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How MeetEdgar Makes Money
Social media scheduling tool that automatically reposts evergreen content
How did MeetEdgar monetize?
Summary of the sourced claims below
MeetEdgar monetizes primarily through recurring subscription revenue from paying customers. The product offers a single plan with one price for monthly or annual payments, without multiple plans. Additionally, MeetEdgar has an affiliate program that pays commissions when referrals subscribe to the service.
Revenue sources
3 sources · grouped by how MeetEdgar makes money
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Recurring subscriptions
· 12 mentions · 11 sources“I contacted them cold, just using the public information on their website. Here’s the thing: if they buy profitable SaaS companies of a certain size, and you’re looking to sell a profitable SaaS company of a certain size, you’re going to get a pretty great response rate. Here’s the initial email ...”
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“If that visitor subscribes to any plan, it's credited to you! That's a conversion - well done!”
medium“In the three years since launching her business, Laura has grown into 7,000 customers and over $4 million in annual recurring revenue.”
high“In fact, her product doesn't even offer multiple plans. There's one plan, one price if you pay monthly and one price if you pay annually. That's it. And that approach has paid off. The business is now doing over $4 million in annual recurring revenue”
high“Meet Edgar has just one plan and one price. ... Meet Edgar reached $4M ARR ($350K MRR) with a single pricing plan at $49/month (annual) or $79/month, no tiered pricing, and no agency or enterprise features”
high“Meet Edgar works on a recurring business model, where customers sign up and stay for a certain period of time.”
high“Since Edgar’s launch in June 2014, our remote team has grown from two to two dozen people, we’re doing $4MM in annual recurring revenue... AND we’ve bootstrapped the entire way. We're now providing smarter social automation solutions to more than 5,000 happy customers.”
high“MeetEdgar reached 2,922 paying customers with MRR of $144k within 13 month, hit the INC 5,000 list in 2018 and now have an estimated annual run rate of $3m with 5,000 paying customers.”
high“So grew very quickly right out of the gate. What do you think is the reason that it grew so quickly early on? ... I think it was like seven figures within the first year and revenue that it was doing. ... So you have so much more perspective. ... we definitely have not reached that million dollar...”
high“At MeetEdgar we’ve always been self-serve so I’ve never done a single sales call, much less in-depth negotiations.”
medium“uncover the story behind the critical decisions that helped grow Edgar to $4MM in ARR in just 3 years.”
high“we have over 5,000 active paying customers today.”
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Add-ons & upsells
· 1 mention“And of course, once a customer converts, are using the Edgar product and hit a usage limit… there is always the chance that the convert to the higher plan.”
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Affiliate / referral commissions
· 1 mention“When someone clicks on your unique affiliate link and subscribes to MeetEdgar, you earn a commission. Track your conversions and enjoy rewards for spreading the word.”
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How 2,680 businesses make money
Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each —
MeetEdgar’s highlighted.
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Recurring subscriptions65% ◀
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One-time / lifetime deals30%
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Services & consulting25%
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Physical products21%
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Affiliate / referral commissions14% ◀
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Course / training sales11%
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Usage-based fees10%
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Add-ons & upsells10% ◀
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Advertising revenue9%
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Sponsorships & partnerships9%
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Marketplace commissions4%
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Licensing2%
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Donations & tips2%
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Setup / onboarding fees2%
