Why Passion Still Matters in WordPress Products

About this episode

Marcus Burnette discusses his journey in the WordPress community and the unique business model of WellPlayedWP.

Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminute Become a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric sits down with Marcus Burnette, founder of WellPlayedWP, a new plugin membership service, and The WP World (a media partner of The WP Minute ). Marcus fills us in on his journey in the WordPress community and the unique business model of WellPlayedWP. He shares insights into the included plugins, their use cases, and the importance of customer feedback in shaping the service. Marcus demonstrates his passion for the WordPress community and building useful tools. In all, it’s the same spirit that brought many of us to WordPress in the first place! Takeaways: WellPlayedWP is a plugin membership service offering a library of niche plugins. The service aims to simplify plugin management with a single license for multiple plugins. Marcus emphasizes the importance of side projects for learning and growth. The target audience for WellPlayedWP is primarily agencies and freelancers. Pricing strategies were carefully considered to ensure affordability and…

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Guest: Marcus Burnette

Topics covered

• WordPress products
• plugin membership
• customer feedback
• business model
• community spirit

Keywords

• WordPress
• plugins
• membership service
• customer feedback
• agencies
• freelancers
• business model

Sponsors

Pressable

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WellPlayedWP, The WP World

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