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Creative Market: An Honest Breakdown for WordPress Product Makers
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Are WordPress Marketplaces Still Worth It in 2024? A Deep Dive for Software Makers
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Years ago, charging money for plugins/themes in the WordPress space was frowned upon. But when WordPress began commercializing, developers saw the opportunity to start selling themes and plugins full-time instead…

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Customer Portal UX Improvements: Downloading Product Versions, Account Closing, Help Scout Docs Integration
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Customer Portal UX Improvements: Downloading Product Versions, Account Closing, Help Scout Docs Integration

We always deliver on our promises 😉 Here’s part three of our four planned release notes. As any software customer — developer or end-user — will attest, it’s pretty frustrating…

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BFCM 2020: 5 Ways to Promote Your WordPress Plugin or Theme Without Reducing Average Sale Price
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BFCM 2020: 5 Ways to Promote Your WordPress Plugin or Theme Without Reducing Average Sale Price

Many folks have had a dramatic year due to coronavirus – not just in our personal lives, but also in our plugin and theme sales. The massive rise in working…

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Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes
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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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Recommending & Bundling WordPress Plugins and Themes: Everything Developers Need to Know
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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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Jose Vega’s Story Tripling Plugin Sales Revenue with WP Sheet Editor
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Jose Vega’s Story Tripling Plugin Sales Revenue with WP Sheet Editor

Jose Vega is a young entrepreneur from El Salvador and the lead developer of several successful plugins. His featured plugins are WP Sheet Editor and WP Frontend Admin, which he’s…

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Support as a Service: Is it Right for Your Plugin or Theme Business?
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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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Three Types of WordPress Product Customers You Should Fire (and How to Fire Them)
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Three Types of WordPress Product Customers You Should Fire (and How to Fire Them)

It’s inevitable in any business that some users will not be satisfied with what you are able to provide for them, or may become a drain on you or your…

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How to Build an SEO friendly Support Knowledge Base: The Complete Guide for A Scalable Documentation Solution
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

How to Build an SEO friendly Support Knowledge Base: The Complete Guide for A Scalable Documentation Solution

Once your startup’s user-base grows, support becomes a fundamental part of your business. Setting up a solid Knowledge Base solution is an important long term investment, that hopefully, if done…

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How to Offer Stellar Plugin Support (Without a Huge Staff)
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No matter how brilliant your plugin is, or how well it’s been coded, you’re going to need some kind of customer support system in place if you care about your…

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Premium WordPress Plugins: 5 Things That Your Customers Expect
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Developing an awesome premium WordPress plugin is a battle half won.

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