Online Subscription KPIs

KPIs Made Simple - Part 10

A company may have a good online product but poor marketing. Or it may have a poor market fit, prevent customer adoption.

5 of the Best Online Subscription KPIs

1. Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)

A traditional business may only sell to its customers a few times a year.

An online subscription model aims to earn recurring monthly revenue from its customers..

Ways to improve:

Monthly Recurring Revenue

2. Customer Acquistion Cost (CAC)

A company may be spending too much to acquire customers.

Toolbox / actions to improve:

🎯 Improve marketing and focus on high-converting channels.

πŸ§ͺ A/B test - test ads, landing pages and messaging.

πŸ§‘β€πŸ€β€πŸ§‘ Increase conversion rate

Customer Acquistion Cost

3. Conversion Rate

A company attract many potential customers to its website, but only win a small number of new paying customers.

Conversion Rate

4. Churn Rate

A business may win new clients but lose them very quickly. The rate of customer loss is called 'Churn'.

High churn = low revenue growth. Low churn = higher revenue growth.

How to Improve:

πŸ‘‹Create product tours, checklists, and β€œnext steps” for users to keep them engaged.

πŸ’¬ Collect exit feedback to identify why people cancel.

πŸ”” Use in-app messaging or email nudges to keep users active.

Churn Rate

5. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)

A business may growing its subscriber base but with reduced prices and margins. Higher ARPU will improve profits.

Toolbox to improve:

πŸ’° Introduce tiered plans (freemium, standard, premium).

πŸ›’ Offer add-ons or upsell services.

🎯 Target higher-value customers.

Average Revenue Per User