Freemius Blog

Black Friday / Cyber Monday is coming fast, and a lot of makers I talk to are thinking the same thing: “Why not automate the whole thing? AI can write...

How are you supposed to keep the lights on when just 1.74% of new pages break into Google’s Top 10 within a year? Worse still, the few that do are...

From checkout to cart to the Customer Portal, this release streamlines the buyer journey and gives you more control behind the scenes. Think fewer upgrade headaches, cleaner customer touchpoints, and...

Starting cheap might feel like a fast way to grow, but it’s a trap. Yes, a $5 or $10 plan lowers friction and helps you hit that first sweet MRR...

The most successful SaaS products don’t try to serve everyone — they serve one audience, and solve one problem better than anyone else. Many founders miss this. They chase “all-in-one”...

From a brand new JavaScript SDK and React Starter Kit to a fully redesigned documentation hub, this release marks a huge step forward for developers building with Freemius. Let’s explore...

What if you could fully monetize your SaaS in just half an hour? That’s exactly what Swashata Ghosh, VP of Engineering at Freemius, set out to prove in this live...

As of October 1, 2025, we’re rolling out the biggest pricing change in Freemius’ history: simpler rates and lower fees for every single maker. 🎉 For more than a decade,...

Selling WordPress plugins used to be straightforward: build, ship, collect payments, and let a marketplace like CodeCanyon do the rest. But if you’ve been in the game long enough, you’ve...

The dream of scaling to 1,000 customers is exciting but the hardest milestone to cross is the first 100. That’s where the real work happens: validating your idea, shaping the...