I have 5 years experience in web development (word press), web site maintenance and SEO. WordPress is a beast that powers 29% of the Internet, and there are over 74.6 million websites that depend on it. Self-hosted WordPress websites account for 20% of that and over 50,000 WordPress websites are launched daily. That means there’s a monstrous market and a lot of work that needs to be done. This market can be put into 2 broad categories: WordPress users and developers. The WordPress ecosystem keeps growing because these 2 worlds need each other. It’s the good ol’ supply and demand rule.