Subscriptions. Do you?

[Lucan Unlordly]

Just re-booted an old AIWA stack system and playing through a box of cassettes that have been in the Loft for 10 years Cheaper than Amazon or Prime

 

[porcupinecutie]

I only subscribe to intangible goods, like Spotify and Netflix. I feel like subscribing to something that can be bought in a physical place is also nice, but there is really something in grocery shopping that is therapeutic for me.

 

[AWA Training]

I have had to cancel some subscriptions of late since while cheap they do rack up. Spotify being one, plus a few others.
I also sell subscriptions and regularly see as many newbies arriving as i do leaving. Like anything else. Kids what what i sell to begin with, then the novelty wears off. Mum / Dad are going through the statement chucking of unnecessary bills. Mine is the first to bite the bullet.

I think with the advent of GoCardless and Paypal its become easier to run these, easier to monitor and of course easier to rack them up. But its a good way to get in a residual income if your business model can accomodate it.

On another personal note, i'd love to get rid of Google Drive, Office 365, and Netflix being the main ones, but they seem to have you. Netflix is viewed by the whole family (admittedly me too, so thats safe, for now). I suppose if you can somehow "tie your customers in". Like Google does with the email account, Office 365 with the free online space you get. Not easy to find alternatives to that elsewhere not for that price anyway.

 

[presentationgenius]

Subscription models rely on people being lazy and forgetting to cancel.

Ahhhh.... you've heard about my gym then!

 

[Phil Sproson Photography]

this thread occasionally pinging a reply, is a reminder to go cancel some subscriptions, that I think I said I would do the last time I replied... since, I have said dammit... Canva have taken a monthly amount again - I MUST GO CANCEL THAT NOW

 

[paulears]

I have an Adobe subscription. I always maintained I would never 'rent' software, but I have to admit I now don't mind at all.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

Monthly subscriptions yes

Annual contracts no

As a general rule I don't like to be tied into contracts of more than 30 days

This motivates the vendor to provide better customer service

There are always exceptions

 

[fisicx]

Monthly subscriptions yes

Annual contracts no

What if you get a discount for annual subscriptions? One of the services I use has a 40% discount if you pay annually.

 

[SEODEV#338055]

What if you get a discount for annual subscriptions? One of the services I use has a 40% discount if you pay annually.

Each to their own

 

[UKSBD]

What if you get a discount for annual subscriptions? One of the services I use has a 40% discount if you pay annually.

I've got one of those for a magazine subscription

Problem is I moved 6 years ago, never updated new address and never got around to cancelling it

 

[shadowjoe]

I only encourage movie and music subscriptions as it goes to the development of the industries and part of that really goes to the music writer.