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