Choosing the Right Billing Model for Your Subscription-based Business

As subscription based-businesses continue to evolve, they’re seeking greater control and flexibility in terms of the plans they are able to offer their subscribers and how they’re priced. A one-size-fits-all...

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Increased Targeting and Engagement With Recurly’s Bulk Unique Coupons

In 1965, American families began clipping coupons en masse and marketers realized how coupons convert prospects, upsell customers, and encourage brand loyalty. In 1990, the internet begat the era of...

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Dealing in Decadence: Subscription Businesses for Lavish Lifestyles

In our last post about luxury subscription offerings, we discussed two subscription businesses that provide subscribers a chance to own temporarily that which they cannot (or choose not to) buy permanently....

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PayPal comes to Recurly.js!

We're excited to announce that Recurly.js will soon support PayPal, giving your customers the flexibility to choose between preferred payment methods – all within your same branded payment form. We...

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Minimizing the Impact of Declined Transactions

In today's blog post, we'll explore best practices to minimize the impact of declined transactions. We’ll also share tips for benchmarking and iterating on site configurations to improve transaction decline...

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Benchmarking & Minimizing Credit Card Transaction Decline Rates

Many merchants are concerned about their transaction decline rates and want to ensure that the rates are within what is normal for their industry or segment. Their concerns can be...

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Making the Most of Recurly with Multiple Webhooks

In a SaaS-connected world, where best-of-breed software companies have developed  on-demand, highly focused solutions to support a variety of business functions, Recurly merchants weave specialized applications together to create a...

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Test Your Way to Success! Developing a Discount Campaign in Recurly

There’s a rule of thumb when it comes to marketing: know your audience. This is a great rule in general, and it’s an essential rule for merchants designing a discount...

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Autodesk Sees the Benefits of Going Subscription-Only

In another sign of the growth of the subscription model, Autodesk, one of the latest big-name companies to transition from selling single software licenses to selling via a cloud-based subscription model....

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Choosing the Right Payment Gateway - Part 1

Examples abound of businesses large and small moving to a subscription model. From airlines and law firms to business models like OTT and IoT, the subscription business is decidedly booming....

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