Upodi News & Blogs

Everything related to Upodi and the Subscription Economy

ACV SaaS

03 August 2020- 12 min read

How to Increase ACV as a SaaS Business 

There is so much jargon and so many different acronyms thrown about when it comes to SaaS that it’s easy to confuse yourself and your customers, when it comes to talking about various matters. In addition to causing confusion... 

Read More

Manual invoicing based on number of users and clicks

21 July 2020- 3 min read

… That sounds boring.  

Nevertheless, this is the reality in many companies - it takes an incredibly long time, it is manual (read: high risk of error) AND lack of proration means that you potentially lose revenue (read more about proration here).

Read More

Technical Churn Prevention

16 July 2020- 4 min read

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a glimpse into the future?

For example, wouldn’t it be nice if you could foresee missing payments before they were missing?

Read More

Are you in control of your company or are your company in control?

30 June 2020- 3 min read

When we talk subscribers, many people think of mobile and the internet - and maybe Netflix, Spotify and fitness?

Classic subscription schemes where we pay and fast bend once a month, and then a form for goods or services is delivered.

Read More

Tiered Pricing

25 June 2020- 11 min read

Calculate the Optimum Tiered Pricing Strategy

Deciding on a pricing strategy for your SaaS platform can be tricky. It’s easy to look at other SaaS providers in your niche and simply undercut their pricing or offer a similar model. What works for one SaaS provider in terms of pricing won’t necessarily work for you.

Read More

Proration

23 June 2020- 3 min read

Proration, is the term that covers: When someone signs up for your service, up-/downgrades on a “crooked” day of the cycle.

Imagine the following:

You have a good subscription business. Everyone is happy.

Read More

Subscription Business Model

22 June 2020- 13 min read

Subscription Business Model: How to Use it [2020]

Using a subscription model is a fantastic way to help you compound the value of your customer relationships. Rather than working hard to get customers multiple times if you want them to make repeat purchases, a subscription model allows you to acquire the customer once. 

Read More

Customer Acquisition Cost

14 June 2020- 14 min read

Guide | The what, how and why of customer acquisition cost 

Thanks to continuing improvements in customer behaviour tracking, it has never been easier for businesses to measure their customer acquisition cost (CAC).

The ability to measure CAC has had a substantial influence on businesses, especially in the SaaS space. 

Read More

Competitive Pricing

09 June 2020- 11 min read

Succeed with Competitive Pricing Strategies [Guide]

Pricing your products and services is something you must get right.

Doing so isn’t always easy, particularly in the SaaS space where you need customers to become long-term subscribers or buy a license for use to succeed.

Read More

Subscription Platform

18 May 2020- 12 min read

6 Tips for Choosing a Subscription Billing Platform

Is your business considering signing up to a subscription billing platform for the first time, or considering changing how you manage your subscriptions? 

Read More

Can your customers press hold on their subscriptions?

21 April 2020- 3 min read

How easy is it for your customers to press hold on their subscription?

Recently, Tien Tzou whi is CEO and founder of American/Chinese Zuora has an exciting update.

Read More

Customer Lifetime Value

13 April 2020- 15 min read

Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV) Guide + Formula

Customer Lifetime Value, or CLTV, can be used either for real-time analysis or as a prediction model for your business. By using CLTV, you can calculate what customers are worth to your business, both individually and collectively.

Read More

Dunning

08 April 2020- 3 min read

One of the key elements of a healthy subscription business is (not surprisingly) paying customers.

No matter how good a service you provide - whether it is SaaS, physical goods, access to a membership club or something fourth – it happens that payments fail. What do you do?

Read More

Retention Rate

26 March 2020- 16 min read

Calculating Customer Retention Rate [Guide + Formula]

The SaaS landscape has grown exponentially over the last few years. As businesses continue to realize the vast potential of cloud-based services, the SaaS market is projected to grow to approximately $60 billion in value by 2023.

Read More

SaaS Accounting

17 March 2020- 16 min read

SaaS Accounting & Revenue Recognition [Guide]. 

While SaaS plays as increasingly prominent role in the lives of many, it is still a relatively new means of providing or using a service as a standalone niche.

Read More

Billing System

11 March 2020- 16 min read

Choosing the Right Billing System for Your SaaS Business

When you’re running a SaaS business, choosing the right billing system software is crucial to your success.

Read More

ARPU

27 February 2020- 16 min read

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) Guide + Formula

ARPU can be used to calculate how much revenue an average user, or unit, is generating for your business. It can be a useful metric for helping your SaaS business to analyse growth patterns and to help plan what future strategies and actions you need to set.

Read More

SaaS Recurring Billing

26 February 2020- 15 min read

Whether you’re a new business, are about to launch a subscription product, or are an existing business looking for a new billing system software solution, it’s important that you take the time to choose the right platform for your business.

Read More

ARR

23 February 2020- 20 min read

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) Guide + Formula

ARR stands for annual recurring revenue.

If you’re a SaaS business that sells your platform on a subscription basis, ARR can be a powerful metric that will help you:

Read More

MRR

18 February 2020- 23 min read

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) Guide + Formula

MRR is monthly recurring revenue. It a SaaS metric that describes the amount of money your business can reliably expect to make each month.If you sell your SaaS service on a subscription basis, then MRR is going to be a key metric for you to work with.

Read More