How to Make Money with Free Software

Methods

• Sell Support Contracts
• Sell Value-Added Enhancements, or Freemium - give something for free and then try to upsell, like mobile apps
• Sell Documentation
• Sell Binaries
• Sell Your Expertise as a Consultant

Points

• Constantly engage your users - Toolbar, community
• Always evolve - frequent updates, follow technological and social trends, act rather than react

Related Links

• http://blog.conduit.com/2012/03/27/5-ways-to-make-money-from-software/
• http://opensource.about.com/od/basics/tp/5-Ways-To-Make-Money-With-Open-Source-Software.htm