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Finding success with the Freemium model

By | June 12, 2009, 4:36 AM PDT

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the Freemium business model. A business model where the company offers its services for free and then makes money by selling premium services to a subset of the users. One particularly impressive business in this category is FreeConferenceCall.com. Serial entrepreneur David Erickson went to work addressing the high costs of multiple party conference calls and not only made the Freemium model work but introduced a whole new level of productivity to the entrepreneur and small organization.

Here’s my interview with David Erickson.

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Vince Thompson

About Vince Thompson

Vince Thompson was a contributing editor for SmartPlanet from 2009 to 2010.

Vince Thompson

Vince Thompson

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Vince Thompson is a digital revenue consultant, author, speaker and host of the popular BNET show Dog and Pony. His firm Middleshift LLC helps Internet companies build revenue by creating advertising solutions and scaling sales efforts. He is based in Los Angeles.

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Vince Thompson

Vince Thompson

Vince Thompson is the managing partner of Middleshift LLC, a digital revenue consultancy specializing in helping media companies sell online advertising.

Within the scope of his consultancy Vince works with a number or startups as well as major media companies and in many cases holds stock in those companies as well.

Vince is also the founder of Media2Watch LLC, parent company of Girl2Watch.com, a consumer content company that profiles up and coming actors and the shows they are going to be in and them connects them with audiences.

If at the time he writes an article or post he has a business relationship or investment related to the company or person featured, Vince will disclose his involvement. He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.

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RE: Finding success with the Freemium model
Hi.. Your post got me thinking? What is more valuable for a software company (like facebook or flickr). 1,000 paying users or 100,000 non-paying users? What are your thoughts? View my blog post here: http://www.purlem.com/blog/?p=57
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We have been living in Montana for the past 5 years and I am not supri sexy shop to find it #3 on the "worst" list. Considering a sexshop move to Idaho to escapthe high cost of living a low income in MT. There may not be a sales tax here but they get you if you own property!

Where does Idaho rank? We have been living in Montana for the past 5 years and I am not supri sexy shop to find it #3 on the "worst" list. Considering a sexshopmove to Idaho to escapthe high cost of living a low income in MT. There may not be a sales tax here but they get you if you own property!
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