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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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Signs Your WordPress Plugin Has the Potential to Become SaaS
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Signs Your WordPress Plugin Has the Potential to Become SaaS

At some point, most WordPress plugin developers will ponder the possibility of transitioning to SaaS 🧳 For good reason: There are plenty of perks to consider, ranging from scalability and…

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Why US-Based WordPress & SaaS Businesses Can’t Ignore US Sales Tax
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Why US-Based WordPress & SaaS Businesses Can’t Ignore US Sales Tax

US sales tax is an ever-growing thorn in the side of solopreneurs and SMBs 🌵 As of 2018, anyone selling software and SaaS products in the US must collect US…

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WordPress Plugins vs. SaaS: What’s the Difference & Which to Choose?
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

WordPress Plugins vs. SaaS: What’s the Difference & Which to Choose?

Both WordPress plugins and SaaS products offer perks as software models 💃🕺 But which one is better for your objectives? Freemius founder and CEO, Vova Feldman, and I have the…

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10 Must-Listen Business Podcasts for Indie Devs, Bootstrappers, & Product Makers
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

10 Must-Listen Business Podcasts for Indie Devs, Bootstrappers, & Product Makers

Hear that? That’s the sound of innumerable business podcasts flooding the digital airwaves with an abundance of opinions, information, and… hmm… value? There’s the rub — with that many podcasts…

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Leave No Ticket Unturned! How to Find the Best Customer Service Software for Your WP Business
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Leave No Ticket Unturned! How to Find the Best Customer Service Software for Your WP Business

Almost 90% of buyers may become loyal customers after one purchase if they’re happy with the customer service you’ve provided, reports say. That means creating a positive customer experience is…

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From MVP to Success Story 📈 How User Feedback Shaped Ivory Search & Led to 100K+ Active Installs
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

From MVP to Success Story 📈 How User Feedback Shaped Ivory Search & Led to 100K+ Active Installs

Success Stories are back with a 💥 In July, I had the pleasure of interviewing Vinod Dalvi, the creator of one of WordPress’s leading search plugins, Ivory Search. Previously known…

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How WordPress Solopreneurs Can Join or Start Mastermind Groups — Collective Wisdom III
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How WordPress Solopreneurs Can Join or Start Mastermind Groups — Collective Wisdom III

You’re back for Part III of our Collective Wisdom series so I’m going to assume you’re keen to have fun and make new friends discuss business topics and overcome challenges…

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Safeguarding Security in Open-Source Projects — Freemius WordPress SDK 2.5.9 Security Disclosure
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Safeguarding Security in Open-Source Projects — Freemius WordPress SDK 2.5.9 Security Disclosure

Over the past few weeks, our team has dealt with an XSS security vulnerability in the Freemius WordPress SDK. Due to the unique nature of WordPress being an open-source ecosystem,…

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6 Things Mastermind Groups Can’t Help WordPress Developers With — Collective Wisdom Part II
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

6 Things Mastermind Groups Can’t Help WordPress Developers With — Collective Wisdom Part II

Welcome to Part II of our Collective Wisdom 🧠 series — we’re happy to have you back for more mastermind group ruminations and observations! Previously, we explored fourteen reasons why…

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Why WordPress Developers Should Join a Mastermind Group — Collective Wisdom Part I
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Why WordPress Developers Should Join a Mastermind Group — Collective Wisdom Part I

You’ve heard that two heads are better than one and that no man is an island. No, we’re not about to share a survival guide for writing an email without…

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WordCamp Europe 2023 Recap: Greece Lightning ⚡ WordPress Goes From Strength to Strength
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

WordCamp Europe 2023 Recap: Greece Lightning ⚡ WordPress Goes From Strength to Strength

What a blast 💥 is how I’d sum up the energy and camaraderie that was WordCamp Europe 2023. So many friendly faces, so many new connections, and so many parties…

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Talk the Talk: The Solopreneur’s Guide to Building a WordPress Network
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Talk the Talk: The Solopreneur’s Guide to Building a WordPress Network

We’ve written plenty of articles about improving plugins/software and growing your business. But this time, we’re unpacking a totally different subject 👀 A WordPress network is one of the most…

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