Once you’ve developed a plugin, or if you plan to, making money from it is likely one of your prime goals. Releasing a paid, premium plugin is the most obvious way to do this, and a lot of times it can be a good option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there are also many cases in which it isn’t such a great idea. Here’s an article that explains some of these cases, and presents some alternative ideas that might be better for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I write \u201cpremium WordPress plugins\u201d I\u2019m simply talking about a plugin you charge for. And when I say you\u2019d be wrong, I\u2019m saying that I don\u2019t always believe monetizing the plugin itself is the right course of action.<\/p>
Now I\u2019m not saying they\u2019re bad or that I\u2019m against any of the ones out there. After all, I\u2019ve bought many and there are some that I think are significantly under-priced.<\/p>
What I\u2019m really saying is that there are different business models to consider, and even beyond that, different things you might value that would dictate whether you should commercialize your plugin.<\/p>
So with all that, here are five reasons you shouldn\u2019t release a premium WordPress plugin, and instead give it to the community for free.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n