The Success Stories of AAWP, ClickWhale, and MH Themes: Florian Daugalies
Welcome, Florian! Please tell us about your background, what inspired you to become a developer, and what you do outside of work. Thanks so much! I’m Florian, 40 years young,…
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Love, Work, and WordPress: How Brad and Tam Vincent Manage FooPlugins
Running a business with your spouse while managing a full-time job is no small feat. But for Brad and Tam Vincent, it’s been a journey of growth and teamwork. With…
Escaping the MyCommerce Nightmare: How Milan Petrovic of Dev4Press Successfully Migrated to Freemius
Last week, software makers worldwide faced a crisis: MyCommerce, a long-standing payment and eCommerce solution owned by Digital River, abruptly shut down and filed for insolvency. For many, this is…
No Shortcuts, Just Hard Work: How Robert Abela from Melapress Built Security Plugins Trusted by Enterprises
Success is a journey of continuous learning for many software makers, and Robert Abela’s story is no exception. He believes wholeheartedly that long-term dedication and hard work are the keys…
Software Guru Meets Entrepreneur: How Ivan Halaka and Taurus Sinkus Made Webba Booking a Success
When a talented technical mind meets an entrepreneurial spirit, great products can happen — and this is exactly the case with Webba Booking.
Make Your Mark: Building Brand Trust, Credibility, and Differentiation in WordPress
Nowadays, breaking new ground in WordPress is like herding cats. The market’s matured: almost every possible niche is filled with plugins, themes, or static software offering solutions that compete for…
Mike Nelson of Print My Blog on Building a Five-Figure Side Project Without Sacrificing All His Free Time
For many developers, the satisfaction of making software products lies in creating genuinely useful things for people (all from the comfort of your home office or local coffee shop 😉)….
How Senol Sahin Launched the First AI-Powered Content Creation Plugin on the WP.org Repo
Serving others, identifying the right opportunity at the right time, and putting in good old-fashioned grit have been the key factors to success for Senol Sahin’s content generation plugin AI…
📣 Freemius Launches plugin.fm Season 2 With Rand Fishkin as First Guest 🚀
It’s official — we’ve launched plugin.fm Season 2 and we’re thrilled to share what’s in store 🥳 Season 2 builds on the lessons learned from the previous season and swings…
From College Side Gig to WordPress Entrepreneurship: Ben Sibley’s Success Story With Independent Analytics
Ben Sibley has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, as illustrated by the fact that he’s only had one ‘normal’ job — cashiering at a grocery store during high school. While…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…