On 3/16/2012 10:31 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > Just how do you 'market' a free item/product? The free LinuxCNC software > is not even a loss leader. The whole thing is free - all the time - even > the advice - even the help. > Just asking. > thanks > Stuart > Stuart:
When I was a neophyte researcher just starting out at Argonne National Labs (about the same time Jimmy Carter was sworn into office), my group leader sent me to a short course in marketing. Marketing is a foreign concept to most new graduates. They think, as I did at the time, the degrees we won are proof of our worth, which is utter nonsense.* Whether in competition for dollars or eyeballs, one has to market oneself and my group leader wanted to be sure I understood that. In theory, good ideas win out. In practice, they need help. I don't think I'm suggesting anything radical, just a rethinking and reorganization of some information so it's obvious why someone would choose LinuxCNC, whether for home or work. Wherever the information ends up, I'd feature its presence prominently on the home page of the website and the home page of the wiki. Pictures never hurt. Like I said, it's just my 2 cents worth. Regards, Kent *a friend once declared that -a bachelor's degree proves you went to class -a master's degree proves you found the library -a doctoral degree proves you started and finished a project once ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
