How to Make Money with WordPress & Other Heresy

By Cory Miller

YES! It’s OK to make money with WP.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

You Disagree?Then move out of your parent’s basement!

But back to the real world ...

WordPress is

HUGE.

The COMMUNITY is why WordPress is getting even BIGGER.

I could put stats here (or make them up)

but you’re reading this so you already know.

Opportunities abound.

For those who wantto provide real valueand do business theright way.

How toMake Moneyin 4 Categories

1. Publishing

WordPress is still the BEST in the game at easy web publishing.

Showcase content& market globally.

Start a blog.Build a membership site.

Get your businessonline easily.

40 of Top 100 Technorati Blogs

on WP PLUSGM, UPS, Old Spice

Great Examples

ProBlogger.netContent Rules Book

Recommended Reading

2. Services

Someone pays you to do something with WP for them.

Primarily, web design and developmentfor clients.

Also, supporting, updating, maintaining, training & writing.

Huge opportunity for skilled, dependable WP Pros.

EWebscapes.comWebDevStudios.com

Creative.iThemes.com

Great Examples

3. Products

Themes

Extremely competitive

If I can do a theme, you probably can.

Plugins

Getting more competitive.

Few can do it.

They DON’T have to be all PAID.

FREE themes &plugins are great marketing vehicles.

BY THE WAY ...

HostedServices

Everybody dreams of recurring revenue.

AkismetVaultPressWPEngine

PagelyBuildaWebsite.com

HostGator

Speaking & Training

Teaching others about WP

WebDesign.comWPClassroom.comInterconnectit.com

BobWP.comDigging into WPWP for Dummies

See These Examples

Affiliates

Make money selling others’ products to your audience.

OR you could just get hired!

We are always looking for talent & fit.

Also, Automattic.com& WebDevStudios.com

The best way to get hired is to be dang good & love WP.

Ask @Nacin, @JJJor @ChrisJean.

Tips forMaking Money

Prerequisite:You have to WANTto make money.

1. Hello World!

You have to actually USE the software.

Learn it.Master it.Know it forward and backward.

Start blogging with it.

Get a playground site & break everything you can.

2. Embed Yourself

Start networking.

Join a WP Meetup Group(or start one!)

Stalk WP celebson Twitter.

Attend a WordCamp.

Hang out online.

WP Support Forums & WPCandy

If you’re a coder, help the Core Team.

3. Bleed the Brand.

Or Get the Tattoo

Champion WordPress.Everywhere.

Teach & help others get started.

You know ‘WordPress’ ALWAYS has a Capital P.

P

...and it drives you nuts when it’s not capitalized.

4. Solve Common Problems for People

Find a need and fill it.

See how you can save people time, money & energy.

The BEST products & services fill in gapsor take over where software stops.

That’s what we’ve done since 2008.

And keep doing over and over and over...

Some things flop. Some things take off.

5. Play Nicely with Others

Nobody likes to hang around or do business with jerks.

The world doesn’t need more trolls & idiots.

Neither does WP.

And your customers& clients will know the difference.

Now...

Go makesome money

with WordPress!

This is me...

cory@ithemes.com@corymiller303

Need a Partner to HelpMake Money with WordPress?

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