SaaS Marketing Weekly

#12: Struggling to Upgrade Free Users to Paid? Try This


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Ryan outlines five steps to convert free trial users into paying customers for SaaS businesses: improve onboarding, use targeted emails, leverage in-app messages, offer strong support, and create urgency with incentives. He stresses the importance of personalisation, gamification, and delivering value.

Takeaways

  • Creating a seamless onboarding experience is crucial for converting free trial users into paid users.
  • Implementing effective email sequences can help nurture and guide users towards upgrading to a paid plan.
  • Using in-app messages and notifications, such as progress bars and personalised prompts, can increase user engagement and encourage upgrades.
  • Offering exceptional customer support, including personalised emails and chatbots, can address user concerns and build trust.
  • Creating a sense of urgency and offering incentives, such as limited-time discounts, can motivate users to upgrade.

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