In reply to Dan Knauss.

Similar to Dan, I wouldn't buy a plugin from Envato unless it was made by someone whom I trust. To be honest, I can think of only one author off the top of my head that I wouldn't hesitate to buy from on that marketplace.

What Envato needs to do is charge renewal for continued access to updates. Revenue will give authors more reason to maintain and improve old plugins. No item is going to be a hot seller forever. It's just a bad model and unfortunately they'll be charging for support soon, but not updates -- a huge mistake because what most people need ongoing is updates, not support. It takes time and therefore costs money to maintain a plugin.

Outside of that ecosystem, most plugin developers are charging for ongoing updates and support (thank you Easy Digital Downloads). They also seem to me more likely to focus on a few significant projects (or just one) instead of many smaller hit or miss deals like I am seeing on CodeCanyon. The shops outside of CodeCanyon are more likely real businesses, not just a listing on a marketplace.

I appreciate your well wishes and agree that "Odds are you won’t be there though". That's true of every project and every business. Not trying means not succeeding, so I try and while most of my projects have failed, I have been successful at making a living from the ones that have succeeded. You're motivating me so thank you for that and I hope you will visit Pro Plugin Directory in a couple years. I'm playing the game to win.