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        <![CDATA[<p>With Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us and the holiday season upon us, we'll dive into what's worked and what hasn't worked when it comes to running a sale on your WordPress plugin.</p><p>We're excited to welcome special guest Scott Bolinger, co-founder of AppPresser and creator of Holler Box! Scott did some experimenting on sales recently and we'll be digging into that more.</p><p><br>Scott Bolinger - https://apppresser.com<br>Kyle Maurer - https://easydigitaldownloads.com<br>Brian Hogg - https://brianhogg.com</p><p>★ <em>Thanks to </em><a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=brianhogg"><em>Transistor.fm</em></a><em> for providing my podcast hosting. Learn </em><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=brianhogg"><em>how to start your own podcast</em></a><em>!</em></p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Maybe you don't have time to maintain it anymore, or maybe you want to move on to another plugin or business altogether. How do you go about selling your WordPress plugin to someone?</p><p>Brian Hogg and Kyle Maurer (support tech at Easy Digital Downloads) along with special guests Phil Derksen (WP Simple Pay) and Pippin Williamson (Easy Digital Downloads, AffiliateWP, and more) chat on lessons learned and helpful tips on the subject of plugin acquisitions.</p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><p>https://scottdeluzio.com/purchase-of-full-screen-background-images-from-pippin-williamson/<br>http://searchwpplugins.com/<br>https://feinternational.com/<br>https://bobwp.com/acquiring-a-wordpress-plugin-with-scott-deluzio/<br>http://wpsaas.net/<br>https://freemius.com/blog/selling-wordpress-product-business/<br>https://philderksen.com/simple-calendar-acquired/</p><p>★ <em>Thanks to </em><a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=brianhogg"><em>Transistor.fm</em></a><em> for providing my podcast hosting. Learn </em><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=brianhogg"><em>how to start your own podcast</em></a><em>!</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Are you currently selling or considering trying to sell premium WordPress plugins? If so, you may have noticed that there are actually a variety of ways to monetize commercial plugins for WordPress and determining which model is best for you can be challenging.</p><p>Hear lessons learned and helpful tips on the subject of pricing and pricing models for WordPress plugins in this episode!</p><p>★ <em>Thanks to </em><a href="https://transistor.fm/?via=brianhogg"><em>Transistor.fm</em></a><em> for providing my podcast hosting. Learn </em><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=brianhogg"><em>how to start your own podcast</em></a><em>!</em></p>]]>
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