Important Lessons Learned on Building a Freemium WordPress Plugin (what worked / what didn’t)
Building a great WordPress plugin is hard.
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Writing Smart WordPress Plugin Copy That Drives Installs [case-study]
With over 45,000 plugins in the official repository, and many more on personal websites or even marketplaces such as CodeCanyon, how can you possibly increase your chances of success?
Is Your Plugin Homepage Ineffective? Learn How to Spruce it Up
It doesn’t matter if your latest WordPress plugin is the greatest thing since sliced bread — if your home page doesn’t rock, nobody’s going to want to download it.
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 —…