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Selling Subscription-based Products and Services
How it all works in the SubscriptionBridge System
In your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center you will…
- create a product (e.g. “Featured Red Wines”)
- create a plan (e.g. “Monthly Billing”)
- create additional features, if you want (e.g. “Expedited Delivery”)
- create a package that combines them all into a subscription-based product or service that you will sell
Why creating packages?
In SubscriptionBridge you will mix products, plans, and features to create all sorts of subscription-based products and services (packages) that share some of their characteristics. For example, if you have 3 subscriptions that all share the same monthly billing with a 30-day free trial, you won't have to re-enter those billing details 3 times, but rather simply select a plan that includes them.
SubscriptionBridge was built this way to:
- give you maximum flexibility
- minimize redundant entries
Why separate features?
Creating additional, optional features allow you to separate one or more items in your subscription-based product/service so that you can let customers add/remove them to/from their subscription profile. For example, a customer may sign up for your Wine Club, but only add “Expedited Delivery” at a later time. SubscriptionBridge will take care of adjusting their subscription amount accordingly, and will charge them a pro-rated amount for the current billing period.
Glossary
If you haven't already done so, look at the SubscriptionBridge Glossary to a more in-depth definition of the terms used above.