{"id":3429,"date":"2009-12-23T13:25:33","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T18:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=3429"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:39:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:39:21","slug":"attention-mac-freeware-shareware-authors-and-anybody-else-who-likes-independent-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/3429-attention-mac-freeware-shareware-authors-and-anybody-else-who-likes-independent-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention Mac Freeware &#038; Shareware Authors (and anybody else who likes independent software)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3431\" title=\"Globe-Shareware\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Globe-Shareware.png\" alt=\"Globe-Shareware\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Globe-Shareware.png 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Globe-Shareware-121x120.png 121w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Globe-Shareware-284x281.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Globe-Shareware-190x188.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Globe-Shareware-121x120@2x.png 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Are you an <strong>small\/independent software developer with a high-quality piece of software <\/strong>that may be interesting to the average Mac user?<\/li>\n<li>Is this software <strong>free or inexpensive (&lt;$50)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Would you like to expose that piece of software to potentially <strong>hundreds of thousands<\/strong> <strong>of users <\/strong>who might not normally get to see it, <strong>at no cost to you?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to all the above questions, we&#8217;ve got an offer for you.<\/p>\n<p>When we talk about our <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/firewire\/\" target=\"_blank\">OWC and Newer Technology Storage solutions<\/a>, we usually talk about <strong>the high-quality drive mechanisms<\/strong> we use, <strong>the bundled utility software<\/strong>, the fact<strong> we include all the cables<\/strong>, and the overall value of the units. These are all great selling points, but there&#8217;s one other little &#8220;extra&#8221; that often goes unmentioned.<\/p>\n<p>On every storage solution we send out, there&#8217;s <strong>over 2GB of Mac freeware, shareware, software updates, Apple Commercials, and other goodies. <\/strong>We do this for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, it serves as a test to ensure that the Storage Solution is transferring data properly &#8211; being able to transfer a larger than 2GB file is a pretty efficient test for the drive. Secondly, it allows Mac users who have a slow or no Internet access to update their system software with the major updates. Finally, it offers a number of useful free or inexpensive tools and utilities that some users may not hear about or try otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s this last option that you may be interested in.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, <strong>we&#8217;re updating our Shareware Collection <\/strong>for the new year, and we&#8217;re actively searching out new and interesting pieces of software to add to the mix.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a freeware\/shareware author and you want to add your project to the collection, let us know. Simply reply to this message with the URL of the software&#8217;s description page and an email address where we can reach you (don&#8217;t worry, we won&#8217;t make those comments live, so you won&#8217;t get spammed). We&#8217;ll take a look at your software, and if we like it (as long as it&#8217;s functional and inexpensive\/free, you&#8217;re 90% of the way there), we&#8217;ll contact you to let you know you&#8217;ve made the cut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everybody wins with this one:<\/strong> you get free distribution of your software to potential customers, the end user gets to see a new piece of software they may not have seen before, and we get the satisfaction of supporting independent software developers and, by extension, the Mac community as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s that for a gift-wrapped exposure opportunity?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an small\/independent software developer with a high-quality piece of software that may be interesting to the average Mac user? Is this software free or inexpensive (&lt;$50)? 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