Introducing Freemius Checkout: Sell Your WordPress Products Anywhere
I’m excited to announce the all new Freemius Checkout we’ve been hard at work on in the past few months. It is now finally out.
Is the WordPress Plugin Repository Worth the Hassle?
If you’re a relatively experienced WordPress plugin developer, you’ve most likely already asked yourself this question – possibly more than once. If you’re a relatively new WordPress plugin developer, you’re…
Interview with Matt Medeiros – Owner of Matt Report Podcast
When I started working on Freemius, one of the first things I did was conduct a market research to see how much the WordPress community cares about business. We all know…
Submenu Items, Automatic Updates Mechanism, Plugin Trials – May Release Notes
Here’s the Freemius Release Notes update that highlights recent product improvements made, so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new for May 2016.
Deactivation Feedback Form, Admin Menu, Add-On Trials, Infrastructure – April Release Notes
Here’s the Freemius Release Notes update that highlights recent product improvements made, so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new for April 2016.
Launching Paid Features for Your Free WordPress Plugin: How to Do It Right
Ever wondered if going freemium is the smart move for your plugin? Well, we’ve got some juicy data that might convince you.
How To Reduce The Abandonment Rate Of Your WordPress Plugin
There are various performance indicators used to determine the success of a WordPress plugin. Most plugin developers tend to focus on distribution — i.e., how to get more installs —…
Careful! This Simple Pricing Experiment Cost Us $2,000 in Revenue
This is the most expensive blog post I ever posted – it cost our plugin company over $2,000, and I’m not kidding nor exaggerating.
Interview with Adam Warner – Co-Founder at FooPlugins
This is the second interview in our WordPress plugin business owners series. We want to inspire WordPress enthusiasts to get into the plugins ecosystem by sharing real stories from plugin…
The Ultimate Guide to Legally Protect Your GPL WordPress Plugin Business Against Trolls
Software licensing can be very confusing subject, especially in the open-source world. Boundaries of legality and ethics aren’t always clear. But as business owners focused on selling WordPress GPL plugins,…
How to Promote Your Premium Plugin Within Your Free Version (Without Making People Angry)
Creating a popular premium WordPress plugin is a real challenge. People will generally only part with their cash if they have a genuine need that isn’t already met by the…
How to Price Your WordPress Plugin (The Right Way)
If you want to thrive in the plugin development business, pricing must be at the forefront of your mind.
How to Promote Your WordPress Plugin With Content Marketing & Outreach
Promoting a WordPress plugin the ‘old-fashioned’ way is becoming harder and harder. People have become savvy to outbound marketing strategies.
Lifetime license for WordPress plugins – the right way!
The post is a followup to WP Rocket’s Transparency Report – Why You Shouldn’t Offer Lifetime Licenses. The reason I was so intrigued by the title is because I was…
How to Decide What Features in Your Plugin Should be Free or Premium
Deciding which features should be free or premium can be a daunting task as a plugin developer.