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I am wondering if there are any seasoned software people in here who can
point me to some resources on how to price a beta product. I have developed
a C# app that will sell for around 30K but I am not sure how to sell the
beta. Is there a standard industry scale for percentages?

Thanks
 
AZ,

Typically, beta products are offered for free, at least, that is how I
have seen most software handled.

If it is a product that is in that price range, then the beta product is
programmed to expire after a certain point, and also, it is distributed for
free, but to a select group of customers.

Of course, it's your prerogative, but I can't imagine paying for a beta
version of software.
 
AZ said:
I am wondering if there are any seasoned software people in here who can
point me to some resources on how to price a beta product. I have developed
a C# app that will sell for around 30K but I am not sure how to sell the
beta. Is there a standard industry scale for percentages?
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Usually the beta is free and expires when the production release comes out.
 
Betas are always free. Not only that, but the accepted way to reward Beta
testers (yes, they are doing you a favour, not vice versa) is to give them a
copy of the software when it ships.

Best Regards
Julian Nicholls
 
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