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The Success Story of Blocksy Theme, Believe in Your Dream and Your Idea
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User Dashboard JS Customization, New Way to Onboard Affiliates, Affiliate Coupons, and Improved Affiliate Agreement
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Developer Dashboard Revamped Earnings Page, New Email Notifications Center, Shareable Review Cards, and Upgrades to Coupons Management
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Checkout Enhancements, Improved Management of Licenses/Subscriptions (+ new events), and Increased Visibility on Disputes & Chargebacks
Marketing

How do WordPress Plugin Developers Make Money?
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WordPress SDK 2.4.1, Deployment Update Notifications, Install Paid Products with Composer, DKIM Self-Verification, Improved Login As User and Login Security
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Staged Rollouts for WordPress Plugin & Theme Developers: Avoiding a “Clusterbug Release”
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Security Best Practices for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
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Experts Corner Round II – We’re Back with More Top Tips for Selling Plugins and Themes
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BFCM 2020: 5 Ways to Promote Your WordPress Plugin or Theme Without Reducing Average Sale Price
Best Practices

Nailing First Time User Experience (FTUE) for WordPress Plugins & Themes
Interviews

James Farmer, CEO at WPMU DEV’s Shares Their Transformation from Tons o’ Plugins to Premium Agency Solution
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How COVID Affects EU VAT for Digital Product Sellers. This Is How We Solved VAT Rate Changes at Freemius
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9 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing WordPress Plugins or Themes
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SDK 2.4.0 Release Notes – New Pricing Page, License Activation Improvements, Bug Fixes and More
ThemeForest By The Numbers
Business Models

ThemeForest By The Numbers: Thought The WordPress Theme Gold Rush Was Over? Think Again!
success story with James Kemp
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James Kemp Doubled ‘IconicWP’ Revenues In Less Than A Year By Leveraging Various Freemius Features
pros and cons going niche market
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Niche vs. Mass Market – The Pros & Cons of Going Niche for WordPress Plugin And Theme Shops
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How to Price Your WordPress Plugin (The Right Way)
Gifs increase your plugin conversion rate
Best Practices

How GIFs Increase Your Plugin’s Conversion Rate in The WordPress.org Repository
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Is the WordPress Plugin Repository Worth the Hassle?
Jamie Marsland of the Pootle Page Builder
Interviews

How ‘Pootle Pagebuilder’ Sold Licenses for $9K on Its 1st Month
Best Practices

Why WordPress Plugin Developers Have to Start Thinking SaaS
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Careful! This Simple Pricing Experiment Cost Us $2,000 in Revenue
Freemius Checkout
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Introducing Freemius Checkout: Sell Your WordPress Products Anywhere
WordPress

540 million Active Plugins Makes WordPress a Billion Dollar Market
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The Ultimate Guide to Legally Protect Your GPL WordPress Plugin Business Against Trolls
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Lifetime license for WordPress plugins – the right way!
Freemium WordPress Plugins Outlive Free Ones
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It’s A Fact: Freemium WordPress Plugins Outlive Free Ones
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How We Increased our WordPress Plugin’s 5-Star Reviews by 700%
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Recommending & Bundling WordPress Plugins and Themes: Everything Developers Need to Know
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Freemius is Getting into Video Content – This is Why You Should Too
Best Practices

How to Have a $100k+ WordPress Product Launch
Business Models

The Marketing Handbook for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
dying-wordpress-plugins
Best Practices

What to Do with A Dying WordPress Plugin or Theme? Ways to Revive or Repurpose It
GS Team Members product audit
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WordPress Products, Audited: The ‘GS Team Members’ Case-study
Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes
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Selling WordPress Plugins and Themes From Your Website – All Best Practices In 1 Place
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Divi Kingdom Started Selling Through Freemius And Immediately Saw A Staggering 57% Increase In Revenue
WordCamp US 2018 Recap
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From Speed Dating To Relationships – My WordCamp US 2018 Recap
WordPress Products, Audited: ‘Elementor Addons’
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WordPress Products, Audited: The Case-study Of ‘Elementor Addons’ by LiveMesh
Release Notes

Users Management Dashboard, Premium readme.txt, Custom Premium Slug, Free Trials
Submitting A Theme To ThemeForest
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My Experience Submitting A Theme to ThemeForest – Challenges & Rejections
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‘WP Mobile Menu’ Grew Rapidly Thanks To 1 Developer Doing All The Right Things
Business Models

The Freemium Business Model In The WordPress Ecosystem [+Video] – A Tool For Increasing Sales?
credit card disputes
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Winning Credit Card Disputes for WordPress Plugins And Themes [VIDEO] Is It Possible And How To Do It?
GS Team Members product audit
Best Practices

WordPress Products, Audited: The ‘GS Team Members’ Case-study
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Best Practices

Refund Policy Best Practices In The Prism Of Commercial WordPress Plugins And Themes
new relevant audiences
Best Practices

Creative, Modern Ways To Reach New Relevant Audiences For Your WordPress Plugin/Theme
Best Practices

Should You Incentivize User Feedback For Your WordPress Plugin/Theme?
WordPress Products, Audited: ‘Elementor Addons’
Best Practices

WordPress Products, Audited: The Case-study Of ‘Elementor Addons’ by LiveMesh
we got your back
Announcements

Launching The “We Got Your Back” Club Pilot Program For Freemius Product Sellers
Business Models

The Freemium Business Model In The WordPress Ecosystem [+Video] – A Tool For Increasing Sales?
success story Buttonizer Jeroen Boers
Marketing

Buttonizer Created A Sustainable WordPress Plugin Business By Helping Increase Interactions On Websites
How to Use Video in WordPress.org plugins
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How to Create A Video That Easily Drives More Downloads and Sales for Your WordPress Plugin
Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises
Best Practices

Selling WordPress Plugins & Themes To Enterprises – Is That Possible And How To Do It?
Freemius GDPR compliance
Announcements

Freemius Is Now GDPR Ready! Here’s What You Need To Do For Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme Store:
pros and cons going niche market
Best Practices

Niche vs. Mass Market – The Pros & Cons of Going Niche for WordPress Plugin And Theme Shops
Email Marketing Automation
Marketing

How We Use Email Marketing Automation to Fill The Gaps for New Subscribers And Bump Up The Blog’s Conversion Rate
Gifs increase your plugin conversion rate
Best Practices

How GIFs Increase Your Plugin’s Conversion Rate in The WordPress.org Repository
Black Friday and Cyber Monday research
Best Practices

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Generated Huge Revenue Spikes for WordPress Products. Here’s Why & How:
Plugins

‘WP Mobile Menu’ Grew Rapidly Thanks To 1 Developer Doing All The Right Things
Interview with David Aguilera
Business Models

Our WordPress Plugins Are A Hybrid Model Between Products And Services – David Aguilera From Nelio
success story Buttonizer Jeroen Boers
Marketing

Buttonizer Created A Sustainable WordPress Plugin Business By Helping Increase Interactions On Websites
interview with Benjamin Denis SEOPress
Interviews

How Benjamin Denis Took His WordPress Plugin From An Idea to 10K+ Active Installs in 1 Year On His Spare Time!
success story with James Kemp
Business Models

James Kemp Doubled ‘IconicWP’ Revenues In Less Than A Year By Leveraging Various Freemius Features
Interviews

How Barn2media More Than Tripled Their WordPress Plugins Sales Without Spending More Time On Support
Business Models

MooMoo Agency Builds Powerful Relationships with WordPress Plugin Buyers Through Simple Business Moves
Interviewing with Julio Potier
Interviews

“WordPress Security Solutions Are Still Inaccessible” – Interviewing French “Mister Security”, Julio Potier
success story Sven Lehnert from BuddyForms
Business Models

Success Story: How Migrating ThemeKraft’s Plugins to Freemius Saved Them from The EU VAT Mess
Interview with David Rashty
Business Models

You Shouldn’t Put All Your Eggs In The WordPress Basket – Interviewing CreativeMinds CEO, David Rashty
interview with Mike Stott
Interviews

“Marketplaces Can Be Good, If You Have The Right Product” – Interviewing Mike Stott
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Interviews

After Shifting from Development, Primož Cigler Is The Perfect Technical Marketer for A WordPress Products Business
success story joachim jensen
Success Stories

One WordPress Plugin Developer with A Laptop – The Success Story of Joachim Jensen with Content Aware Sidebars
interview with ceo of Perfect Dashboard and VP of Joomla
Interviews

CEO of Perfect Dashboard & VP of Joomla, Aleksander Kuczek, Answers Our Most Challenging Questions
success story Erick Danzer from Imagely
Success Stories

How Imagely Optimizes User-retention & Keeps ‘NextGEN Gallery’ Popular
Release Notes

Cart Abandonment Recovery, Verified Buyer Reviews, Invoices, Themes Monetization, And A New SDK Version
Release Notes

MailChimp Integration and Seamless Freemium Checkout with 1-Click Auto-Install
Release Notes

Dunning, New In-Dashboard Checkout & Site Trials! – March Product Release Notes
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Trials, Upgrade Flow, 100% Coupon Code & Editable Billing Information – December Product Release Notes
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Localization, Feedback Form, After Upgrade Instructions & Mobile Friendlier – September Release Notes
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Licensing, Billing, Themes Support, Bug Fixes – August Release Notes
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License Key Activation And Bug Fixes – June Release Notes
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Submenu Items, Automatic Updates Mechanism, Plugin Trials – May Release Notes
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Deactivation Feedback Form, Admin Menu, Add-On Trials, Infrastructure – April Release Notes

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