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Cart Abandonment Recovery
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A Customer Picks Up Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme & Ditches It: How To Handle Cart Abandonment?
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Release Notes

Cart Abandonment Recovery, Verified Buyer Reviews, Invoices, Themes Monetization, And A New SDK Version
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Interviews

After Shifting from Development, Primož Cigler Is The Perfect Technical Marketer for A WordPress Products Business
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Best Practices

The Complete (and free) ‘WordPress Plugin Business Book’, By Freemius
Trials for Premium WordPress Plugins and Themes
Best Practices

The Ultimate Guide To Free Trials For Premium WordPress Plugins And Themes
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Success Stories

One WordPress Plugin Developer with A Laptop – The Success Story of Joachim Jensen with Content Aware Sidebars
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Business Models

The Do’s And Don’ts of Renewals Discount for WordPress Plugins And Themes, Following The WooCommerce Blunder
WordCamp Europe 2017
WordPress

WordCamp Europe 2017 – The WordPress Product People’s Perspective
is themeforest a good place to sell your themes
Business Models

Is ThemeForest a Good Place to Sell Your Premium WordPress Theme?
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

MailChimp Integration and Seamless Freemium Checkout with 1-Click Auto-Install
interview with ceo of Perfect Dashboard and VP of Joomla
Interviews

CEO of Perfect Dashboard & VP of Joomla, Aleksander Kuczek, Answers Our Most Challenging Questions
Our product launch had unusual results
Best Practices

Our WordPress Product Launch Had Unusual Results! Here’s How to Replicate It
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Business Models

Think Big, Learn Fast, and Listen: My Lessons from Building a WordPress SaaS Product
success story Erick Danzer from Imagely
Success Stories

How Imagely Optimizes User-retention & Keeps ‘NextGEN Gallery’ Popular
How to Outrank Your Competitors SEO on The NEW WordPress.org Plugin Repository
Best Practices

How to Outrank Your Competitors’ SEO on The NEW WordPress.org Plugin Repository
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Dunning, New In-Dashboard Checkout & Site Trials! – March Product Release Notes
unConversions Convince Your Plugin or Theme Users to do Nothing
Best Practices

unConversions: Convince Your Plugin/Theme Users to do Nothing
Freemius Insights for WordPress themes
Announcements

Freemius Insights for WordPress Themes – Officially Released!
WordPress agencies Subscription based income
Business Models

This WordPress Agency Turns Its Custom Plugins/Themes to A Recurring Income
plugins sales direct vs codecanyon
Best Practices

WordPress Plugin Seller Discloses A Comparison of Plugins Sales: Direct vs CodeCanyon
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Business Models

ThemeForest Or CodeCanyon: Should WordPress Devs Sell Plugins Or Themes?
WordPress page-builders
Marketing

We Used to Hate WordPress Page Builders – Now We Decided to Use One
CodeCanyon WordPress Plugins Analysis
Business Models

CodeCanyon By The Numbers: Can You Pay Your Bills Selling Premium WordPress Plugins on CodeCanyon?
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Trials, Upgrade Flow, 100% Coupon Code & Editable Billing Information – December Product Release Notes
Cha-ching Gmail Sound Notification for Freemius, EDD or WooCommerce
Marketing

How to Make Your Phone Cha-Ching using Gmail Every Time You Make A Sale with Freemius, EDD, or WooCommerce
Collecting WordPress Plugin User emails
Marketing

This Is Why WordPress Product Owners Need to Capture User Email from Day 1
How to Build a Lightning Fast Knowledge Base: The Complete Guide for A Scalable Documentation Solution
Development

How to Build an SEO friendly Support Knowledge Base: The Complete Guide for A Scalable Documentation Solution
Connecting with the right audience
Business Models

Connecting With The Right Audience: Tips For WordPress Plugin Developers
Jason Lemieux
Business Models

Jason Lemieux from Postmatic Is Balancing Family Farm Life & A WordPress Business
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Localization, Feedback Form, After Upgrade Instructions & Mobile Friendlier – September Release Notes
ThemeForest By The Numbers
Business Models

ThemeForest By The Numbers: Thought The WordPress Theme Gold Rush Was Over? Think Again!
WordPress.org plugin repository
Best Practices

Is the WordPress Plugin Repository Worth the Hassle?
Jamie Marsland of the Pootle Page Builder
Interviews

How ‘Pootle Pagebuilder’ Sold Licenses for $9K on Its 1st Month
Recurring Revenues for WordPress Plugins
Best Practices

Why WordPress Plugin Developers Have to Start Thinking SaaS
Pricing experiment - featured image
Best Practices

Careful! This Simple Pricing Experiment Cost Us $2,000 in Revenue
Freemius Checkout
Announcements

Introducing Freemius Checkout: Sell Your WordPress Products Anywhere
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WordPress

540 million Active Plugins Makes WordPress a Billion Dollar Market
Selling WordPress Plugins GPL
Best Practices

The Ultimate Guide to Legally Protect Your GPL WordPress Plugin Business Against Trolls
Lifetime License
Best Practices

Lifetime license for WordPress plugins – the right way!
Freemium WordPress Plugins Outlive Free Ones
Plugins

It’s A Fact: Freemium WordPress Plugins Outlive Free Ones
Boosting WordPress Plugin Reviews
Best Practices

How We Increased our WordPress Plugin’s 5-Star Reviews by 700%
The 5 Mistakes That Will Kill Your Plugin Business Profits
Best Practices

The 5 Mistakes That Will Kill Your Plugin Business Profits
Sell Premium Plugins with CodeCanyon
Business Models

Is CodeCanyon a Good Place to Sell Your Premium WordPress Plugin?
Learn From Successful Plugin Developers
Best Practices

4 Things You Can Learn from 3 Wildly Successful Premium Plugins
Future WordPress Plugin Opportunities
Development

5 Future WordPress Plugin Market Opportunities You Can’t Afford to Miss
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Developer Tools

5 Amazing Tools for WordPress Plugin Developers
Cart Abandonment Recovery
Best Practices

A Customer Picks Up Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme & Ditches It: How To Handle Cart Abandonment?
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Interviews

After Shifting from Development, Primož Cigler Is The Perfect Technical Marketer for A WordPress Products Business
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Best Practices

The Complete (and free) ‘WordPress Plugin Business Book’, By Freemius
success story joachim jensen
Success Stories

One WordPress Plugin Developer with A Laptop – The Success Story of Joachim Jensen with Content Aware Sidebars
renewals discount
Business Models

The Do’s And Don’ts of Renewals Discount for WordPress Plugins And Themes, Following The WooCommerce Blunder
WordCamp Europe 2017
WordPress

WordCamp Europe 2017 – The WordPress Product People’s Perspective
is themeforest a good place to sell your themes
Business Models

Is ThemeForest a Good Place to Sell Your Premium WordPress Theme?
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

MailChimp Integration and Seamless Freemium Checkout with 1-Click Auto-Install
Our product launch had unusual results
Best Practices

Our WordPress Product Launch Had Unusual Results! Here’s How to Replicate It
lessons from building wordpress saas product
Business Models

Think Big, Learn Fast, and Listen: My Lessons from Building a WordPress SaaS Product
WordPress agencies Subscription based income
Business Models

This WordPress Agency Turns Its Custom Plugins/Themes to A Recurring Income
CodeCanyon WordPress Plugins Analysis
Business Models

CodeCanyon By The Numbers: Can You Pay Your Bills Selling Premium WordPress Plugins on CodeCanyon?
Connecting with the right audience
Business Models

Connecting With The Right Audience: Tips For WordPress Plugin Developers
Jason Lemieux
Business Models

Jason Lemieux from Postmatic Is Balancing Family Farm Life & A WordPress Business
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Licensing, Billing, Themes Support, Bug Fixes – August Release Notes
Josh Pollock
Interviews

Josh Pollock Is A Busy WordPress Guy – An Inspiring Interview
Important Lessons Learned on Building a Freemium WordPress Plugin
Best Practices

Important Lessons Learned on Building a Freemium WordPress Plugin (what worked / what didn’t)
Freemius Checkout
Announcements

Introducing Freemius Checkout: Sell Your WordPress Products Anywhere
WordPress.org plugin repository
Best Practices

Is the WordPress Plugin Repository Worth the Hassle?
Freemium WordPress Plugins Outlive Free Ones
Plugins

It’s A Fact: Freemium WordPress Plugins Outlive Free Ones
Pricing experiment - featured image
Best Practices

Careful! This Simple Pricing Experiment Cost Us $2,000 in Revenue
WordPress Plugin Pricing
Marketing

How to Price Your WordPress Plugin (The Right Way)
Lifetime License
Best Practices

Lifetime license for WordPress plugins – the right way!
Howto Build WordPress Plugin Staff
Plugins

How to Build a Staff to Support Your Plugin Business
Premium vs. Freemium Plugins
Business Models

Offering Premium vs. Freemium WordPress Plugins: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Add-Ons vs. Premium Monetization Model
Best Practices

Premium vs. Add-ons – Which is the Best Model for Your WordPress Plugin?
Recurring Revenues for WordPress Plugins
Best Practices

Why WordPress Plugin Developers Have to Start Thinking SaaS
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WordPress

540 million Active Plugins Makes WordPress a Billion Dollar Market
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Best Practices

Why Free WordPress Plugins are Bad for Everyone
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Announcements

Hello world!
Cart Abandonment Recovery
Best Practices

A Customer Picks Up Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme & Ditches It: How To Handle Cart Abandonment?
Primož Cigler WordPress Products Business thumb
Interviews

After Shifting from Development, Primož Cigler Is The Perfect Technical Marketer for A WordPress Products Business
e-book-post-2
Best Practices

The Complete (and free) ‘WordPress Plugin Business Book’, By Freemius
is themeforest a good place to sell your themes
Business Models

Is ThemeForest a Good Place to Sell Your Premium WordPress Theme?
Our product launch had unusual results
Best Practices

Our WordPress Product Launch Had Unusual Results! Here’s How to Replicate It
lessons from building wordpress saas product
Business Models

Think Big, Learn Fast, and Listen: My Lessons from Building a WordPress SaaS Product
How to Outrank Your Competitors SEO on The NEW WordPress.org Plugin Repository
Best Practices

How to Outrank Your Competitors’ SEO on The NEW WordPress.org Plugin Repository
unConversions Convince Your Plugin or Theme Users to do Nothing
Best Practices

unConversions: Convince Your Plugin/Theme Users to do Nothing
plugins sales direct vs codecanyon
Best Practices

WordPress Plugin Seller Discloses A Comparison of Plugins Sales: Direct vs CodeCanyon
WordPress page-builders
Marketing

We Used to Hate WordPress Page Builders – Now We Decided to Use One
Cha-ching Gmail Sound Notification for Freemius, EDD or WooCommerce
Marketing

How to Make Your Phone Cha-Ching using Gmail Every Time You Make A Sale with Freemius, EDD, or WooCommerce
Collecting WordPress Plugin User emails
Marketing

This Is Why WordPress Product Owners Need to Capture User Email from Day 1
Connecting with the right audience
Business Models

Connecting With The Right Audience: Tips For WordPress Plugin Developers
Learn from Presidential Campaigns
Marketing

7 Lessons to Learn from Presidential Campaigns for Marketing Your Plugin
First-Time User Experience
Marketing

Best Practices for the First-Time User Experience in WordPress Plugins
Important Lessons Learned on Building a Freemium WordPress Plugin
Best Practices

Important Lessons Learned on Building a Freemium WordPress Plugin (what worked / what didn’t)
Writing plugin copy
Marketing

Writing Smart WordPress Plugin Copy That Drives Installs [case-study]
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Marketing

Is Your Plugin Homepage Ineffective? Learn How to Spruce it Up
More Plugin Sales by Understanding Human Brain
Best Practices

How to Get More Plugin Sales By Understanding the Human Brain
Promote Premium Plugin
Best Practices

How to Promote Your Premium Plugin Within Your Free Version (Without Making People Angry)
WordPress Plugin Pricing
Marketing

How to Price Your WordPress Plugin (The Right Way)
WordPress Content Marketing Outreach
Marketing

How to Promote Your WordPress Plugin With Content Marketing and Outreach
Sell Premium Plugins with CodeCanyon
Business Models

Is CodeCanyon a Good Place to Sell Your Premium WordPress Plugin?
Get Plugin Featured on WordPress Blogs
Marketing

8 Ways to Get Your WordPress Plugin Featured on Blogs
WordPress.org Page Optimization
Marketing

A Guide to Optimizing Your Plugin’s WordPress.org Page (In 6 Steps)
Boosting WordPress Plugin Reviews
Best Practices

How We Increased our WordPress Plugin’s 5-Star Reviews by 700%
How to Build a Lightning Fast Knowledge Base: The Complete Guide for A Scalable Documentation Solution
Development

How to Build an SEO friendly Support Knowledge Base: The Complete Guide for A Scalable Documentation Solution
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Support

How to Offer Stellar Plugin Support (Without a Huge Staff)
Turn Buggy Plugin Into 5-Star Machine
Best Practices

How to Turn Your Buggy Plugin Release into a 5-Star Reviews Machine
Howto Build WordPress Plugin Staff
Plugins

How to Build a Staff to Support Your Plugin Business
Howto Choose Best Support Platform
Support

WordPress Developers: How to Choose the Best Support Platform for You
Swamped by the demands of a growing customer base
Best Practices

Freemium WordPress Developers: Should You Provide Support for Your Free Plugin?
Paying Customer Expectations
Plugins

Premium WordPress Plugins: 5 Things That Your Customers Expect
Primož Cigler WordPress Products Business thumb
Interviews

After Shifting from Development, Primož Cigler Is The Perfect Technical Marketer for A WordPress Products Business
success story joachim jensen
Success Stories

One WordPress Plugin Developer with A Laptop – The Success Story of Joachim Jensen with Content Aware Sidebars
interview with ceo of Perfect Dashboard and VP of Joomla
Interviews

CEO of Perfect Dashboard & VP of Joomla, Aleksander Kuczek, Answers Our Most Challenging Questions
success story Erick Danzer from Imagely
Success Stories

How Imagely Optimizes User-retention & Keeps ‘NextGEN Gallery’ Popular
WordPress agencies Subscription based income
Business Models

This WordPress Agency Turns Its Custom Plugins/Themes to A Recurring Income
Jason Lemieux
Business Models

Jason Lemieux from Postmatic Is Balancing Family Farm Life & A WordPress Business
Josh Pollock
Interviews

Josh Pollock Is A Busy WordPress Guy – An Inspiring Interview
Jamie Marsland of the Pootle Page Builder
Interviews

How ‘Pootle Pagebuilder’ Sold Licenses for $9K on Its 1st Month
Scott Bolinger
Interviews

An Interview with Scott Bolinger about WordPress Businesses And Life
Matt Mederios Interview
Interviews

Interview with Matt Medeiros – Owner of Matt Report Podcast
An interview with Bruno Carreço
Interviews

Delving into The Success Story of A WordPress Plugin Author with Freemius
Adam Warner Interview
Interviews

Interview with Adam Warner – Co-Founder at FooPlugins
Robert Abela Interview
Interviews

Interview with Robert Abela – The Plugin Author of WP Security Audit Log
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Cart Abandonment Recovery, Verified Buyer Reviews, Invoices, Themes Monetization, And A New SDK Version
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

MailChimp Integration and Seamless Freemium Checkout with 1-Click Auto-Install
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Dunning, New In-Dashboard Checkout & Site Trials! – March Product Release Notes
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Trials, Upgrade Flow, 100% Coupon Code & Editable Billing Information – December Product Release Notes
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Localization, Feedback Form, After Upgrade Instructions & Mobile Friendlier – September Release Notes
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Licensing, Billing, Themes Support, Bug Fixes – August Release Notes
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

License Key Activation And Bug Fixes – June Release Notes
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Submenu Items, Automatic Updates Mechanism, Plugin Trials – May Release Notes
Freemius Release Notes
Release Notes

Deactivation Feedback Form, Admin Menu, Add-On Trials, Infrastructure – April Release Notes
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