Question about commercial and non-commercial usage

[mike]

I have two sites that I would be interested in using this software on but I wanted to double check to make sure how to go about it first.

The first site is a personal website for a friend of mine, it is a website for her business, but she doesn't actually sell anything from her site, it is simply there to describe the services that she can provide, despite the fact that she does not sell from her site directly, is this still considered a commercial site or is it considered a personal site where the software can be used for free?

The second site is my own website where I occasionally sell things but it is not a full time business, what category does that website fall under?

thanks!

[EarlyOut]

The first site is a personal website for a friend of mine, it is a website for her business...

That's the easy one - commercial. It's an advertisement for a business. The fact that she doesn't take orders on the site doesn't change what it is. You can't order a car on BMW's website, but that doesn't make it a personal site!

The second site is my own website where I occasionally sell things but it is not a full time business....

Murkier. I'd say non-commercial, but that one's up to Torstein.

[mike]

yea, i figured her site would be, but i wasn't exactly sure where you draw the line between commercial and non-commercial, different people have different views on the subject, i thought she might have to actually sell from the site to consider it commercial, but thanks for the clarification.

I am not sure on my site either, so I look forward to hearing what Torstein says.

[torstein.honsi]

I agree with EarlyOut with this one. A common question is people having Google ads on their web page to earn an occasional dollar. I wouldn't call that a commercial website. But if the purpose of the site is generating income, it is commercial. I quote from the home page:

What is a commercial website?
A commercial website is a website which purpose is generating revenue or cash flow of any type, and that isn't under a non-profit organization. So if you're selling a product, selling advertisement, selling a service or just marketing a commercial business, your site is commercial. A company website is also commercial even if it doesn't sell anything, as it's purpose is to front a commercial company.

[smaden]

Hi,

I am doing tests on the script and I had lots of bugs, perhaps is it in my configuration file.

For example if I check all effects I have no effects. And the last I manage to do is :
- if I can move pictures then can't have multiple instances
- if I have multiple instances then can't move pictures.

Well, I would like to use the effect for my proffessionnal use but...
Yes but, because I have one and only one company with more than 100 domain for the only one company.

I am sometimes doing tests with different CMS type, I think one licence must be enough... or should I pay for each domain (the contents are for the same use)

[torstein.honsi]

Hi smaden, as you say there must be something wrong with your config. If Highslide had "lots of bugs" someone would certainly have cried out earlier .

If the content is identical for all your domains, then this counts as aliases. Instead of entering your 100 domain names in the input box on the home page, please write me an email and we will agree on a way to recognize your sites.

[qem88]

Does a .org site fall under this then?
Or what if they bought a .com name but they are a non-profit organisation for helping teens and addictions?

[torstein.honsi]

Yes .org sites often belong to non-profit organisations, but not always. And .com sites often belong to commercial organisations, but not always. If you run a non-profit organisation for helping teens and addictions, you can use Highslide for free regardless of what domain name you use.