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You Created a Plugin
Now What?
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Who Are You?
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Adam W. Warner
• WordPress Evangelist at SiteLock
• Co-Founder at FooPlugins
• Discovered WordPress in 2005
• WordPress Community Addict
• Fan of Fractals
• Lover of Meatballs
• Proud Dad!
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History of Plugins
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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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Should You Start?
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Cons:
Uncertain income
Health insurance
More complicated finances
Higher criteria for loans
Doing everything = stress
Remote work isolation
Considerations
Pros:
Do what you love
In total control
Better work/life balance?
More efficient than office
Pride
More $$$
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Is It a Good Idea?
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Will People Buy It?
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My Story
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How a non-developer co-founded
a premium plugin business
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It Started with a Paper Route
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Finding WordPress
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Following My Passion
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Finding a Partner
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Before You Sell
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Market Research
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Know Your Business Model
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Solve a Problem
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Don’t Reinvent – Do It Better
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Where to Sell
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Existing Marketplace
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Your Own Site
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How to Sell
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The Right Tool for the Job
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The Other Right Tool for the Job
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Marketing
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It Starts with Free
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WP.org
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The Freemium Sales Funnel
Awareness
Activation
Usage
Purchase
Advocacy
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Upgrades or Extensions
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Increasing Active
Installs (and Sales)
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Repo Meta Matters
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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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Plugin Repository SEO
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• Title
• Excerpt (short description)
• Description (including FAQ,
changelog, everything…)
• Tags
• Slug
• Author name
• Contributors names
Algorithm Phase One
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• Last update date
• Compatibility with the
latest core version
• Number of active installs
• % of resolved support
tickets
• Average rating
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
• T e 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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Data Collection is GoodUninformed Decisions are Bad
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Streamlining
Upgrades
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The Old Way
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The New Way
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Have I Mentioned
Marketing Yet?
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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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Pro Tips
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Upsells
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Cross Sells
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Exit Discounts
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Recovered Carts
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Cross Promotion Partnerships
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Pricing
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What Will the Market Bear?
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Auto Renew
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A/B Testing
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Developer Tips
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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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Support Will Make or Break You
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Good
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Bad
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Social Proof
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Support Options
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Knowledge Base
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Encourage Self Help
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Now What?
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• Validate your idea
• Market research
• Choose a platform
• Marketing
• Marketing
• Marketing…
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Thank You – Questions?
• Follow at:
• @SiteLock
• @wpmodder
• My Blog Posts:
• http://wpdistrict.sitelock.com
• http://succeedwithwp.com
• https://fooplugins.com

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  • 1. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K You Created a Plugin Now What? W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 2. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K Who Are You? W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 3. @ S I T E L O C K Adam W. Warner • WordPress Evangelist at SiteLock • Co-Founder at FooPlugins • Discovered WordPress in 2005 • WordPress Community Addict • Fan of Fractals • Lover of Meatballs • Proud Dad!
  • 4. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K History of Plugins W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 5. @ S I T E L O C K • 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
  • 6. @ S I T E L O C K • WP eCommerce • Wishlist Member • WPMUDEV - 2007 • Gravity Forms - 2008 • iThemes (Billboard plugin) – 2008 • CodeCanyon - 2010 Premium Plugins
  • 7. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K Should You Start? W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 8. @ S I T E L O C K Cons: Uncertain income Health insurance More complicated finances Higher criteria for loans Doing everything = stress Remote work isolation Considerations Pros: Do what you love In total control Better work/life balance? More efficient than office Pride More $$$
  • 9. @ S I T E L O C K Is It a Good Idea?
  • 10. @ S I T E L O C K Will People Buy It?
  • 11. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K My Story W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7 How a non-developer co-founded a premium plugin business
  • 12. @ S I T E L O C K It Started with a Paper Route
  • 13. @ S I T E L O C K Finding WordPress
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  • 17. @ S I T E L O C K Market Research
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  • 22. @ S I T E L O C K Existing Marketplace
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  • 25. @ S I T E L O C K The Right Tool for the Job
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  • 28. @ S I T E L O C K It Starts with Free
  • 29. @ S I T E L O C K WP.org
  • 30. @ S I T E L O C K The Freemium Sales Funnel Awareness Activation Usage Purchase Advocacy
  • 31. @ S I T E L O C K Upgrades or Extensions
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  • 33. @ S I T E L O C K Repo Meta Matters
  • 34. @ S I T E L O C K • Explain what and why • Highlight features • How to use • Include free/pro comparison Copy that Drives Installs
  • 35. @ S I T E L O C K Plugin Repository SEO
  • 36. @ S I T E L O C K • Title • Excerpt (short description) • Description (including FAQ, changelog, everything…) • Tags • Slug • Author name • Contributors names Algorithm Phase One
  • 37. @ S I T E L O C K • Last update date • Compatibility with the latest core version • Number of active installs • % of resolved support tickets • Average rating Algorithm Phase Two
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  • 39. @ S I T E L O C K Data Collection is GoodUninformed Decisions are Bad
  • 40. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K Streamlining Upgrades W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 41. @ S I T E L O C K The Old Way
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  • 44. @ S I T E L O C K • Opt-in in free plugin • Opt-in when upgrading • Automation • Add value • Ask for the sale • Freemius webhooks + Mailchimp = awesome Email Marketing
  • 45. @ S I T E L O C K • Plugin features • Plugin settings • Related tutorials • Use support as inspiration • Customer showcase Content Marketing
  • 46. @ S I T E L O C K • Use data/analytics to tell you where • Sources for content • Schedule posts • Reword and reuse • Not a designer? Use this... Social Media Marketing
  • 47. @ S I T E L O C K • Incentivize reviews • Increased exposure • Increased website traffic • Better search engine ranking • You control percentages • Opens partnership doors Affiliate Program
  • 48. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K Pro Tips W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 49. @ S I T E L O C K Upsells
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  • 55. @ S I T E L O C K What Will the Market Bear?
  • 56. @ S I T E L O C K Auto Renew
  • 57. @ S I T E L O C K A/B Testing
  • 58. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K Developer Tips W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 59. @ S I T E L O C K • 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
  • 60. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K The Elephant in the Room W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 61. @ S I T E L O C K Support Will Make or Break You
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  • 68. @ S I T E L O C K@ S I T E L O C K Now What? W o r d C a m p S a c r a m e n t o 2 0 1 7
  • 69. @ S I T E L O C K • Validate your idea • Market research • Choose a platform • Marketing • Marketing • Marketing…
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