Any WordPress plugin or theme without engaged and relevant audiences of users will have a very hard time justifying the resources that are being put into developing & maintaining it. In this article, I’m going to focus on several innovative ways which will enable you to reach new audiences for your WordPress product business. These […]
Should You Incentivize User Feedback For Your WordPress Plugin/Theme?
All WordPress plugin/theme sellers who sell their WordPress products through Freemius are added to a Freemius DEV Slack channel, where discussions about WordPress business best practices, as well as consultation sessions, take place on a daily basis. Just a few days ago, the creator of ‘WP Sheet Editor’ (and a few other great WordPress plugins), […]
WordPress Products, Audited: The Case-study Of ‘Elementor Addons’ by LiveMesh
Welcome to the first edition of our “WordPress Products, Audited” series. We’re thrilled (yes, thrilled!) to launch this series which will enable us to help WordPress theme and plugin developers to optimize their products (this time it’s ‘Elementor Addons’) for more sales & conversions in all possible aspects. Motivation One of the key differentiators between
Winning Credit Card Disputes for WordPress Plugins And Themes [VIDEO] Is It Possible And How To Do It?
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In the past few months, I’ve stumbled across multiple online discussions among WordPress plugin and theme developers on how hard it is to win Stripe/Credit-Card Disputes. So much so, that many developers gave up on dealing with them entirely, as they feel it isn’t worth their time. We were in the same boat when we […]
Our Conclusions Moving Toolset & WPML From Lifetime Licenses To Automatic Yearly Renewals
My name is Amir Helzer, founder of OnTheGoSystems (makers of WPML and Toolset). In this article, I’m going to lay out the reasoning behind our recent move from Lifetime licenses to annual automatic renewals for our products. I’ll also explain why I warmly recommend you consider doing the same for your WordPress products. We need […]
How to Create A Video That Easily Drives More Downloads and Sales for Your WordPress Plugin
If you haven’t yet noticed, online video is changing the way that we learn and make our buying decisions. The ability to use video as an interactive storytelling medium makes it one of the best ways to encourage your potential customers to engage with your brand. You don’t need to take my word for it. Check […]
The Complete US-based Tax Cheat Sheet for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
There’s an old saying “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. While the former can be put off with exercise and a healthy diet, the latter can’t be avoided quite as easily. The United States has a number of tax laws on the Federal, State, and Local levels […]
Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises – Is That Possible And How To Do It?
According to a study commissioned by WP Engine, 57% of enterprises use WordPress. Is your WordPress plugin or theme business ready for enterprise clients? I’m not pretending to be an enterprise sales expert, but, during my 10-year journey as an entrepreneur, I had my fair share of experiences selling software to Fortune 500 companies and
Freemius Is Now GDPR Ready! Here’s What You Need To Do For Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme Store:
As you all know, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect today! (May 25th, 2018). It aims to protect fundamental privacy rights and the personal data of European Union residents. While they were 4 long and tiring weeks of full-time work towards GDPR compliance, in which almost all of our team took part […]
Niche vs. Mass Market – The Pros & Cons of Going Niche for WordPress Plugin And Theme Shops
As the competitive landscape of WordPress is maturing and thousands of budding developers enter the WordPress economy, how does your new product stand apart from the noise? Do you focus on being “loud,” pushing your product to the WordPress masses? Or do you instead dive down into a specific audience and knock it out of the […]