Starting Your First WordPress Plugin Business – WPCAST028

This week, we’re answering some questions about starting a plugin business. We discuss licensing options, and some ideas on how to pick what plugin to start with.

Changelog

* Thanks Danny Flood for the 5-star review! Danny hosts the OpenWorld podcast.

The Core

* Response to a question from Scott Paterson

* Breakdown of license purchases – 1 site vs multiple site licenses

* David’s breakdown on Easy Pricing Tables

* Pricing anchors – # of site licenses vs. features (see our Pricing episode)

* What plugin to make?

* Phil Derksen – WP Stripe plugin

* David’s suggestion: Ninja Forms / WooCommerce / Easy Digital Downloads extension

* Existing marketplace

* Easy way to get started with an extension – can ship faster, learn the ropes

* It’s also good to build something you know there’s a demand for (existing plugins that are being used) and not fulfilled (bad reviews for those plugins)

* Ninja Forms does 1st-level support

* You can’t expect to hit it big with your very first plugin, it’s going to be a learning experience.

* Getting started is the hardest part. Avoid “analysis paralysis” or being a perfectionist.

* Also relevant, Matt Mullenweg’s post: 1.0 is the Loneliest Number.

* “If you’re not embarrassed when you ship your first version you waited too long.”

* “Ship early and often.”