Why You Should (Or Shouldn't) Use Premium Plugins

Premium plugins typically have more features, better support, and are better maintained than free plugins. Having said that you can actually do quite a bit with all of the free plugins available on the WordPress.org plugin repository.

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1. Why You Should (Or Shouldn't) Use Premium Plugins Patrick Rauland @BFTrick http://speakinginbytes.com/2013/12/premium-plugins/
2. • ASP Programmer • LAMP Programmer • WordPress Developer • WooThemes Support My Background @BFTrick
3. My Background prebuilt functionality -- ++ @BFTrick
4. Photo Credit: leg0fenris http://www.flickr.com/photos/43322231@N07/5366609719/
5. What is a Premium Plugin? @BFTrick
6. Culture of Free @BFTrick
7. Photo Credit: Kalexanderson http://www.flickr.com/photos/45940879@N04/5848195448/ Hand Holding
8. Photo Credit: JD Hancock http://www.flickr.com/photos/83346641@N00/8955273266/ Cleaning Up http://yoast.com/honest-truth-plugin-testing/
9. Do You Need Premium? @BFTrick
10. NO! @BFTrick
11. So Why Then? @BFTrick
12. $time = $money; @BFTrick
13. foreach( $time ) { $patrick->develop(); } @BFTrick
14. foreach( $time ) { $patrick->develop(); if( $website->is_complete() ) { $patrick->collect_payment(); } } @BFTrick
15. Functionality @BFTrick
16. Support @BFTrick
17. Updates @BFTrick
18. Convincing the Boss Man Photo Credit: Kalexanderson http://www.flickr.com/photos/45940879@N04/6012209875/
19. Photo Credit: JD Hancock http://www.flickr.com/photos/83346641@N00/3572350703/
20. Do More in Less Time @BFTrick
21. Photo Credit: JD Hancock http://www.flickr.com/photos/83346641@N00/3842546304/
22. Questions! Patrick Rauland - @BFTrick