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How Showit Makes Money

Drag-and-drop website builder for creative businesses

How did Showit monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Showit monetizes primarily through recurring subscriptions that allow customers to use the Showit interface and host their websites. Additionally, Showit earns revenue from marketplace commissions when designers create and sell templates on the platform. They have also launched a referral program to generate affiliate or referral commissions.

Revenue sources

6 sources · grouped by how Showit makes money
  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 6 mentions · 6 sources
    “Yeah, I think our average ends up being right around 27 is like our average revenue per customer.”
    high
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    “GET 30 FREE DAYS OF SHOWIT”
    medium
    “I specialize in creating shops and memberships inside of Showit websites, which means I like to flex the platform as much as possible to achieve some really amazing things.”
    medium
    “the average ends up being right around 27 is like our average revenue per customer.”
    high
    “Your monthly cost will allow you to use the Showit interface and host your website with Showit.”
    high
    “Complete Creative Freedom Showit gives you the power to make whatever you imagine.”
    medium
  • Marketplace commissions

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “A lot of designers create templates on our platform and then sell that.”
    medium
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    “A lot of designers create templates on our platform and then sell that.”
    medium
  • Affiliate / referral commissions

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “We just launched a referral program this year.”
    medium
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    “We just launched a referral program this year.”
    medium
  • One-time / lifetime deals

    · 1 mention
    “Add Website in a Weekend at checkout — a focused launch course that takes you from purchase to published in just a few focused days.”
    medium
  • Add-ons & upsells

    · 1 mention
    “We extended two months free to anyone who was impacted and then all they needed to do was ask and we, you know, extended that two months as long as they needed to.”
    medium
  • Sponsorships & partnerships

    · 1 mention
    “When we are comparing thrive card Shopify or a credit card will commerce.”
    medium

How 1,859 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — Showit ’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    54%
  • Services & consulting
    30%
  • Physical products
    29%
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    23%
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15%
  • Course / training sales
    13%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    10%
  • Usage-based fees
    9%
  • Advertising revenue
    9%
  • Add-ons & upsells
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    6%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%