AngstyG Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I'm looking into possibly selling some of my PHP scripts. Was just wondering what the profitability for this market is currently like. Anyone out there currently selling their scripts/software? Is it worthwhile? I'm not looking to ~get rich~ or anything, but I'm not sure if I'd go through the trouble for something insignificant, if that makes any sense. Any advice is appreciated! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/225078-is-selling-software-worthwhile/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 About what kind of scripts are we talking here? Personally, I think SaaS is more worthwhile. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/225078-is-selling-software-worthwhile/#findComment-1162588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstyG Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I have php auction site scripts, payment gateway scripts, wedding site scripts, etc and so on. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/225078-is-selling-software-worthwhile/#findComment-1162700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It very much depends on what it will cost you to sell and maintain the software, and the market. There are plenty of people selling scripts, although you might not think of them as such, when you consider people who sell templates for cms systems. Like anything you have to do some market analysis, take a look at costs to advertise with adwords etc.. For something like a "Wedding site" I'm with ignace that you're going to do much better with a site that allows people to make their site, that you host, and provides the SaaS. For something like a payment gateway, that might be something that would sell ok, although I would expect the competition to be stiff. Having it as a plugin to existing cms systems or commerce platforms would help. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/225078-is-selling-software-worthwhile/#findComment-1162707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstyG Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Oh, thanks, Giz! That's actually very helpful. Maybe I can start simple with the SaaS wedding Site, and see where I can go from there. I already sell a lot of wordpress templates, but I suppose it'd be smart to expand to toher CMS's. Thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/225078-is-selling-software-worthwhile/#findComment-1162711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmola Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 If you're already doing well with templates, definately take a look at expanding to drupal and joomla. Wordpress, Drupal and Joomla are the big 3 php based markets at the moment. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/225078-is-selling-software-worthwhile/#findComment-1162713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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