How to Reevaluate WordPress Plugins After Launch
You put your heart and soul into creating and perfecting your WordPress plugin. You slaved over your code. You even made it through the wrenching, drawn-out process of submitting it…
An Interview with Scott Bolinger about WordPress Businesses And Life
A graduate of San Diego State University, Scott Bolinger is the Co-Founder of AppPresser, a WordPress plugin that lets users to easily and conveniently convert WordPress Websites into mobile apps. Scott…
License Key Activation And Bug Fixes – June 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 June 2016.
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…
How to Offer Stellar Plugin Support (Without a Huge Staff)
No matter how brilliant your plugin is, or how well it’s been coded, you’re going to need some kind of customer support system in place if you care about your…
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.
The 5 Mistakes That Will Kill Your Plugin Business Profits
We all know that having a buggy plugin or dropping the ball on support is a quick way to kill off your plugin business, but what other, more subtle mistakes…
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…
WordPress Developers: How to Beta Test a New Plugin to Ensure a Successful Release
A high-quality beta testing stage forms the backbone of any successful premium plugin release schedule. One cannot underestimate its value in terms of (a) removing bugs and (b) ensuring your…