are also
keyword-searchable, providing a huge resource of information.
The ASP's Discounts and Offers -- The ASP has dozens of Member-Only discounts
and offers, not only on software, but on just about anything our members might
have a need for. ASP members get software at greatly reduced prices (some
free), as well as special prices on web hosting services, credit card
processing services, and a variety of other support functions.
The ASP's Member-Only Download Site -- The ASP maintains its own download
site, which features products of ASP members only. It is a great resource to
showcase your software products and services to the public and other mirroring
sites. ASP also owns and maintains the PAD concept
(http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/), which helps authors distribute their
software much easier, and much more.
Join the Association of Shareware Professionals today. Sign up on-line at
http://www.asp-shareware.org/join and gain access to the advice, networking,
publicity, and resources that can help shift your shareware business into high
gear.
-Rich Holler, ASP Executive Director
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