As Elementor Pro users ourselves, looking back at the dawn of WYSIWYG for WordPress, it has to be said, that of all the leading visual, drag and drop page builders for WordPress at the time, Elementor was the only one that provided first time users with adequate essential tools without the need of an upgraded plan or subscription.

Inevitably this allowed a great number of, beginners, undecided, or even experienced web creators the leisure time to truly put Elementor to tasks before deciding on whether an upgrade was worthwhile.

However, we get the feeling things will change a little. You see, in our minds, whilst this might be a good business model from especially the users perspective. It does leave us wondering; How much longer can this type of freemium offer, for such a powerful software plugin last?

We also wonder, compared to the other, let’s say “members only” page builder alternatives; How well does Elementor fair with regards to the WordPress user market share? What will that tell us?

One thing we do know for sure is that Elementor has a huge community of followers. And we also know just how easy and powerful the software is…

If I were you I’d get in now.

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