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Jigoshop at WPLDN Building an Open Source Business
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WordPress + eCommerce = Jigoshop
WordPress London, April 2012
Who is Jigoshop built for?
Shopify> Jigoshop < Magento
• Jigowatt, an eCommerce design agency developed Jigoshop as their own WordPress solution.
• First software project, producing open source software under a GNU licence.
• Released June 2011, 7 versions to date, 70,410 downloads.
• Great response:
'Well let me tell you boys and girls – eCommerce for WordPress don’t suck no more!' Themesforge
But it wasn't all good. We got forked...
We're still here, and making money
• Premium Themes and Plugins.
• Premium Support
• Affiliate Revenue
• 3rd party sales
• Custom design and development work
We've learnt...• Open Source can
still be cut-throat
• Community and reputation are vital
• Open Communication
• Customer data not opinion
• Always be optimising sales channels
The future
Continue to make it easier for designers and developers to build on Jigoshop
Work to improve 3rd party sales even more. If you make money, we make a little, too :)
Evolve our support packages for agencies and developers