I’ve sold a few scripts in the past and I have to say I’m starting to wonder if script sales are even worth it. I guess it all comes down to how good your initial public release is, but, your release almost always depends directly on how good of a testing team you have, how much time you put into testing, and how well coded the script is. Personally I’ve made good money with scripts, but, I have also lost a lot of sleep with scripts.
The other issue that is often brought up during script related conversations is encryption. Is it good, bad, or what? Well it has pros and cons like anything else. The pros are that your script will be protected from pirates and you can set up tamper proof licensing. The cons are that you will likely sell less scripts, and most encryption technology requires additional extensions to be installed on your server such as IonCube or Zend.
