Browse all latest podcasts published on plugin.fm

  • Why Inauthentic Marketing Is Holding You Back – Goran Mirkovic

    This is the first episode of the season, where we unpack why Freemius CMO Goran Mirkovic is joining as the new co-host. We dig into why marketing is the bridge between a great product and a great business, how marketing is evolving, and why you should be really specific about whom you target and when. The episode also explores key themes like understanding your audience, avoiding common marketing mistakes, and the growing importance of being authentic and ultra-specific with your marketing. Goran also provides actionable advice on crafting simple but effective marketing strategies, the role of storytelling in connecting with customers, and more.
  • Optimizing Your Software Pricing Page for Results with Vova Feldman

    Vova Feldman is the founder and CEO of Freemius, an all-in-one payments, subscriptions, and taxes platform for selling software, plugins, themes, and SaaS. With over a decade’s experience, he’s also an expert on pricing page optimization and the meaningful impact it can have on the sales process. And, because his company works with solopreneurs and SMBs, Vova has developed a deep understanding of his customers’ pricing models that further enriches his knowledge. In the final episode of plugin.fm season 2, Vova unveils common mistakes and shares strategies to optimize your pricing page for results that turn visitors into customers.
  • The Art of Scaling: Unlocking the Secrets to Business Growth with WP Engine’s Jason Cohen

    Jason Cohen is the founder of the renowned WordPress hosting company WP Engine. His background in building and scaling successful businesses means he’s not only a serial entrepreneur but also an investor and startup mentor. His journey as a founder includes various undertakings — including co-founding Smart Bear Software — which makes him an expert in growing businesses and organizations.
  • From SEO Maestro to Investing Magician: Joost de Valk on the Power of Raising Funds In Bootstrapping Ecosystems

    Joost de Valk quite literally changed the WordPress SEO landscape with his company Yoast. What started as a small bootstrapped product grew into a business empire with 140 employees and over 12 million websites using the product… And incredibly, this was just the beginning of Joost’s journey. In 2021, Joost and his wife Marieke van de Rakt exited Yoast, which set him on a new, exciting path into the world of investing with Emilia Capital, a fund he started with Marieke.
  • Freemium to Premium: Amir Helzer Reveals Key Lessons from WPML’s Business Model Transformation

    Amir Helzer is the founder of OnTheGoSystems, the company behind WPML, a leading multilingual plugin used by over a million websites. Originally, WPML was a freemium plugin, but due to unfortunate — even somewhat controversial — circumstances, Amir and his team decided to make the product paid only. This business model shift would end up transforming his company for the better.
  • David vs. Goliath: Justin Ferriman on How Underdog Entrepreneurs Can Overpower Bigger Software Competitors

    Justin Ferriman is the founder and former CEO of LearnDash, a platform that he grew from a simple blog to one of the leading solutions in the LMS space through a mixture of aggressive marketing and clever ‘guerilla’ tactics that helped him take on bigger competitors. He’s a non-technical founder who approaches business with a competitive streak that’s seen him go from underdog to top dog in the eLearning industry.

Get early access to the new episodes

Subscribe to Our Newsletter!