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A Complete Guide to App Monetization

Kissmetrics

App monetization is essential to the success of your mobile app. Whether you plan to charge for downloads or use subscription services to generate income, your app will never be profitable without a monetization strategy. There are many ways to monetize your app and even more tools to help you do it. Offer Paid Premium Accounts.

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Why FastSpring is a Great Complementary Solution for your Existing Video Game MoR Integration

FastSpring

If you’re selling video games direct-to-consumer (DTC), there’s a good chance you may be taking advantage of a “merchant of record” payment platform like Xsolla and others. Reduce Downtime Risk Sometimes, technical issues arise that create downtime for your primary payment provider.

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7 Business Models for Monetizing Digital Content

GetElastic

In a recent webinar, Monetizing Content in a World of Digital Disruption , we covered a number of examples from across industries of innovative ways to leverage eCommerce best practices to get paid for digital products and content. virtual goods and currency in-game, which accounts for 72% of Apple App Store revenue ).

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Don’t Fall Victim to a Cyber Attack: A Shopper’s Guide to Cybersecurity

Retail TouchPoints

And in today’s day and age, shopping online has never been easier — with targeted ads, free shipping, free returns, stores built into Instagram or TikTok, logins saved on your browser and payment information saved on your devices. These links also can leave users susceptible to malware being downloaded on their devices.

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Don’t be Fooled, Meta isn’t Abandoning Social Commerce — and Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

For its part, Meta closed out 2022 with its first-ever year-over-year decline in ad revenue, and together Meta and Google (“The Duopoly” as they’re known in the ad industry) made up less than 50% of all digital ad spend last year, something that hasn’t happened since 2014. Much of it appears to be funneling into TikTok and Amazon.

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Shopify Starter Plan Review (July 2022): Sell on Shopify for Only $5

Ecommerce Platforms

That’s it; no upgrade options, or reasons to think about having to pay more money in monthly fees or hidden charges (besides the usual payment processing credit card transaction fees—but those aren’t hidden). Finally, payment processing requires a percentage fee for every transaction through Shopify Starter.

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Why Retailers’ Obsession with Conversion is Keeping Them from…Converting

Retail TouchPoints

After all, “conversion rate optimization” is one of the more common catchphrases in today’s retail industry. Unfortunately, like many seemingly good ideas, while this approach might drive a few more completed purchases, it fails at the bigger picture metrics that these retailers actually care about: revenue and profit. Social media?

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