Matt Cromwell @ therepository.email • 3 days ago
You may have noticed the Ollie Menu Designer and other newer plugins showing up first when you go to install a plugin. This is new and part of a move to help “hidden gems” get discovered.
Katie Keith @ wpproducttalk.com • 2 months ago
Katie Keith did some research to ask about plugins whose sales were in decline or flat. There are some interesting findings such that 80% of plugin sales were the same or lower as last year and different types of plugins are more vulnerable than others.
Katie Keith @ barn2.com • 2 months ago
I enjoy reading these Year in Review articles. This one from Katie Keith at Barn2 is very interesting. While overall performance was very good, there was a 17.8% drop in new sales. She reports that other WordPress plugin shops saw something similar and she talks about possible causes. The roundup is an interesting look into what it takes to lead a WordPress plugin company.
David McCan @ webtng.com • 3 months ago
Curious what was popular during Black Friday? Here are the top 10 sellers according to a poll in the WPLTDS Facebook group. There was at least one surprise.
Nathan Wrigley @ wpbuilds.com • 3 months ago
A challenge for developers is how to market and sell their plugins. In this interview Nathan Wrigley speaks with Dave Grey, the author of Nag Me Not. In the podcast they talk about a sponsorship model, which might be a good option for certain types of plugins. If you don’t want to listen, there is a nice summary on the page.
Winston Burton @ searchenginejournal.com • 4 months ago
A switch like this would mean significantly change how brands drive visibility and traffic online.
Katie Keith @ barn2.com • 4 months ago
Katie Keith runs Barn2, a plugin shop that sells a number of Woo extensions. She did a survey asking people why they choose WooCommerce. It is interesting to see, or be reminded, that WooCommerce is very flexible. Today with SureCart and FluentCart that flexibility and range of extensions is one of Woo’s advantages, if you need it.
404 Media summarizes the trademark issue between Matt Mullenweg / Automattic and Kevin Geary / Automatic.CSS. Automattic has asked that the Automatic.CSS product name be changed.
Katie Keith @ wpproducttalk.com • 4 months ago
Katie Keith answers the question if lifetime licenses really cost more to support by digging into real data from Barn2’s sales and support history.
