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24 August 2026

Latest · SaaS buying

What a SaaS Affiliate Programme Reveals

A vendor's affiliate programme is disclosure the marketing site does not repeat. Recurring commission signals retention confidence, cookie duration signals expected deliberation length, promotional restrictions signal the customer the vendor does not want, and no programme at all signals a business that does not need the channel.

· Alston Antony

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SaaS buying

Founder Digital Hygiene Is a Procurement Habit

The digital habits that measurably change a startup's monthly software outflow are procurement habits, not attention habits. What the 102 profiles we track show about billing units, annual billing bases, seat minimums and published exit terms.

SaaS buying

How to Read a SaaS Pricing Page (and Find the Real Cost)

The advertised price on a SaaS pricing page is rarely what you pay. Here are the eight places the real cost hides, and the questions that surface it before you sign.

SaaS buying

When to Use a SaaS Free Trial vs a Free Plan

Free trials and free plans answer different questions. Use a trial to test whether a tool works at your real volume; use a free plan to test whether you will adopt it at all.

SaaS fundamentals

What Is Software as a Service (SaaS)? A Plain Definition

SaaS is software a vendor operates and delivers over a network, most often sold by subscription. Here is the precise definition, how it differs from PaaS and IaaS, what it costs, and where it stops making sense.

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