Yeah it doesnāt matter, but Iām just trying to be prepared for the future.
Otherwise what could the reason be for trying to āalign it with Elementsā?
For me I think the worst case scenario is if they 100% discontinue it, because I still lose whatever SEO and link value is left there.
If they merge it with Elements, can you just set a super high price on Elements (so nobody actually buys it)? or are you forced to be āpart of the packageā? never sold anything with Elements so Iām not sure how it works.
Payoneer is actually a great option I think. Unlike wire transfer, you only deal directly with Payoneer. I work with various affiliates from Bangladesh, India, Africa etc. and itās super useful.
Lots of countries where you wouldnāt want to send a wire transfer directly (as your bank might block it or look suspicious etc.).
On Elements you donāt set a price, just upload. People download itā¦ you get a cut for each downloadā¦ but it is like $0.05 to $1 per downloadā¦ but most of the time it is in the lower $0.X range.
Horrible idea to sell WordPress stuff like thisā¦
I swear, ever since this new CEO took charge, absolutely every decision heās made has gone against the authors. Itās like he wanted to destroy Envato ā that was his job!
Though if they do it, maybe the move is to keep only small add-ons on Elements (that donāt work without the āmainā plugin), just so we donāt lose the SEO/page juice.
Trust me they cant forsce everythign to Elemtents there is too much work product wise, new banners new textā¦ nah this guy Hichame Assi ois a pig he dose not know how to make food only eat what is he givenā¦
I still donāt understand why you guys arenāt pissed off about what he didā¦ We moved on ā we all did. I mean, I built my own freaking store to sell my stuff, and you guys built your own marketplace. But still, I invested my entire career into Envato, only to be treated like I was shit. That still hurts, and I blame it all on that pig of a CEO.
He has no clue what heās doing. He inherited a gold mine and turned it into a pigās cot.
I was really pissed off when I woke up one day and my main product (my livelihood) had been disabled overnight. The reason? I had a ādiscountā banner which apparently was against some stupid policy.
Not even a polite email or warning, nothing, they just disabled it. So here I am, āElite authorā, working my ass off and trying to find strategies to make more money (and all they need to do is sit comfortably and wait for their commission), and I see how they treat me.
Their email even said that if I do it again they might permanently disable my account, so effectively threatening me.
I saw it clearly that we are not partners and there is no respect whatsoever.
Comparison tables? not allowed
Discount banners? not allowed
Apparently marketing the damn product is not allowed.
My posts on the forums and feature suggestions? ignored.
So I got a very clear glimpse at the future and I knew they were not to be trusted.
When I see red flags, I run, this has served me well in life and Iāve never been caught in any failed, bankrupt, or scam project. Right now Iām in the process of permanently moving out of our dear home country: I think more taxes, less freedoms, and exit taxes are coming. Iām not waiting around to get caught on the offside.
I literally donāt understand why they treat authors who are 100% dedicated to their work like this, only to throw everything out the window. I stopped thinking about it for a while, but now this decision makes me wonder wtf is wrong with this CEO. He was supposed to help us, not destroy the marketplace!
Yes, unfortunately this is how a corporation operates, it does not care about the people which are part of it, it cares only of revenue.
Any company which reaches the ācorporationā level (without exception), will start to adopt this kind of āyou serve me, I donāt really care about youā mentality.
From my view point, only small companies can be truly empathic with people, large corporations are empathic only with their own profitsā¦ All they do is mimic that they care about you, but the moment you are not of use to them or you show any kind of behavior that is slightly against their ācode of conductā, they will ditch you.
Probably you are right, but before this, the former Envato CEO, Collis, was active in the forums and listened to authors, and back then Envato was already big as well. The main fault lies with the current CEO, and the weird part is that when Envato completely dies, most of us will probably feel a certain sense of satisfaction, even though weāll also be shocked by the mess that happened there.
This is a lesson for you guys as well. WPBay will grow because you literally have no competition now. Envato is slowly dying ā give it a few more years and it will be gone. Every other marketplace is subscription-based, which, from what I see, nobody really likes. Youāll also attract many former Envato authors who are dedicated as hell to their work.
Take what was good from Envato, especially the high item quality standards that really matter in a world full of low-quality content where quantity is what matter short therm. By enforcing stricter quality control, you would also help the overall WordPress ecosystem. If you approve a poor-quality item, it only makes the marketplace look worse and ultimately harms the WordPress ecosystem as a whole.
The item quality I think was the nr.1 reason Envato got so big along with other thigns in the past like atention to authors and listen to authors need, back than if you had a suggestion and it was good it was implemtented 100%ā¦
Exactly, item quality needs to be top notch, especially now, when much of the code written is AIā¦ filtering out the low quality stuff is important also in my opinion
But I actually agree with @tibi_diablo here - it starts at the top: what the values are, what is tolerated and what is not tolerated.
There are good companies and bad companies. Good ones will answer your emails, will help you with a solution, not because anyone personally cares, but because thatās the standard of quality.
The whole blame is on the Envato CEO. He did not understand what Envato was really about. Everything he did went against the authors, and he kept betting on Elements, which has become a garbage can at this pointā¦
Biggest idiot āI knowā at this point. He had everything handed to him on a plate and threw it all away. All he needed to do was listen to the authors ā thatās it, nothing more. Make the authors happy, and the marketplace will thrive even in this economy, he did the exact oposite, treated authors like they are non existent!
Also at th is point you guys realise literally you have no competition, is a good time for WPbay I expect some good things in the near future.