Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. How do you add payment processing capabilities to your software? These are only a glimpse of what automated SaaS billing software brings to the table for a subscription-based business model. Adaptive pricing strategies.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software. It’s a ratio that compares the growth in recurring revenue to the sales and marketing expenses incurred during a specific period. Why is the SaaS Magic Number important?

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CloudGeometry

MARCH 3, 2022

Second, there is no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture (the second principle is a corollary of the first). We begin by taking the measure of three foundational dimensions: (1) User Model , (2) Monetization , and (3) Measurement. Part 2: Monetization Saying “SaaS = monetization” is redundant.

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FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Recurring Disruptions to Service Are Impacting Your Revenue Perhaps you keep finding yourself in a situation where you are experiencing card declines or interruptions in service related to integrations or technical issues. When you move all of that responsibility to a third party, then you can really focus on your core product.

Merchant Services 131

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 131

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In this guide, we compare six Recurly competitors and alternatives according to several categories: Subscription management and recurring billing Checkout Global payment processing Reporting and analytics Pricing Customer reviews We’ll start with a deep dive into FastSpring — our end-to-end payment solution (i.e., Takes the lead on audits.

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Payment Services Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services 78

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Establishing a new subscription billing and recurring revenue management capability is necessary for organizations to meet the increasing demand for these flexible consumption models. Enhanced Predictability of Revenue: Businesses can benefit from a consistent and recurring revenue stream with subscription management.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 22, 2018

Published in a digital format back in January, more than 35,000 people have already enjoyed our no-nonsense, actionable advice covering the entire spectrum of marketing, from messaging to monetization. But it is perhaps for that very reason that demand for printed books on the business of software is so high.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Gather metrics and view reports on monthly recurring revenue. FastSpring: Comprehensive Subscription Billing Platform for Global Software Companies. With FastSpring, B2B and B2C software companies can manage: Multiple subscription models, trials, one-time add-ons, discounts, and more. Table of Contents. FastSpring.

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Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 84

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Most SaaS businesses adopt a subscription-based model supported by a recurring payment system. Setting up a recurring payment system can be complicated and requires the right tools to measure, manage, and review payments regularly. What is Recurring Billing? How Does Recurring Billing Work? Who Is Recurring Billing For?

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features Payments 89

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 11, 2018

The formula for selling SaaS software is quite simple. You acquire users, you monetize them and you look to keep them around for as long as possible. The first step of an account plan is preparation, gathering all the data points at your fingertips that will make or break a customer’s success. It should be transparent too.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) encompasses all expenses related to the implementation, operation, and maintenance of the platform over its lifecycle. Subscription Fees: The provider often charges a recurring subscription fee for using the subscription billing platform. Why Choose BluIQ by BluLogix?

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FastSpring

MARCH 9, 2022

Question: What’s the most important page on a software website — other than the homepage? Because we have data from thousands of Saas and software websites. SocialBee’s strategy is to use two pricing tables: one to highlight all the primary differences and most important features of each plan, and a second that goes into more detail.

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ProfitWell

JUNE 27, 2019

From CRM software to coffee beans, shaving blades to designer gowns, recurring billing is the lifeline for every subscription business. Though recurring billing is appealing to everyone, it isn’t without its drawbacks. What is recurring billing? Recurring billing benefits businesses and customers alike.

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Merchant Services Payment Features Payments SaaS Payments 76

Buffer Resources

APRIL 3, 2023

Before I became a solopreneur, I worked for a social media software company directly with the social media teams of Fortune 500 companies like ESPN and L'Oreal. I was always too busy working to start my own social media, but it was a recurring question. One, repurpose.io Third, I’d advise staying away from trends.

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ProfitWell

MAY 27, 2020

Plus, a SaaS company we've long-term admired grows its software to $50M in ARR, fully remotely. It all started with a text conversation. Zapier Founders Bryan and Wade tossed around the idea of creating “the API of all APIs” back in September of 2011. If your ears are perked, head here for the full story.

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Software Review B2B Trends SaaS 98

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses are on track to generate some $105 billion in revenue this year, an accomplishment for a business model that, while it’s been around since the 1960s, didn’t evolve into its current form until a decade ago. “There’s no seniority of liens,” Pipe CEO Harry Hurst said.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I’m Abby Sullivan, here with your latest in subscription news and recurring revenue resources with this episode of Subscription60. CEO Monetization Playbook by Zuora The question for software developers is no longer if you have to make the shift to SaaS, but how to do it. And this is what Enterprise software leaders need. ”.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

It’s been a staple of industries—publications, utilities, and, more recently, software—since it first emerged in the 17th century. Following the subscription revenue model, businesses charge customers a recurring fee that is processed every week, month, quarter, or year. Many software companies (us included!) While your $8.99

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Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 74

ProfitWell

JANUARY 15, 2020

Pricing analysts collaborate with organizations that employ some form of a recurring revenue model to test various hypotheses about the efficacy of existing and proposed business models, pricing and packaging structure, and general market behavior. All businesses should have an expert pricing analyst to stay competitive. Your pricing.

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Natalia Luneva

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Patrick Campbell is the CEO of ProfitWell (formerly Price Intelligently), the software for helping subscription companies with their monetization and retention strategies. The other thing that was amazing is we were getting all these brand-new marketing channels really quickly.

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Pricing Strategy SaaS Software Review 80

ProfitWell

JANUARY 6, 2020

Carl Gold over at Multi Channel Merchant knows we’re living and breathing the recurring revenue revolution—and that the subscription space is only going to expand. We’ve all seen the headlines this year from Nike and Bloomingdales to Coca-Cola , Mercato and GNC. If your company provides a valuable service, that value can be monetized.

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Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 40

ProfitWell

MAY 4, 2020

Zoom’s growth has nonetheless been impressive, but we’re also eyeing other video software makers soar in growth during this time—think Google Meet , Facebook Messenger Rooms , BlueJeans , Loom. The question remains: How will these companies address this influx in acquisition and foster steady retention when this is all said and done?

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

But your core is your foundation, and having a strong core increases your ability to strengthen all other muscles. Conducting a pricing audit goes through five factors—acquisition, monetization, retention, pricing strategy, and discounts. Monetization. Next is monetization. It needs dedicated focus and priority.

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Payments Pricing Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments 45

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Is freemium an effective lead generation, conversion, and revenue driving strategy for your recurring revenue-based business? Explore the various types of “free” options and choose the correct to boost your business in this piece by Brent Chudoba, COO of Thrive Global and former CRO of freemium all-star SurveyMonkey.

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Pricing Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

ProfitWell

MAY 19, 2020

As always, I am sending my very best to you all. It has an impact on business models in most industries and is leading to a rethink; the flexible use of products and services is often at the forefront today, with offerings in which monetization is achieved through additional digital services, flexible subscription models, or pay per use.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 20, 2019

We are truly living through a golden age of business software. This explains why Slack is so bullish on their public offering — it’s planned as a direct listing (technically not an IPO), meaning the company won’t be issuing new shares, but rather allowing investors to monetize their existing stock. 40% of revenue comes from 0.7%

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ProfitWell

JULY 14, 2020

Today on Recur Now, I'm sharing how you can build solid commitment with your users, all in the name of annual contracts. Tactical retention and monetization tips to minimize churn, protect your revenue and come out of this uncertainty with the most customers. In SaaS, if you don't meet your customers' needs, they'll churn.

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Payments SaaS Payments Outsourced Development Payment Services 66

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Whereas Facebook’s overall vision relies heavily on third-party developers having access to user data, Workplace wants to be the app that’s connected to all your other apps and a highly curated marketplace that has the best SaaS applications in the world. Until you have that, optimizing for monetization doesn’t make a lot of sense.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

At our 2018 Recur event in Boston, Amy shared her expertise on driving expansion and retention with flexible, usage-based plans for subscription-based businesses. The modern subscription economy is different than the software industry of old. Our customers are all people. They’re all people.". Cater to their needs.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 25, 2019

But first, let’s jump into the recurring revenue news that keeps us rolling. So our ProfitWell crew is headed to the Big Apple to kick off April with a pricing and monetization workshop – and a speaker series to bring it on home, featuring a killer guest speaker ( name drop to come ), plus beverages and conversation on us.

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 9, 2019

So much so that Gartner research predicts that in 2020, all new entrants to the software market and 80% of existing companies will offer some sort of subscription package. With a heavy reliance on recurring customer relationships, the subscription model requires constant focus on providing long-term value.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

In just four years, Podium has raised almost $100 million, with annual recurring revenue increasing to almost $60 million. It is so good to be back and you are here with me, Harry Stebbings and you can see all things behind the scenes on Instagram @hstebbings1996 with two Bs.

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Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services CTO Hire 131

CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The key takeaway was to get to $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue. Once you have all these teams you must design an effective way to collaborate on accounts & share customers’ knowledge. Large enterprises require: a dedicated CSM, on-demand human training, custom configurations, 3rd party software integrations, etc.

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Technical Review Software Review Scale Onboarding 52

OpenView Labs

MARCH 24, 2020

When software as a service (SaaS) companies first began to enter the market, traditional methods of measuring businesses didn’t apply to them. All of these metrics were different, but they had several things in common. We’ve made the case against relying on LTV:CAC as the be-all, end-all metric. Why do we love PLG?

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 8, 2021

Especially if you’re planning to sell a product through your website, having a self-signed SSL is no better than not having an SSL certificate at all. This monetization method may be effective, but it comes at the expense of your visitors. Storage and Bandwidth. A free web host isn’t designed to handle huge traffic volume.

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Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 141

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And this was before the phrase you guys coined, on “software is eating the world.” But it was clear that software is eating the world, right? And to me, it’s like, okay, if everything is going to be software, something goes wrong in software, someone needs good tools to troubleshoot and fix it. This was 2008, right?

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As a SaaS company, you will need to keep track of the recurring billings for your products and services. When you are picking your SaaS subscription billing software, you must ensure that you have considered the specific requirements of your customers before making your decision. Sage Intacct. SaaSOptics. Like what you are reading?

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