How to make $ with my free php scripts?

by Axel-E
6 replies
Hi everyone,

Since I'm tired to see the copy/clone of one of my bestselling php scripts sold by another f&%@#=*g seller, I decided to giveaway my scripts for free.

So, I'd need to consider new ideas/options on how to make money by giving away those pieces of code.

Do you have suggestions?

However, I actually wouldn't want to adopt Adsense and/or survey gateways.
#free #make #money #php #scripts
  • Profile picture of the author impulse
    Your chance of success just by duplicating the script on your site is very low.

    The key is applying your own unique twist. The clone sites have been heavily used in the past and you may even need to hire your own developer to customize your script.
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    • Profile picture of the author Axel-E
      impulse, thanks but I'm sure of what I write: it's pretty the same.

      By the way, I'm not focused on this fact now. I want to go over and find new $ ways.

      So only suggestions, please
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  • Profile picture of the author mobilemob
    Do they break your encryption/protection? or it's not protected at all?
    free gift for optins should be good. You can monetise by selling solo ads or other email marketing trick.
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    • Profile picture of the author Axel-E
      Originally Posted by mobilemob View Post

      Do they break your encryption/protection? or it's not protected at all?
      free gift for optins should be good. You can monetise by selling solo ads or other email marketing trick.

      Thanks mobilemob, a mailing list seems a great idea
      I outsourced it to the wrong coder... Now I code only by myself and outsource only incomprehensible little parts. I learnt it :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author yakim1
    Originally Posted by Axel-E View Post

    Hi everyone,

    Since I'm tired to see the copy/clone of one of my bestselling php scripts sold by another f&%@#=*g seller, I decided to giveaway my scripts for free.

    So, I'd need to consider new ideas/options on how to make money by giving away those pieces of code.

    Do you have suggestions?

    However, I actually wouldn't want to adopt Adsense and/or survey gateways.
    I would suggest not giving your scripts away for free just because another f&%@#=*g seller decided to sell your stuff without permission.

    If it was me, I would purchase the f&%@#=*g seller's product and make sure that it was theft of your work.

    As you know, you have specific terms and charactoristics that you do when coding especially in your comments in the code, so theves are basically lazy and will not change file names or database names to make the code unrecognizable by you.

    I would confront this individual once you know he has stolen your work. See if he will back down from selling your stuff without permission.

    Looking at his actual code show be enough to determin if it is some thing that was stolen or if he saw what your script did and created his own code to accomplish the same thing.

    Then I would add to your product, maybe some new scripts to make your product better. Add bonuses.

    In other words, make your product better. You can even say on your sales letter to not be fooled by cheap imitations.

    The bottom line is you have to over come compeditors and it doesn't matter if the compeditors are ethical or unethical.

    I hope this has been helpful,
    Steve Yakim
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  • Profile picture of the author SunilTanna
    If they're copying your code, you should go after them legally.

    If they're simply addressing the same need with a script they have developed themselves, it's called competition. For example, there are many different PHP message board or classified scripts. The way you win, is to build a better solution (at least better as far as some people are concerned) than your competitors. It doesn't mean you have to stop selling.

    I for example, sell a few PHP scripts myself ( PHP Scripts Download for Webmasters - Email Forms, Polls, Ad Tracking, Counter, Split-Testing, Polls/Surveys, ClickBank Mall, ClickBank Search, and more ) - including polls, ad tracking, email forms, top sites, and a ClickBank mall, among others. There is some free competition to these, but my scripts have many powerful and unique features that the free scripts don't have - so people still buy them.
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