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+ | ====== SubscriptionBridge Glossary ====== | ||
+ | ===== Overview ===== | ||
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+ | Before you get started with your SubscriptionBridge account, it makes sense to spend a few minutes reviewing some of the terms that you will find both in this User Guide and in the SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center interface. Terms such as store, package, feature, subscription, | ||
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+ | ===== Terms ===== | ||
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+ | A list of terms frequently used in the SubscriptionBridge documentation and in the pages generated by the system (administration and customer service pages). | ||
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+ | * **SubscriptionBridge areas** | ||
+ | * __Merchant Center__: the area that contains the tools Merchants use to create stores, subscription products, plans, features, and view reports on transactions, | ||
+ | * __Customer Center__: the area that a Customer may use to view/ | ||
+ | * **Users of SubscriptionBridge** | ||
+ | * __Merchant__: | ||
+ | * __Account__: | ||
+ | * __Customer__: | ||
+ | * **Stores, Products, Subscriptions etc.** | ||
+ | * __[[merchant_guide: | ||
+ | * __[[merchant_guide: | ||
+ | * __[[merchant_guide: | ||
+ | * __[[merchant_guide: | ||
+ | * __[[merchant_guide: | ||
+ | * __[[merchant_guide: | ||
+ | * __Subscription__: | ||
+ | * **Integrations** \\ There are three ways to connect your Web site to SubscriptionBridge: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
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+ | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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+ | We'll use four examples of subscription-based businesses and how the definitions described above apply to each scenario. | ||
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+ | ==== Subscription ==== | ||
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+ | * An e-mail marketing service that your business subscribes to for $30/month to send e-mail newsletters | ||
+ | * A gym membership | ||
+ | * A newspaper delivery service | ||
+ | * An organic fruit basket delivery service | ||
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+ | ==== Plans ==== | ||
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+ | * The e-mail marketing service could be available with monthly or quarterly billing. A discount could be provided with quarterly billing. | ||
+ | * Your gym membership could be available as a 5-day or 7-day membership (different subscription price), both paid monthly | ||
+ | * The newspaper delivery service could include weekend-only or every day service, both paid quarterly | ||
+ | * Fruit baskets could be available for 3-person vs. 5-person households, paid monthly or yearly (total of 4 plans) | ||
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+ | ==== Features ==== | ||
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+ | * E-mail marketing service: You could upgrade the number of messages that you are allowed to send every month | ||
+ | * Gym membership: you could add to your subscription "Towel Service" | ||
+ | * Newspaper delivery: you might want "Early morning" | ||
+ | * Fruit basket: you could add "Fresh cookies" | ||
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+ | ===== How It Works ===== | ||
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+ | All of the above comes together in SubscriptionBridge: | ||
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+ | * __Merchants__ can easily create products, plans, and features, and sell any combinations of them | ||
+ | * __Customers__ can subscribe and (when applicable) change plans, add/remove features, etc. | ||
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+ | SubscriptionBridge takes care of all of the " |
glossary.txt · Last modified: 2012/05/13 18:02 by matt