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How Do You Determine Demand For A WP Plugin?

by vtotheyouknow
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Hi Warriors!

I have two ideas for WP plugins but I'm not sure how to determine demand without putting my ideas out there.

Does anybody have experience creating WP plugins that can offer me some advice?

Best Wishes,
Vic
#demand #determine #plugin
  • Profile picture of the author SiteSmarty
    There's a demand in every WP plugin category. The catch is you have to have the best, I mean the best plugin that you can build an entire business around. Take Gravity Forms for example. There were 10s maybe a 100 form plugins, then the Gravity guys came along and built an incredible plugin. That's what you have to do with your ideas. Choose one and be the best, charge for it, support it, upgrade it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
    Tell us what they are.
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
    Originally Posted by vtotheyouknow View Post

    How Do You Determine Demand For A WP Plugin?
    Ask people. They will answer one of two ways.
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    Founder of JVZoo. All around good guy :)

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  • Profile picture of the author markowe
    You could offer free beta testing copies of an early version, which could be really basic, to see what the response is. That's what I did many moons back via DP forums. I was a newbie then so didn't think to see whether anything similar already existed (it did!) but that would be a good indicator too, along with how much it was selling for if it wasn't a free plugin or had a premium version.

    Also, does it address a common need/problem? That's the simplest question to ask. If it turns the page upside down then that's a great gimmick but does not necessarily have much mileage in it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jake Gray
    Know your market.

    Ask yourself a few questions.

    Wouldn't hurt to ask some peers either.
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  • Profile picture of the author vtotheyouknow
    Thank you all for your responses. I will take them to heart! :-)

    Vic
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