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Unearned Revenue: What it is and What it Means for Subscription Businesses

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The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once. In the case of SaaS subscriptions, this could take several months—or even years.

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Recurring Payments: Definition and Implementation Best Practices

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We can see this trend in action in the realm of payment processing with the advent of recurring payments, also known as automatic payments. Industry data shows that subscription-based businesses are growing 3.7x So, let’s dive into the realm of recurring payments and how they can benefit your business.

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Empowering Your Business with Stax Bill: A Comprehensive Guide to Billing Platforms

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As industry leaders in billing software, our mission is to help our customers work more efficiently, recover more revenue, and effortlessly collect invoices. TL;DR A billing platform is a comprehensive system facilitating subscription management, recurring billing, revenue recognition, payment gateways, analytics, and dunning processes.

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Subscription Billing for Businesses: Everything You Need to Know

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Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. The most potent benefit of the subscription-based business model is that companies are guaranteed a fixed revenue stream—if they can retain their customers or subscribers.

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The Ultimate Guide to Software Customer Churn

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Key metrics include customer churn rate, revenue churn, and net revenue retention (NRR). Software companies that continue to include existing customers in their beta tests, continuously review and identify common issues for feature improvements, and look to resolve user experience issues find greater retention rates long term.

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What is a Payment Processing System and How Does It Work?

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Online payment processing vs. in-person processing Online payment processing systems Online payment processing allows businesses to accept digital payments via eCommerce platforms, mobile apps, and websites. These systems are ideal for subscription-based and SaaS businesses with global customers.

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What is Subscription Management Software?

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Subscription models offer companies large and small the opportunity to build predictable revenue and high customer lifetime value. But managing subscriptions effectively and freeing up time and resources for expansion is no picnic. In a subscription business model, customers pay a recurring fee in exchange for a product or service.