A merchant of record for selling software (SaaS ☁️ Plugins 🔌 Themes 🎨 ...)
Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2014
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We’ve just reached 3000 Software Makers in our Freemius Slack community! 🥳
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to every single one of you. Whether you’re a solo indie developer, a vibe coder, or a part of a small team. Your energy, questions, wins, and support make this community feel like home, and we’re truly grateful to have you here with us. 💜
Here’s to many more milestones together! 🎉
AppSumo offers something most WordPress plugin makers want: access to new buyers.
But that reach can come with a trade-off:
→ A cut of each sale
→ Lifetime updates and support
→ Pricing restrictions
→ No guaranteed sales or recurring revenue
So, is an AppSumo deal worth it? 🧵
It depends on your numbers, your product, and how much support those lifetime customers will need.
We break down seller fees, real campaign results, and alternatives to help you decide.
Full guide: freemius.com/blog/appsumo-ma…
Freemius retweeted
The first sale is always the one to remember.
Especially when it comes with confetti (and @freemius). 🎉💜 xitter.cf/freemius/status/194618…
What happens when a customer cancels their desktop app subscription?
Do they lose access immediately? Keep the version they paid for? Lose cloud features but keep the local app?
Your pricing model needs to answer these questions before your licensing system can enforce them. 🧵
🤖 Made with AI
We break down desktop app pricing models, licensing basics, device limits, renewals, and what should happen when payments stop.
If you're building desktop software, start here: freemius.com/blog/monetize-d…
🤖 Made with AI
New Freemius pricing is live: 3.8% + $0.50 per transaction (gateway fees excluded). 🤩
Get everything you need to sell software globally, without managing the business side yourself.
And the more you sell, the lower your rate.
freemius.com/pricing/
こんにちは 日本! 🎉
Japanese is now in Freemius Checkout, currently in beta. We’re validating the translations with makers before it’s available to everyone, and JPY support is coming soon.
Want to try it now? Here’s what to do 🧵
Overlay checkout: Add language: 'ja' to checkout.open().
Hosted checkout: Add language=ja to the URL.
Your Japanese buyers will see the checkout in Japanese, with no extra product code on your end.
Full details: freemius.com/changelog/japan…
Changing a customer’s email shouldn’t require a support ticket.
We’ve improved the email change flow in the Freemius Customer Portal so customers can handle it themselves, with verification steps to keep the account secure.
Full changelog: freemius.com/changelog/impro…
He talked to three providers and picked Freemius. Now customers reset their own keys and invoices go out automatically.
The migration wasn't smooth everywhere. He shares what was harder than expected: freemius.com/blog/scanlister…
Freemius retweeted
Everything I build comes from a little island in the middle of the Irish Sea.
We moved to the Isle of Man from South Africa in January 2020.
COVID hit 2 months later.
Going from South African heat to rain 80% of the time was a shock to the system.
The real headache came when I built my first SaaS.
When I set up payments for PageSpike, Stripe told me it didn't support the Isle of Man.
My first thought was to just end the project there.
@freemius saved it.
Where are you building from, and what does your location make harder?
(the photo is Douglas, on one of the dry days)
Think your payment provider handles PCI compliance for you?
Not necessarily.
Your checkout setup, who legally sells the transaction, and where card data goes all affect what you’re responsible for.
We’re breaking it down for software makers. Coming soon.
September release notes are live. 👇
The highlight: customers can now get an email when their WordPress license is activated on a site. 🎉
Plus Checkout, Developer Dashboard, and Customer Portal fixes.
Small improvements, fewer “wait, where did my license go?” tickets.
freemius.com/blog/freemius-r…
