Buffer Resources

MAY 2, 2024

  Frustrated with the slim returns from YouTube Ad revenue, they switched to a specialized video monetization platform and set up a paid membership model.  In this guide, we’ll explore 6 video content monetization methods that you can use to turn your content into an income stream. 

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Joined by Katie Wickham, Payrix’s Director of Marketing, Butler shares essential tips on accelerating your business to $100 million ARR and beyond. . Spotlighting the success of an ICP-focused strategy .

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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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Neil Patel

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the last decade, service marketplaces have sprung up and distributed how we work and live. For instance, Airbnb , a marketplace for vacation rentals, has over four million hosts who have welcomed over 800 million guests. Food delivery service marketplaces are expected to reach $154.34 billion in 2023.

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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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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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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Streamlining Success: What is the Role of Automation in Customer Lifecycle Management for Recurring Revenue? This blog post explores how employing automation in CLM can revolutionize the way businesses nurture their customer base, enhance engagement, and secure recurring revenue streams.

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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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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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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A recent Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Intercom, Drive Conversational Experiences For A Future-Ready Customer Support Strategy , revealed that 54% of teams can’t personalize support with their tech stack and 50% waste time jumping between tools. Strategy first, technology second. Let’s dive in.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 14, 2021

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. What Is LinkedIn Marketplace? How Does LinkedIn Marketplace Work?

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This evolution has paved the way for subscription and recurring revenue models to emerge as powerful strategies for sustainable growth. The latest whitepaper, “Monetization in the Digital Economy,” delves deep into why and how businesses are transitioning from traditional sales models to subscription-based approaches.

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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 31, 2022

What you’ll see in that cloud spend box is actually Gartner’s 2020 estimate for infrastructure as a service spending for companies, which was $50 billion. 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.

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Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For every business, the most important thing is the processing of transactions. And to process payments a secure system is needed. Merchant of Record (MoR) is one such system. It is essential to the coordination of safe and easy business transactions. SubscriptionFlow now offers MoR services.

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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. Ceci Stallsmith – Director of Platform Marketing @ Slack.

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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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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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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2019

While we can’t give you a definitive answer to this question, we’ll do our best to give you information about the pros and cons of each strategy so you can make the best possible decision to meet your company needs. In-House Ecommerce Solution. The Pros of Having an In-house Ecommerce Solution. Outsourced Ecommerce Solution.

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User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

We also share examples of different conversion paths and optimization strategies. TL;DR A conversion path is a step-by-step process that guides prospects. Userpilot is a product growth platform. It helps create in-app experiences to optimize user conversions. For this, you need a lead generation conversion process.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

While we’ve been shopping for items like clothes or shoes online for years, another trend is now emerging—business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce. 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. What is B2B Ecommerce?

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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.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

With that in mind, we’re going to detail captive pricing below, with an eye towards how it also plays a part in SaaS platforms and products. One example of this would be tax preparation software platforms that can enable one person to prepare federal taxes for the current year, but require modules for things like custom reports.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The solution? In this guide, we’ll discuss the benefits of buying and selling a micro startup, the trends changing M&R strategy, and the top tools you can use to sell (or buy) your startup. Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

With that in mind, we’re going to detail captive pricing below, with an eye towards how it also plays a part in SaaS platforms and products. One example of this would be tax preparation software platforms that can enable one person to prepare federal taxes for the current year, but require modules for things like custom reports.

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Software Platform Consulting

MAY 6, 2019

There are also great resources for metrics specific to marketplaces (see here ). But much of my work is with a special kind of network, where one side of the platform is an enterprise buyer (or supplier) and on the other side is their supply base (or customers). Invoicing and payment (e.g., Buyer-Supplier Revenue Mix.

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FastSpring

APRIL 7, 2022

Learn more about how FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies collect and remit taxes globally or localize and accept global payments. Founded in 2013, Messente developed a messaging platform that originally served businesses in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. What Is Messente? Were they delivered?

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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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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 22, 2020

To have a successful e-commerce platform, you have to pay to play. This is a highly effective strategy. The added incentive of discounts has the potential to attract new customers by drawing them in with savings and payment options. In addition, SwayPay offers a simplified payment option that tailors itself to consumer needs.

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Chargify

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

At first glance, your choice of billing and subscription software might not seem super important. As long as you find a platform that looks professional and handles the billing and analytics properly, you’ll be in good shape, right? It pays to make the right choice of billing platform from the start.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Released in 1979, VisiCalc was the first “killer app” of finance (on the Apple IIe!), Lockheed Martin makes F-35s by assembling atoms, and has a 13% gross margin; Salesforce makes software by assembling bits, and has a 74% gross margin. With this faster method of calculating, what might have taken weeks could now take seconds.

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FastSpring

MARCH 25, 2019

If software companies don’t allocate resources towards making it easier for customers to buy online, customers will get frustrated and abandon their shopping cart. Successful software companies across the globe understand that partnering with a full-service ecommerce platform is the key to growing their business.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Who creates an online marketing strategy that’s consistent with company goals and objectives? Know Company Strategy and Goals. One of the Ecommerce Manager’s most important responsibilities is to fully understand the company strategy and its goals. The overall business strategy should guide every digital marketing decision.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Thousands of businesses are willing to spend unbelievable amounts of money to rank at the top of search engine results pages (SERP) and in the most relevant places for their users around the web. In 2019, small businesses spent between $9,000 and $10,000 per month on PPC , with Google making an average of $116.5

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OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

SaaS metrics are viewed differently at different stages of growth and for different sales models, primarily whether a company is selling into an SMB or enterprise marketplace. Growth Stage – Scaling the Business, and . SaaS Metric #1 – Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Almost all revenue is from new contracts.

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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. An additional non-financial constraint is a fact that these customers typically lack experience in software procurement and implementation, and this adds friction to the sales cycle.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 12, 2023

Eduardo Chedid of PicPay shared how the company evolved into a broader financial ecosystem, shifting focus from user acquisition to net revenue growth. The company’s successful turnaround strategy involved launching new monetizable products, price optimization, efficiency gains, and embracing Brazil’s instant payment system, Pix.

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