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How to Automate Product Review Generation for Software Products
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How to Automate Product Review Generation for Software Products

Ever wondered why your competitors have a plethora of reviews or why they seem to be better at generating them? It’s not because their customers love them more or are…

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Why Offering Multi-Currency Support & Pricing is Essential for Software Creators
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Why Offering Multi-Currency Support & Pricing is Essential for Software Creators

The world is at your fingertips and multi-currency support could be the key to unlocking the global market and introducing your software products to brand-new audiences. But — there’s always…

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Sailing the Waves: How Alan Fuller Left Corporate Finance & Found Fulfillment & Success In Plugin Development
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Sailing the Waves: How Alan Fuller Left Corporate Finance & Found Fulfillment & Success In Plugin Development

The age-old platitude that it’s never too late to learn or start over? It doesn’t get any truer than for Alan Fuller, founder of Fullworks, a successful WordPress plugin company…

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The Benefits of Podcasting for Business: What We Learned from Launching plugin.fm
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

The Benefits of Podcasting for Business: What We Learned from Launching plugin.fm

Podcasting 🎧 can be a great way to build a community around your brand and position you as an expert in your field. But the real question is, are you…

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Year in Review 2023: Our Highs, Lows, and Goals for the Next Year
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Year in Review 2023: Our Highs, Lows, and Goals for the Next Year

Hiring during the economic crisis, keeping the business stable in unstable times, going heavy on content, customer service, redesigning the blog, organizing Makers’ Meetups, hosting our first-ever company retreat, and…

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Make It Beta: The Importance of Beta Programs and How to Run Them
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Make It Beta: The Importance of Beta Programs and How to Run Them

Think your software product can’t get any “beta”? 🧐 Think again!

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Building in Public: Unveiling the Power of Transparent Creation for Software Founders
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Building in Public: Unveiling the Power of Transparent Creation for Software Founders

Building in public is more than a development approach: it can be an immersive, inspiring experience that weaves together transparency, community, and product innovation. In a landscape where the lines…

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They’re Coming for You: Why US Software Sellers Can No Longer Ignore EU VAT In 2024
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

They’re Coming for You: Why US Software Sellers Can No Longer Ignore EU VAT In 2024

For software product makers, nothing is certain in life except for (death by) support tickets and taxes 😩 and we’ve got some bad news for those who are lax on…

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Epic Tales of Spectacular Fails: Lessons From Leading WordPress Entrepreneurs
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Epic Tales of Spectacular Fails: Lessons From Leading WordPress Entrepreneurs

We don’t talk about failure nearly enough in the software world ☠️ The mistakes and hard lessons learned from %^&*@!#ing up spectacularly are stepping stones to successful product development, as…

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Managing the Risks of Selling on the WooCommerce Marketplace
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Managing the Risks of Selling on the WooCommerce Marketplace

It’s not what you know, it’s Woo you know… especially if you want to capitalize on using one of the biggest marketplaces in the WordPress space, and one that offers…

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How to Build a Thriving Remote Company Culture
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How to Build a Thriving Remote Company Culture

From cutting office costs to choosing from an international pool of candidates, remote work offers plenty of perks to founders and their companies. However, one concern looms large in this…

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4 Low-Hanging Fruits to Reduce Customer Churn and Increase Subscriptions Renewal Rate
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

4 Low-Hanging Fruits to Reduce Customer Churn and Increase Subscriptions Renewal Rate

In the ever-evolving realms of WordPress and SaaS, the battle against customer churn is like a high-stakes game of chess. With each move, software product makers must strategize, adapt, and…

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From a Baseball Fan’s Website to the Most Popular WordPress Table Plugin – The Success Story of TablePress
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

From a Baseball Fan’s Website to the Most Popular WordPress Table Plugin – The Success Story of TablePress

Don’t discount your hobbies because there’s always a chance they could lead to greater things. For Tobias Bäthge, the success of TablePress — the top WordPress table plugin — is…

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How to Leverage YouTube Marketing for Audience and Business Growth
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How to Leverage YouTube Marketing for Audience and Business Growth

Lights, camera, software 🎥 WordPress and SaaS are competitive (and often saturated) markets, and owning your space and growing your audience as an entrepreneur can be tough. A possible solution?…

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How to Convert Your WordPress Plugin to SaaS
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How to Convert Your WordPress Plugin to SaaS

Converting your plugin to Software as a Service could prove to be fanSaaStic for your product-making journey 😁 Seriously, though — SaaS offers developers an opportunity to service bigger markets…

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