Product Business

The Challenge of Pricing WordPress Addons and Extensions

Pricing is tough - I know I say that a lot. When you're pricing WordPress extensions or addons (dependent products), it's even harder.

Inline Editing with Barley

If you've dreamed about inline editing, dream no longer - Barley is available and amazing. But what will the future look like for them?

Don’t take the easy road (when building new products)

If you're building new products, you'll find yourself tempted to take the easy road. Especially when you're tired. After all, it's MVP, right? Don't do it.

20 things I believe about building new products

I thought I would take a moment today to highlight the 20 things I believe about building new products. This isn't a manifesto, just a list. But who knows?

Hunters and Farmers; Builders and Operators

When you know if you're a builder or operator, a hunter or a farmer, you'll be better able to collaborate with people who aren't like you.

The Future of WordPress Plugin Development

Are we in a Gold Rush in the WordPress community? I don't think so. But we might get there. Here's what it means for plugin development.

Monitoring User Behavior

We can get so caught up with other things that we forget that we should be monitoring user behavior. So here's my reminder!

Want a better product?

Want to build a better product? It's really not as complicated as you might think. Embrace competition. Use it to challenge yourself.

The Unintended Consequences of Freemium

We've lost any sense of the real value of people working hard. That's the unintended consequences of freemium.

Product companies: Are you tracking these three metrics?

I’d like to suggest three metrics that WordPress product companies should collect and monitor.