# Give away the core and sell the extras once

- Category: business
- Author: Zoltan Szogyenyi (https://indie.md/people/zoltan/)
- Source: https://indie.md/journeys/zoltan-flowbite/
- Canonical URL: https://indie.md/advice/free-core-paid-extras/

Flowbite reaches 70k a month with no recurring revenue at all: the library is free, and pro components, sections, and framework integrations are one-time purchases. A free core removes the adoption decision, and one-time pricing removes the renewal anxiety that makes buyers hesitate. Bergside proves you do not need a subscription to build a real business. Pick the smallest valuable thing to charge for, sell it once at a fair price, and let a large free top-of-funnel feed it.