I’m now one week into the new release of V2 of my main software package. So far I’ve had loads of downloads and no problems reported. I’ve also had some purchases from new users and some upgrades which give me confidence things are OK. I had good feedback during the beta but decided to resist the temptation to make more changes and simply went ahead and released.
The new package is 7Mb smaller to download since I decided to host the help file entirely online. All the package now contains in terms of help material are links to the online help file. I think I’m also going to try making a release without the .Net runtime. I should get the download to under 5Mb. I’ve tried this in the past. Sales did seem to drop slightly but I’m not sure this wasn’t due to the credit crunch. I’d like to give it a go again since it will reduce my hosting costs if nothing else.
I was hoping to get a bit of a breather after making the release but customers are now coming up with feature requests for the new invoice template editor. This is a good thing since they like the editor and see more potential. I could do with a bit of a break since the months running up to V2 have been busy to say the least. My Submitter package is also doing OK but that needs a push forwards. My main barrier to improving sales here is making management of directories easier and improving the speed with which I can add or update the list. I’ve started writing an improved website analyser program that should help in this area.
In a day or two, my directory submission software package SliQ Submitter will have been on sale for one month. All-in-all I’m pretty pleased with the first month. I’ve made a few sales - nothing stunning but enough to feel confident about the product. Traffic is still low but the site has now started to rank well for a couple of terms - page 1 for “directory submitter” 
- so things should look better over the next few months. I’ve made four updates to the supported directories through the website automatic update system and there are no problems reported so far. I’ve added about 300 directories to the supported list in the first month and I’ve lined up another 200 or so to roll out in the next week.
I thought I’d just let you know that all the work we’ve been doing has now been put to use and SliQ Submitter 2009 is now live. I’ve written a new set of web pages over at http://www.sliqsubmitter.com. I decided to charge a nominal amount every 3 months for unlimited updates. The hope is that people will subscribe for longer so that each small payment begins to add up. As of today I’ve removed the totally free version that was still linked up at PAD sites and substituted the 2009 download. There’s still work to be done on SliQ Submitter 2009 but the current version is easy to use and practical. It’ll take some time for the new site to rank well for the keyword directory submitter but I’ll still get downloads from my UK site and PAD sites while I wait for the performance of the new site to improve.
Following comments from made by customers we decided to look into adding some advanced security settings, as provided in 3 screens within MS Access. However, following our analysis we realised that we’d basically have to copy the screens.
Since we wanted to provide a stability in this feature we decided to give customers the option to use MS Access and those screens towards the end of the securing process. Then pass back to the program to complete the process.
For more information goto MS Access Database Security dot com
by JM
Over at SliQTools, I’ve made a new release of my free directory submission software, SliQ Submitter.
Functionally, it’s not a major release but a lot of effort, over many days, has gone in to checking and tidying up the supported list of web directories. In version 1.0.X, SliQ supported over 2100 web directories. However, in the 3 or 4 months since it was last release a lot of the directories had switched to requiring payment for a listing. A fair number had gone to the wall too or their domains had expired.
In version 1.1, there are now 1250 free web directories supported. This is still a pretty big list and if a good percentage of the directories accept your site, you should get a good kick in SERPs performance and visitors.
by ML
Have you just been spending hours with your child to get her to learn her times tables? Most of the day can go by and don’t feel as if your child has learnt anything.
As with anything which is hard to do, you have you make it fun.
Check out the our ‘Speaking Times Tables Tutor CD’ its a program which allows your child to learn and be tested on their times table. You select which table you want to work on or choose random for a mixture of tables.
It make times table fun!
At the moment, its available on eBay!
Last days I found a wonderful posting about some SEO Plugins for Wordpress.
Here’s a link to it: http://www.vinnylingham.com/wordpress-seo-plugins.html
by GS
I thought that you maybe interessted in a new wordpress plugin that can be used for showing Pad File content in your blog. I implemented that plugin the last days, because I make a complete re-design of my website using wordpress.
You can download and test it at my technical blog: http://jachman.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wordpress-padfile-plugin/
by GS
EDIT: Heres your pad file
Size: 3008 KB
Requirements:
Internet Explorer 6.0 / Windows XP / Microsoft .NET 2.0
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TimePunch 1.92.1818.0
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TimePunch offers you all the features you expect from a project time recording. The TimePunch Watcher is recording your working time at PC, through no fault of one's own. The only thing you have to do, is choosing your project on which you're working. TimePunch can handle flexible work time and offers a mode for self employed peoples. The reports can be exported to excel.
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SliQTools have released version 1.4 of their easy-to-use invoice software/ billing software package SliQ Invoicing and Quoting.
The software supports configurable currencies and tax rates and is suitable for businesses in any English-speaking country. A fully functional 30 day trial of SliQ Invoicing and Quoting can be downloaded from the SliQTools website. Version 1.4 of SliQTool’s invoice software is still available for the low price of only £24.99.
Version 1.4 adds a number of features:-
- Multiple invoice templates.
- Service Invoices are now supported.
- Discounts can now be applied to invoice items.
- A database of standard discounts can be stored.
- Remittance slips can be added to invoices and statements.
- Extra payment detail information can be stored.
- Customer and product data can now be imported and exported.
As with previous versions, SliQ 1.4 supports a number of sales reports plus the ability to create quotes and estimates as well as credit notes and ageing reports. All items can be emailed as PDFs, new copies of existing invoices and quotes can be raised and quotes can be converted into invoices with a single button click.
To visit the SliQTools site and find out more, go to http://www.sliqtools.co.uk.
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