OT: Cloud based application - Looking for interested affiliates

[Richard Kreiss]

Jose, many people using filePro have applications which are tailored to their business.  You are trying to sell something that is generic and will take business away from those on this listserve.


Most of my clients don't fit into any neat package.  That's why I have clients, they need something different and don't fit neatly into a "canned Package".  Think QuickBooks. Intuit has modules for almost every business.  The problem is, many business do not fit into a canned package.  They try to do this as they think they must or have been told this is their only choice.  So, they "jump through hoops" trying to fit their business into the canned Program.  Eventually they request some modification to meet their needs, if they can afford it.

I went to a conference given by a major player in the hospital Materials Management software.  The developer, once a year, asked users what new functionality they wanted.  Only if a majority of the users wanted the modification was it added.  They did not do custom reports or forms unless all other users or a majority wanted the report or form.  This kept their maintenance and support easy. 

I sold an apparel System to an apparel manufacturer who want a new module.  The programming department did not want to add this module as it would be a "pain" to maintain.  The cost for this module was $75,000.00 and the sale of the basic package would be $150,000.00.  I had advised the owner that we could write the module but that in the end, it would not be used as the computers were too slow (40 years ago).  The owner of the company said he would not purchase the system without the module.  The owner of the company I represented, wanted the sale.  So he sold it with the module.  I was correct, within 2 months of the system going live they stopped using the module.  I got my 15% commission on the total sale.


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting


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-----Original Message-----
From: Filepro-list <filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com> On Behalf Of Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 4:39 PM
To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Subject: Re: OT: Cloud based application - Looking for interested affiliates

On 5/4/20 4:10 PM, Brian K. White via Filepro-list wrote:
> On 5/3/20 11:44 AM, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list wrote:
>> On 5/3/20 11:17 AM, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
>>> On Sun, May 03, 2020 at 11:04:18AM -0400, Jose Lerebours via 
>>> Filepro-list thus spoke:
>>>> It is PHP/MySQL based - very light weight and it DOES NOT USE 
>>>> frameworks other than jQuery and BootStrap.
>>> No mention of filePro, even in terms of migration away from it...
>>> There's zero correlation.
>>
>> That is correct, filePro is not used at all, hence "OT:".
>>
>> I am not nor intend to have anyone migrate out of their existing 
>> filePro applications, I rather they look at this at an "additional 
>> tool" they can offer their prospective clients.
>>
>> That said, if someone is looking to migrate out of a filePro based 
>> application, they may want to look at my application as a possible 
>> alternative.
>>
>>> This is on fplist...why?
>> Because members on the list also use other resources and I hope they 
>> may be interested in looking at a finished product that might be a 
>> new source of revenue for them.
>>
>
> Nice try but no, it's just plain unrelated and off-topic, and labeling 
> OT as OT doesn't magically make it topical or of any interest within a 
> topical forum.
> There are 16 bejillion "possible alternatives" for anyone "looking to 
> migrate".

OK, make that 16 bejillion and one ... Excuse me for being the guy that has written an application and is reaching out to others that may (or
not) be interested.

>
> Does your app have, perhaps a special feature to facilitate migrating 
> from fp in particular?

Yeah, of course but if I post anything suggesting people migrate from 
filePro would be totally out of place since this post may infer that 
their application is not functional or that mine is better.  That is NOT 
my objective, I am simply reaching out to the very small group of 
members that may have a need for what I have to offer.

I post implying or suggesting that filePro users "abandon" filePro, you 
guys will rip me apart for doing so.  It is a crime no matter what, not 
because of context, but because of "who" posts it.

A shame, a shame indeed.

> Otherwise, I should start talking about my cars or my stance on 
> religion, and label it OT: and that should just be fine. It's not fine. 

What? Many times this has been the case - Many members have posted 
things here that are totally not related to "developing filePro 
application, filePro syntax and filePro `ONLY` subject"

> Just like I should not go to my 3d-printing group and try to talk 
> about filepro. Do you really not understand the reason topics exist?
>
lol - Now get your mop out and clean up the floor where you lost your 
lunch! �� �� ��

BKW, in the end, for the 3 to 5 members that I may end up doing business 
with, none would have a consequence on your life, your revenue, any of 
your many applications, your businesses, your business partners ... for 
that I am sure that if they use anything you've written, cannot possibly 
be surpassed by anything I can possibly write.��


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