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A comment on WordPress Plugin Developers Get The Shaft, Donations Are 0.1% Of All Downloads. Parent comment

Re:WordPress Plugin Developers Get The Shaft, Donations Are ... by jimboyoungblood on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @01:45AM (#659634)
I disagree- it just reflects what the market value of a wordpress plugin is. Anyone who feels they're not fairly rewarded can just stop doing it. Nobody is forcing them to do the work.

Besides, they most likely have motivations other than money- there's no way anyone starts making wordpress plugins thinking they're going to get rich (at least I hope not!)

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Re:WordPress Plugin Developers Get The Shaft, Donations Are ... by tomjen on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @02:12AM (#659660)
It doesn't reflect the value of a wordpress plugin, since the value of an item is the most the market will pay for it before going for an alternative.

The only thing this price means is that it is difficult to make money by giving away stuff for free.

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Re:WordPress Plugin Developers Get The Shaft, Donations Are ... by foppr on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @02:18PM (#660609)
Maybe not rich but there are several plugin developers that make a decent amount of revenue by selling plugins. For example check out Dan Grossman and his review plugin: http://wpreviewsite.com
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