I’ve been running my business for a little over five years now. Long enough to notice that something about WordPress plugin pricing is fundamentally upside down. Most of us aren’t marketers. We’re developers who built something useful and then copied the pricing models we saw around us in the WordPress ecosystem, assuming the big players…
Every year around mid-November, my inbox turns into a carnival of urgency: flashing banners, countdown timers, “DON’T MISS OUT!” subject lines — you know the ritual. And without fail, people ask me: “Are you doing a Black Friday deal for your plugins this year?” The answer is simple: No.And here’s why.
Sunday, I quietly launched something that’s been in the works for more than a year now: a brand new version of my website! Well, quietly… I did yell a little bit internally. Because this isn’t just a fresh coat of paint—it’s a full-blown rebuild. So let’s call it what it is: Daan.dev 2.0. Here’s what’s…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen the drama that’s been unfolding in the wonderful world of WordPress the last couple of weeks. Today, its megalomanic founder, Matt Mullenwegg — who seems to be devoted to make sure everyone feels the extent of his wrath — made a change that impacts all users…
I’ve been making a mess of things lately, haven’t I? It’s okay, you can say it. After introducing ~20% of my users to a “beautiful” 500 error in OMGF Pro’s last update, now, updates in the WordPress admin screen are broken! For all my premium plugins no less! Isn’t it great? And yes, you can…
I can’t do a major overhaul of my website (new design, new domain name) without taking a moment to explain. FFW.Press became Daan.dev and while the title of this post might be confusing, it’ll all make sense in a minute. Trust me.