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6 Reasons WordPress Plugin Developers Should Attend Business Conferences
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

6 Reasons WordPress Plugin Developers Should Attend Business Conferences

A month ago, I participated in the Prestige Conference in Minneapolis. It was my second PrestigeConf, and my second WordPress business related conference–it was priceless!

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8 Ways to Get Your WordPress Plugin Featured on Blogs
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

8 Ways to Get Your WordPress Plugin Featured on Blogs

You’ve done it: You’ve written a WordPress plugin that addresses the most (Word)Pressing problem ever. Now, here’s the kicker: No matter how much time you’ve invested or how brilliant it is,…

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Freemium WordPress Developers: Should You Provide Support for Your Free Plugin?
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

Freemium WordPress Developers: Should You Provide Support for Your Free Plugin?

There’s no denying it: WordPress plugin support can be a real time suck. For particularly popular plugins with lots of users, support can stretch into hours-long sessions. With that in…

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Premium vs. Freemium WordPress Plugins: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

Premium vs. Freemium WordPress Plugins: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

If you’re new to WordPress plugin development You might be asking yourself whether you should release a limited, free version of your plugin with an option to upgrade, or maybe just…

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A Guide to Optimizing Your Plugin’s WordPress.org Page (In 6 Steps)
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

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

With over 38,000 plugins in the WordPress directory, it can be difficult to make yours stand out and get people hitting the ‘download’ button. Your plugin page is really the…

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Premium WordPress Plugins: 5 Things That Your Customers Expect
Tom Ewer by Tom Ewer

Premium WordPress Plugins: 5 Things That Your Customers Expect

Developing an awesome premium WordPress plugin is a battle half won.

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Discover Your Top-Selling WordPress Add-Ons Without Wasting Time
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Discover Your Top-Selling WordPress Add-Ons Without Wasting Time

Many WordPress plugin developers have started to pursue the add-ons model to monetize their plugin, especially after seeing the great success of WooCommerce, which was just acquired for $30M by…

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How We Increased our WordPress Plugin’s 5-Star Reviews by 700%
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

How We Increased our WordPress Plugin’s 5-Star Reviews by 700%

I’ve been working on my WordPress plugin, RatingWidget, for a while. It was clear to me from the beginning that the number of reviews and average rating were playing a…

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5 Common Mistakes WordPress Plugin Developers Should Avoid
Kevin Vadala by Kevin Vadala

5 Common Mistakes WordPress Plugin Developers Should Avoid

When you start off with plugin development, you can make a lot of mistakes. And that’s fine! We all make mistakes and that’s one of the best ways to learn…

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Premium vs. Add-ons – Which is the Best Model for Your WordPress Plugin?
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

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

WooCommerce, iThemes Exchange, and other successful WordPress companies have managed to build significant businesses through the add-ons monetization model. It’s very tempting just to follow in their footsteps based on…

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Why WordPress Plugin Developers Have to Start Thinking SaaS
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Why WordPress Plugin Developers Have to Start Thinking SaaS

Is WordPress SaaS like plugins the future? In an interview for WPSchool, Matt Mullenweg mentioned that one of Automattic’s BIG and “silly” mistakes during their first years was not adding automated…

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10 Amazing Tools for WordPress Plugin Developers You Can’t Afford to Miss
Kevin Vadala by Kevin Vadala

10 Amazing Tools for WordPress Plugin Developers You Can’t Afford to Miss

Tired of daunting, repetitive work that hinders your productivity when building new WordPress plugins? This article explores 10 game-changing tools designed to supercharge your plugin development process. Whether you’re a…

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540 million Active Plugins Makes WordPress a Billion Dollar Market
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

540 million Active Plugins Makes WordPress a Billion Dollar Market

About a month ago I participated in the Prestige Conference in Las Vegas. It was a very memorable experience because I got to meet with businesses thought leaders in the…

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Why Free WordPress Plugins are Bad for Everyone
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Why Free WordPress Plugins are Bad for Everyone

We all love free stuff right? It’s hard to look past the benefits of a free product when it comes to web development, whether that means a plugin, or a theme….

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Hello world!
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

Hello world!

Hello, my name is Vova. I would like to welcome you to our brand new blog! Here at Freemius we are creating a way for developers to monetize their plugins…

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