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Why Offering Multi-Currency Support & Pricing is Essential for Software Creators
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

Why Offering Multi-Currency Support & Pricing is Essential for Software Creators

The world is at your fingertips and multi-currency support could be the key to unlocking the global market and introducing your software products to brand-new audiences. But — there’s always…

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The Benefits of Podcasting for Business: What We Learned from Launching plugin.fm
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

The Benefits of Podcasting for Business: What We Learned from Launching plugin.fm

Podcasting 🎧 can be a great way to build a community around your brand and position you as an expert in your field. But the real question is, are you…

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4 Low-Hanging Fruits to Reduce Customer Churn and Increase Subscriptions Renewal Rate
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

4 Low-Hanging Fruits to Reduce Customer Churn and Increase Subscriptions Renewal Rate

In the ever-evolving realms of WordPress and SaaS, the battle against customer churn is like a high-stakes game of chess. With each move, software product makers must strategize, adapt, and…

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How to Leverage YouTube Marketing for Audience and Business Growth
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How to Leverage YouTube Marketing for Audience and Business Growth

Lights, camera, software 🎥 WordPress and SaaS are competitive (and often saturated) markets, and owning your space and growing your audience as an entrepreneur can be tough. A possible solution?…

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How to Convert Your WordPress Plugin to SaaS
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

How to Convert Your WordPress Plugin to SaaS

Converting your plugin to Software as a Service could prove to be fanSaaStic for your product-making journey 😁 Seriously, though — SaaS offers developers an opportunity to service bigger markets…

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Signs Your WordPress Plugin Has the Potential to Become SaaS
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Signs Your WordPress Plugin Has the Potential to Become SaaS

At some point, most WordPress plugin developers will ponder the possibility of transitioning to SaaS 🧳 For good reason: There are plenty of perks to consider, ranging from scalability and…

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Why US-Based WordPress & SaaS Businesses Can’t Ignore US Sales Tax
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

Why US-Based WordPress & SaaS Businesses Can’t Ignore US Sales Tax

US sales tax is an ever-growing thorn in the side of solopreneurs and SMBs 🌵 As of 2018, anyone selling software and SaaS products in the US must collect US…

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WordPress Plugins vs. SaaS: What’s the Difference & Which to Choose?
Robert Nolte by Robert Nolte

WordPress Plugins vs. SaaS: What’s the Difference & Which to Choose?

Both WordPress plugins and SaaS products offer perks as software models 💃🕺 But which one is better for your objectives? Freemius founder and CEO, Vova Feldman, and I have the…

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10 Must-Listen Business Podcasts for Indie Devs, Bootstrappers, & Product Makers
Scott Murcott by Scott Murcott

10 Must-Listen Business Podcasts for Indie Devs, Bootstrappers, & Product Makers

Hear that? That’s the sound of innumerable business podcasts flooding the digital airwaves with an abundance of opinions, information, and… hmm… value? There’s the rub — with that many podcasts…

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How do WordPress Plugin Developers Make Money?
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

How do WordPress Plugin Developers Make Money?

Plugin development is one of many ways to make money with WordPress, but if you’re just starting out as a plugin developer, figuring out the path to success isn’t easy….

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Growth Hacking Your Product Launch with Hot Tips
Rob Hope by Rob Hope

Growth Hacking Your Product Launch with Hot Tips

I want to share some secrets about how I’ve been growth hacking with daily “Hot Tips” leading up to the launch of my Landing Page Masterclass. This is a unique…

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CEO Kim Gjerstad: How MailPoet Became the Email Leader for WordPress
Brandon Ernst by Brandon Ernst

CEO Kim Gjerstad: How MailPoet Became the Email Leader for WordPress

Just as I was leaving the Freemius + WP Engine Makers Meetup last year at WordCamp US in St. Louis, Founder and CEO of MailPoet, Kim Gjerstad, stopped me at…

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Think Big, Learn Fast, and Listen:  My Lessons from Building a WordPress SaaS Product
Jack Slingerland by Jack Slingerland

Think Big, Learn Fast, and Listen: My Lessons from Building a WordPress SaaS Product

A year and a half ago when I started thinking about what my next side project would be, I couldn’t have imagined the success that it would have. While it…

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This WordPress Agency Turns Its Custom Plugins/Themes Into a Recurring Income
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

This WordPress Agency Turns Its Custom Plugins/Themes Into a Recurring Income

At Freemius, we work closely with our partners, so we get a unique opportunity to encounter some very interesting monetization use cases and business models. Today I’d like to share…

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How To Reduce The Abandonment Rate Of Your WordPress Plugin
Vova Feldman by Vova Feldman

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 —…

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