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I know most things I’ll say won’t make sense for the power user, and I’m aware this plugin is more targeted in that direction. But I think the sweet spot is with the average user. While your plugin is probably better at everything, they are better at selling. And that’s a bummer.
Sybre and Lebaux – Absolute great persons and pretty much every other developer/reviewer/user talks nice about them. But sometimes they seem a little bit bitter that the product maybe doesn’t have the success that they wishes or maybe it doesn’t produce the right amount of money. It’s probably exhausting at times to juggle all these responsibilities. It’s probably exhausting to know you have a great product and way better principles and yet people still choose Rankmath.
Why not appeal more to the “average” user. The interface right now, although very fast, it’s quite overwhelming. The documentation feels like it’s made more for the power user. I have friends that are tired of Yoast sending them notifications and ads 24/7. I tried recommending them this plugin, but it’s not appealing to them. The interface seems too complicated at first, the website doesn’t say much to be honest. People love the principles, that’s great, but what about why this plugin is better vs the competition. How can this plugin can give them more vs the competition.
Why not make it even more clear why your plugin is better? Yoast, Rankmath, AIOSEO are ruthless when it comes to comparing their features with the others. Make a table chart, make blog posts, show how this plugin is better in comparison with the others. There’s a ton of people tired of Yoast and Rankmath.
I know some people will laugh… but where are the pictures, the tutorials, the videos.
Why does the plugin has no import function? I switched from Rankmath and I tried using the recommended import plugin, but it doesn’t support Rankmath. So I had to install Yoast to import from Rankmath and then import to SEO Framework from Yoast.
This is not a negative review. I use the plugin and I love it. I also love everything the team stands for. But to sell is normal, it’s not a shame. People have to eat, work has to be rewarded. People that are against that, probably have no idea what kind of work goes into this. Sometimes the open source community can be extremely toxic. I couldn’t care less if you add a notification from time to time. Or if you make the GO PRO button flashier (Hell! Make it RGB). Really. Times change, and it’s no shame to move a little bit away from the old thinking. This rigidity, while noble, can hurt at times. Sure, you’ll have a few open source extremists that will probably yell that you’ve changed, but who cares.
I hope you guys understand what I said comes from the right place. I’ll stick with you no matter what. But if someday you decide to be a little bit more pushy with your selling approaches, know that many people will understand and will stay by your side.