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b'Mark Zahra of RebelCode and Donnacha MacGloinn of RedPen take a break from battling the forces of darkness and discuss the best steps to take if you want to make a living as a coder in the WordPress world.
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\\nThe hidden benefits of managing a plugin project, including the level of seniority at which it is acceptable to shout and call the developers \\u201ccode monkeys\\u201d.
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\\nThe advantages and disadvantages of selling plugins through a marketplace.
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\\nTectonic shifts in the world of WordPress marketplaces.
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\\nHow a platform owner can play nice when deciding to close down their third-party marketplace.
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\\nWhy acquisition feels a bit like pimping your own mother.
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\\nReactions to the massive WordPress switch from React.
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\\nThe best alternative Javascript frameworks, from the point of vue of Mark\\u2019s developers.
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\\nWhy it might be a good idea to have Mark Zuckerberg on your side when you\\u2019re mugged by patent trolls.
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\\nDonnacha coerces Mark into making a big money bet with complicated terms.
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\\nThemeForest and CodeCanyon are crack cocaine for WordPress beginners.
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\\nTrying to teach Web Design to a millennial.
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\\nWhat Envato teaches us about the importance of making your products shiny, rather than functional.
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\\nWhy Mark, unlike the owners of Envato, is an idealist and will, as a result, die penniless.
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\\nJean Galea\\u2019s advice to Donnacha to avoid creating a product that requires support, and why RebelCode are completely ignoring that insight with their upcoming blockbuster bookings plugin.
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\\nHow, instead of making your own plugin, you could make more money by charging exorbitant amounts for customizations of someone else\\u2019s plugin.
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\\nHow to approach an existing plugin owner and ask them to refer customization clients to you, and how that might actually land you a full-time lead developer job.
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\\nA sneak peak at an upcoming episode in which an actual owner will reveal THE INSIDE DIRT on running a marketplace, while flopping about as naked as the day he was born. Bring whiskey.'