Yes, I have my own website, but I am still exclusive on Envto, I will lave it this year probably at the end of the year.
I am also following layoffs, it is really weird what is happening, multiple firms are making layoffs and each have different reason for why they are doing this. Really interesting.
In regard to big tech companies, I believe this is the game: they need money to pay for GPUs, and theyāre making these AI-based layoffs because of that. Small companies in Romania especially are suffering, because there are only a few with their own products ā most are doing outsourcingā¦
The guy in the video is saying it better than me 
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Even now with Black Friday sales being so bad, WordPress demand is the same, why are the sales so low beats me, I donāt get it.
About AI I used vibe coding for a commercial product if you donāt knwo your skills is useless so that is not the direct issueā¦
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I did a bit of research on the Elements strategy, and itās actually a smart move for Envato to keep the platform alive for a few more years. It provides a kind of short-term stability, at least until most authors eventually leave the platform.
Basically, itās a strategy to squeeze every last dime out of it. The new CEO likely saw no long-term future and didnāt want to deal with authors anymore, so he took the easy way out. They made a few good millions from the deal with Shutterstock, and heās set for life ā the rest doesnāt really matter to them.
CEOs of big companies like this are the worst.
I do expect Codecanyon and Themeforest to close by the end of this year if not in 2027 100%, is almost dead, not much to do about it at this time. Clients have lost faith a long time ago, authors are doing their own things now, the most important ones anywayā¦
I know that this platform could have thrived for a very long time with the right management. I still blame everything on the Envato CEO Hichame Assiā¦ sad thing is that he will leave Envato a rich man, probably to f*uk up some other company after!
Such a sad story. Envatoāso many devs lost their heart because of one greedy and stupid man. What he did was pure stupidity, intentional stupidity.
I understand the frustration, I also feel it. Thatās exactly why WPBay exists: to provide a platform thatās built around authors, not just squeezing them for money. I hope the word will get out to more devs and WPBay will work also on the long run.
It will get there, it needs time, we are also going through a very tough period worldwide, especially in ITā¦
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A refresher here, this month is almost dead, I made abotu 500$ is not looking good, I will probably in May will switch to selling on my website and leave exclusivit,y but it feels like the entire industryis sinking.
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You are good, you have already almost double as I have this month. But I am non-exclusive now, so I thought this is normalā¦ But if you are in the same bucket, it is not normal at allā¦
Yes is a complete and utter disaster 
Keeping this alive maybe other will join.
Envato seams dead at this point, my last sale was nine days agoā¦ it feels like the entire industry is deadā¦
Nobody is needing WordPress all of the sudden what is happening, any ideas?
I got 8 sales in the entire month of February. 14th February was a magical day, when I got 3 sales at once.
Is there no need for WordPress all of the sudden?
This is too aggresive!
What I said above is only covering sales on Envato.
Here on WPBay I have also sold around 40 licenses last month.
Thank you for sharing!
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No sales for a week then few sales and so on. It was similar in past with those days without sales but now they are more numerous. Sales are down for about 30% compared to last year for me.
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On Envato, monthly Iām earning what I usually I earned on a week. Here I sold only a license in months.
I was practically forced returning doing the freelancer to compensate the sales loss.
I know thigs are bad but I also know they will get better!