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| Making money with custom software.............................2 |
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| You Can Make Money in the Software Business...................4 |
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Step 1: How to Get Started: The Idea..........................5 |
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| An Unlimited Marketplace-It's Not Just Microsoft..............5 |
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| Filling a Need-Or Defining One................................5 |
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| Major Software Categories.....................................6 |
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| Software for Individuals.....................................6 |
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| Software for Businesses......................................7 |
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| Before You Start Developing..................................7 |
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Step 2: How to Make Your Program - or - Get It Made for You......9 |
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| Major Development Languages and Tools........................9 |
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| Java........................................................10 |
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| C...........................................................10 |
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| C++.........................................................11 |
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| PHP.........................................................11 |
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| Visual Basic................................................11 |
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| Perl........................................................12 |
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| C#..........................................................12 |
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| Python......................................................12 |
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| JavaScript..................................................13 |
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| Delphi......................................................13 |
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| SAS.........................................................13 |
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| PL/SQL......................................................13 |
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| VB.net......................................................14 |
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| Lisp........................................................14 |
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| COBOL.......................................................14 |
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| Ada.........................................................14 |
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| Pascal......................................................14 |
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| ABAP........................................................15 |
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| Cold Fusion.................................................15 |
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| Fortran.....................................................15 |
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| Finding Programming Resources...............................15 |
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| Elance......................................................16 |
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| Guru.com....................................................16 |
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| Rent a Coder................................................17 |
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| Scriptlance.................................................17 |
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| Custom Software Development Companies.......................17 |
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Step 3: Coding and Testing |
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| Working with Programmers....................................19 |
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| The Importance of Testing...................................20 |
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Step 4: Finding Your Target Markets: Online..................21 |
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| Upload.com/Download.com.....................................21 |
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| Selling Your Software.......................................22 |
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| Selling Your Software.......................................22 |
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| Supporting Your Software....................................24 |
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| Creating Your Software "Brand"..............................26 |
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| Software Development FAQ....................................27 |
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| In Simple English, what are the basic steps for developing software?...........27 |
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| Explain What Open Source Means?.............................27 |
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| Do I need to pay for some kind of ongoing license fees for commercial development products are used to make my software?........28 |
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| What do I need to worry about in terms of liability with my software?..........28 |
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Step 5: Get Your "Free" Suprise Bonus..........................29 |