标题是：Shareware Amateurs vs. Shareware Professionals

http://www.dexterity.com/article ... e-professionals.htm

有点意思

业余SW总爱问:为什么我的软件卖得这么差？
专业SW会问:我怎么增加我软件的销量？

拜托多翻译一点吧，我的英语真的很差的～～～～～～～～5555555555555555

我的英语也烂啊，我们一段一段来。会的帮一下，不要笑啊！
Shareware Amateurs vs. Shareware Professionals
（业余对专业）
by Steve Pavlina, CEO, Dexterity Software
（作者Dexterity Software 的CEOSteve Pavlina）

Why is it that some shareware developers seem to be hugely successful in financial terms, growing their sales from scratch to generate tens of thousands of dollars in income, while the vast majority struggle to generate even a handful of sales? The answer can be found by exploring the difference in mindsets between both groups. For convenience we'll label them as the professional and the amateur.
（这一段，谁来翻译一下，有些单词偶不懂啊。）

First, let's examine the...
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Why is it that some shareware developers seem to be hugely successful in financial terms, growing their sales from scratch to generate tens of thousands of dollars in income, while the vast majority struggle to generate even a handful of sales? The answer can be found by exploring the difference in mindsets between both groups. For convenience we'll label them as the professional and the amateur.

问什么一些共享软件作者获得了经济上的成功，提高了销售量，收入成千上万。同时大多数作者只能卖出一点点东西？分析两者观念上的区别，我们可以找到答案。为了方便起见，分别称呼他们为专业作者和业余作者。

大家继续啊。
Product Development Cycle

Amateur

1、Get inspired by an idea for a product.
2、Create the product, regardless of whether there's a market for it.
3、Release the product.
4、Promote the product sporadically until bored with marketing.
5、Note dismal results.
6、Ask disempowering questions like, "Why do my sales suck?"
7、Sulk for a while.
8、Network mostly with others who are also getting dismal results, taking comfort in the fact that you aren't alone.
9、Make a few sporadic changes to product or web site (maybe).
10、Abandon the product (aside from continuing to process orders and handle support), and move on to the next product with step 1.

Professional


1、Do basic market research to determine the best opportunities for new products.
2、Design a product that inspires you and that can exploit the market opportunities you identified.
3、Create the product along with the system for selling the product and the marketing plan.
4、Release the product.
5、Promote the product systematically according to the marketing plan.
6、Measure results and gather feedback.
7、Study and learn from the top industry performers (companies and products).
8、Ask empowering questions like, "How can I increase sales by 20% or more?"
9、Update the product, the sales system, and the marketing plan based on lessons learned.
10、Repeat from step 5.

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建议给一次性译出者daydayup等加分！

Product Development Cycle
产品开发周期
Amateur
业余作者
1、Get inspired by an idea for a product.
产生一个灵感
2、Create the product, regardless of whether there's a market for it.
开发成产品，却没有考虑是否有市场需求
3、Release the product.
发布产品
4、Promote the product sporadically until bored with marketing.
进行零星的市场推广，很快就厌倦了
5、Note dismal results.
结果很糟糕
6、Ask disempowering questions like, "Why do my sales suck?"
总是问“为什么我的销售这么差？”
7、Sulk for a while.
气愤一会儿
8、Network mostly with others who are also getting dismal results, taking comfort in the fact that you aren't alone.
总是和销售同样糟糕的人保持联系，互相安慰
9、Make a few sporadic changes to product or web site (maybe).
对产品和网站进行一些零星的升级
10、Abandon the product (aside from continuing to process orders and handle support), and move on to the next product with step 1.
放弃而不是继续开发和技术支持，然后从第一条开始一个新的产品
Professional
专业作者

1、Do basic market research to determine the best opportunities for new products.
进行基本的市场调查，来决定是否是开发新产品的最佳时机
2、Design a product that inspires you and that can exploit the market opportunities you identified.
针对市场机会调整自己的灵感并开发成产品
3、Create the product along with the system for selling the product and the marketing plan.
完成产品的开发，包括销售系统和市场推广计划
4、Release the product.
发布产品
5、Promote the product systematically according to the marketing plan.
根据市场推广计划宣传推广产品
6、Measure results and gather feedback.
评价结果，收集反馈
7、Study and learn from the top industry performers (companies and products).
学习研究成功产品和作者的经验
8、Ask empowering questions like, "How can I increase sales by 20% or more?"
总是问建设性的问题：“我怎样才能提高20%的销售额？”
9、Update the product, the sales system, and the marketing plan based on lessons learned.
根据学习研究的结果，升级产品、销售系统和市场推广计划
10、Repeat from step 5.
从第五条开始不断重复

我只能说，daydayup是好人！