10 Best Articles on Freemium
The most useful articles on freemium from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Freemium Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on freemium by Refind users in 2023.
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How To Increase Trial Conversions by 23% (Ethically)
This step-by-step case study shows you how to design a high-converting paywall (freemium or trial) without relying on unethical dark patterns or shady tactics.
How to Monetize a Freemium Business
For every successful freemium business, there are hundreds of companies that have tried freemium but failed. Here we’ll be sharing a step-by-step guide for monetizing your freemium business - covering user segmentation and targeting, monetization campaign set-up and best practices, and model optimiz
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on freemium—all under 10 minutes.
Your Guide to Reverse Trials
Is your PLG strategy freemium or free trial? Airtable’s Head of Growth, Lauryn Isford, explains how you can have both with reverse trials.
Product Work Beyond Product-Market Fit
Fareed Mosavat is a Reforge EIR and former Director of Product at Slack , focused on growth in the freemium, self-service business. Previously, he led growth and product teams at Instacart and Zynga .…
Notion's New Freemium Play
Notion is all-in-one that uses minimalistic, New Yorker style imagery throughout their website to create a hip, whimsical design aesthetic.
Everything You Need to Know About Freemium Pricing
Is a freemium pricing strategy right for your business? Find out with this in depth freemium pricing resources guide here.
The Three Rules of Freemium
At the SaaStr Europa conference in Paris a couple of weeks ago I sat down with Joaquim Lecha, the CEO of our portfolio company Typeform…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on freemium.
Beyond Free Trial & Freemium
Learn the 6 product-led models along with their pros, cons, risks, & best scenarios. With real-world examples, so you can see them in action.
Free Trial vs. Freemium: Use the MOAT Framework to Decide
Find out whether a free trial or freemium model will work best for your unique business using our free quiz.
The Hidden Freemium Advantage
Elena Verna is a Reforge EIR and Partner on Experimentation and Monetization Deep Dive programs. Elena is a Growth Advisor to Miro, MongoDB, Maze, and others. She was formerly SVP for Product & Growth…
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