Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this essay we explore one channel that helps many marketplaces scale faster than others: supply driving demand. In the SaaS-like network model, the supply is in charge of generating the majority of the demand, and the product acts as mainly a fulfillment or monetization vehicle for the supply.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 19, 2023

NitroPack , a website performance optimization platform, has become one of the fastest-growing startups in CEE. Since it joined FastSpring in early 2020, the company has increased its revenue by 628% and is still growing fast. When NitroPack was first getting started, they used PayPal to accept and process payments. “It

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

What makes a company choose one SaaS payment processing provider over another? But we wanted to hear directly from technical founders and software developers about what you look for in a SaaS payment processing service. Integrations? How does the provider protect against payment fraud? Is it the interface?

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. The platform's usage-based pricing (no monthly fees!)

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Affiliate marketing is a way for online publishers (including bloggers) to make passive income by recommending products and services they love. Amazon Associates is one of the most trusted affiliate marketing platforms where anyone can start an income stream from the comfort of their home. Not All Commissions Are Equal.

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Subscription Flow

MAY 30, 2024

Yet these tools in themselves are never enough and you need them to integrate well with other software that offers different functions to help streamline your user’s experience. SubscriptionFlow also places a great deal of importance on customer retention and churn management which helps businesses grow.

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Baremetrics

APRIL 13, 2021

As a subscription-based business, choosing the right payments processor and setting up a recurring payment system for your customers is critical to running a successful company. In this guide, we'll go over how to set up recurring payments and handle invoicing in a manner that's streamlined, convenient, and low on fees.

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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.

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FastSpring

JULY 25, 2019

One question that gets asked frequently, is when online businesses should consider switching from accepting payments through a payment solution like PayPal and transitioning over to a comprehensive ecommerce platform. High shopping cart abandonment rates can directly impact your revenue potential.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

Checkout (including payment processing and gathering sales tax, GST, and VAT). Handling failed payments and customer notifications. Reconciling payment with accounts and remitting sales tax, GST, and VAT. The second factor to consider is whether or not the solution was built for your type of business.

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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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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

This episode is an excerpt from a session at SaaStr Scale. And if you also look at the platform as a service category, that’s also an additional $50 billion of spend, and that’s typically with those same vendors. And we’ll also share maybe even some of our failures and best practices with this go-to-market channel.

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

A market segmentation survey is a market research tool. This improves satisfaction, retention, and brand loyalty , and improves the performance of marketing strategies. Demographic segmentation divides the market based on statistical characteristics of the population such as age or gender. Book the demo to find out more!

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But out of the plethora of answers you need to figure out, choosing the best ecommerce platform remains the most crucial. Small businesses or brand-conscious entrepreneurs will love Wix with its easy-to-use, cheap features, and greater design flexibility. A Review of the Best Ecommerce Platforms. Decisions, decisions!

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. Luckily, like most complex processes and tasks, it can be simplified. Think of it this way.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That leaves you with one question: Can I get a product to do this business metrics analysis for me? We’ve dissected the Baremetrics vs. Stripe debate, as well as Stripe vs. Braintree , Chargebee , Chargify , Gumroad , PayPal , Recurly , Shopify , Zuora , and ProfitWell. Integrations 3. Table of Contents. What is ProfitWell?

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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.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Why You Should Use an Alternative to Amazon for Your E-commerce Business. 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. User Types.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 24, 2021

Running a SaaS or subscription business takes a lot of work, but you can save time by automating the subscription billing process with the help of the right payment system. Ultimately, subscription management requires the right payment processor, but that's just one tool in the stack. Automate your billing processes.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Chargebee is a subscription billing and payment software system ideal for SaaS and subscription-based companies. An automated process is given for sales and marketing activities for invoice creation, payment collection, email alerts, customer relationship management, and follow-ups. Supporting various subscription plans.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 7, 2021

One platform where you can sell just about anything to anyone anywhere? It offers you plenty of marketing tools to make your store a success from the start. Shopify Compared to The Best Ecommerce Platforms. So what sets Shopify apart from other ecommerce platforms out there? That’s Shopify in a nutshell.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 27, 2020

But, with too many options came a new challenge: Choosing the best POS system that’s right for your business is now an uphill battle. Our team has done the heavy lifting of reviewing dozens of POS systems in the market. So, irrespective of your small business type – retail, restaurant, franchise, online store, etc.,

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As of 2019, B2B ecommerce sales globally have surpassed $12 trillion in revenue. According to Statista, B2B sales are now 6X larger than the business-to-consumer (B2C) market. It comes down to having an online presence, understanding buyers’ needs, and, most importantly—a platform that can handle transactions.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 28, 2021

As one of the largest e-commerce platforms on the internet, Shopify offers budding (and established) entrepreneurs a platform to sell their wares and increase their reach. In fact, Shopify dominates nearly 20 percent of the e-commerce market share. That’s not all. Is the Shopify Partner program right for you?

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plus, understanding your numbers can lead to smarter business decisions and improved overall business health/performance as well. However, choosing the best accounting software isn’t easy, thanks to the thousands of options on the market. Lastly, consider the payment processing fees associated with each software.

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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

MAY 22, 2019

Selling your digital product internationally is a huge opportunity to expand your business. It’s easy to deliver digital products to customers abroad, but acquiring international customers and scaling a successful global business requires paying attention to other aspects of ecommerce you probably have overlooked until now.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 26, 2013

I count seven major categories of innovation to date: Math Based Currencies/Payment Networks - Bitcoin might be the most well-known and best publicized math-based currency, but there are a handful of others in the market, like OpenCoin and LiteCoin. This is a boon to merchants whose payment fees shrank.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

With improving technology and digital platforms, shoppers have started to think differently and redefined what “shopping” means. trillion by 2021, you need to make sure your digital business is ready to take advantage of this next wave of global ecommerce growth. Accept global payments with a localized experience.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 Recurring Business Revenue. Plus, since your customers pay the same price each month, a subscription box offers some degree of stability in your revenue stream, which helps you predict your finances more accurately.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Chargebee is a robust subscription management platform. However, there are certain aspects of collecting recurring payments that you would still be responsible for when using Chargebee, such as: Connecting to payment gateways manually. Reconciling payments, fulfillment, refunds, etc. Process chargebacks.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 11, 2019

I started the growth team and scaled Dia&Co’s customer acquisition and retention strategies. This helped scale Dia&Co to now over 4 million users and over $90 million in venture funding. This helped scale Dia&Co to now over 4 million users and over $90 million in venture funding. Model-Market. Product-Channel.

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Teamgate

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The point of running a business is to make a profit through sales of your product or services. Digital marketing allows us to generate more leads, reach out to wider market space, and gain information that could help us develop a smarter business strategy. Versatile payment options. Analyze data. Raise urgency.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Thankfully, with mobile payments from Stax , you can quickly accept and process payments from your customers. Learn all about mobile payments and why you may want to consider joining the Stax family to streamline payments and boost your small business’ productivity.

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FastSpring

MARCH 6, 2019

One challenge many online merchants face after they’ve finished developing their product is figuring out how to easily accept payments on their online store. But navigating the complex world of online payments for the first time is challenging work. But if you’re solely depending on PayPal, you could be leaving money on the table.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How can a simple offering be transformed into its own platform? Renaud Visage, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, and Romain Huet, Head of Developer Relations at Stripe, know what it takes to effectively evolve your offering into a platform without losing what made offering appealing in the first place. Want to see more content like this?

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