Jun 10, 2021

Why Subscriptions and Recurring Billing Works

By Get To Traction • Issue #29 • View online

You probably don’t even know how many subscriptions you have; between streaming services, subscription boxes, and business services, it’s easy to forget. This popularity is a big reason why recurring billing is such a profitable revenue model.

Often incorrectly used interchangeably, recurring billing is different than SaaS - recurring billing is the revenue model while SaaS is the business model.

There’s more to recurring billing than charging a flat monthly fee. This feature article shows you different ways to think about how you can earn revenue from your customers.

~Diane

Weekly Sprint - Three Iterations: Write out 3 sets of iterations either for your product, your marketing, your brand, etc. What are your hypotheses for these iterations? How will you test if this version is better? Which metrics will you use? Learn, learn, learn!

Sales for Beginners: The Best Articles and Expert Resources

A 10-Step Guide to the best resources in the sales industry. Lots of links and formatted by topic, this guide from the Morning Brew newsletter crew is one to bookmark.

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Startup-Investor Matching Tool

Notion template tool that introduces underestimated founders to investors. 1,220+ intros made between startups and investors since May 2020. Post intros, we’ve heard of 28 checks written - totaling $4+ Million!

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Tackling Zoom Anxiety — Public Speaking in a Virtual Environment

Now that just about every meeting is online, it feels like there’s a spotlight on you whenever you speak and every word, every mistake is in full view for everyone to see. Timely tips for improving your public speaking skills… virtually.

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Recurring Billing 101: What it is, How it Works, and Why Subscription Businesses Should Care

The fast-growing subscription industry is now accelerated further with the pandemic-induced digital transformation. Do you feel like you can’t quite put your finger on what recurring billing is and how it can support your business? In this article, we are going to talk about precisely that.

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Holistically Acing Your Mobile User Acquisition Approach

By definition, User Acquisition is a process of marketing that involves launching new services and products to draw in new users. The main aim here is to generate app installations. We are starting with the best of best strategies that are destined to be a hit in 2021.

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