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Is that possible to sell popular but not monetized browser extension?
What do you think, is that possible to sell well-rated and unique browser extension with ~100k users monthly? Or, at least, find an investor for developing the product. The extension doesn't have any monetization right now.
I am trying to understand where is the cash-flow on browser extensions market.
I'm not talking about donations because there are only a few good examples (Adblock?).
Me and my friend have an extension with a similar amount of users (100k/month), and donations are less than $30 monthly.
Direct selling, via Chrome Web Store, for example, also not so popular. Have you ever bought an extension? :D I guess, no.
Do you know any cases?
- troydavis 9y agoBe careful with anyone who does want to buy it outright. If it doesn’t have revenue, then the buyer is almost certainly going to use it as a malware or adware distribution channel (https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-extension-malware https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-extension-malware), even if they claim otherwise. Of browser extensions with no revenue, I’ve never heard of a legitimate buyer acquiring one. Your choices are basically: let it keep going as-is, try to turn it into a business yourself, or contact a related company you trust and see whether they’d want to adopt it (acquire it for free), possibly paying you to maintain it.
- Ddel 9y agoYeap, you right. I saw many stories about malware in sold extensions. Also, I've talked with such company, and they offered me a couple of thousands but told me straightforward that want to embed an aggressive advertisement inside. That is completely inappropriate for me because I respect my users. I also tried to contact with companies with related business and have sent about 15-20 offering emails. But no luck: only a couple responses, which sound like "Thanks, but we are not interested." Others just ignored it.