This is not going to be popular from the users' point of view. But, this is something that I feel that should from the development side, from a business perspective and one that will support the development of Chevereto. Chevereto only has 6,000 paying users, and this number doesn't grow at a fast rate. These are all one time payment fees.
One: Chevereto's next big version .20 and .3 and .4 should be combined to make v4.
By branding this as v4 it opens up the licensing already discussed and announced years ago about v4 being it's own licensing scheme. Perhaps toss in another one or two of the more "bigger" requested features.
Two: Chevereto should release v4 this year.
The current versioning is great.
Three: Make the "current" v4, v5.
The "current" v4 being worked on, seems to be "years" away and it's hard to develop it while keeping interest in current v3. So the thing with v4, push this to v5. The v4 announcement came way too soon, and it made way too many users decide to not buy the script or just constantly ask about it which has become a sore point.
Four: Change the initial licensing costs
New users buying Core should pay around $60. The network should be at least $150. It shouldn't be cheaper to run two sites on the network, but once you start doing 3+ it should scale cheaper.
Five: 1 year of free updates
For the initial purchase of licensing, you should get 1 year of free updates.
Six: Include support in the licensing costs, for the first year
The big other software brands already do this. For that initial "purchase" include 6 months of ticket support others do first year, first year is more common.
Seven: Yearly Renewal Fees to get more updates & support
Chevereto should charge yearly renewal fees to get new updates. These are typically 25%-40% of the original purchase cost. Xenforo is 28%, IPB is around 40%, and most are in between them. This for Chevereto should be around the 40-50% mark, as it is a unique software. So perhaps, $20 or $25 or even $30 to renew a core license for 1 year, and a network should be at least $60 to renew for 1 year. Only those who pay for the renewal is entitled to the software updates, etc.
Eight: Release some "addons".
Addons developed by the developers of the software usually have a hefty additional licensing tag, such as $20-$60. I know this is the plan for the current v4, but it is still relevant. Bigger things like "content tags" could easily be an addon I'd pay $20-$40 just to have. Seriously considering raising the funds to pay for the sponsored development of it. An "invite-only" system is another that can easily go for $15-$20. Software addons usually have like a $5 or so yearly licensing fee to buy updates for another year.
Nine: White Label
One time fee. But, not too outrageously priced. Xenforo/IPB/vBulletin of which people love to "Refer" to for licensing, all have this as a one time fee, around $150 as a "one time" "forever" fee.
One: Chevereto's next big version .20 and .3 and .4 should be combined to make v4.
By branding this as v4 it opens up the licensing already discussed and announced years ago about v4 being it's own licensing scheme. Perhaps toss in another one or two of the more "bigger" requested features.
Two: Chevereto should release v4 this year.
The current versioning is great.
Three: Make the "current" v4, v5.
The "current" v4 being worked on, seems to be "years" away and it's hard to develop it while keeping interest in current v3. So the thing with v4, push this to v5. The v4 announcement came way too soon, and it made way too many users decide to not buy the script or just constantly ask about it which has become a sore point.
Four: Change the initial licensing costs
New users buying Core should pay around $60. The network should be at least $150. It shouldn't be cheaper to run two sites on the network, but once you start doing 3+ it should scale cheaper.
Five: 1 year of free updates
For the initial purchase of licensing, you should get 1 year of free updates.
Six: Include support in the licensing costs, for the first year
The big other software brands already do this. For that initial "purchase" include 6 months of ticket support others do first year, first year is more common.
Seven: Yearly Renewal Fees to get more updates & support
Chevereto should charge yearly renewal fees to get new updates. These are typically 25%-40% of the original purchase cost. Xenforo is 28%, IPB is around 40%, and most are in between them. This for Chevereto should be around the 40-50% mark, as it is a unique software. So perhaps, $20 or $25 or even $30 to renew a core license for 1 year, and a network should be at least $60 to renew for 1 year. Only those who pay for the renewal is entitled to the software updates, etc.
Eight: Release some "addons".
Addons developed by the developers of the software usually have a hefty additional licensing tag, such as $20-$60. I know this is the plan for the current v4, but it is still relevant. Bigger things like "content tags" could easily be an addon I'd pay $20-$40 just to have. Seriously considering raising the funds to pay for the sponsored development of it. An "invite-only" system is another that can easily go for $15-$20. Software addons usually have like a $5 or so yearly licensing fee to buy updates for another year.
Nine: White Label
One time fee. But, not too outrageously priced. Xenforo/IPB/vBulletin of which people love to "Refer" to for licensing, all have this as a one time fee, around $150 as a "one time" "forever" fee.