Professional DNN7: Open Source .NET CMS Platform

The DNN Store

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER

• Utilizing the store
• Making money with the referral program
• Selling products on the store

The DNN Store is an online marketplace where vendors who develop extensions for the DNN platform can sell those extensions to end users and system integrators. The store started out initially as Snowcovered.com, which was a marketplace for IBuySpy extensions and SharePoint web parts. As IBuySpy morphed into DotNetNuke, and as the DNN platform grew in popularity, so did Snowcovered.com. On August 27, 2009, DNN Corp. officially announced the acquisition of Snowcovered.com. DNN Corp. continued to operate the site until February 6, 2012, when the DotNetNuke Store was launched as a redesigned and upgraded version of Snowcovered.com. Since then, development of the store has continued to progress. DNN Corp. has remained committed to ensuring that the store is a viable marketplace for vendors and platform users.

BUYING FROM THE STORE

The majority of the store users are there for one common purpose: to find extensions that meet the needs of their projects. This is typically done by searching for and then researching and comparing those products. If more info is needed, customers can obtain presales support by asking the vendors questions about the products. Many of the products also offer trial versions or demo sites. Once products are selected, they ...