Tips on buying software

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DON'T BUY ON PRICE

Unfortunately, there is no corellation between price and quality of software. Expensive software may or may not have features found or not found in less expensive software. Decide how much you can afford, then evaluate the software you can afford on it's own merits. Don't buy software because of its purchase price. Look at what it will do for you and the long term costs.

DO EVALUATE THE SOFTWARE

Be sure to try a demo of the software before you purchase it. Only you know if you can run the software and if it'll do all you want. Beware of slide show demos that don't let you run the program. Don't let claims and fancy brochures sway you. Insist on working demos so you can evaluate the software. While you may be able to learn the software, you don't want to spend days teaching new employees. Look for ease of use. Software is a tool to make life easier and more productive. You're not purchasing software to waste your time.


DON'T BUY UNSEEN!

Our demo programs are the actual program with obvious limitations built in. Unlike slide show demos where you cannot interact with the program, our demos allow you to see exactly how the program works and how it works on your printer. You should never have to purchase software unseen. Only you know if you can run the software or if it will do what you want. Software is a tool to make life easier and more productive. Don't buy sight unseen.

DO SEE HOW LONG THE SUPPLIER HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS

Software suppliers come and go like flies. While you can't be sure the supplier will be around 10 years from now when you need him, the longer he's been in business, the better the odds.

DO READ THE FINE PRINT

Look for catches like: versions, maintenance fees, tech support charges, upgrade options, forms costs, networking charges, etc. Read the warrantee.

DON'T LET THE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE FOOL YOU

Ask for names and telephone numbers of some customers who got their money returned. See how easy it was to get the refund. Evaluate the software before you part with your hard earned cash. Do not buy software you haven't tried just because of a money back guarantee.
We offer free working demos so you can evaluate our software before purchase. Because software can be copied, all sales are final. We do not inflate our prices to cover the cost of software theft.