Freemius Blog

This month, I had the chance to interview Aaron Bowie, a super-chill guy based in the UK who like many of us, made the transition from IT guy to plugin developer and is now living off the fruits of his own labor and knowledge. Hey Aaron, thanks so much for joining us today! I’m excited […]

Whether you’re a seasoned WordPress plugin or theme developer or on track to build your very first – YouTube channels are one of the best ways to learn and keep a pulse on the industry. It’s also personally one of my favorite places to learn from sources you can actually trust. In this post, I’ll […]

eCommerce is booming now more than ever. The space evolves every single day and we are here to make sure our partners stay at the edge of modern practices. This release is all about helping you increase conversion rates and reduce churn through special contextual discounts. In the past 12 months, our team has mostly […]

Every 3 to 6 months I stumble across a trending social media thread that bashes plugin developers for overloading the WP Admin dashboard with notices. As a plugin developer myself and someone who communicates with plugin and theme developers every single day as part of my role at Freemius, it really touches a nerve to […]

As the owner of a WordPress agency for over 10 years, I’ve purchased tons of different plugins and themes. Every single time, I’ve analyzed their reviews before making the purchase. This practice has probably saved me and my team hundreds of hours over the years avoiding problems that users mention in reviews. Personally, I’ve only […]

As part of our ongoing efforts to help plugin and theme developers optimize the support experience for their customers, we’re excited to share a brand new contact form in the hosted User Dashboard, which can be embedded into your website if you’re selling with Freemius. This will allow your users and customers to contact support […]

Building a WordPress plugin and launching it are two different things. As developers, we are always fascinated with the idea of building something meaningful and solving a problem. But, a lack of marketing skills or low product visibility can kill the future of a product. The most common setback for any product developer is that […]

Last February, I was supposed to attend my first WordCamp. I was really thrilled about meeting fellow WordPress-ers from all over the world at the first conference to be held in Asia. I was excited about all the plans we had at Freemius for new video opportunities at the conference – new testimonials, new filming […]

This is a particularly difficult post to write during a hard time in the world. One of our friends and community members, Tevya Washburn, has recently passed away, leaving behind his wife and four young children

This is a truly unique success story about plugin developer Sagar Patil, who created SSL Zen. Sagar is an entrepreneur who successfully started and sold 4 different companies, and this is his first venture into selling WordPress plugins. In just 5 months since his paid product launch, he has gone from zero to 100 in […]