Freemius Blog

In our last user-facing release notes in November, we announced many big changes addressing around 90% of the concerns we collected. That said, some of the requested changes were infrastructural, and thus more complex and time-consuming to tackle, which meant we couldn’t get to them in the last batch. Dear WordPress users, we’re thrilled to […]

Have you considered boarding the ‘WordPress acquisition’ express and cashing in on an exit? Best start preparing early. In our new Gamechangers article, serial entrepreneur Erick Danzer explains how to sell your WordPress business by putting measures in place long before you even consider going to market. He also shares when to sell your WordPress […]

Gumroad is a popular eCommerce platform that lets creators sell their physical and digital products, courses, and memberships directly to customers. But the platform’s popularity has taken a dip in light of a recent, unexpected pricing structure change announced by founder Sahil Lavingia. From Sunday, 1 January 2023, all of its sellers — no matter […]

Wow! What a year 😅 We’ve been sending annual transparency report emails to our selling partners since 2018. This time, I decided to open it to the public to let others get a glimpse of the happenings at Freemius and what we have planned for 2023. Plus, with thousands of products selling through Freemius in […]

A mega-project deserves a mega-announcement! The new Multi-store Dashboard is by far our biggest milestone and most complex deployment in 2022. More than a year’s worth of hard work — scrutinizing, listening to feedback, making changes — has resulted in a brand new multi-store interface that’s powered by super-fast, granular, and customizable analytics. What’s under […]

How much do you know about Elementor Templates? These new-generation static themes are easy to build and offer developers and digital creatives an opportunity to cash in on the no-code revolution. Get insider tips from four WordPress professionals on how to successfully sell Elementor Templates (and Template Kits) in 2023. When I joined Freemius in […]

Unlike previous release notes where we update our selling partners about new features, this release is dedicated to plugin & theme users and covers all recent changes to address feedback and concerns raised in the community. Many of these concerns are rooted in the fact that Freemius has always been seen as a dev-centric platform. […]

In 2020, Zach Tirrell was tasked by Modern Tribe to help prep The Events Calendar for an acquisition, despite owning no part of the business. After Liquid Web took over the reins, the lessons Zach learned about WordPress acquisitions and taking a business to market saw him become an integral member of their M&A team. […]

Do you hand over the coding keys to a lead engineer or do you keep them? This is a question most technical founders will have to answer as their WordPress business scales. On one hand, you’re partially saying goodbye to a passion you’ve spent years nurturing. On the other, you’ll be launching into exciting new […]

Welcome to the last part of our planned run of four release notes 💃 Let’s face it, page builders and Gutenberg are the future of WordPress site-building, and I’m pleased to announce that we’re expanding our offering to help our partners build momentum in that growing market*. *Keep your eyes peeled for an exciting article […]