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Dear SaaStr: What’s a Resonable Discount for an Annual Contract? How About a 3 Year Contract?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What’s a Resonable Discount for an Annual Contract? How About a 3 Year Contract? What I mean what you want is a pricing structure that anticipates discounts so the net effect is revenue positive. Before then, think instead about marking up the prices of non-annual contracts to account for churn.

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Buy Out Contracts: At Least Think About Making Them Part of Your Sales Toolkit

SaaStr

To buy potential customers out from long-term contracts they’ve already signed and paid for with the competition. It’s that simple: A customer 6 months into a 12-month contract? Well, then give them 18 months for the price of 12. What about sales commissions? Buy-out contracts. What did it do?

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The Top 5 Tips to Getting Sales Right in Any Market with Capchase’s CEO and Head of Marketing

SaaStr

They wanted to quantify this trend of a longer sales cycle, so they commissioned a study of 500 revenue leaders in the U.S. It could be price, product composition, or payment terms. You can solve for cash upfront with a third party, but you can’t solve for more customers at a higher price, so make that your top priority.

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The 4 Best Responses to "I Need a Better Price"

Hubspot

When a buyer and seller don’t align on price, you might guess the sale won’t go through. In the 1970s, researchers studied the effect of seller ability to deviate from list price. They suspected sellers with higher pricing authority would close better deals. Sellers setting a precedent for price concessions.

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Sales Compensation Plans: Complete Guide + Examples

Salesforce

It includes their regular salary — typically calculated as annual pay — and other financial incentives, like commissions for sales and bonuses for reaching targets. These plans usually specify base salary, commission rates for sales made, and bonuses for hitting or exceeding sales targets. What are sales compensation plans?

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Dear SaaStr: What is a Good Refund Policy for a SaaS Product?

SaaStr

SaaS startups, especially those that sign customers to annual customers, will have customers that want to cancel those un-cancelable contracts and get a refund. And no refund for any part of an annual, signed contract. You signed the contract”. They don’t want their commission clawed back. And Sales especially hates this.

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A Very Simple Sales Comp Plan For Your First Sales Reps

SaaStr

Q: What is a good model for SaaS product sales commission? The average package price is USD 500 for subscription/month. So the commission might be say $600 until they’ve closed enough revenue to cover their base. If cash is an issue, you can pay reps monthly commissions instead. Often at roughly a 50/50 ratio.