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How Outseta Makes Money

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How did Outseta monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Outseta monetizes through recurring subscriptions, adjusting pricing to attract more committed customers.

Revenue sources

4 sources · grouped by how Outseta makes money
  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 6 mentions · 6 sources
    “so it's $99 per month that's it ... basically we don't have like a free trial model ... beyond that is $99 per month and that's that you can have as many users of the product as you want send as many emails as you want it's really all you can after that point”
    high
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    “We have about 6,000 companies using Outsetter today, but admittedly, a lot of them are still on a free plan, so that's not all of our paying subscribers.”
    high
    “In October we did raise the price of Outseta's entry level plan modestly, from $39/mo to $47/mo if you pay monthly. We also increased the percentage discount that we offer on annual plans to 25%.”
    high
    “Customers pick a plan and pay for their subscription via our sign up embed. ... Customers can then login to upgrade, downgrade, or cancel their subscription via our profile embed.”
    high
    “aiCarousels, an AI-powered carousel generator now generating nearly $5,000 per month in MRR just eight months after launch.”
    high
    “One of our long time customers just had themselves a $73,407 *month* on our $39/mo subscription plan. 😲”
    high
  • One-time / lifetime deals

    · 1 mention
    “We made an update so that Outseta does NOT retain a customer's payment information if they only purchase a one-time product—previously, our default behavior was to retain payment information when any purchase was made. This is a conversion optimization improvement for those of you who sell one-ti...”
    medium
  • Usage-based fees

    · 1 mention
    “then we take a two point nine percent processing fee on our billing tools which is the same as stripe for example”
    high
  • Affiliate / referral commissions

    · 1 mention
    “Become Outseta affiliate. Earn 25% commission forever.”
    high

How 1,891 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — Outseta’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    54%
  • Services & consulting
    29%
  • Physical products
    28%
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    24%
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15%
  • Course / training sales
    13%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    9%
  • Usage-based fees
    9%
  • Add-ons & upsells
    9%
  • Advertising revenue
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    6%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%