In my previous entry, I have proposed some basic questions an online merchant should ask before selecting a payment gateway. If you run a subscription-based business, you should get acquainted with several extra questions specific to your business model. A subscription-friendly payment gateway is a way to gain higher control over your business.
Customer retention is paramount for companies operating in the subscription-based model. One should learn how to measure it and make the most of the statistics at hand. What subscription metrics to track? And how to convert them into actionable insights?
Despite the uniqueness of every customer, the purchasing process they carry out doesn’t vary so much from one to another: they follow specific patterns. The marketing concept of customer lifecycle can help you improve your commercial effectiveness. Learn how to make the most of your subscribers’ behavior analysis.
As of October 1st, 2019, Visa, the world’s largest card organisation, is updating its fraud and chargeback monitoring policy. Will it affect you? If you accept cards online – it certainly will. Should you be concerned? Not necessarily, if you have a well-thought risk management strategy. If, however, you do not yet have any fraud prevention mechanisms on board, you better hurry up in getting some.
Selling is all about addressing your customers’ needs. Offline or online, you seek to get to know your clients and offer them what they’re looking for. However, it’s a human thing that we like when things go quickly and effortlessly. On the internet, we can shop the way we like: saving our time and effort. But is it enough to let your customers buy online? Can you still make their shopping experience less absorbing?
2018 was without a doubt prosperous for subscription businesses. The model has matured, evolved and boldly developed in a number of new industries and markets. Here’s a list of 6 trends that will have the greatest impact on companies operating in the subscription model in 2019: trends one cannot afford to overlook if they aim high on this promising yet ever more competitive market.
Anything-as-a-Service (or XaaS) is a product distribution model, where companies shift from selling products to providing their value proposition as a service. Since XaaS can, quite literally, be anything, it isn’t hard to get lost in the jumble of buzzwords, jargon and concepts. This brief article will help you get an in-depth understanding of the new, service-based economy.
Simplicity of User Experience, efficient billing model and a well-thought risk management strategy. These are the keys to unlock your business potential on the ever more competitive market of digital services, as uncovered by e-commerce professionals at the very first edition of Warsaw Ecommerce Tech Sessions (WETS) – a new series of meetups powered by Straal and Business Link.
Have you fallen victim to fraud? If the answer is „yes”, I assume you have learnt your lesson and already thoroughly inspected what went wrong. The “no” answer does not exist in the case of fraud. It’s only “not yet”. Be my guest and let me invite you to explore the dark side of ecommerce.
Look at you, a fledgling entrepreneur at the threshold of international success. I bet it feels fantastic to see your idea come to life. So now that you’re inevitably positioned for success, give your product away for free – that’s how the freemium model works. But is it really that simple?
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