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BEYOND THE LIMITS OF
INFORMATION AND NETWORKING
CONNECTIONS
there is BLINC,
THE TOTAL MAILING LIST MANAGER FOR WINDOWS
published by
Eastern Digital Resources
PO Box 1451
Clearwater, SC 29822-1451
Tel. (803) 593-0870
This edition of BLINC is distributed as shareware.
You may freely copy and distribute this program to others.
Please register your copy.
SHAREWARE REGISTRATION JUST $35.00
Quick, tell me who is the manager of the local Pizza
Hut. Or how about the Vice President for commercial
development at the bank. Can you tell me the pastor's
name at Trinity Methodist Church.
Do any of these people have interest in Little League
Baseball?
If you live and work in the local business community,
those kinds of questions are asked constantly, and
while the information is public knowledge, knowing the
details and being able to use those contacts is the key
to being a successful business executive.
IT'S OK TO DREAM
Over the years, folks have asked me over and over for a
system to provide that information; something that will
allow me to keep up with my business contacts, and
prospect for new customers. Looking back now, I
realize that most of the early attempts at implementing
the dream were rather pathetic. The systems provided a
basic data base of businesses, or a list of people, but
was virtually helpless in showing and manipulating the
relationships between the two.
But, Beyond the Limits of Information and Networking
Connections, there is BLINC, the exciting new data base
and prospecting system. Now you can know the movers
and shakers behind your local market.
If you do business with business, you need BLINC to
effectively prospect your market.
MORE THAN JUST A MAILING LIST
The thing that makes BLINC unique is that it's a
relationship manager. When I've been asked in the past
for a mailing list manager that provides (you fill in
the blanks) details about the folks on the list, the
links a person has to the organization has been made
secondary to the name and address information.
But what you really want to know is;
Who's the president of
Who works for
Give me a list of outside sales reps
I need to know the doctors who work at
Who are the real estate agents I know
and are any of these folks affiliated with the groups
I'm a member of.
THE END OF A DREAM
Some dreams die a rather harsh death when confronted
with the reality of day to day business competition.
Others fade away in the realization, the realization
that what you've actually dreamed of for years, has
finally come to pass and you can experience it,
sometimes beyond your wildest imaginations.
BLINC is such a product. While working on another
problem about a year ago, I suddenly realized that the
relationships are the key to an effective contact
manager. Therefore, BLINC is centered around the
relationships between people and groups. On the one
hand you have the group (a business, charity, church,
civic club) and on the other hand members. Some groups
have a one to one relationship with a member, as in the
Director of the Red Cross, Others have a one to many
relationship, as in donors to the Health Care
Foundation. And still others have a many to many
relationship as in members of the local Baptist
Churches.
BLINC can handle them all. You can add your own
details to the people and organizations already in the
data base or you can even add new members and
organizations. And since BLINC operates with Microsoft
WINDOWS, it's quick and as easy as pointing and
pressing a button.
BLINC is great for prospecting. In addition to all the
standard stuff like mailing labels, customized letters,
and roladex cards, BLINC incorporates the electronic
version of sticky notes. Any person or group can have
a sticky note attached to remind you of a date or to
record an important event. Use it to keep track of
sales, remind you of luncheon dates, and call back on
prospects. Like the groups and members files, sticky
notes knows about relationships and that provides the
key difference between BLINC and assorted unrelated
pieces of paper.
OUR IRONCLAD GUARANTEE
Use BLINC for 90 days. If it doesn't fit your needs,
return it and we'll refund your money. It's that
simple, no ifs, ands or buts, about it.
WHY YOU SHOULD REGISTER BLINC
When you register your copy you will receive the most recent
edition. The shareware edition is always 1 release behind
the registered version. When we release a new edition to
our registered users, we then upload the earlier version to
selected bulletin boards.
Registered users are not presented with the BLINC invoicing
screen each time the program is run, saving you the trouble
of choosing Cancel or Print before you can use the program.
Registered users will also receive 1 FREE year's subscrip-
tion to our magazine JUST SOFTWARE. This magazine features
articles on software and computer usage without the
overwhelming hardware focus that most magazines have.
P.S. If you don't want to register BLINC, you can still
subscribe to JUST SOFTWARE - 1 yr. $15.00 - 2 yrs. $25.00.
When you register you will also receive over $100 in FREE
discount coupons for other computer products and services.
You'll receive special access to our Answer Line for telephone
support on the use of the program.
And finally, FREE upgrades to BLINC for 1 year from date of
purchase. (There is a nominal $7.00 shipping and handling
fee).
Send your payment to: Eastern Digital Resources - PO Box
1451 - Clearwater, SC 29822-1451.
... and we thank you for your support!
License
BLINC is not, nor has ever been, public domain or free
software. The commercial, registered version of BLINC may
not be duplicated other than for backup purposes. A
registered copy of BLINC must be treated like a book, in
that the same registered copy of BLINC may not be used in
more than one computer at the same time, just as a book may
not be read by more than one person at the same time
(without making an illegal copy). Users are granted a
limited license to use the User Supported, trial version of
BLINC for a limited evaluation period of up to 45 days, in
order to determine if it suits their needs. Any other use of
BLINC or use past this period requires registration. All
users are granted a limited license to copy the User
Supported version of BLINC only for the purpose of allowing
others to try it, subject to the above restrictions as well
as these:
BLINC must be distributed in absolutely unmodified form, in-
cluding ALL program, documentation, and other files. BLINC
may not be included with any other product for any reason
whatsoever without a license from Eastern Digital Resources.
No charge or payment may be levied or accepted for BLINC.
Bulletin Board system operators may post the unregistered,
User Supported version of BLINC on their BBS for downloading
by their users without written permission only if the above
conditions are met, and only if no special fee is necessary
to access the BLINC files (a general fee to access the BBS
is ok). The following section contains information on
registration and licensing.
REGISTRATION/ORDERING INFORMATION
Registering BLINC allows you to use the product after the
trial period. Registered BLINC users get the current copy of
BLINC on disk along with their own serial number, mailed
notification of major BLINC updates, and priority when
calling for BLINC Software support. (we guarantee no
support to unregistered users). Most importantly, registered
users know they are helping to make sure that high-quality
software like BLINC continues to be sold in this low cost
way. BLINC registration costs $35 US, and includes
'registered' copy of BLINC on disk. An evaluation disk
with the current copy of BLINC on it is also available for
$7 US. This is to be used to try out BLINC, and does not
include registration (the right to use BLINC after the
evaluation period). The fee covers the cost of diskette(s)
and handling. Payment may be in the form of check, money
order, or with a VISA card. We also accept corporate
purchase orders.
To place an order, please use the order form on the
following page, or call us at (803)-393-0870 with your VISA
or Mastercard.
QUANTITY AND CORPORATE PURCHASES
There is an invoice form on the install diskette which
following page may be used to reguster your copy of BLINC.
Discounts on multiple copies are as follows:
1 - 10 copies no discount
11 - 20 copies 10% discount
21 - 50 copies 15% discount
51 - 100 copies 22% discount
101 - 200 copies 30% discount
200+ copies 40% discount
Purchases of up to 50 copies are bulk purchases
and include that many copies of BLINC on disk, as with
single registrations. Purchases of 51 or more copies are
site licenses. Eastern Digital Resources provides a master
copy of BLINC and the appropriate number of diskette
labels. The licensee is responsible for copying the disks
(backups of the MASTER do not count towards the total
copies in the license). The name on the order form is
considered the contact and is the person with whom all
correspondence will take place.
Note: All prices and discounts are subject to change without
notice. Discounts apply only to separate orders, they are
not cumulative.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM compatible 80286
computer or higher, 2 megabytes of memory, VGA
monitor, Windows 3.0 or higher and dot matrix
or laser printer.
For information or to order, call (803) 593-0870
Eastern Digital Resources
PO Box 1451
Clearwater, SC 29822-1451
OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS FROM
EASTERN DIGITAL RESOURCES
ZIP FINDER II
Zip Finder ii is a complete city level zip code
directory of over 42,000 zip codes which you can use to
validate cities and zip codes and will save you a great
deal of time when entering names and addresses because you
won't have to type the city and state. With the addition
of a CD-ROM drive and Accumail, Zip Finder ii will also
add zip plus 4 codes, carrier route codes, and delivery
point codes to your mailing list. Zip Finder ii is
designed to intergrate with BLINC and is available
separately from Eastern Digital Resources for $79.95.
ZIP PLUS 4 YOUR LIST AND SAVE $$$
If you can't justify the cost of a CD-ROM drive, and the
Accumail database, we will update your list for you and
add the zip plus 4 codes and delivery point codes so you
can take advantage of maximum postal discounts. Up to 2000
names for just $45.00. Additional thousands to 10,000 for
$12.00 / m. Call for details and pricing on larger lists.
Strict Confidentiality assured.
NEED MAILING LISTS - WE'VE GOT EM
We currently maintain over 80,000 names in house of computer
users, dealers, VARS, and opportunity seekers. Available
on diskette or peel and stick labels at $65.00 per thousand.
Give us a call to discuss your list needs.
COMPS - The Complete Realtor Database
Now you can use BLINC to maintain information on people and
COMPS to maintain your listings. These two programs integrate
to give you a complete Windows based system for managing
the real estate agents most time consuming tasks.... $135.00
BLINC TOOLKIT
The shareware version of BLINC will handle a limited number of
records. This limitation is dependent on the amount of memory
you have installed in your computer. A system with 4 megabytes
of memory will handle approximately 3,000 records in each data
file. The BLINC toolkit will allow you to handle an unlimited
number of records. With Toolkit you can also merge multiple
files and purge duplicate records. Toolkit includes a
report generator, allowing you to define your own label formats
and report layouts. The BLINC Toolkit is required for using
BLINC in a multi-user mode on a network. You may install
BLINC on a network in a single user configuration, but no
internal safeguards are in place to protect your data should
two people access it simultaneously. A real bargain for just
$79.95. The features included in Toolkit would cost you
hundreds of dollars with other programs.
DUPFINDER
Dupfinder is designed to allow you to find those annoying
near match names that are in your list. It builds an index
to records based on similar sounding names and addresses and
allows you to choose whether to delete or keep these names.
Dupfinder is an excellent add-on to BLINC for those who are
involved in serious mailing list maintenance.
THE TOTAL MAILING LIST MANAGER FOR DOS
If you have machines in your organization which are not able to
run Windows, The Total Mailing List Manager for DOS will
allow you to do file maintenance on BLINC files and print
labels and reports. TMLM for DOS does not support some of
the advanced features of BLINC. Its price is $75.00.
GET THE WORKS & SAVE $234.85. When you register BLINC, you can
get Zip Finder ii, Dup Finder, Toolkit, and 3,000 names from
the category of your choice for the low price of $235.00. That
is a savings of $234.85 from the individual price and less than
you'd pay for just renting the names from most list houses.