Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As someone who has spent a lot of time building marketplaces in my career, a curious thing has happened over the last couple years. Founders have started reaching out asking for help converting their SAAS or SAAS-like business into a marketplace. I’ve helped their business, but they’re asking for help driving more customers.

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Subscription Flow

MARCH 20, 2024

SimpleCirc stands out as a noteworthy option when looking into subscription management software because of its intuitive user interface and effective subscriber data handling. Smaller companies or niche publications looking for ease of use for handling their subscription operations will find its streamlined approach especially appealing.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Beyond Finance: Why Embracing Monetization as a Cross-Functional Discipline Changes the Game By BluLogix Team Redefining the Role of Monetization in Modern Businesses In the swiftly evolving digital marketplace, the concept of monetization extends far beyond the confines of the finance department.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

B2B crypto companies raised about $400M of ICO dollars in 2017. Within the 200 ICOs I analyzed, there are tens of next-generation infrastructure players and a twenty or more platforms-as-a-service. Others enable email white and blacklists to be shared securely, creating a coalition against phishing. The numbers are still small.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How Monetization Efficiency is the Heartbeat of Business Success in the Digital Age By BluLogix Team The Critical Role of Monetization Efficiency In a world where digitalization has redefined the marketplace, the spotlight shines ever so brightly on the concept of monetization efficiency. Why Does Monetization Efficiency Matter?

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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. Each model has its own logic and is appropriate for various types of services and customer needs.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For businesses leveraging subscription models and agile monetization strategies, harnessing the power of analytics is not just an advantage— it’s essential. This segmentation enables tailored subscription offerings and personalized marketing, increasing conversion rates and customer loyalty.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

But we wanted to hear directly from technical founders and software developers about what you look for in a SaaS payment processing service. “These are just some of the questions you need to consider when evaluating a payment service solution as these are the same questions your customers will surely ask you,” Levi says.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This blog post delves into advanced strategies that can help subscription services foster deeper connections with their customers, thereby improving retention rates and fostering brand loyalty. Tailor experiences, from onboarding to customer service, ensuring each subscriber feels uniquely valued.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This shift necessitates businesses to reimagine their monetization strategies , moving beyond traditional one-time sales to models that emphasize recurring revenue and subscription-based services.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Implementing Automation in CLM for Recurring Revenue Identify Key Customer Journey Touchpoints: Map out the customer journey specific to your subscription model. Select the Right Automation Tools: Choose automation platforms that integrate seamlessly with your existing CRM, billing, and service delivery systems.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2024 and Beyond: The Future of UBP – Where Usage Takes Flight By BluLogix Team Time get prepared, B2B experts. We’re about to blast off into the future of UBP , where usage-based pricing transforms from a strategic imperative to a foundational force shaping the B2B landscape. Subscription Billing 1.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Enhance Quote Accuracy with Configurators: Utilize product and service configurators to ensure that quotes are accurate and tailored to customer needs. Optimize Billing and Payment Options: Offer flexible billing cycles and a variety of payment methods to accommodate customer preferences.

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Software Platform Consulting

MAY 6, 2019

There are also great resources for metrics specific to marketplaces (see here ). Invoicing and payment (e.g., Enterprise versions of Upwork or other labor marketplaces. SaaS Metrics Unique to Enterprise-Driven B2B Networks. There are many great articles about SaaS metrics on the web (e.g., see here , here and here.)

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Software Platform Consulting

MAY 20, 2019

Fiverr, a marketplace for freelancers just joined the parade of software companies going public. The Fiverr filing sets up a comparison of Fiverr versus Upwork, the grand-daddy of freelancer marketplaces. Upwork Versus Fiverr: A Different Approach to Services. We call this the Service-as-a-Product (“SaaP”) model.

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BitPay

MAY 25, 2023

Although this shift has so far been more pronounced among B2C companies, B2Bs also stand to benefit a great deal by offering clients the option to pay in crypto. Benefits of crypto for B2B companies Every business is different, but offering customers more options is rarely frowned upon.

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is one of the transformative services in the modern digital landscape. If you think about catching up with one of the biggest tech trends in recent years, this list will provide you with IT service providers working in different industries, with different tech stacks, and from different countries.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 20, 2022

Customer success tools stand out in the accelerating marketplace because they can provide outputs according to the requirement at different growth stages and the corresponding strategies for improvement. Tools like Slack and Zoom for example have gained immense popularity across B2B organizations to support this. Early-stage SaaS.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Bookkeeping: What not to do When I first started my online B2B business, my “bookkeeping” consisted of keeping all invoices in a pickle jar along with an apology to my accountant every year. SaaS metrics with Baremetrics But what if you have too many receipts and invoices to be able to do that? That’s where Baremetrics comes in.

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User Pilot

MARCH 20, 2024

The subscription model offers ongoing access for a fee, ensuring updates and steady income. The open-source model creates revenue by charging for beyond-the-basics services. You might sell your software for a one-time fee, offer it through a subscription model, or even bundle it with other products or services.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 2, 2021

Over 41 percent of businesses use review websites before purchasing software—so reviews matter for B2B work, too. The more (positive) reviews and testimonials you have, the more likely prospective customers are to put their faith and money in your services. B2C” businesses sell goods and services directly to consumers.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

These companies might have introduced a new usage limit for their free plan or for an entry-level paid subscription, for example, rather than testing a more disruptive pay-as-you-go offering. Plus companies face significant change management hurdles if they choose to migrate their legacy subscription customers onto a new pricing model. .

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

. “The shift from serving just consumers to serving consumers and companies is a massive one” For Udemy, investing in a B2B arm seemed too obvious, and too good, an opportunity to ignore. When Eren Bali founded Udemy in 2010, he had a vision for what the marketplace would be: a place where anyone could teach and learn anything.

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ProfitWell

AUGUST 4, 2020

Today on Recur Now, we're making sure you're making the most out of your value metric. But first, a check in on how B2B SaaS companies are growing. Be sure to tune into Recur Now on Thursday because we’ll go deep on everything value-based pricing. How is the B2B SaaS market trending? ??7 This is a value metric.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Across social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube, standard placements for display ads are: Stories Timelines Video feeds Right column (Facebook) Marketplace (Instagram) Explore section Messenger inbox and sponsored messages. On average, 52% of B2B PPC ads point to their homepage instead of a landing page.

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Point Nine Land

MARCH 10, 2020

A strategic analysis after evaluating multiple service marketplaces Over the past few years, I’ve come across a huge number of service (or labor) marketplaces: the countless Uber for X companies, the marketplaces for lawyers, therapists, cleaners, architects, construction workers; you name it. Sounds complicated?

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SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

For subscription-based SaaS businesses, your customer acquisition metrics indicate how effectively you acquire new users via sales, marketing, or a product-led approach like a free trial. The answer lies in your product or service’s value proposition. A public marketplace for templates, plugins, and software development agencies.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Charting the Future: What Are the Emerging Trends in Subscription Billing and Monetization? This blog post explores the emerging trends that are set to redefine subscription billing and monetization, offering predictions for the transformative journey ahead in the digital economy.

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Totango

JUNE 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic may have radically altered the marketplace around us, but the fundamentals of customer renewal strategies remain the same. Customers have always based their renewal decisions on emotional connections, financial realities, and the amount of trust they have that a service can deliver sustained value.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

And I just started a consulting business, it was a service business. And that kind of gave us a little bit of a head start to then bring together a couple of angels and like early stage investors to hire our first couple engineers and really pivot from being a service company to starting the path to becoming a software company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2020

317: Rachel Hepworth is VP of Marketing @ Pilot, the startup that offers the best bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for growing businesses. And for bookkeeping, which is this service that is almost mandated and certainly needed by just about every small business out there, you’re talking about a $60 billion TAM in the US alone.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 23, 2022

In the SaaS world, that means the consumer-facing apps & marketplace SaaS have a tougher time ahead. B2B is in a similar bind — a conservative spending approach and a tougher financing environment will affect SaaS spending as well, meaning that we might see things get worse before they get better.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But as the college-dorm-room startup matures, there’s a fascinating twist to be found in the way it applies its new mission to Workplace, a B2B startup within the (former) startup. It’s easy to connect the dots between mission and product when you consider the social media behemoth’s more than 2 billion worldwide users.

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FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

But they quickly realized the market was too small and that there was a bigger opportunity elsewhere — in wider B2B and B2C commerce. And there’s a strong use case in b2b, which is, hey, we have large, large equipment. And that’s really hard for sellers on the b2b side to communicate. It starts with self service.

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 11, 2020

Marketplaces in their early stages generally lack the liquidity to be relevant enough for the supply side, they are not a priority. To overcome this, marketplaces generally need to find ways to initially hack the supply side. Large suppliers are often reluctant to work with small marketplaces that lack credibility.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Leading a team of innovators and experts in their Customer Success, Professional Services, and Support organization, Amanda’s goal is to ensure that every customer optimizes the business impact of Lucidworks search and analytics deployments. “My Under her direction, marketplace utilization grew 39% in one year.

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

Ep #402: Mårten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne, explains their innovative approach of packaging customer value derived from a variety of activities into an annually recurring subscription offering that delivers outstanding value to customers while simplifying the buying process and the customer journey.

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