Today Dave and I sit down with Phil Derksen of WP SimplePay Pro to talk through best practices in running a WordPress product business. Phil and Dave are now veterans of the WP plugin space, and now that Craig is finding his way into the WordPress dev community it's a nice time to have this roundtable discussion. In this episode we talk through: Managing developers, even when you're not … [Read more...] about RS075: Running a WordPress Based Business with Phil Derksen
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RS056: 5 Lessons Learned During Software Releases
Updates and releases are a part of life when you manage any type of software. Whether it's a WordPress plugin like Dave owns or a SaaS app you're constantly working on new features and updates. How to release those well, and minimize any customer issues is core to the upkeep of any software. After Dave just issued a major release to Business Directory Plugin he's reflecting on a few things … [Read more...] about RS056: 5 Lessons Learned During Software Releases
RS048: Giant Warning Signs Early – WordPress Plugin Development Project #3
An early warning sign from our previous plugin topic leaves us back at the drawing board. With a few lessons learned now it's time to have a better way of identifying problems, and solving problems. Our previous topic of an on-page user analytics tool similar to a CrazyEgg, KissMetrics type analogy, specifically for WordPress came up against a pretty major barrier: an established competitor … [Read more...] about RS048: Giant Warning Signs Early – WordPress Plugin Development Project #3
RS047: Solving Tough Problems – WordPress Plugin Development Project #2
In this episode we talk through several different approaches to finding tough problems to solve, good markets to get into, and how we're going about choosing both of them. Good markets are ones that you can either get quick traction in, or are large enough for you to take a small corner of the market as your own. There are benefits to both approaches, and it really comes down to mindset shift … [Read more...] about RS047: Solving Tough Problems – WordPress Plugin Development Project #2
RS046: Live WordPress Plugin Development Project #1
Today Dave and I begin the first of a multi part series around developing a WordPress plugin, live on the air. We will go from problem statement, to product validation, to preselling, to outsourcing development, and finally to launching and selling the plugin. As with most things in the bootstrapped startup world this will be an exercise of learning on our feet, and we hope you enjoy the … [Read more...] about RS046: Live WordPress Plugin Development Project #1
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