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EuroPython 2017 - How to make money with your Python open-source project
The document outlines various methods for monetizing Python open-source projects, including donations, sponsorships, advertisements, collaborative funding, and freemium models. It also discusses the importance of licensing, distribution strategies, and payment processing options, along with practical steps for setting up a project for sale. Additionally, it encourages individuals to create projects even if they don't already have one.
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- 1. 1 / 28 Howto make money with your Python open-source project Max Tepkeev 12 July 2017 Rimini, Italy
- 2. 2 / 28 Aboutme Max Tepkeev Berlin, Germany • python-redmine • architect • instructions https://www.github.com/maxtepkeev
- 3. 3 / 28 Python-Redmine •3 years • 255 stars on GitHub • Approximately 70 unique visitors per day • 9000 downloads per month
- 4. 4 / 28 Donations •PayPal • Click&Pledge • Donorbox • Stripe Checkout • Fundly • Gratipay • Flipcause • many more…
- 5. 5 / 28 Donations +Easy + Tax free if done properly - Not free (fees per transaction) - Registered as a non-profit - Payments aren’t accepted worldwide - US or EU “trusted” countries bank account
- 6. 6 / 28 Sponsorship/ Consultancy • Permanent job • Paid for specific features • Extended support channels
- 7. 7 / 28 Sponsorship/ Consultancy + Established relationships - Considered as an income - Obligations / deadlines
- 8. 8 / 28 Advertisement/ Nagware • Google Adsense • Amazon Associates • Adversal • PopAds • PropellerAds • many more…
- 9. 9 / 28 Advertisement/ Nagware + Easy - Annoys users - Considered as an income
- 10. 10 / Collaborative funding •PyPy • Django REST Framework • Bountysource • kivy • urllib3 • others…
- 11. 11 / 28 Collaborativefunding + Easy + Tax free if done properly - Not free (fees per transaction) - Registered as a non-profit - Payments aren’t accepted worldwide - US or EU “trusted” countries bank account - Obligations / Deadlines
- 12. 12 / Freemium • Freeversion (basic functionality) • Premium version (additional features)
- 13. 13 / Freemium + Noobligations / no deadlines + Proper payment gateway + Payments are accepted worldwide + Big choice of payment systems + Different per country prices - Considered as an income - Payment gateway fees
- 14. 14 / Restrictions • Features •Capacity • Support • Seats • Storage space (SAAS) • others…
- 15. 15 / License (freeversion) • https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical • https://choosealicense.com • Apache License 2.0 • GNU General Public License (GPL) • Lesser General Public License (LGPL) • BSD-3 License • MIT License • Mozilla Public License 2.0
- 16. 16 / License (premiumversion) https://www.binpress.com/license/generator
- 17. 17 / Distribution • Freeversion (PyPI) • Premium version (Private PyPI) • https://github.com/pypiserver/pypiserver • https://github.com/stevearc/pypicloud • https://github.com/mardiros/pyshop • https://github.com/devpi/devpi
- 18. 18 / Distribution Apache WebServer Private PyPI Example Directory structure .htaccess
- 19. 19 / Distribution Apache WebServer Private PyPI Example .htpasswd clean
- 20. 20 / Distribution Apache WebServer Private PyPI Example .htpasswd generator
- 21. 21 / Distribution Apache WebServer Private PyPI Example pip install -i https://ACCESSDATA@DOMAIN/pypi PROJECT ACCESSDATA: PuUrUpHO2:ORsKJW8wNmBUtFv97IDsrdfyax27WRyLO DOMAIN: my-project.com PROJECT: my-project-name How to access
- 22. 22 / How tosell (Marketplace) + Easy - Highest fees - No Python specific marketplace - Limited customization options - Limited options to withdraw money
- 23. 23 / How tosell (Internet Acquiring) + Lowest possible fees - Low level solution (depends on a bank) - Usually only cards are accepted - No customization options - Money go only to account in this bank
- 24. 24 / How tosell (Payment Provider) + Easy + Different options to withdraw money + Highly customized + A lot of payment options for customers - High fees (compared to internet acquiring)
- 25. 25 / Payment Providers •Braintree (1.9% + €0.30) • PayLane (2.8% + €0.25) • Stripe (1.4% + €0.25) • Paymill (2.95% + €0.28) • Avangate (3.99% + €0.79) • Amazon Pay (1.9% + €0.35) • Authorize.net (2.9% + €0.30)
- 26. 26 / Fitting itall together 1. Develop premium version 2. Prepare project licenses 3. Register a domain name + https 4. Setup private PyPI 5. Signup for the chosen payment provider 6. Upload your static access codes 7. Start selling
- 27. 27 / What ifI don’t have a project • Create one • Don’t be afraid to try
- 28. 28 / Questions slides: https://slideshare.net/maxtepkeev github:https://github.com/maxtepkeev email: tepkeev@gmail.com skype: max.tepkeev