Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers. What are SaaS companies?

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 10, 2024

Fast-forward a decade, and the landscape of creator monetization has changed completely.   Whether you have 3,000 or 300,000 followers, you can monetize your Instagram with the right strategy. And this might be where your next monetization idea comes from. Let’s get into it.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Many companies that expand globally reach a point where they can’t properly support their international customers with their current payment platform. An international payment gateway can help with some of these issues, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. What is an international payment gateway? Table of Contents.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. Visualize every process from end to end. If optimizing your business processes sounds like a good idea, this post will tell you everything you need to know about how to find the perfect BPM software for you. Process Visualization.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Google had denied wrongdoing and has not yet commented on this new development. What could this mean for game and app developers in the US or otherwise? After Epic encouraged its Fortnite users to use its own payment system by giving them discounts, both Apple and Google removed Fortnite from their app stores. What about Apple?

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

What makes a company choose one SaaS payment processing provider over another? In my conversations with software developers and technical founders over the years, I’ve heard how complicated these tech stack choices are to make. Integrations? How does the provider protect against payment fraud? Is it the interface?

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

Building the right partner tech stack can dramatically increase the revenue flowing from your partners, even if your partnership team is small. The growing role of partnerships in driving revenue. Businesses are continuing to streamline their purchasing. Processing and remitting payments.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 14, 2021

73 percent of hiring managers plan to continue or boost their reliance on freelancers. Historically, freelancers have had a number of platforms to connect with potential employers, including Upwork and Fiverr. As the demand for freelance work increases, it stands to reason that the number of platforms mirrors this growth.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 11, 2024

By concentrating entirely on product initiatives to simplify a more complicated problem to a straightforward plug-and-play option for medium to small business (SMEs) owners and accountants all over the world, Xero has grown to become one of the most well-liked business accounting platforms on the market.

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Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

For SaaS companies, becoming a payment facilitator (or PayFac) offers a ton of advantages—including but not limited to—boosting retention and profitability while exercising greater control over the customer experience. However, several complex types of risks come along with this. Let’s get started.

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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. But it is important to understand that there are SimpleCirc alternatives with advantages that might be more suitable for certain business requirements.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. This builds on the first essay in the series of how there has been an increase in interest of SAAS-like models interested in becoming marketplaces over time.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

Niall Wall, Box SVP of Business and Corporate Development alongside Vicki Lin, Stripe’s Head of Ecosystem and Cecilia Stallsmith, Slack’s Director of Platform Marketing discuss scaling your revenue via indirect channels and platform ecosystems. We’re a cloud content management platform.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. How viable is it for companies to shop their apps outside of mainstream marketplaces?

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SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

ContaAzul is a business management platform for small businesses created in Brazil. Its focus is on helping companies handle financial routine and streamlining processes related to accounting, banks, stock, and electronic invoicing, among others. Nibo offers simple and efficient financial management.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

And who manages the ecommerce team that creates a seamless online customer experience? Yep, the Ecommerce Manager gets to do it all. Essentially, an Ecommerce Manager oversees all online activities and maintains the company’s brand on all digital properties. So, let’s get into how an Ecommerce Manager gets it all done.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Second, selling on a wider range of marketplaces gets your products in front of a larger audience. We already touched on one of the main reasons to seek other venues: the perils of depending on one sales platform. If you haven’t already established yourself on one of the alternatives to Amazon, your business could tank.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Software companies embark on their embedded payments journey only to discover they’ve underestimated the complexity that’s involved and struggle to launch. If you’re thinking about Embedded Payments for your platform, make time to listen to this episode of the PayFAQ Embedded Payments podcast.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

So, the way in which you accept payments matters for both you and the customer. Not only that, as a business owner you need to know that you’re not shelling out cash on inferior services or unnecessary additional fees. Square PayPal FIS Stripe Payline Data Fiserv BitPay Adyen Dharma Merchant Services Fattmerchant.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 1, 2024

Would you not want an all-solution software that would not only aid you in this process, but perhaps also take this entire burden off your shoulders so that you could focus on other tasks (such as focusing on the development and growth of your e-commerce business)?

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Baremetrics

APRIL 26, 2021

Stripe is one of the biggest names in the payment processor business. Adyen, a Dutch payment company dating back to 2006, also has its fair share of the market. Of course, these two solutions, while popular, don't necessarily meet the needs of every business. Easily connect to other business services.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. These businesses usually consist of 2 to 3 people, and companies are taking bets on their products that aren’t even fully realized yet. Micro Acquire is a marketplace that connects startups to buyers.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Arguably the most beautiful aspect of SaaS or subscription based businesses is the recurring revenue that comes with them. As a business owner or founder, you worry far less about how much cash is in the bank with the predictability that Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) brings. Changing the Price 2. Try Baremetrics Free.

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

They expect an end-to-end shopping “experience” and this is where eCommerce subscription has a chance to shine by developing long term relationships with consumers. billion in online revenue compared to just $57 million in 2011. Developments outside of eCom. For this you will need to pick the right platform. Did You Know?

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FastSpring

JUNE 23, 2020

Flowmapp is a full-stack UX platform that enables companies to design exceptional user experiences for beautiful products, websites, and apps with online collaborative tools. This is what led them to FastSpring. As a result of their partnership with FastSpring, Flowmapp achieved 2.5x growth year over year.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Ryan Austin had VP-level experience in training when he decided to start a consulting business to help enterprise-level companies with their corporate learning and development initiatives. Founded in 2019, Cognota is the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Small and Mid-Market (SMM) SaaS Companies serve customers with annual revenues of $1 million to $1 billion and with a typical employee base of 100 to 1,000. SMB customers will want high-touch sales engagement and service delivery but SMM SaaS companies will likely not have the budget necessary to justify providing this level of sales support.

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ProfitWell

APRIL 1, 2020

White-labeling services for SaaS products have become very popular over the past decade. When done correctly, an entire brand can be built around a SaaS white-label product, but you’ll need to price it correctly in order to maximize revenue. Social media management software. SEO and SEM management software.

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User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

Userpilot is a product growth platform. Here’s an example of a Userpilot user persona: Role in the company ( Product Marketing Manager ). Demo sign-up conversion path Here’s how Attest, a market research platform, converts website visits into demo bookings. For this, you need a lead generation conversion process.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Why is time tracking still a source of stress for employees, supervisors, and management? Or, they’re using a solution that doesn’t fit with their business. Time tracking software that’s light on native scheduling features usually has tight integration with the best project management solutions. There is no third reason.

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FastSpring

JULY 14, 2020

Managing risk in affiliate programs has been a growing concern in the industry at large. The most effective way to manage risk inside of an affiliate program is to stop it before it starts. Strange things happen, but if they happen often enough that a pattern develops don’t be afraid to remove offending affiliates from your program.

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2019

Readily accessible staff — Having a dedicated team to maintain your ecommerce platform means that your company can troubleshoot issues as they arise. If something awry happens, your business has the opportunity to correct the problem internally without having to worry about time-zones or remote workers. The Cons of In-house Ecommerce.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2021

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Neil Ringers , EVP of Revenue Grid. Neil’s experience includes a long history of sales leadership, primarily in the Salesforce ecosystem, and is now running revenue for Revenue Grid. They’ve built a new process of guided selling, which Neil discusses during the show.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 21, 2021

Planning and Project Management Bootstrapping Tools. Wrike is a versatile and comprehensive project management tool, perfect for startups and businesses of all sizes. It has all of the features you’d expect from a SaaS project management tool, including Gantt charts, Kanban boards, briefs, and request forms.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 15, 2023

Three important factors for companies to consider when implementing AI are discussed: organizational structure, management systems, and leadership models, with an emphasis on simplicity and financial optimization in data processes. Which direction is e-commerce heading?

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OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The ‘haves’, defined by growing quickly out of the gate and then maintaining 50% or faster revenue growth at significant scale, have seen their valuations skyrocket over the years. Product: Broaden the use cases for your product and look for ways to more seamlessly integrate into the user’s workflow. Explore Untapped Revenue Streams.

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