Even though WordPress began primarily as a blogging platform, it can now be used to power virtually any genre of website, be it a simple blog, a magazine site or even an eCommerce store. In fact, a good number of WordPress websites that are built nowadays are eCommerce store, thanks especially to the super popular WooCommerce plugin, that can transform any WordPress installation into an eCommerce store within minutes!
Selling tickets for events online is becoming more and more popular, even more so for international events such as music festivals or even WordCamps.
There are a number of plugins out there to cater for this need, ranging in price as well as functionality, depending on the e-commerce platform you’re using and the scale of your events, amongst others.
After blogging for a while you might want to start making money from all your efforts. Maybe you create a web series that you want to keep hidden only for exclusive guests, or maybe it’s time to see if your online magazine can start making money. This is where a paywall WordPress plugin comes in, helping you restrict a certain amount of content on your site unless people pay for it.
Themes to sell a particular digital product are becoming easier to find with the latest trends in web design. This is because all the functions needed in such a theme, for example to sell a particular WordPress plugin, can be integrated easily into a modern, sleek design that shows off your product in the ideal way.
CoinTent is a new way to monetize the content on your site. With this service you can charge readers for access to posts on an individual pay per post basis.
CoinTent manage the payments and then pay you your earnings on a monthly basis. The free plugin makes adding this feature to your site very easy. Find out how the service works for both publishers and consumers in our CoinTent review.
Dokan is a WooCommerce-powered theme for building a multi-vendor eCommerce marketplace with WordPress.
The theme allows vendors to register an account and then begin selling their products at your store. The vendors get access to their own dashboards, each with reporting data covering their store and products.
To find out how this theme works and whether it is a good choice for building a marketplace, read the full Dokan review.
The guys behind WP Auction Software, a very popular auction plugin for WordPress, have come up with an innovative model for selling their plugin.
Of course, they are currently selling the WP Auction Software plugin directly to customers, however now they are opening their doors for a limited number of franchisees.
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