[wp-hackers] selling a premium plugin

[Ryan Bilesky]

Well obviously in the case that would be an issue.  If I do a free version
it would by itself be a decent plugin, and I would have modules that I could
sell that would add-on more features like a plugin for the plugin kinda.
But I haven't fully decided if I want to go that route or if I want to go
just 100% premium, but thats where i am unsure of the best way to market the
plugin since there will be wp.org plugin repo exposure seems harder but I
think its a good plugin with so much more potential in the future.

As far as what someone mentioned about the source code and people stealing
that, in my mind if its a good plugin people will be willing to pay for it,
no matter what some will get around that but then they wouldn't receive any
support then from me.

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:30 AM, Baki Goxhaj <banago at gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > Why not? This is a very good model. Offering a free version of a plugin
> > gets people using it. A premium version can then contain more features or
> > offer things like premium support.
> >
>
> From what I know the guys at WP.org got Ajax Comments out of repo for this
> reason. Because the free version is just only or mainly for advertising the
> premium one and does not add any value as is. I'm trying to put forward
> what
> has been going on - I don't have anything against that model personally.
>
> Kindly,
>
> Baki Goxhaj
> www.wplancer.com | www.banago.info | proverbhunter.com
>
>
> On 1 March 2011 11:19, Andy Charrington-Wilden <andycharrington at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I think there is a lot more to it the more you think about it. For
> example
> > how will you provide updates to the plugin? I really struggle with the
> > concept of sharing my source code with the world because of the potential
> > for people to share it without paying me. After thrashing it out on here
> a
> > few months back I think the general consensus is that you can never
> really
> > protect it from determined thieves!
> >
> > The only way I could think of protecting my source code whilst staying
> > within the gpl was to write the functionality separate to wp and provide
> an
> > api. Then the actual plugin is simply a bunch of api calls to your
> bespoke
> > and now protected code.
> >
> > Hope my ramblings are in some way useful to you!
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > Jealous Designs
> > Website: jealousdesigns.co.uk
> > Portfolio: jealousdesigns.co.uk/portfolio
> > Phone: 07903030008
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> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On 1 Mar 2011, at 10:10, Baki Goxhaj <banago at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Having free versions on your plugin in the repo is not something very
> > > acceptalbe. All you have to do is built a great plugin, market it and
> > allow
> > > people a way to download with with payment processing. There are many
> > very
> > > successful premium (only) pluigns out there and to name a few: Gravity
> > > Forms, Shopp, E-Commerce Plugin, Event Espresso and many more.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > > Kindly,
> > >
> > > Baki Goxhaj
> > > www.wplancer.com | www.banago.info | proverbhunter.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On 1 March 2011 11:03, aditya sharma <sharmaaditya333 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.dailyblogtips.com/are-you-developing-a-cool-wordpress-plugin-let-me-know-about-it/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-estore-plugin-complete-solution-to-sell-digital-products-from-your-wordpress-blog-securely-1059
> > >>
> > >> Hope these links may help..
> > >>
> > >>       --
> > >> Warm Regards
> > >> Aditya Sharma
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Ryan Bilesky <rbilesky at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Ok dirty if this is off topic but I was wondering if anyone here haas
> > >>> developed premium plugins for wordpress?  Any tips for how to sell
> it,
> > >>> besides the obvious have a basic free version on the plugin repo.
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