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What Is a Monthly Recurring Charge? Defining Recurring Billing and Its Advantages for Your Business

Wondering what the monthly recurring charge metric is all about? In this primer, we’ll define what monthly recurring charge is, its different types, and how businesses (more so, eCommerce businesses) can benefit from implementing recurring payment models. Here goes.  What is a monthly recurring charge? A definition. A monthly recurring charge (MRC) is the amount […]

Setting up your eCommerce Subscription service: Complete 2023 guide

eCommerce subscription — or selling (physical) eCommerce products as subscriptions — is a great way to convert one-time or ad hoc customers into lifetime subscribers. In fact, pivoting to the subscription model is one of the best growth hacks for eCommerce stores looking to grow their business and build long-term customer relationships, according to McKinsey. […]

The Top 10 Types of Product Subscriptions in 2023 and How to Set Yours Up

Did you know that 31% of consumers have at least one retail subscription service? Also, the subscription cancel culture is visibly fading — subscribers intend to keep their subscriptions. Apply this to your eCommerce business, and you’ll see that you can convert every third customer that you sell to into a “subscriber.” On average, a […]

How To Set Up PayPal For Subscriptions On WooCommerce: Complete Guide

PayPal is the go-to payment gateway for online shoppers. Did you know that customers are about 54% more willing to buy from you if you accept PayPal? In the same research, about 59% of PayPal users reported abandoning transactions as the etailer didn’t support PayPal as a checkout option. Note also that PayPal is actively […]

The 5 Best Alternatives to WooCommerce Subscriptions for Your Ecommerce Website

WooCommerce doesn’t support subscriptions by default. That’s why if you want to sell subscriptions on your WooCommerce store, you need a WooCommerce subscription plugin.  WooCommerce Subscriptions is WooCommerce’s official subscription plugin to bring subscription management to the platform. While WooCommerce Subscriptions is a solid plugin, it doesn’t bring end-to-end subscription management to WooCommerce, as users […]