FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Q4 sales numbers usually outperform the rest of the year thanks to year-end holidays and their associated shopping cycles — but how much does that trend carry over into software and SaaS sales? Are you optimizing all possible Q4 sales opportunities for your software business? Below, we’ll cover: U.S.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

There are tons of monthly recurring billing software solutions available, so it can seem difficult to determine which one is right for your business. Checkout (including payment processing and gathering sales tax, GST, and VAT). Handling failed payments and customer notifications. Table of Contents.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 1, 2022

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Tropic is procurement paradise.

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Stax

MAY 6, 2024

Having a secure platform for managing customer and payment data is paramount to building and maintaining trust, and you can’t do that with poor systems and practices. Choosing the right payment partner with a solid security track record is crucial for enhancing data security and complying with PCI DSS standards.

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FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2024

Ready to join Europe’s biggest startup and tech event with the leading startups, investors, executives, and media from 174 countries? Join us at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris, France, on May 22nd – 25th, for an extraordinary event dedicated to all things tech. We’d love to talk with you in person!

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Subscription Flow

MARCH 28, 2024

The rapidly changing digital economy has led to a growing demand from SaaS businesses based in the US for more straightforward ways to handle international transactions. How It Can Become the Backbone of Your Online Transactions Section 1: Why you may need a merchant of record for SaaS companies?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. is a software training company that focuses on helping end users and companies be more productive. Infinicept is a provider of embedded payment solutions.

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User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

Wondering how to build a conversion path for your SaaS product or e-commerce site? TL;DR A conversion path is a step-by-step process that guides prospects. A good conversion path makes the process frictionless. It helps create in-app experiences to optimize user conversions. If so, you’re in the right place!

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

From marketing funnel analysis to review funnel analysis, this article shows you the most important funnels for SaaS. TL;DR Funnel analysis helps map out all the steps website visitors and in-app users take to achieve conversion goals , like signing up for your tool or completing the onboarding process. Activation funnel.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Ready to join the game industry’s premier professional event? Join us at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from March 18-22nd, for an extraordinary event dedicated to continually defining market innovations and providing insight into the future of games. If so, join FastSpring at Game Developers Conference 2024 at Booth S1931!

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FastSpring

MAY 14, 2024

FastSpring provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, and digital products businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support. The key components of a payout statement are: Orders: Total processed orders during the period. What Operating System?

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SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2023

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. TripActions is now Navan.

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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. The potential impact of failed or inadequate internal systems, processes, procedures, etc.

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User Pilot

MAY 6, 2024

This article focuses on user profiles in the SaaS context. Demographic information like age, gender, location, and income helps tailor services for different population segments. Transactional data on purchases, plans, and payments enables revenue analysis, recommendations, and frictionless buying experiences.

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User Pilot

JUNE 8, 2023

Do you want to leverage event data to make data-driven decisions to enhance user experience? Event data allows you to understand your users’ behaviors and needs on a deeper level. As a result, you get the key that opens the door to a treasure of product growth insights for your SaaS business. What is event data?

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Looking to join SaaS founders and tech enthusiasts who are discussing the most innovative trends for SaaS companies? If so, join FastSpring at the SaaS North November 15-16th! Since 2016, SaaS North has been recognized as THE Canadian hub for rapidly-scaling SaaS founders and their teams.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. Our Guiding Principle: Our Software and SaaS Community Must Be Good for You in Order for It to Succeed.

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FastSpring

MAY 16, 2024

Join us at the Lingotto Conference and Exhibition Centre in Torino, Italy from June 13 to 15 for an extraordinary event dedicated to all things WordPress. FastSpring is how plugin, theme, and SaaS companies sell online in more places around the world. If so, join FastSpring at WordCamp EU 2024 at Booth 13!

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FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2024

And as the CEO of both Skillshot Media (a turnkey events production company for esports events) and Ghost Gaming (a “gaming lifestyle brand” that supports esports teams and gaming content creators such as Twitch streamers), he dives ever deeper into marketing to gamers and other gaming industry professionals. Mr. Todd Harris.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Product analytics can help you track changing user behavior for your app but here are some industry-wide changes that are influencing purchasing decisions in 2024. The former tracks trends for software users , while a consumer behavior trend mainly refers to online shopping, such as buy-now-pay-later payment methods.

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2023

At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events. We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs NEXT WEEK June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Make is the leading visual platform for anyone to design, build, and automate anything – from tasks and workflows to apps and systems – without coding.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Failed payments are part of running a subscription or SaaS business. It’s normal for credit card payments to get declined. But unless you have dunning management in place, chances are those failed payments are costing you a lot of money. In short, dunning is recovering failed payments from customers. Try it Free.

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SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2021

A lot of our SaaS older times don’t quite know what to make with a lot of B2B startups these days, let alone some public SaaS companies. But like “Cloud” and “SaaS”, its definitely has evolved. But like “Cloud” and “SaaS”, its definitely has evolved. Only half does.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As we cross the threshold from one decade to another, it’s natural to look back at the previous 10 years and try to make sense of events. It was in August 2011 that Marc Andreessen coined the famous phrase “ Software is eating the world ” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Rise of mobile.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The NAMM Foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs. The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Foundation celebrates and promotes the intrinsic value of music education. Schedule a demo now or at NAMM in person!

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Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Your payment processor may be an important element of your business. However, with so many of these payment platforms on the market, how are you supposed to choose? While there is a plethora of payment platforms to consider, Stripe and PayPal should be at the top of the list. After all, it plays a big role in how you get paid.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe. Is Stripe worth $100B?

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

Mastering SaaS renewals’ best practices can transform a routine administrative task into a strategic opportunity to drive customer success and propel your business toward sustainable growth. TL;DR The SaaS renewal process involves a series of actions on/before the renewal date that lead to a customer’s renewal.

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FastSpring

JULY 15, 2022

In a one-hour webinar, we covered the four main ways that SaaS companies handle global sales taxes. We also covered: What happens when SaaS companies don’t properly comply with tax regulations. The growing list of countries that have changed their rules around VAT and sales taxes for software sales in recent years. Presenters.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events. We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Grab tickets here. .

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It will also guide you through uncovering and harnessing these insights in your SaaS business. Similarly, in-app behavioral data can help you to optimize the user experience, and event data can reveal areas of improvement in your conversion funnel. This article explores what data-driven insights are and why they are important.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Join us at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) from March 7th to 9th, for an extraordinary event dedicated to all things WordPress. FastSpring is how plugin, theme, and SaaS companies sell online in more places around the world. If so, join FastSpring at WordCamp Asia 2024 at Booth 17!

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

When it comes to product-led growth , SaaS companies need to get everything details right. In this guide, we’ll be going over what usage-based pricing is, the benefits of a usage-based pricing model, different types of usage-based pricing, and a few examples from SaaS companies that have effectively deployed this strategy!

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User Pilot

JULY 4, 2023

Are you in need of credible Typeform alternatives for your SaaS website? In this article, we’ll consider the 12 best Typeform alternatives for SaaS businesses. Reasons for seeking out Typeform alternatives vary from pricing concerns to the need for better branding options, more payment integrations, greater ease of use, etc.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Wondering how to increase free trial conversion for your software product? Types of free trial models in SaaS: opt-in and opt-out free trials, freemium , free trial after a demo, and free trial with gamified extensions. What’s a free trial in SaaS? Trials can be tricky. There’s also the cost implication.

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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 Casey’s last essay, he covered the differences between regular SaaS companies and SaaS-like Networks. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

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User Pilot

JULY 20, 2023

TL;DR Voluntary churn happens when customers cancel or downgrade their subscriptions while involuntary churn happens when a customer can’t continue using a service for reasons that are partially or entirely out of their control, most of the time related to payment processing issues. Bad customer service. Poor onboarding.

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