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Freemius Launches plugin.fm 🚀💥 A Podcast for Software Entrepreneurs to Kickstart & Grow Their Product Businesses
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Freemius Launches plugin.fm 🚀💥 A Podcast for Software Entrepreneurs to Kickstart & Grow Their Product Businesses

After two years of assembly, countless hours of planning, meticulous research, never-ending reviews, and scrutinous editing… It’s my pleasure to announce that Freemius is getting into the podcast game with…

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Make Money Selling WordPress Themes & Plugins: A Free Cheat Sheet
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Make Money Selling WordPress Themes & Plugins: A Free Cheat Sheet

This is not your average, generic business guide. The insights we’re sharing are backed by data, experiments, and accumulated first-hand experience from the makers of hundreds of WordPress plugin and…

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136 WordPress Business Tips For Selling Plugins & Themes (From the Experts)
Yash Rana by Yash Rana

136 WordPress Business Tips For Selling Plugins & Themes (From the Experts)

About a year ago we started the Experts Corner video series. We reached out to influential, experienced product business owners in the WordPress space, asking them to share their thoughts…

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How Mark Zahra Led Spotlight Instagram Feeds Plugin to 10k+ Active Installs in Less than 9 Months
Milos Tanasijevic by Milos Tanasijevic

How Mark Zahra Led Spotlight Instagram Feeds Plugin to 10k+ Active Installs in Less than 9 Months

The next in our series of success stories is Mark Zahra, CEO of RebelCode – the company behind WP Mayor, WP RSS Aggregator and several more WordPress plugins. His team…

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Can Plugin Developers Succeed on the AppSumo Marketplace?
Nicole Evans by Nicole Evans

Can Plugin Developers Succeed on the AppSumo Marketplace?

If you’re a new plugin creator, there’s a good chance that you’ve probably heard of AppSumo. For new plugin creators especially, AppSumo can seem like an answer to your prayers….

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Getting The Most out of Feature & Customization Requests for Plugin & Theme Developers
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Getting The Most out of Feature & Customization Requests for Plugin & Theme Developers

Building a WordPress website is all about customization to make it look and act the way a customer wants. So, what does that mean for plugin and theme developers like…

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Why You Should Make Your Plugin or Theme Multilingual-friendly (+How to Do it)
Allison Rivers by Allison Rivers

Why You Should Make Your Plugin or Theme Multilingual-friendly (+How to Do it)

It’s a lot of work to build a plugin or theme, and it can seem like extra, unnecessary work to add multilingual support to your project. However, based on our…

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From Side Project to 200K Users: The Bootstrap Success Story That’s Disrupting WordPress Theme
Milos Tanasijevic by Milos Tanasijevic

From Side Project to 200K Users: The Bootstrap Success Story That’s Disrupting WordPress Theme

We’ve had the pleasure of talking with two amazing young guys from the Republic of Moldova, Sergiu and Andrei, the creators of Blocksy and the founders of CreativeThemes. Blocksy started…

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Experts Corner Round II – We’re Back with More Top  Tips for Selling Plugins and Themes
Ben Lev by Ben Lev

Experts Corner Round II – We’re Back with More Top Tips for Selling Plugins and Themes

Nearly 6 months ago, we launched Experts Corner – Round I and received a wonderful response from our community and partners. The experts have had a chance to share some…

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Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes

Did you know the #1 reason users deactivate a WordPress plugin or theme is that they couldn’t figure out how to use it? This thought makes me toss and turn…

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James Farmer, CEO at WPMU DEV’s Shares Their Transformation from Tons o’ Plugins to Premium Agency Solution
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

James Farmer, CEO at WPMU DEV’s Shares Their Transformation from Tons o’ Plugins to Premium Agency Solution

I recently had a video chat with the founder of WPMU DEV, James Farmer, to ask all about their transition from managing over 100 plugins and themes to focusing on…

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Growth Hacking Your Product Launch with Hot Tips
Rob Hope by Rob Hope

Growth Hacking Your Product Launch with Hot Tips

I want to share some secrets about how I’ve been growth hacking with daily “Hot Tips” leading up to the launch of my Landing Page Masterclass. This is a unique…

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New Video Series – Experts Corner, Round I
Ben Lev by Ben Lev

New Video Series – Experts Corner, Round I

Last February, I was supposed to attend my first WordCamp. I was really thrilled about meeting fellow WordPress-ers from all over the world at the first conference to be held…

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WordPress Products, Audited: WP Simple Giveaways by Igor Benić
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

WordPress Products, Audited: WP Simple Giveaways by Igor Benić

Hey folks! This is the newest article in our series “WordPress Products, Audited” where we offer advice for plugin and theme businesses to help you optimize conversion rates. The goal…

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Is WordCamp Dying…or Not? Valuable Takeaways from WCUS 2019 in St. Louis
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Is WordCamp Dying…or Not? Valuable Takeaways from WCUS 2019 in St. Louis

This WordCamp, I heard some pretty tough feedback from other attendees, especially from veteran campers that have been attending WordCamps for years. In particular, I heard that the venue was…

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