WordCamp Asia 2025 Recap: A New Era for Freemius and Uncertain Times for WordPress
Happy to report that I got safely back home from WordCamp Asia 2025. As always, it was a wild and wonderful time catching up with old friends, making new ones,…
Maximizing Opportunities: Events & Networking
Connect and Thrive By Leveraging Events & Networking Opportunities
Learn how to leverage valuable networking opportunities at industry gatherings in the software community.
From previews and recaps of industry conferences to tips for effective networking and building meaningful relationships, our articles offer practical advice and insights to help you maximize your networking efforts.
Our articles underscore the importance of business conferences for software creators and founders, touching on key advantages of conference attendance. These include: learning from peers, networking for business opportunities, refining marketing skills, seizing chance encounters, connecting with influencers, and immersing oneself in the dynamic software community.
We also share our experiences and learnings from participating in several WordCamps, including WordCamp Asia and WordCamp US. In these recaps, we document the days (and nights) of the conferences, the parties, the talks, the conversations, and the days that bookmark the events to share on-the-ground insights and key personal takeaways.
Delve into the benefits of networking for career development, business growth, and personal enrichment, and learn how to leverage your network to achieve your goals.
4 Ways We Leverage WordPress Conferences (And Why Makers’ Meetup Is a Success)
Behind the swag bags and keynotes lies the real value of WordPress conferences: actionable intelligence and relationship-building that directly impact your bottom line. From conducting market research to organizing side…
How to Build a Community That Drives Growth and Loyalty Around Your Product
As a software maker, you’re probably part of an online community — be it a Facebook group, Slack channel, or product-specific forum. If you’ve found value in these spaces, creating…
WordCamp Europe 2024 Wrap-Up: A Superb Occasion with Acquisition Opportunities and Well-Priced Sponsorships for Smaller Makers
Ciao, tutti! I’m glad to report that I got safely back home from Turin. WordCamp Europe 2024 was productive, fun, and insightful. I caught up with old friends and made…
The Logistics of Bringing Your Team to WordCamps & Conferences
Many WordPress founders will toy with the idea of taking their team to a WordCamp to network, learn about industry trends, and exchange ideas. But, for remote teams, the benefits…
WordCamp Asia 2024 Recap: More Commercial, Less Investment, but Still a Blast
Phew! I’m finally back home from Taiwan. I made meaningful new connections at WordCamp Asia 2024 and caught up with old friends. Our Makers’ Meetup was the biggest success so…
WordCamp Europe 2023 Recap: Greece Lightning ⚡ WordPress Goes From Strength to Strength
What a blast 💥 is how I’d sum up the energy and camaraderie that was WordCamp Europe 2023. So many friendly faces, so many new connections, and so many parties…
Talk the Talk: The Solopreneur’s Guide to Building a WordPress Network
We’ve written plenty of articles about improving plugins/software and growing your business. But this time, we’re unpacking a totally different subject 👀 A WordPress network is one of the most…
WordCamp Asia 2023: East 🤝 West + Freemius Unites for an Unforgettable Celebration!
For the Freemius team, it was a story years in the making, with many a twist and turn along the way. But finally, at WordCamp Asia 2023, we traveled from…
Is WordCamp Dying…or Not? Valuable Takeaways from WCUS 2019 in St. Louis
This WordCamp, I heard some pretty tough feedback from other attendees, especially from veteran campers that have been attending WordCamps for years. In particular, I heard that the venue was…
WCEU 2019: My First WordCamp Experience with the Freemius Team
While the Freemius CEO Vova Feldman has been networking with cool people at WordCamps for years, there were a lot of “firsts” for me at WCEU 2019. Not only was…
From Speed Dating To Relationships – My WordCamp US 2018 Recap
There’s a lot that’s been going on lately in the WordPress sphere, but with WordPress, that would be true no matter when we say it. Nonetheless, I think that many…
WordCamp Europe 2017 – The WordPress Product People’s Perspective
WordCamp Europe 2017 has just ended, taking place in Paris this year (next year at Belgrade, Serbia, in case you haven’t heard yet). While last year, at Vienna, only Stanley…
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!