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Patrick Rauland
April 27, 2014
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WordCamp Minneapolis 2014 - Freemium Business Model
Presenting the benefits of different flavors of the freemium business model.
Patrick Rauland
April 27, 2014
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Transcript
Building a Sustainable Business w/ the Freemium Business Model Patrick
Rauland - @BFTrick
Freemium for the Rest of Us
About Me » From: Wisconsin
About Me » From: Wisconsin » Love: Yoga
About Me » From: Wisconsin » Love: Yoga » Occupation:
Support Ninja for WooThemes
WooCommerce
None
None
What is Freemium?
Free food at the mall
Free Chapters of Sequel
Premium Content
Angry Birds
Candy Crush
Dungeon Keeper
30 Second Clips
Dropbox
Mailchimp
Buffer
Google (apps)
Basecamp
ServerPress
None
Advantages of Freemium
People Can See What it Really is
“60% of our sales come after users read our documentation”
-- Warren Holmes in http://www.warrenholmes.co.za/ documentation-marketing/
Collaboration
Freemium Flavors
Donation
Branding / Self Promotion
None
Extensions / Add-ons
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Micropayments
Follow Up Nick Ciske - Plugin Monetization Options - http://
2014.minneapolis.wordcamp.org/session/plugin- monetization-options/ Kim Gjerstad - Freemium, a sustainable model for your plugin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjSPkQ-v8To
Questions?? Patrick Rauland - @BFTrick
Attribution » Wisconsin - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 7643570@N04/8342464016 » Starbucks Free Sample
- http://www.flickr.com/ photos/48889062369@N01/4948232118/ » High heels - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 22132593@N08/3975476236/ » Gears - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ 38383999@N06/3552898254 » Building Blocks - http://www.flickr.com/photos/