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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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Is AppSumo Worth the Hassle for WordPress Plugin Developers?
Puneet by Puneet Sahalot

Is AppSumo Worth the Hassle for WordPress Plugin Developers?

Building a WordPress plugin and launching it are two different things. As developers, we are always fascinated with the idea of building something meaningful and solving a problem. But, a…

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Recommending & Bundling WordPress Plugins and Themes: Everything Developers Need to Know
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Recommending & Bundling WordPress Plugins and Themes: Everything Developers Need to Know

There are a wide range of marketing opportunities that open up when plugin and theme developers ensure compatibility or integrate with 3rd party products. When new functionality becomes available to…

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9 Sites to Promote Your Plugin or Theme (Ranked by Domain Authority)
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

9 Sites to Promote Your Plugin or Theme (Ranked by Domain Authority)

There are so many paid promotional options when you’re looking to market your plugin or theme that it’s hard to know which sites will actually have a positive impact on…

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Innovating from India: Shilpa Shah of Hummingbird Web Solutions
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Innovating from India: Shilpa Shah of Hummingbird Web Solutions

Today, we have the privilege to speak with Shilpa Shah, co-founder of Hummingbird Web Solutions, a WordPress focused company with over 60 employees based out of Pune, India. Hummingbird Web…

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White Label Mode, URL Whitelisting, Customer Portal & Dev Dashboard Upgrades, and Major Coupon Improvements
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

White Label Mode, URL Whitelisting, Customer Portal & Dev Dashboard Upgrades, and Major Coupon Improvements

Release Notes include our periodic updates that highlight the recent product improvements we’ve made, so you can easily stay up-to-date on what’s new. We’ve had some major updates and bug…

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How to Have a $100k+ WordPress Product Launch
Vito Peleg by Vito Peleg

How to Have a $100k+ WordPress Product Launch

Have you ever heard of a WordPress plugin (or theme) that made over $100,000 in its first 30 days after launch? After spending hours Googling for successful plugins in the…

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Divi Sensei: Jan Thielemann’s Story of Traveling the World While Building a Plugin Business
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Divi Sensei: Jan Thielemann’s Story of Traveling the World While Building a Plugin Business

Today we’re excited to interview Jan Thielemann – a self-taught Divi module developer who built his WordPress business Divi Sensei and sells a host of other Divi modules and add-ons!…

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Multi-Currency, Beta Program, Selling Bundles, and more!
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Multi-Currency, Beta Program, Selling Bundles, and more!

Release Notes include our periodic updates that highlight the recent product improvements we’ve made, so you can easily stay up-to-date on what’s new. Here’s what we launched between December 2018…

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Support as a Service: Is it Right for Your Plugin or Theme Business?
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

Support as a Service: Is it Right for Your Plugin or Theme Business?

The goal for all WordPress plugin and theme businesses should be to provide 5-star customer support. From a marketing perspective, this is one of the best ways to build long-term…

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How to Use Social Proof to Boost WordPress Plugin and Theme Sales
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

How to Use Social Proof to Boost WordPress Plugin and Theme Sales

Social proof leverages positive feedback to boost your sales. Just think about it—when you’re making any (big) purchases, you’re likely to go online and read reviews before making a final…

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The Marketing Handbook for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
Matteo Duò by Matteo Duò

The Marketing Handbook for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers

As you might already know, product people—especially developers—usually don’t enjoy doing marketing. Developing plugins, themes, or other types of digital products gets their creative juices flowing, but when it comes…

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How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support
Alex Castro by Alex Castro

How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support

Katie Keith and her husband Andy co-founded Barn2Media in late 2009. Initially dedicated to designing WordPress websites for clients, they envisioned building their business around selling products since early on….

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Is the WordPress Plugin Repository Worth the Hassle?
Brenda Barron by Brenda Barron

Is the WordPress Plugin Repository Worth the Hassle?

If you’re a relatively experienced WordPress plugin developer, you’ve most likely already asked yourself this question – possibly more than once. If you’re a relatively new WordPress plugin developer, you’re…

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8 Ways to Get Your WordPress Plugin Featured on Blogs
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

8 Ways to Get Your WordPress Plugin Featured on Blogs

You’ve done it: You’ve written a WordPress plugin that addresses the most (Word)Pressing problem ever. Now, here’s the kicker: No matter how much time you’ve invested or how brilliant it is,…

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