Scaling vs Coding: Should You Hire a Lead Engineer for Your WordPress Business?
Do you hand over the coding keys to a lead engineer or do you keep them? This is a question most technical founders will have to answer as their WordPress…
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Chris & Artur of Extendify: WordPress Networking Strategies to Find a ‘Best Fit’ Buyer
WordPress networking strategies probably don’t immediately come to mind when you think of plugin and theme development. But Extendify’s Chris Lubkert and Artur Grabowski believe that networking is a crucial…
Contributing to WordPress: The Good, the Bad & the Polyglot
Five months into my WordPress writing career, I watched a rerun of an old Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson admits that he doesn’t know a thing about how engines…
Two Years In: The Impact of COVID-19 on WordPress and eCommerce
After a period of massive growth that saw the majority of markets scramble online to survive, we’re entering a time of deceleration. Growth is slowing, the COVID-19 Stock Market bubble…
Shaping the Space & Driving Change: 56 WordPress Experts to Follow Online
Being a newcomer to WordPress can be daunting, especially when you’re a writer, not a developer, and have no great knowledge of the space. As I started this journey (AKA…
All-in or Nothing! How Trial & Error + a Drive to Be the Best Led to Success for Unlimited Elements
In November, I had the pleasure of chatting with Amit Keren and Maxim Vendrov, Founders of one of Elementor’s leading plugins, Unlimited Elements. From a realization that they weren’t working…
The WP Job Openings Success Story: Don’t Build From Assumptions, Build for Demand
Hi Aravind, thanks for joining us today! Please tell us about yourself, your interests/talents, and where you’re from Thanks for the opportunity! My name is Aravind Ajith, and I am…
The Top 13 Online WordPress Plugin Development Courses & Tutorials
WordPress is an ever-evolving beast, and whether you’re new to the platform or an experienced product maker, there’s always a new advancement to wrap your head around.
The Anatomy of a High Converting Pricing Page for WordPress Plugins & Themes
We’ve reviewed hundreds of pricing pages to help developers perfect their content, layout, and design. Throughout this process, we’ve seen the common mistakes and mixed messages that many product makers…
How to Get Way More Freemium Upgrades for Your WordPress Plugin or Theme
The freemium business model is popular among WordPress and SaaS solutions because it increases the likelihood of users upgrading to paid licenses. It typically includes a free product and the…
How to Start a WordPress Gutenberg Block Plugin Business
It’s been more than two years since Gutenberg made its public debut. While it had a rocky start, the team has made significant improvements and the slow uptake has accelerated…
How to Submit Plugins to the WordPress.org Repository
Hosting a plugin on the WordPress.org repository is one of the most popular (and effective) ways of kickstarting a successful freemium business. If it’s your first time submitting a plugin…
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…
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…
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…