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Five Lessons Learned from Building Two Failed WordPress Plugins (And how they led me to my first successful software venture)

Note from Barrett: Today’s post is a guest post from Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome.com. Pat is one of the most well known names in independent, online business. In today’s post, Pat shares a full behind the scenes look at the process that led him to build his most successful software project to date, Smart Podcast Player. Here’s Pat …

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