you created a plugin. now what?
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You Created a Plugin
N o w W h at ?
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Adam W. Warner
•Wo rd Pres s Evan ge l i s t at S i teL o ck• C o - Fo u n d er at Fo o P l u g i n s• D i s covered Word Pres s i n 2 0 0 5•Wo rd Pres s C o m m u n i ty Ad d i c t• Fan o f F rac ta l s• L over o f Meatb a l l s• Prou d D ad !
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• WordPress Released – 5/27/2003• Mingus – 5/22/2004- Added support of Plugins• Duke – 12/31/2005 - Improvements for Plugin developers• Brecker – 3/29/2008 - Improved plugin system• Coltrane – 12/11/2008 - Auto upgrades and installation/wp-admin• Carmen – 12/19/2009 - Batch plugin updating• Benny – 9/4/2014 - Plugin discovery• Dinah – 12/18/2014 - Plugin recommendations
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• WP eCommerce• Wishlist Member• WPMUDEV - 2007• Gravity Forms - 2008• iThemes (Billboard plugin) – 2008• CodeCanyon - 2010
Premium Plugins
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Cons:Uncertain incomeHealth insuranceMore complicated financesHigher criteria for loansDoing everything = stressRemote work isolation
Considerations
Pros:Do what you loveIn total controlBetter work/life balance?More efficient than officePrideMore $$$
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My Story
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H o w a n o n - d e v e l o p e r c o - fo u n d e d
a p re m i u m p l u g i n b u s i n e s s
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Increasing Active Installs (and Sales)
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• Explain what and why• Highlight features• How to use• Include free/pro comparison
Copy that Drives Installs
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• T i t l e
• E xc e r p t ( s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n )
• D e s c r i p t i o n ( i n c l u d i n g FA Q , c h a n g e l o g , e v e r y t h i n g … )
• Ta g s
• S l u g
• A u t h o r n a m e
• C o n t r i b u t o rs n a m e s
Algorithm Phase One
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• L a s t u p d at e d at e
• C o m p at i b i l i t y w i t h t h e l a t e s t c o re v e rs i o n
• N u m b e r o f a c t i v e i n s ta l l s
• % o f re s o l v e d s u p p o r t t i c ke t s
• Av e ra g e ra t i n g
Algorithm Phase Two
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• T i t l e
• E x c e r p t ( s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n )
• D e s c r i p t i o n ( i n c l u d i n g F A Q , c h a n g e l o g , e v e r y t h i n g … )
• T a g s
• S l u g
• A u t h o r n a m e
• C o n t r i b u t o r s n a m e s
• T r a n s l a t i o n s
• R e l e a s i n g a n u p d a t e e v e r y 1 8 0 d a y s
• Te s t e d u p t o ( C o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h l a t e s t c o r e v e r s i o n )
• R e s o l v i n g s u p p o r t t i c k e t s
SEO Summary
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Marketing, Marketing, Marketing!
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• Opt-in in free plugin• Opt-in when upgrading• Automation • Add value • Ask for the sale• Freemius webhooks + Mailchimp = awesome
Email Marketing
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• Plugin features• Plugin settings• Related tutorials• Use support as inspiration• Customer showcase
Content Marketing
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• Use data/analytics to tell you where• Sources for content• Schedule posts• Reword and reuse• Not a designer? Use this...
Social Media Marketing
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• Incentivize reviews• Increased exposure• Increased website traffic• Better search engine ranking• You control percentages• Opens partnership doors
Affiliate Program
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• Hat tip to John Turner and Josh Pollock• Sanitize and validate everything• Use the WordPress Settings API and native UI CSS classes• Prefix everything• Namespace everything• Properly enqueue scripts
Make Your Life Easier
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The Elephant in the Room
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• Validate your idea• Market research• Choose a platform• Marketing• Marketing• Marketing…
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Thank You – Questions?
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