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Amazing. The author complains of not having a business model, spends most of the post describing the one he would like to be given by someone else, and yet nev
by GHFigs 17y ago
Amazing. The author complains of not having a business model, spends most of the post describing the one he would like to be given by someone else, and yet never makes the connection between the two.
- Harkins 17y agoIf you're thinking he could create a premium marketplace that works as a Wordpress plugin, it's a terrible idea. He'd be proving the model for Wordpress, as soon as he started getting traction they could introduce their own official premium marketplace installed by default in all new versions of Wordpress... and don't forget to upgrade for this month's important security fix. I'm not a fan of the post's tone, but he's right that Wordpress needs to do it. Nobody else wants to try because they'd either fail or have it taken away from them.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoNobody else wants to try because they'd either fail or have it taken away from them. That's the bitch of relying on someone else's platform for your business model.
- photomatt 17y agoThere are dozens of successful businesses selling GPL-complaint themes, sometimes in their own directories. There are hundreds of businesses who get some or all of their distribution through WordPress plugins. There are millions of websites using WP as a tool to publish and make money other ways, like TechCrunch or GigaOM.