How to write a proper marketing plan?

How do we write a marketing plan for a small but high-potential, open source project that has commercialization possibilities that do no violate the spirit of open source, open knowledge in any way?

• See http://www.petitecloud.org/fosok.jsp for our definition of open source and open knowledge.   We have a good long term general strategy but need real help in getting it onto paper and then executing it.   Also we are pretty lost for short term options.

• Answer:

  Check out my answer to "/answer/Donald-Kubelka" In it I outline a Simplified Marketing and Sales Process. If you follow the steps outlined therein and document your answers to the questions I ask, you should end up, not only with a simple marketing plan that can get you through the beginning stages of your business, but a few paying customers as well. If you need more help than that, just ask. Godspeed with your venture and may all your days be profitable.