Incredo

JULY 1, 2019

Psychological facts about your consumers + advanced pricing page tips + real SaaS examples = your SaaS pricing page is ready to close! SaaS Sales

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Others want to innovate in every dimension and re-invent every discipline from pricing to marketing to support to customer success. At the outset, Brad also sought to change the pricing model. So pricing’s a really difficult thing, right? Startups are innovation machines.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Every SaaS company might be different—but almost every single one makes the same mistake that puts the company in jeopardy: it doesn't understand its pricing. If your SaaS company doesn’t have a pricing strategy in place, you’re leaving huge revenues on the table. Cost-plus pricing.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2019

You could spend days reading about pricing and pricing strategies in software on the web, but a lot of this content doesn’t really hit one, basic fundamental point — there is no real reason any particular piece of software should cost anything in particular.

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SaaStr

MAY 29, 2019

We’ve talked quite a bit about the pros and many cons of raising prices on existing customers on SaaStr. Our general view, and experience, is that until you are fairly mature, raising prices on existing customer isn’t worth it.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2019

We’re going to talk about matching price to value, and I’m going to share some lessons from my time as both an operator and an investor. This is an interesting study that was done by the folks from Price Intelligently. The next camp, we price it artificially low.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I remember the first time I tried to do the Old Price-Raise-Without-Notice tactic. But as time went on, we got a bit better at pricing ?? Just to increase Qualcomm to the same pricing everyone else had at their bracket. I canceled the price increase.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

That’s price bundling. That’s the great thing about a bundle pricing strategy—not only do customers experience the benefits of a suite of products for a single purchase price, but the company also displays more value. What is price bundling? Two types of price bundling.

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SaaStr

MARCH 21, 2019

A few thoughts at least: The stronger the brand, the more complex the pricing page can be. That means their prospects will be more patient with complex pricing. But your prospects may just move on if the pricing page makes it seem too … hard.

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SaaStr

JULY 25, 2019

For most SaaS apps, you want to at least start with “just right”, Goldilocks pricing: Too high a price, and you start to add friction to the sales process. So too high a price will dramatically increase friction, likely not enough to be worth the additional revenue per deal.

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Incredo

JULY 1, 2019

Psychological facts about your consumers + advanced pricing page tips + real SaaS examples = your SaaS pricing page is ready to close! . Let’s assume your SaaS pricing page is the final food you want to prepare and you have to use the right ingredients in the right way.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

JCPenney conducted a pricing study in the early 1900s. Through the study, the department store came to the conclusion that when someone saw a price ending in 7, 8, or 9, they felt they were getting a deal and the odd number created a sense of urgency to purchase. Odd pricing.

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Rebilly | Insights Into Subscription Billing

APRIL 24, 2019

Choosing a pricing formula is one of the first — and most important — steps when creating a pricing plan. In addition to understanding the basic pricing formulas available, you need to know how to combine those into a value-based pricing structure for your subscription business.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 3, 2020

This year we thought we would do something a bit different and frame this as a conversation between two pricing leaders, Kyle Poyar, VP, Market Strategy here at OpenView, and Steven Forth, Partner at Ibbaka, a strategic capability development platform that enables sustainable growth.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 7, 2020

Every business that sells some type of product or service has a pricing method. Pricing methods are ways of calculating the price of goods and services by taking into account all the factors that can influence pricing strategy. What is value-based pricing?

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Your core is a lot like pricing in SaaS companies. Like your core, pricing is a wildly untapped growth lever. Building a strong pricing strategy starts with hiring a professional team to conduct a pricing audit. What is a pricing audit? Pricing strategy.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 13, 2020

There’s a question that every startup founder, subscription service provider, and ecommerce store owner, needs to ask themselves on a regular basis: Is this the most effective price for my product or service? What is an effective price? Using pricing as a growth lever. pricing

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Rebilly | Insights Into Subscription Billing

JULY 2, 2019

Pricing can make or break a subscription business. You need to make sure that you’re pricing in a way that allows for sustainable business growth, while also enticing customers, while also not leaving any money on the table. Read on to find out: Pricing vocabulary: plans, formulas, and more, oh my! Before we dig in too deep on the subject of pricing itself, let’s lay some groundwork for subscription-specific price terminology.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It’s time to throw the age-old theory of “one product, one price” out the window. Sure, a single package at a fixed price might attract customers and spur growth and keep things simple in the early days of your company. What is scaled pricing? How scaled pricing can drive growth.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

One simple way of doing this is to just charge more for your product—also known as premium pricing. In a field stacked with competitors, a brilliant product priced at a premium can give your current and prospective customers a favorable impression of your business’ commitment to quality.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Whether your organization is a seasoned veteran or at a very early stage, your pricing strategy is one of the most difficult, yet incredibly important things you need to have in place before entering the market space. What is market-based pricing? How market-based pricing is calculated.

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The SaaS CFO

JUNE 4, 2019

SaaS Multi-year Pricing Discounts SaaS pricing can be a pretty complex subject. Mix multi-year contracts, discounts, and churn into your internal pricing discussion, and you need a degree in math to determine the optimal pricing for you and your customer.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 8, 2020

If the answer is “yes,” then you, my friend, are a victim of psychological pricing. Retailers, restaurants, and businesses alike have utilized psychological pricing tactics in some regard. What is psychological pricing? It integrates sale tactics with price. Charm Pricing.

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SaaStr

JUNE 27, 2019

No hiding the monthly option, no pricing confusion: In fact 26% of Zoom’s customers still pay monthly, even at $500m+ in ARR: More here: 5 Interesting Learnings From Zoom. Small business and individuals often prefer to pay monthly, even at a significantly higher price (e.g.,

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ah, pricing—the core of your business. Your pricing page is where the magic happens. Your pricing page is where you convert leads into revenue. So, your pricing structure needs to be laid out in a digestible format for customers—you do this with a pricing matrix.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In Today’s Episode: * David Skok , General Partner @ Matrix Partners: Why does David believe that all good products have at least one variable pricing axis? Chetan Puttagunta , General Partner @ Benchmark: Why does Chetan believe we have seen a strong decline in the per seat pricing model?

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 24, 2020

But, penetration pricing can help. Based on the idea that everyone loves a good deal, penetration pricing helps you gain footing in a new market by competing on price. Offering a significantly lower price than what people expect helps you acquire customers faster. pricin

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

“Close enough” is sufficient only in horseshoes and hand grenades; your pricing page is no exception. If your pricing page isn't perfectly designed to convert potential customers, all that effort you put into sales, marketing, and product development might as well be for naught.

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SaaSX

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Pricing is the exchange rate you put on all the tangible and intangible aspects of your business. For young SaaS founders, navigating the complex world of pricing can be very overwhelming. Base your prices on value. Price is what you pay.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 30, 2020

Choosing a product pricing strategy is a momentous decision for any young SaaS company. So how do you go about brewing up a product pricing strategy that doesn’t restrict your product’s appeal? One way to do that is through price skimming. What is price skimming?

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ProfitWell

JUNE 27, 2019

For a young company, choosing a pricing method and establishing your overall pricing strategy can be daunting - it's the moment where you find out how much people actually value your beloved idea and how much they're willing to pay for it. What are pricing methods?

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Your pricing objective sets the course for your business’s pricing strategy and can mean the difference between the success and failure of your SaaS business. Companies can (and should) set their prices in order to meet specific objectives. What are pricing objectives?

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SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2019

If your app is about as valuable as Box, then price it like Box. If your app is about as valuable as Twilio, then price it like Twilio. They are used to it, and used to certain organic price points. Later, you can raise prices and optimize. Just start with comps.

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Baremetrics

JULY 28, 2019

Pricing can be one of the most overwhelming and puzzling parts of business. SaaS businesses, in particular, have a unique challenge with pricing for a few reasons: There’s an almost infinite number of different ways to price a SaaS product. What is pricing? Pricing Models.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Whether you know it or not, you've encountered the economy pricing model. It’s a pricing strategy employed by businesses to make generic and commodity goods appealing. Store-brand products and generic medications are some of the best examples of economy pricing at work. pricing

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ProfitWell

AUGUST 29, 2019

If you know anything about us here at ProfitWell, it’s that we’re pretty keen on pricing. We’re always available to talk about pricing. Doesn’t matter who you are or what you’re selling, if it’s pricing, we’re interested. What is a pricing structure? Tiered pricing.

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ProfitWell

AUGUST 15, 2019

They’re confident in their pricing strategy since they know it’s rooted in real data. Those two crucial bits of information might seem simple on the surface, but they drive the vast majority of pricing mistakes companies make. What are pricing analytics? Get to know your pricing.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

These days, every time you look at a pricing page, it seems there are three to five options staring back at you. It’s no secret that tiered plans are rapidly becoming the gold standard of pricing for SaaS. Is there a benefit in returning to the simpler structure of flat rate pricing?

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 14, 2020

Here at ProfitWell, we wholeheartedly believe in value-based pricing, which is extremely customer-centric. Value-based pricing is basing a product or service’s price on how much target consumers believe it’s worth. Part of this pricing process includes a pricing sheet.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 13, 2019

On this episode of the ProfitWell Report, Ria Lao , Founder and CEO at GroupStar , has a fascinating question that you've probably thought of at some point: Should you end your subscription price in 9? One of these tricks is to end your prices in 9 rather than a 0 or a 5. So to answer this week’s question, we designed a pricing experiment with just over ten thousand potential buyers. The theory behind ending your prices in a 9 actually stems from a J.C.

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