[AccessD] Freelancing-one off

Mark Simms marksimms at verizon.net
Mon Sep 5 09:27:40 CDT 2011


I think you are right....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Records


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darryl Collins
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 7:40 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Freelancing-one off
>
> Tubular Bells was what really got Virgin Music out of the basement and
> on
> the map...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Saturday, 3 September 2011 7:07 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Freelancing-one off
>
> > First; You will never make many money building one-off products for a
> > client. Building and marketing a product multiple times is much more
> > cost effective.
>
> Yet this is what has been required of me in all of my "stinkers".
>
> I once created an add-in type of product (over 12 years ago) and it was
> somewhat of a failure
>  until I had one huge, multilicense sale that brought in a huge amount
> of
> revenue. Suddenly, it was successful !
> This is very similar to what had happened with Richard Branson when he
> started Virgin Records....
> It was failing and then he signed Phil Collins and Boy George.....and
> in the
> end, he sold the company for
> 1 billion !!!
>
>
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