freemium

Speech parts

1. freemium - Noun

2. freemium - Adjective

Meaning

freemium (not comparable)

Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features.

(countable) A product that is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.

(uncountable) A business model that relies on offering a free version and charging for a premium version.

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Examples

David Barnard, the brilliant mind behind App Cubby, suggests that the future of sustainable revenues may lie in true freemium, scaling the cost with the value derived. Source: Internet

And freemium is a proven approach. Source: Internet

His site also operates on a freemium model, offering a basic suite of services, along with ads, to its free members, and benefits like more pictures and anonymous profile browsing to its "A-List" subscribers. Source: Internet

However, as designer and social entrepreneur Aral Balkan pointed out in a skeptical postraised $435,000 in venture capital, and it’s hard to say whether the type of return investors are looking for will be possible through a freemium model. Source: Internet

However, to me, the impact of WordPress.org on freemium business models is more interesting than this particular debate. Source: Internet

I’d go so far as to say it’s the most common freemium pattern, if not a ‘best practice’. Source: Internet

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