Ware Author and Shareware Authors Resource Guide Software for Windows

PADLess
$0 - Briggs Softworks

PADLess is a free utility program that helps software authors make manual submissions to shareware link sites that do not support Portable Application Description (PAD) files. Instead of typing in the same data over and over again for each site, you can build a PADLess data file with the fields most commonly asked for. Then just drag the gray button next to the desired data field onto the applicable field in your web browser for a quick copy and paste operation. You can build your PADLess file manually or start by importing your existing PAD file using an optional custom filter. The PADLess window can be placed to the side of your screen out of the way and can optionally be set to "stay on top" so that it floats above your web browser.

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A Shareware Marketing Primer
$0 - Shareware-Marketing.net

Shareware-Marketing.net offers this free e-book to all shareware authors that wish to benefit from our expertise and promote their software in the most effective manner. The book is a continuous work in progress as it is a collection of articles that are published daily in the shareware-marketing.net weblog at www.shareware-marketing.net/weblog. Topics covered in this version include: Search Engine Optimization, Shareware Marketing and submissions, web dynamics, web page optimization, news and views, announcements and many more.

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Crack Killer
$0 - Trialware Professional Association

Crack Killer is a database application that enables software authors to track and report web sites hosting cracks, serials and pirated versions of their software.

Crack Killer makes use of a solid database engine that keeps track of active and inactive pirate software sites. Software vendors can use this software to track sites that contain links to pirated versions of their software. After entering the sites and e-mail contacts for these sites, they can send a tailored complaint notice. DMCA complaint notices can also be sent. When a site has been shut down it can be flagged as such. Periodically the vendor can check these killed sites to see if they have become active again and then repeat the process.

Crack Killer has several useful features. HTML pages of pirate software links can be quickly imported into the software. Filters can be set to show only a desired subset of pirate sites. An IP address check function helps to identify previously killed sites that have been reactivated by relocating to another web host. Crack Killer has support for multiple companies.

Crack Killer is given free to the trialware community by the Trialware Professional Association.

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Affiliate Creator
$39.75 - Affiliate Creator

Affiliate Creator is a useful tool that enables shareware authors to build customized installers for affiliates quickly and easily. It can be used to either create custom builds in a batch or generate stand-alone applications named Self-Creator for affiliates to build their own custom builds by themselves.

Why use Affiliate Creator?
- Save time and concentrate on the important thing. Affiliate Creator helps you create custom builds quickly. All you need to do is adding 3 or 4 lines of code to your application and clicking the Build button on Affiliate Creator.

- Save web traffic and money. With Affiliate Creator, you can build Self-Creator for your affiliates to build customized setup files by themselves and host them on their own websites.

- Build great relationship with your affiliates. By recording all the important information of your affiliates such as their email addresses and websites, you can make your affiliates being notified and selling the latest versions of your products.

- All well-known registration services supported. Whether you stick to one registration service or use multiple registration services, Affiliate Creator is the right tool for you. You can use it to build custom installer files for RegSoft, ShareIt, RegNow and even your own affiliate system.

- Works seamlessly with all kinds of installer program. It works seamlessly with any installer program, so you never need to worry about shifting from your current installer program to an unfamiliar program.

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Email Management Software
$99 - YL Email Management Software Team

Our Email Management Software is a flexible mass mailing software. it helps companies or shareware authors organize and manage large volumes of customer email addresses and contact them by email in simple steps.

Our Email Management Software supports multi-level categories feature and allows the user organize and manage all kinds of contacts and email addresses.

Our Email Management Software has built-in HTML Email Editor and allows the user create professional newsletter or product upgrade notifications email with ease (10+ professional email templates available in the latest version).

In addition, our Email Management Software also has import&export fuction and duplicate email addresses removing function. our Email Management Software is a stand-alone email addresses management and mass mailing software. The only requirement is an Internet connection. The program has its own internal SMTP server and delivers email messages directly to their recipients by passing your ISP mail system.

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Shareware Tracker
$89 - AccuSolve, Inc.

Sophisticated and feature-rich submission software for commercial, demo, freeware and shareware authors and publishers. Supports semi-automated submission to over 400 shareware download sites, software directories and search engines. Numerous submission tools enable the submitter to speed through submissions, increasing link popularity and visitor and download traffic in hours and days instead of weeks and months, while tracking the progress along the way.

This comprehensive suite of tools will empower you with numerous features, including the following, available for each of hundreds of supported sites, or sites you add yourself: * One-click site search * One-click visit to home page * One-click visit to registration page and auto-fill of form * One-click visit to submission page and auto-fill of form (some only require one click to complete entire submission process) * One-click login * Auto-save of login and other data entered manually * One-click records date, version and URL of your listing * Auto-translation of non-English web pages * Automatic email submission for applicable sites * Comprehensive sorting and filtering * Easy data export in multiple formats * Extensive helpful site-based notes to help guide you when things aren't intuitive * Built-in specialized IE-based submission browser supports concurrent tasks on multiple sites * Built-in optional popup blocker * Convenient drag and drop of data into submission forms not already configured * Submits your PAD file to PAD-enabled sites, and auto-fills forms from your PAD file on other sites * and much more!

With Shareware Tracker you always have complete control of the submission process - it will just go much, much more quickly than it used to.

A 45-day trial version with a limited number of supported sites may be downloaded free of charge. Varying license terms are available, including subscription options, to make the software affordable for everyone.

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