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.

Finance 52

Finance Subscription Payment Features Venture Capital 52

User Pilot

MARCH 20, 2024

TL;DR Software monetization helps generate revenue using various new business models to reinvest in development and enhancements. The subscription model offers ongoing access for a fee, ensuring updates and steady income. Software licensing sets software usage rules, protecting creators and defining user rights.

Software 59

Software Revenue Strategy Advertising 59

SaaStr

MARCH 9, 2022

Pursue Diverse Revenue Models. Sometimes, it takes innovative thinking to pull more revenue out of a current customer base or business model. Spending Big on Advertising Isn’t Necessary. Clayton begins by sharing the key levers that accelerate growth from the $100 million mark to $1 billion. Hire for Tomorrow, Not Today.

Revenue 245

Revenue Sales Hiring Leadership Scale 245

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.

Subscription 80

Subscription Payment Features Customer Lifetime Value Benchmarks 80

Casey Accidental

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Besides building a growth model and forecasting your growth from it, which I absolutely recommend you should do, what are the factors that contribute to how quickly you need to be investing in that second product after the first product finds product/market fit? Last, but not least, let’s look at a consumer subscription example.

Payments 113

Payments Scale Payment Solutions Technical Review 113

Zuora

JULY 21, 2020

We talk to Ken about the impact of COVID-19 on publishing, the balance between advertising and subscriptions, and the path to more sustainable business models. Excerpts from the latest Subscribed Podcast with Ken Doctor.

Advertising 108

Advertising Subscription Payment Features Business Model 108

Chargify

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As many leading companies know, customer subscription management isn’t a “set it and forget it” concept. It is important for businesses to constantly analyze the health of their subscription model to make sure it is truly working for their customers and their bottom line. Refine pricing models. Plan for the future.

Subscription 63

Subscription Payment Features Payment Services SaaS Payments 63

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Subscription-based businesses are awesome! All you have to do is get a customer to buy once, and then you get recurring revenue without even thinking about it. While the recurring revenue part is true and awesome, retaining customers and creating a sustainable subscription-based business model can be super tricky.

Subscription 61

Subscription Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Services 61

Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

It also allows advertisers to get exposure in some of the most popular games played in today’s market. Games as a Service refers to games that operate without initial purchasing costs and instead, make their profits on subscriptions or in-game purchases. Games as a Service Payment Options. Games as a Service Business Models.

Payments 122

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 122

FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Upsell bigger subscriptions with more features. Convert freemium customers to paid subscriptions with an irresistible sale. If freemium is a big part of your business model, a strong holiday sale might be the lever to finally convert users who love the features they have access to, but who know they could really use a lot more of them.

SaaS Payments 144

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Merchant Services 144

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s hard to imagine a world where analysis didn’t understand recurring, subscription based revenue for technology products. Salesforce’s IPO is also seen as a test of a new business model that could shake up the software industry. Google advertising spiked for the keyword “Best CRM”. Why Let Banks In?

Venture Capital 222

Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 222

ProfitWell

JULY 22, 2020

After setting up an advertising campaign to propel growth, the startup was able to grow into a one hundred million dollar company. However, with safe and secure payment methods such as Stripe and Paypal, it is now just as convenient for manufacturers. Use a subscription-based model.

Payment Methods 93

Payment Methods Outsourcing Services Branding Payment Features 93

Neil Patel

APRIL 9, 2021

This method is best suited to subscription-based businesses. For example, fitness coaches can use VOD platforms to offer monthly subscriptions for on-demand fitness classes. This is essential for brands that rely on live events in their business model. M onetizing OTT Advertising. Video Advertising Networks.

Payments 104

Payments Payment Methods Advertising Payment Services 104

Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man who stops a clock to save time,” – Henry Ford In 1913, Henry Ford brought the assembly line to the automobile industry, because he knew that prioritizing efficiency in his plants would make him more profitable. One thing to consider is integrated payments.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Stax 88

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Facebook is on track to make over $60 billion in revenue this year from advertising. Many marketers who have tried Facebook ads, especially in their early days, decided that Facebook advertising doesn’t work. Then come back to this post for a deep dive into advertising. Who Should Advertise on Facebook?

Advertising 144

Advertising Web Development Web Developers Business Model 144

ProfitWell

JUNE 3, 2020

It’s especially important for subscription-based businesses. Every new lead carries the potential for recurring revenue. As a business owner, one of your perpetual goals is to keep generating new and better leads. Each offers different benefits to different types of businesses. What’s the best way to do this?

Subscription 64

Subscription Payment Features Social Media Business 64

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We need to differentiate among three similar sounding but very different concepts: revenue stream, revenue model, and business model. You can think of these as a turducken of business jargon with a revenue stream being within a revenue model which is in turn inside a business model. Table of Contents.

Payments 102

Payments SaaS Payments Revenue Payment Solutions 102

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 18, 2020

He even managed to help pivot the company from a programmatic transactional revenue model to a subscription model over the course of, not just the last three months during COVID, but over the course of the last few years. Walk us through the basic business model. Sam Jacobs: Is it a subscription service?

Subscription 106

Subscription Payment Features Scale Underperforming Technical Team 106

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Google, too, saw a smooth transfer of power from its founders to a new CEO, Sundar Pichai, while also strengthening its core business of search advertising and reorganizing under Alphabet. What was perhaps less predictable was the ensuing prevalence of the subscription-based business model.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Neil Patel

MAY 6, 2021

Whether you’re running a PPC campaign, adding a new advertising stream to your ongoing strategy, setting up an e-commerce store, or even opening a brick-and-mortar store, you need to conduct a breakeven analysis. New Business Model. When you switch to a new business model, your costs can change drastically.

Payment Methods 95

Payment Methods Marketing Payment Services Payments 95

Chargify

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Welcome back to the Subscription Rockstars series! We will analyze both their mistakes and their victories to draw lessons that you can apply to your business. And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. Image source).

Subscription 40

Subscription Payment Features Consulting Business Model 40

ProfitWell

MAY 21, 2020

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. In the same way, you need to both acquire and then retain customers in order to achieve success in the subscription world.

Acquisition 98

Acquisition Retention Advertising Customer Lifetime Value 98

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Your top subscription news. I hear we have a new neighbor in the subscription space— Citrix , a company comprised of digital workspace aiming to transform how you work. Citrix plans to shift to a subscription business model and software-as-a-service, as the company recently showed strength in its Workplace subscriptions.

Sales Recruiting 40

Sales Recruiting SaaS Advertising Subscription 40

User Pilot

AUGUST 31, 2023

New customers bring in subscription fees, licensing charges, or usage-based payments, which are the lifeblood of SaaS businesses. This can involve various marketing channels such as digital advertising, content marketing, social media campaigns, SEO, and more. What is the purpose of customer acquisition in SaaS?

Acquisition 90

Acquisition SaaS Payments Payment Methods Metrics 90

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

We very frequently advertise to our customers, “We have less features in the UI.” ” This is not an advertisement of Tradeshift. There’s not that many founders in the world that’s interested in doing global tax compliance for, let’s say, invoicing. I can help you accelerate your payment.

Payment Solutions 147

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 147

User Pilot

MARCH 6, 2023

It is often used by product-led businesses to drive scalable business growth. Product-Led Growth (PLG) is a business model in which the quality of the product drive growth, while product-led acquisition is a strategy that relies on product virality and network effects to expand market penetration.

Scale 87

Scale Acquisition Scaling Customer Lifetime Value 87

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

There are several reasons for this, but one of the most significant is the paid subscription model that virtually eliminates advertising. Its business model grew to a valuation of over $100 billion with subscribers that exceeded 118 million. Netflix is a Subscription-based VOD (SVOD) provider.

Payment Solutions 40

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Development 40

Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series! We will analyze both their mistakes and their victories to draw lessons that you can apply to your business. And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. Image source). Image source).

Subscription 40

Subscription Payment Features Revenue Software Review 40

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Advertisers are struggling to intrigue users with a five-second pre-roll on YouTube, while you need not five, not 10, but 45–60 minutes of a customer’s personal time for your product demo. It took her awhile to understand programmatic advertising principles, but ultimately she understood what I’m selling and what my job is all about.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review SaaS Sales Hiring Software Review 109

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

“It doesn’t take a genius to understand that business model failure comes when CAC (the cost to acquire customers) exceeds LTV (the ability to monetize those customers.)” These methods are fine for short-term forecasting, but for subscription-based companies, the calculation gets a little more complicated.

Scale 135

Scale Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 135

User Pilot

JUNE 10, 2019

There are multiple death-traps that product led growth marketing can help you avoid: Rising advertising costs. Your market size is medium or small (in a certain niche or vertical, not for use by all consumers or businesses). FreshBooks is an invoicing and accounting solution for small businesses. And guess what?

Growth Marketing 132

Growth Marketing Marketing Scale Payment Features 132

Baremetrics

MAY 26, 2021

Customer advocacy is a major concept when it comes to marketing for SaaS subscription businesses. It is a process of transforming your customers into someone who is advocating for your brand by providing them stellar products and services, thereby making them an integral part of your business. Table of Contents.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Customer Lifetime Value Payments Scale 52

User Pilot

JULY 30, 2023

Customer retention requires more focus when you have high churn rates , high acquisition costs, and a business model reliant on recurring revenue. The cost of acquisition typically includes the expenses associated with marketing and sales, such as promotional campaigns, sales commissions, and advertising.

Acquisition 81

Acquisition Retention Customer Lifetime Value User Experience 81

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The percentage of subscribers who discontinue their subscriptions within a given time period. The number of visitors frequenting your site, and is a basic metric that every business should track to know the impact of GTM strategies. For the MRR, you sum up the recurring revenue from all your customers in a given month.

SaaS Payments 86

SaaS Payments Metrics Customer Lifetime Value Marketing 86

Tom Tunguz

MAY 14, 2013

The Atlantic summed up the essence of social networks' business models brilliantly. It’s not the technology that’s intrinisically valuable, but the activity on the network that attracts users and advertisers and produces a data by-product. But this is still a media business, just with a performance oriented advertiser base.

Sales Recruiting 100

Sales Recruiting Advertising Social Media Subscription 100

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Revenue models often get conflated with revenue streams, probably because each is a single revenue source. They are also confused with business models, of which revenue models are a part. Revenue models help business owners determine how to manage their revenue streams and are required to complete a business model.

Payments 40

Payments Revenue Payment Methods SaaS Payments 40

User Pilot

MARCH 9, 2022

In-app messages can encourage freemium users to upgrade to a paid subscription by highlighting the extra value of certain features — increasing expansion MRR in the process! Their “what’s new” modal is the perfect spot to advertise feature updates since the user will see it as a full-screen popup. Source: Miro. #10 Churn survey.

Engagement 85

Engagement Customer Lifetime Value SaaS Onboarding 85