ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The subscription revenue model is hardly new. But in the past few years, subscriptions have seen a bit of a resurgence. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find an industry that hasn't seen at least one subscription success story: Cars. Even the humble houseplant doesn’t seem immune to the subscription economy.

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SaaSOptics

APRIL 7, 2022

” Or, as Openview Partners defines it, “ product-led growth is an end user-focused growth model that relies on the product itself as the primary driver of customer acquisition, conversion, and expansion.” A freemium business model allows companies to build up a large initial user base at no additional costs.

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FastSpring

APRIL 30, 2024

If you’re selling your software, plugin, add-on, or other digital product for a one-time fee, you’re likely thinking about switching to a recurring subscription model. While the financial reasons are strong to switch to subscriptions, your path to roll out this massive change to your business is filled with peril.

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Casey Accidental

JULY 17, 2023

I was recently on Lenny Rachitksy’s podcast again, and one of the topics we discussed was consumer subscription business. I thought I would actually write down a lot of those thoughts and add some more depth for founders and employees working on these businesses. Why is B2B Subscription So Good?

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User Pilot

JULY 30, 2023

Customer retention vs acquisition cost: Which metric matters more? Thus, striking the right balance between acquisition and retention costs significantly improves profitability and sustainability. TL;DR Customer acquisition is the process of attracting and converting prospective users into paying customers.

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recurring revenue models, or subscription models , can be a great way for businesses to generate income while providing customers with the options they want. This trend is even affecting business-to-business enterprises.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key Definitions in Subscription Billing: Demystifying the Jargon By BluLogix Team Welcome to the fourth installment of our comprehensive guide on selecting the right subscription billing platform. Before we go much further, let’s go deep into essential definitions and concepts in the world of subscription billing.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The essence of the Subscription Economy lies in its ability to forge lasting relationships between businesses and consumers, transcending traditional transactional models. For instance, subscription businesses observe customer retention rates, customer acquisition, and whatnot.

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

And with the field having undergone a couple of “ knockout expansion years ,” with more revenue pouring into SaaS than ever, it has never been a better time for a young SaaS company. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all heard how effective subscriptions can be for growing companies. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. What is Annual Recurring Revenue?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 21, 2020

Subscriptions are the lifeblood of any SaaS business model. On the surface, it’s a perfect model. However, SaaS subscriptions can also cost businesses money if they’re not set up with the customer’s experience in mind. Why failed payments and involuntary customer churn go hand in hand.

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OPEXEngine

JULY 1, 2022

In today’s market, the path to growth for B2B SaaS companies is to continue following the two SaaS lodestars: customer acquisition and customer retention. The Fundamental Value of the SaaS Model is that Customer Retention is Cheaper than Customer Acquisition. The balance can be tricky. .

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Navint

AUGUST 27, 2021

Demand for Lead-to-Revenue services has hit a fever pitch in recent months as the shift to subscription-based business models has fundamentally changed enterprise operations. In this Q& Source.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

Alex: Let’s dive into your business models. The opportunity is to leverage that trust factor to drive customer acquisition, and it has worked for us. Alex: The other side of the equation on customer acquisition is monetization. For both of you, subscription is a smaller-to-no piece of the story.

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Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

If driving more customers was your customers’ #1 need, and that’s not what you helped them with, you probably didn’t build a very successful business, or the problem of solving customer acquisition for that market is very difficult. What Types of Businesses Are We Talking About? 1 Saturated Growth in SAAS.

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SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

What Is Customer Acquisition? Customer Acquisition is the process of acquiring new customers in a business. Not only is it one of the main drivers of revenue growth for early-stage companies, but it’s a primary goal for SaaS businesses across market stages. More customers = more revenue.

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User Pilot

APRIL 8, 2024

Product-led growth is a well-known bottom-up approach that relies on the product for customer acquisition and revenue expansion. The self-service model enables users to buy (or cancel) the subscription, implement the product, learn how to use it, and access support without talking to customer services teams.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box? According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 The premise is simple.

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SaaStr

MAY 25, 2022

Investors will invest in your business if: You have a strong brand. Your top-line revenue is growing. The Sword: a product-led growth business. Every successful business you admire—Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, et al.—was was built on a solid, profitable business model. Your customers like you.

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ProfitWell

MAY 21, 2020

Customer acquisition vs. customer retention—which one is better? Nevertheless, many companies focus the majority of their time and resources on acquisition. In reality, though, retention offers a much higher ROI on advertising spend for certain business models—and is often much more cost-effective than its counterpart.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s barely trading at 3x revenue. So while 3x ARR is way low by historical standards, it’s a bit of a sign of the times. “Business Solutions” including payments has gross margins of only 21%. Pure software (“Creative Subscriptions”) has more traditional software gross margins of 61%. 42% of Revenue Outside the U.S.

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ProfitWell

APRIL 3, 2020

Subscription businesses face a variety of challenges unique to their specific model. These businesses need to emphasize (and analyze) certain metrics that other, more traditional businesses often do not. Successfully financing a subscription company involves the use of specific metrics and accounting methods.

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Techsnyder

DECEMBER 19, 2021

SAAS CEOs and CROs are always on the prowl for one thing for sure and that is about how do I increase my recurring revenue and profitability. Recurring is the key for profitable sustenance of the SAAS business model. NPS will be a bonus and it will also have a positive cascading effect on new customer acquisition.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Running a subscription business is a lot of work. Every month you need to make sure recurring payments are being processed by your payment gateway and accepted by various merchant accounts. If you miss out on a one-time payment or recurring charge, that’s money you might not get back.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Subscription model innovation: Customizable subscription models make it easier for SaaS companies to optimize their pricing and billing. Integration of PLG and sales-led business models: Supporting multiple GTM strategies has become the standard for SaaS. Revenue and Subscription Dashboards.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 26, 2024

When evaluating the growth and valuation of SaaS businesses, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is arguably the most commonly used SaaS metric out of all of them. Read more: Metrics that Matter: A Deep Dive into MRR, ARR, Churn, and ARPU for Subscription Business Models What is SaaS MRR growth?

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The pre-revenue startup phase has a host of stresses that hopefully disappear as the company begins to earn revenue. You also might need to be watching your burn rate extra closely as the pre-revenue stage is by no means the pre-expense stage. What is a pre-revenue startup? What is a pre-revenue startup?

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ProfitWell

MARCH 9, 2020

The subscription business model has seen an immense rise in popularity in recent years, and with good reason. The subscription-based economy grew 350% between 2012 and 2019, and subscription businesses grew revenues about five times faster than S&P 500 company revenues during that time.

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The customer acquisition cost can help you create, measure, and improve a business model that will put your business on the path to profitability. You’re starting a new business. How about your business model ? What is the Customer Acquisition Cost? CAC stands for customer acquisition cost.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 7, 2021

Read what you should know about subscription management and why it is important in recent times! Many products and services online are beginning to adopt subscription-based systems for their billing processes. Interested in reading about true experiences, challenges, and what the road to success really looks like for businesses?

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 3, 2024

Having a flexible pricing strategy allows SaaS providers to cater to different customer segments and needs by offering different pricing models such as subscription, usage-based , freemium, or hybrid. Read more: SaaS Pricing Trends to Boost Sales & Revenue in 2024 Why do you need flexible pricing?

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all heard how effective subscriptions can be for growing companies. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. What is Annual Recurring Revenue?

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The trick is identifying a smaller set of metrics that really tell the story of your business and making them your key performance indicators, or KPIs. The good news is that the most important subscription KPIs are constant across SaaS businesses, whether you’re selling a timekeeping software or an accounting tool.

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Chart Mogul

MAY 12, 2021

Director of Finance Ken Carlson on how Whereby is making freemium work thanks to actionable insight derived from their revenue data. We spoke to Ken Carlson, Whereby’s Director of Finance, to learn about how the company approaches growth and how they are using ChartMogul’s Subscription Data Platform to achieve that. What is Whereby?

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Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

When choosing the right billing software for your subscription businesses, there are many things to consider. Recurly vs. Zuora at a Glance Geared towards the subscription economy, both platforms help clients with their billing and invoicing while helping with customer relationship management (CRM). start free trial.

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Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

An in-depth study on everything you need to know about subscription marketing, and how Baremetrics features are designed to help you navigate the subscription economy. For marketing a subscription business, it’s critical to find loyal new customers and reduce churn. 1 What is Subscription Marketing?

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