Thursday, May 22, 2003
Synclub Launches: Save 25-40% on Software Titles
Posted by Jason Dunn in "SITES & RESOURCES" @ 10:30 AM
Handango and Pocketgear have some new competition, and it's from Synclub. You've probably noticed their teaser banners over the past week or so, but they're ready to open the doors for software buyers. The software selection isn't as vast as Handango yet, but they're building up rapidly, and they offer something very unique to customers: saving money.
The concept is an interesting one - rather than Synclub taking a hefty cut of each sale (which is 20-40% with some software stores), they pass the savings on to the customer. Here's how it works: you buy a subscription to the site, which costs as little as $1.50 US per month ($18 for the year) or $6 for one month. As part of that sign-up package, you get a free copy of Dooblo FolderSize, valued at $5.99 (so it's sort of like getting one month for free). You'll then get access to the price discounts. The current average per-product saving is $6.77, which means even if you only purchase three software products in a year, you'll recoup your investment.
Synclub doesn't have an affiliate program for sites like ours because of the low % of each sale they take, but they're very keen to give back to the community of Pocket PC Enthusiast sites. So when you sign up, $1 is donated to a community site. Right now the only two choices are Pocket PC Thoughts, and PPCW.net, but I'm told more sites will be added in the near future.
I hope Synclub does well, because it means less expensive Pocket PC software for all of us. Go take Synclub for a spin!
The concept is an interesting one - rather than Synclub taking a hefty cut of each sale (which is 20-40% with some software stores), they pass the savings on to the customer. Here's how it works: you buy a subscription to the site, which costs as little as $1.50 US per month ($18 for the year) or $6 for one month. As part of that sign-up package, you get a free copy of Dooblo FolderSize, valued at $5.99 (so it's sort of like getting one month for free). You'll then get access to the price discounts. The current average per-product saving is $6.77, which means even if you only purchase three software products in a year, you'll recoup your investment.
Synclub doesn't have an affiliate program for sites like ours because of the low % of each sale they take, but they're very keen to give back to the community of Pocket PC Enthusiast sites. So when you sign up, $1 is donated to a community site. Right now the only two choices are Pocket PC Thoughts, and PPCW.net, but I'm told more sites will be added in the near future.
I hope Synclub does well, because it means less expensive Pocket PC software for all of us. Go take Synclub for a spin!
