Making money from Theme Hybrid

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   ryanhellyer (Member)
   Posted 2 months ago | Permalink

   @Justin - I think you will find that the WordPress.org repository rules state that you can't link to/promote themes which violate the GPL license in the eyes of those who run WordPress.org. So linking to themes which contain non-GPL CSS, images or scripts should be fine. I suspect you could get away with those which include non-GPL PHP libraries too, although I wouldn't risk ticking them off like that.

   Having said that, I think it makes complete sense to keep all non-GPL stuff out of here anyway.

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   Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
   Posted 2 months ago | Permalink

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   scottopolis (Member)
   Posted 2 months ago | Permalink

   Justin, I am very interested in what you said here:

   What I kind of have in mind is child theme authors could sell their themes. Once a sale is made, that user then gets support here at Theme Hybrid without additional cost. A percentage of that sale goes back to ThemeHybrid. But, the child theme author would still need to support that theme on its specific forum here. And, that child theme author would be able to post tutorials and such here on the site if they wanted.

   I just started a design business offering full-service web design based on custom Hybrid child themes. I am going to offer support for a monthly fee, and I was wondering if there was a way to integrate that with you here.

   Please let me know how we can work this out. I realize I would need to earn your trust for something like this to work, please let me know how we can proceed with this idea.

   Feel free to email me if you need to: designbyscott@gmail.com

   Thanks

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   Patrick Daly (Member)
   Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

   Justin, any thoughts on moving forward with any of these ideas?

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   Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
   Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

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   Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
   Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

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   fb (Member)
   Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

   How is that framework only version coming along?

   No pressure at all, just wondering?

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   Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
   Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

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   fb (Member)
   Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

   Great!! I still wonder how you manage to get so much done....

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    Brad Potter (Member)
    Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

    Just joined the club and this thread happened to be the first I read. It's great timing because I've recently created a few designs that I hope to make WordPress child themes. I look forward to digging in and learning about Hybrid and I'm especially interested in the framework version.

    Justin - I am thoroughly impressed with everything you have done with your club. Smacking myself for not joining sooner.

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    Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
    Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

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    Brad Potter (Member)
    Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

    Thanks Justin. I am curious about your thoughts on people like myself selling GPL child themes for Hybrid or selling a theme that might include your upcoming framework. In order for you to be supportive of those efforts, what criteria is expected besides being GPL.

    Just thinking out loud here but what if the profit of a theme was split (lets say $50 theme - 25 for dev/ 25 for Hybrid) and that included a 1 year membership to your club where buyers could turn for support. Would that overwhelm you with support issues? Would it be fair? I think there might be a lot of people who want to design and develop child themes but don't have the ability or knowledge to provide in-depth support. Look forward to your feedback and if there are any other threads discussing these things please point me in the right direction.

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    Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
    Posted 1 month ago | Permalink

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    Justin Tadlock (Administrator)
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    whobody (Member)
    Posted 3 weeks ago | Permalink

    Making Money from Theme Hybrid - Three thoughts:

    1. Whatever your making money plan is, it has to be painfully simple for it to work properly.

    2. There needs to be little or no backwards accountability.

    3. The clients need to be able to read in one or two sentences exactly what is happening.

    Example:

    For the clients:
    Get a free theme at themehybrid.com/themes or have one custom made by Hybrid Designers at themehybrid.com/custom. Support for these themes is available at themehybrid.com/support or through your designer.

    For the designers:
    Become a Hybrid Designer by applying at themehybrid.com/designers. Once approved, you may pay $250 a year to present yourself to clients at themehybrid.com/custom.

    For Justin:
    If a designer decides to make a quality child theme, add it to your free theme directory.

    This way, Justin gets paid, the designers get paid for custom work (not themes, but time), more free child themes are added, and the clients can get free support through the forum, or paid support from the designers. Everybody wins!

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    paul de wouters (Member)
    Posted 3 weeks ago | Permalink

    you should get someone to design a really nice logo, and then set up a store that would sell Hybrid Tshirts, and mugs and stuff.

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