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I'm doing pretty well selling a WordPress plugin, https://mediacloud.press/

It's an equal mix of rewarding and frustrating. It's a lot more work than you'd expect and now I've a deep understanding of why support tools are as obtuse as they are.

It's generating enough income that's livable and freeing me up to focus on other related projects. I'm going to be launching a SAAS version of the plugin later this year.

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I can relate. Everything is always a lot more work than the usual "I can build this on a weekend". If it's a good product, there are so many details and edge cases the software considers, which aren't obvious if you simply build a clone. Only a true customer feedback and improvement cycle can make a product better.

Any thoughts on the Wordpress plugin ecosystem as a whole for building some income? I'm in a position where I need to learn more about Wordpress but not sure how deep I want to go.

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