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Interview with David Aguilera
Business Models

Our WordPress Plugins Are A Hybrid Model Between Products And Services – David Aguilera From Nelio
Lifetime Licenses To Automatic Yearly Renewals
Best Practices

Our Conclusions Moving Toolset & WPML From Lifetime Licenses To Automatic Yearly Renewals
success story Buttonizer Jeroen Boers
Marketing

Buttonizer Created A Sustainable WordPress Plugin Business By Helping Increase Interactions On Websites
Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing The Team
Development

Challenges In Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing A Team
How to Use Video in WordPress.org plugins
Best Practices

How to Create A Video That Easily Drives More Downloads and Sales for Your WordPress Plugin
interview with Benjamin Denis SEOPress
Interviews

How Benjamin Denis Took His WordPress Plugin From An Idea to 10K+ Active Installs in 1 Year On His Spare Time!
US Based WordPress Plugin & Theme Developer’s Tax Cheat Sheet
Best Practices

The Complete US-based Tax Cheat Sheet for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises
Best Practices

Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises – Is That Possible And How To Do It?
Freemius GDPR compliance
Announcements

Freemius Is Now GDPR Ready! Here’s What You Need To Do For Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme Store:
success story with James Kemp
Business Models

James Kemp Doubled ‘IconicWP’ Revenues In Less Than A Year By Leveraging Various Freemius Features
Interviews

How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support
pros and cons going niche market
Best Practices

Niche vs. Mass Market – The Pros & Cons of Going Niche for WordPress Plugin And Theme Shops
Email Marketing Automation
Marketing

How We Use Email Marketing Automation to Fill The Gaps for New Subscribers And Bump Up The Blog’s Conversion Rate
Release Notes

Selling WordPress Product Bundles & Memberships, An Affiliate Platform, Proration, Multisite Network Integration
Business Models

MooMoo Agency Builds Powerful Relationships with WordPress Plugin Buyers Through Simple Business Moves
Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises
Best Practices

Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises – Is That Possible And How To Do It?
ThemeForest By The Numbers
Business Models

ThemeForest By The Numbers: Thought The WordPress Theme Gold Rush Was Over? Think Again!
success story with James Kemp
Business Models

James Kemp Doubled ‘IconicWP’ Revenues In Less Than A Year By Leveraging Various Freemius Features
pros and cons going niche market
Best Practices

Niche vs. Mass Market – The Pros & Cons of Going Niche for WordPress Plugin And Theme Shops
Marketing

How to Price Your WordPress Plugin (The Right Way)
Gifs increase your plugin conversion rate
Best Practices

How GIFs Increase Your Plugin’s Conversion Rate in The WordPress.org Repository
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
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
WordPress

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

The Ultimate Guide to Legally Protect Your GPL WordPress Plugin Business Against Trolls
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
Interview with David Aguilera
Business Models

Our WordPress Plugins Are A Hybrid Model Between Products And Services – David Aguilera From Nelio
Lifetime Licenses To Automatic Yearly Renewals
Best Practices

Our Conclusions Moving Toolset & WPML From Lifetime Licenses To Automatic Yearly Renewals
success story Buttonizer Jeroen Boers
Marketing

Buttonizer Created A Sustainable WordPress Plugin Business By Helping Increase Interactions On Websites
Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing The Team
Development

Challenges In Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing A Team
interview with Benjamin Denis SEOPress
Interviews

How Benjamin Denis Took His WordPress Plugin From An Idea to 10K+ Active Installs in 1 Year On His Spare Time!
US Based WordPress Plugin & Theme Developer’s Tax Cheat Sheet
Best Practices

The Complete US-based Tax Cheat Sheet for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
success story with James Kemp
Business Models

James Kemp Doubled ‘IconicWP’ Revenues In Less Than A Year By Leveraging Various Freemius Features
Interviews

How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support
Email Marketing Automation
Marketing

How We Use Email Marketing Automation to Fill The Gaps for New Subscribers And Bump Up The Blog’s Conversion Rate
Business Models

MooMoo Agency Builds Powerful Relationships with WordPress Plugin Buyers Through Simple Business Moves
Business Models

“Our Biggest Challenges in Running A WordPress Plugin & Theme Business in 2018” by MotoPress
Interviewing with Julio Potier
Interviews

“WordPress Security Solutions Are Still Inaccessible” – Interviewing French “Mister Security”, Julio Potier
success story Sven Lehnert from BuddyForms
Business Models

Success Story: How Migrating ThemeKraft’s Plugins to Freemius Saved Them from The EU VAT Mess
Starting A Profitable WordPress Theme Business in 2018
Business Models

Best Practices for Starting A Profitable WordPress Theme Business in 2018
Interview with David Rashty
Business Models

You Shouldn’t Put All Your Eggs In The WordPress Basket – Interviewing CreativeMinds CEO, David Rashty
success story Buttonizer Jeroen Boers
Marketing

Buttonizer Created A Sustainable WordPress Plugin Business By Helping Increase Interactions On Websites
How to Use Video in WordPress.org plugins
Best Practices

How to Create A Video That Easily Drives More Downloads and Sales for Your WordPress Plugin
Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises
Best Practices

Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises – Is That Possible And How To Do It?
Freemius GDPR compliance
Announcements

Freemius Is Now GDPR Ready! Here’s What You Need To Do For Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme Store:
pros and cons going niche market
Best Practices

Niche vs. Mass Market – The Pros & Cons of Going Niche for WordPress Plugin And Theme Shops
Email Marketing Automation
Marketing

How We Use Email Marketing Automation to Fill The Gaps for New Subscribers And Bump Up The Blog’s Conversion Rate
Gifs increase your plugin conversion rate
Best Practices

How GIFs Increase Your Plugin’s Conversion Rate in The WordPress.org Repository
Black Friday and Cyber Monday research
Best Practices

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Generated Huge Revenue Spikes for WordPress Products. Here’s Why & How:
Starting A Profitable WordPress Theme Business in 2018
Business Models

Best Practices for Starting A Profitable WordPress Theme Business in 2018
Affiliate Program for Plugins & Themes
Business Models

The Ultimate Guide To An Affiliate Program For WordPress Plugins And Themes
Developer Tools

How To Code AND Promote Your WordPress Products At The Same Time
interview with Mike Stott
Interviews

“Marketplaces Can Be Good, If You Have The Right Product” – Interviewing Mike Stott
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
Best Practices

The Complete (and free) ‘WordPress Plugin Business Book’, By Freemius
Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing The Team
Development

Challenges In Growing A WordPress Plugin Business Without Growing A Team
customers you should fire
Best Practices

Three Types of WordPress Product Customers You Should Fire (and How to Fire Them)
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)
Best Practices

How to Turn Your Buggy Plugin Release into a 5-Star Reviews Machine
Plugins

How to Build a Staff to Support Your Plugin Business
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?
Plugins

Premium WordPress Plugins: 5 Things That Your Customers Expect
Interview with David Aguilera
Business Models

Our WordPress Plugins Are A Hybrid Model Between Products And Services – David Aguilera From Nelio
success story Buttonizer Jeroen Boers
Marketing

Buttonizer Created A Sustainable WordPress Plugin Business By Helping Increase Interactions On Websites
interview with Benjamin Denis SEOPress
Interviews

How Benjamin Denis Took His WordPress Plugin From An Idea to 10K+ Active Installs in 1 Year On His Spare Time!
success story with James Kemp
Business Models

James Kemp Doubled ‘IconicWP’ Revenues In Less Than A Year By Leveraging Various Freemius Features
Interviews

How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support
Business Models

MooMoo Agency Builds Powerful Relationships with WordPress Plugin Buyers Through Simple Business Moves
Interviewing with Julio Potier
Interviews

“WordPress Security Solutions Are Still Inaccessible” – Interviewing French “Mister Security”, Julio Potier
success story Sven Lehnert from BuddyForms
Business Models

Success Story: How Migrating ThemeKraft’s Plugins to Freemius Saved Them from The EU VAT Mess
Interview with David Rashty
Business Models

You Shouldn’t Put All Your Eggs In The WordPress Basket – Interviewing CreativeMinds CEO, David Rashty
interview with Mike Stott
Interviews

“Marketplaces Can Be Good, If You Have The Right Product” – Interviewing Mike Stott
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
Release Notes

Selling WordPress Product Bundles & Memberships, An Affiliate Platform, Proration, Multisite Network Integration
Release Notes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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