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Plugin Monetization Options Presented by Nick Ciske in General Track So you’ve released a free plugin, or want to release a paid plugin/add-on — what are your monetization options, and what are the pros/cons of each? I’ll cover my own experiences with sponsored plugins, building premium plugins (while running a consultancy), working for a premium plugin shop, and other lessons gleaned from the WordPress community.

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PLUGIN

MONET

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OPTIO

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FREE + DONATION

Good luck…

FREE (SPONSORED)

Salesforce WordPress to Lead

FREE CORE + EXTENSIONS

Easy Digital Downloads

WooCommerce

LIGHT + PRO + ADDONS

The Events Calendar + Pro + WooTickets

WP Migrate DB + Pro + Media Files

SAAS

Akismet

Scribe Content

FULL PREMIUM

Gravity Forms

ENTERPRISE

Auditor

RAMP

PLUGIN VS PLATFORM

Platform: Easy Digital Downloads

Plugin: Shopp

IDEAS FOR PLUGINS

Client work you do again and again

Scratch your own itch/dog fooding

Look for gaps in the market

Passion

THE GPL AND PREMIUM PLUGINS

What you can sell, what you can't:

Access + Support + Updates

Piracy

Repo and cripple ware

Obfuscation & Encryption

PRICING LEVELS

Cheap, cheaper, cheapest

Per site or unlimited

Developer

Club pricing

What does "Lifetime” mean? Is it a fools errand?

Woo debacle

HANDLING AUTO UPDATES

Easy Digital Downloads

SellWP

GitHub Updater Libraries

HANDLING SUPPORT

WP.org forum

Forum vs email

All you can eat vs pay per ticket

Minimizing support with FAQs, videos, and training

DEV FRIENDLY, USER FRIENDLY OR BOTH?Who is your audience?

Who do you want to support?

SELLING PLUGINS YOURSELF

Easy Digital Downloads

WooCommerce

SellWP

MARKETPLACES

Code Canyon

Mojo

MARKETING

The hardest part!

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