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How URLR Makes Money

GDPR-compliant URL shortening service

How did URLR monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

URLR monetized primarily through recurring subscription plans, offering tiered options such as Free, Premium, Professional, and Enterprise. Initially, URLR generated some revenue from advertising via Google AdSense, earning approximately 100€ per month.

Revenue sources

4 sources · grouped by how URLR makes money

  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 4 mentions · 4 sources
    “Une formule gratuite qui répond à des besoins ponctuels et simples. Et des abonnements pour aller plus loin dans la création et la gestion de vos liens. Est-il possible d'essayer un abonnement gratuitement ? Nous offrons 14 jours d'essai gratuit sans moyen de paiement requis pour vous permettre d...”
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    “in April 2021 I've launched subscriptions with Stripe to turn URLR into a true SaaS platform with these plans : Free Premium - 5€/month (this plan has since been deleted) Professional - 15€/month Enterprise - 50€/month Without free-trial at this moment.”
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    “He introduced subscription plans with Stripe to transform URLR into a genuine SaaS platform, offering plans such as Free, Premium (5€/month), Professional (15€/month), and Enterprise (50€/month). ... URLR's primary source of revenue now comes from its subscription plans.”
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    “URLR by solo founder Hugo Posnic is a privacy-friendly URL shortener SaaS that evolved from a simple side project into a paid product making roughly $1K/month (≈615€ MRR when last reported) through tiered subscriptions.”
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  • Advertising revenue

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “I decided to add some ads on the homepage with the help of Google AdSense to test if profits could be made with this traffic. The response was yes. I was earning approximately 100€ per month at this moment. The business model As said above, the business model of URLR was based on the ads at the b...”
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    “Hugo's first encounter with monetization was through Google AdSense, which brought in roughly 100€ per month.”
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  • One-time / lifetime deals

    · 1 mention
    “Get Pro Access with One-Time Payment”
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  • Sponsorships & partnerships

    · 1 mention
    “Sponsor This Newsletter:👉 Now you can sponsor this newsletter now and reach 33,000 people connected to Micro SaaS ecosystem.”
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How 2,321 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — URLR’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    61% ◀
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    28% ◀
  • Services & consulting
    27%
  • Physical products
    24%
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15%
  • Course / training sales
    12%
  • Add-ons & upsells
    11%
  • Usage-based fees
    10%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    9% ◀
  • Advertising revenue
    9% ◀
  • Marketplace commissions
    5%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
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