Product Development
The subscription products we develop and build are our reason for being. We build them to offer subscribers and members something they need or want, that we love to provide. But while the inspiration for creating a new product is all around us, the mechanics of defining, developing and launching that membership or subscription product are both complex and daunting. We have you covered, from know-how to help beginners to articles keeping you up on the latest trends and developments for enhancing and growing exceptional subscription products.
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This first article of our series Getting Your Product Out the Door: Product Development Basics offers a look at the history of subscription product development,
Chargebacks can be parasitic to your subscription revenues, forcing you to not only refund payments, but pay steep fines to do so. In worst case
The options available for handling recurring billing (and your subscriber or membership database) are exploding — regardless whether your business is a start-up or large-scale.
Building Customer-Focused Products: An Insiders Guide to Market Research,is a series compiled by product owners with decades of experience in creating and launching successful subscription
This first article in our series Building Customer-Focused Products: An Insiders Guide to Market Research offers an overview of what market research is and why
Understand state, Federal, and credit card regulations that cover subscription promotional and trial offers as well as auto-renewal practices. This one-hour on-demand training session features
This second article our series Getting Your Product Out the Door: Product Development Basics dives into the role of the product owner, how it relates
This extremely detailed subscription & membership financial model was developed as a tool for would-be subscription businesses who either are planning a new launch or
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Lee Enterprises forces furloughs, Twitter’s ad spend drops drastically, NFL Sunday Ticket may offer a cheaper option.
Shopify saw strong growth in revenue, gross merchandise volume and MRR but major operating losses.
Meta is testing a Meta Verified subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook, starting at $11.99 a month.
The WNBA announced it will add 25 Athletes Unlimited women’s basketball games to WNBA League Pass at no extra charge to subscribers.
Vox Media gets $100M from Penske Media, Twitter Blue only has 180K subscribers, Apple has 935M paid subscriptions.
Snapchat gains 12M members; Herd & Grace to launch premium steak subscription; ChatGPT testing subscription tier.
Lifetime subscriptions are available for Dollar Flight Club, Amdocs launches subscription marketplace, Dotdash Meredith to lay off 7% of staff.
LinkedIn grows; Twitter Blue to get ad-free subscription tier; and Amazon Fresh adds delivery fees to orders under $150.
Volvo is rebooting its Care by Volvo car subscription service in California, but is light on pricing, features, terms and conditions.
