FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It’s easy to think of online sales as a marketplace where we buy items for ourselves, but more and more B2B and SaaS sales are now happening online. According to Statista, B2B sales are now 6X larger than the business-to-consumer (B2C) market. As of 2019, B2B ecommerce sales globally have surpassed $12 trillion in revenue.

Payment Methods 148

Payment Methods B2B Outsourcing Services Payment Services 148

Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 19, 2018

GymForLess is a desktop and mobile marketplace that gives fitness enthusiasts instant access to thousands of gyms across Spain. Services like this are a natural fit for subscriptions, but that’s not where GymForLess started. With a subscription service, there’s no registration fee, no permanence. So why the change?

Merchant Services 40

Merchant Services Payment Services Marketplace as a Service Churn 40

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

E-commerce is the future, but it isn’t just for B2C. B2B brands are finding huge success in the digital marketplace industry and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Globally, B2B marketplaces make up a $31 billion market. While competition is intense in the mainstream, niche B2B marketplaces are showing real promise.

Marketplace as a Service 136

Marketplace as a Service Merchant Services B2B Construction 136

User Pilot

MARCH 20, 2024

The open-source model creates revenue by charging for beyond-the-basics services. Pricing and Packaging : This pricing strategy determines how much customers pay for your software. 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.

Software 59

Software Revenue Strategy Advertising 59

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The story you tell to the market, the competitive moats you build, the pricing models fueling your growth – everything that got you to where you are needs to be reimagined for your new buyer. 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.

Marketplace as a Service 243

Marketplace as a Service Scale Sales Recruiting Business 243

Chart Mogul

JUNE 23, 2022

In the SaaS world, that means the consumer-facing apps & marketplace SaaS have a tougher time ahead. The last 2 years of SaaS twitter summed up sales into two simplistic formulas for achieving growth: PLG & raising prices. Trust us, we did it recently and you can read more about our migration here.

SaaS 52

SaaS DevOps as a Service Marketplace as a Service Forecasting 52

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?

Marketplace as a Service 59

Marketplace as a Service Strategy B2C Systems Review 59

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. So just the b2c right, which is more what I call Instagram brands, right? It starts with self service. That’s where 3D products were really going to explode. Jera Brown Yeah.

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Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 124

Point Nine Land

MAY 22, 2020

Businesses, on the other hand, are stuck in the dark ages, often relying on the phone, email, fax and even pen and paper when it comes to ordering goods or services. Whilst consumer-facing marketplaces have become an essential part of our daily lives, business-to-business marketplaces are only just beginning to emerge.

Marketplace as a Service 83

Marketplace as a Service B2B Payments SaaS Payments 83

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

268: Ryan Bonnici is the CMO @ G2, the company that allows you to get the right software and services for your business with over 897,000 user reviews to help you make smarter buying decisions. I think I would agree with that a lot more and say probably in B2C it’s quite the opposite. Ryan Bonnici: I don’t think so.

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Software Review 131

Chargify

MARCH 6, 2018

UK online education company EdPlace has emerged as a “parent champion,” providing online tutorial services designed to help parents support their children in their education (specifically Math, English, and Science) at an affordable price. To be clear, EdPlace isn’t just a B2C business. Provides excellent customer service.

B2C 40

B2C Merchant Services B2B Payment Services 40

Chargify

MARCH 28, 2018

While the convenience of combo meals abounds in all fast food restaurants today, in 1958 the opportunity to purchase a main dish, side, and drink for a set price (and less than if all the items were purchased individually) was a novel idea, and one that helped them stand out in a very competitive marketplace. TV is a great example.

Pricing 47

Pricing Innovation Scale SaaS 47

Unbounce

JUNE 16, 2020

These are often built with agencies, consultants, and managed-service-providers (MSPs) in mind. These partners resell your product and benefit from offering ongoing services, usually on a retainer basis. Or, you might want to partner with agencies that have existing clients and want to make your product part of their service offering.

Outsourcing Services 131

Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Scale SaaS 131

FastSpring

JANUARY 8, 2019

Amazon Marketplace. Selling on the Amazon Marketplace can significantly boost volume through your store. Amazon charges fees on every sale through the Marketplace. A marketing concept where a business offers several related products or services and sells them as one package solution, often at a reduced price.

Payment Methods 62

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services 62

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

No Wait, of Course That Is the Single Most Important SaaS Metric by Jason Cohen, A Smart Bear The purpose of a metric is to be a tool in service of your goals, timeline, size, circumstance, even philosophy, not as a master you are thoughtlessly obligated to obey. These are not laws. How Much Should You Pay Yourself?

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Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring SaaS 52

Neil Patel

AUGUST 18, 2021

Offer Coaching Service to Motivated Clients. It doesn’t matter when you started blogging or how much experience you’ve gained in that time — offering a coaching service to motivated clients can bring in money. Coaching services are in demand because of the dramatic results the process can bring.

Scale 145

Scale Outsourcing Services Merchant Services Social Media 145

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The best products, services, and ideas are nothing without a way to turn them into currency, and sellers are a big part of making commerce happen. Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). Anita Nielsen. Anne Slough. Beth Sunshine.

Scale 130

Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

User Pilot

AUGUST 31, 2023

Examples of products that depend on the network effects for growth are social media sites like Facebook, messaging apps like WhatsApp, lift-sharing platforms like Uber, or marketplaces like eBay. When there are more sellers, the platform is more valuable for buyers, and when more buyers use the service, it attracts more sellers.

Social Media 90

Social Media Customer Lifetime Value SaaS Marketplace as a Service 90

SaaStr

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to founding Outgrow, Randy co-founded VenturePact, an invite-only marketplace that connects companies with trusted software development firms. Prior to founding Outgrow, Randy co-founded VenturePact, an invite-only marketplace that connects companies with trusted software development firms.

Scale 198

Scale Sales Hiring Mobile Marketplace as a Service 198

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 22, 2018

Fast forward to today, and Eventbrite is the world’s largest self-service event ticketing and registration platform – processing more than 3 million tickets each week. Going back a bit, Brian was a co-founder at SkillSlate, a local services marketplaces similar to Thumbtack. We raised a $1.5-million

Marketplace as a Service 189

Marketplace as a Service Scale Payment Solutions Payment Services 189