home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
- NORTHSTAR SOLUTIONS
- 71561,2751
-
- Dear Shareware Author,
-
- IMAGINE DOUBLING, TRIPLING, OR EVEN QUADRUPLING YOUR SHAREWARE
- REGISTRATIONS! THIS CAN EASILY BE ACCOMPLISHED IF YOU CONTRACT
- MY BUSINESS TO PROCESS YOUR REGISTRATIONS BY ACCEPTING MAJOR
- CREDIT CARDS. MOREOVER, I WILL DO THIS FOR ONLY ABOUT $5 PER
- REGISTRATION, A SMALL ENOUGH COMMISSION THAT YOUR SHAREWARE
- BUSINESS WILL BECOME MUCH MORE PROFITABLE. People aren't as
- dishonest as they are lazy, and people who would otherwise register
- your shareware product(s) aren't doing so because they don't want
- to print a form, fill it out, address an envelope, write out a
- check or get a money order, then go mail it.
-
- IF YOU USE MY REGISTRATION SERVICE, YOU'LL SOON DISCOVER THERE ARE
- A LOT MORE PEOPLE EXTREMELY WILLING TO CALL AN 800 NUMBER AND USE
- THEIR CREDIT CARDS TO REGISTER YOUR SHAREWARE--MANY MORE THAN
- YOUR CURRENT REGISTRATIONS REFLECT! This is evident by all
- the TV ads you see accepting credit cards via their 800 number,
- with products many people haven't even tried yet. These
- expensive ads wouldn't be run over and over again by hundreds of
- businesses if they didn't work. Like these TV ads, shareware
- registrations are impulse purchases. If your users can pick up the
- phone and order your product while they are either 1) feeling good
- about your product, 2) feeling morally obligated to support the
- shareware concept 3) needing an extra feature 4) wanting the
- latest version 5) or needing a manual, then THEY WILL REGISTER!
- Otherwise you may be loosing the sale after they begin making
- excuses for not registering or they find another product. My
- services capture their impulse!
-
- The costs of obtaining the ability to accept credit cards via an 800
- number are enormous, and are not usually profitable for a single
- shareware business. (It costs several hundred dollars to obtain
- merchant status, run and support an answering service on an 800
- number, etc.) Often credit card companies avoid doing business
- with small businesses that may not seem worth their time and
- effort. However, if you use my service, you will combine this
- ability to accept credit cards with many other authors who also
- enjoying the benefits my services have to offer. YOU GET THE
- BENEFITS OF ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS VIA AN 800 NUMBER
- WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY THE HUGE COSTS TO DO SO.
-
- Additionally, since the success of my services is directly related
- to the success of your shareware's distribution, I WILL HELP YOU
- DISTRIBUTE YOUR SHAREWARE FOR NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!
-
- I CAN OFTEN UPLOAD TO KEY DISTRIBUTION HUBS, SUCH AS COMPUSERVE,
- THE INTERNET, ETC., FOR MINIMAL COST, OFTEN EVEN FREE. When I
- can, I will.
-
- ANOTHER DISTRIBUTION METHOD WILL BE TO HAVE YOUR SHAREWARE UPLOADED
- TO HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS, OF BBS'S IN VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS
- THE COUNTRY. I HAVE SEVERAL ASSOCIATES WHO WILL DO THIS FOR US FREE.
- They'll do this because they are shareware and BBS enthusiasts who
- enjoy receiving shareware free. They can try the shareware (register
- what they like) and keep the healthy upload/download ratio they need
- while frequenting the BBS's. THE ONLY COST TO US IS SHIPPING THEM
- THE DISKETTE. IF YOU ELECT TO DO THIS, I'LL CHARGE YOU MY COSTS,
- NOTHING MORE. This process will undoubtedly be cheaper than if you
- did it yourself because I can include several programs on one diskette.
- We also only have to ship one diskette per city.
-
- Additionally, YOUR SHAREWARE WILL BE FEATURED IN MY SHAREWARE CATALOG
- (both printed and electronic), which I will periodically distribute to
- strategic places. Unlike other catalogs, however, this one is an
- exclusive list of authors like yourself who accept registrations via
- a credit card and an 800 number! Like shareware, the electronic list
- spreads quickly (especially considering the distribution methods noted
- above) and will prove to be a very valuable way we can gain exposure
- for your products.
-
- I'M SURE YOU'RE INTERESTED AND WANT TO START REAPING THE BENEFITS
- OF CAPTURING CREDIT CARD SALES WITHOUT DELAY.
-
- TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION PACKET, E-MAIL YOUR MAILING (POSTAL)
- ADDRESS VIA CIS TO JEFF CAMINO, OWNER OF NORTHSTAR SOLUTIONS.
- THE E-MAIL ADDRESS IS 71561,2751. WE'LL MAIL YOU AN APPLICATION
- PACKET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
-
- Within 24 hours after I receive your completed application and a
- one time processing fee of $30, I will send you notification that
- NorthStar Solutions will begin accepting Visa and MasterCard to
- register your product(s). Each month, or more often if necessary, I
- will send you or your business a check for the registrations we've
- processed, minus $5 per registration processed plus a nominal 4%
- of the registration fee (which covers my cost to process credit
- purchases). Imagine a check every month reflecting your huge
- increase in registrations!
-
- I will also enclose with your check the list of people who registered
- your product(s), their address and phone number, and whatever
- other relevant information you may need to process their
- registration, such as their floppy drive types.
-
- If you would like me to send the people who register your shareware a
- diskette and/or manual, I will do that too by deducting only $5 plus
- whatever it costs me to do it. This mailing service is optional to
- you, and you can add or remove this additional feature at any time.
-
- You also have the option of having us process non-credit card orders
- for you. Only have registrants contact us with non-credit card
- orders if you want us to act as a clearinghouse for all your
- registrations. If we process registrations paid with cash, checks,
- money orders, etc., we will charge the $5 commission, but not the 4%
- processing fee. Please note that Visa and MasterCard require us to
- take orders directly from customers, no one, including you, may call
- us to process someone else's credit card order.
-
- I look forward to hearing from you. REMEMBER, THE SOONER YOU GET
- STARTED, THE SOONER YOU BEGIN DRAMATICALLY INCREASING YOUR
- REGISTRATIONS!
-
- Sincerely,
-
-
-
- Jeffrey R. Camino, Owner
- NorthStar Solutions
- CIS - 71561,2751
-
- P.S.
- Just e-mail your mailing
- (postal) address and
- we'll mail you the
- application packet.