{"id":111177,"date":"2018-03-13T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?p=111177"},"modified":"2018-03-15T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T10:24:47","slug":"8-practical-tips-reduce-saas-customer-churn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/digital-marketing-strategy\/customer-retention-strategy\/8-practical-tips-reduce-saas-customer-churn\/","title":{"rendered":"8 practical tips to reduce SaaS customer churn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Churn is a growth and revenue killer but it\u2019s <\/span>not <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">something that occurs when the customer is abandoning you.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is a customer lifecycle problem, which should be tackled throughout your entire relationships with customers (and even before they start).<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we are going straight to the battlefield and explore low-cost, actionable ways to combat churn and boost the growth of your SaaS business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class='postauthor si-guide-block'>\n                <div class='col-md-2 col-sm-12 si-icon-holder'>\n                    <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?post_type=guides&p=108833'>\n                  <img src='https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/improving-audience-engagement-106x150.jpg' alt='Improving Audience Engagement and Retention'>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class='col-md-10 col-sm-12'>\n                    <p><strong>Download our Free Resource \u2013Improving Audience Engagement and Retention<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p>Lifecycle Marketing Automation and Email marketing strategies to increase audience engagement.<\/p>\n                    <p>Access the <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?post_type=guides&p=108833'>Improving Audience Engagement and Retention<\/a><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Optimize your targeting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re acquiring new customers at a fast pace but aren\u2019t keeping them in the long run, your offer may not be the right solution for the people you\u2019re targeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Focus most of your marketing campaigns on your ideal customers - people who apriori look for the benefits that your product is able to give them.<\/p>\n<p>Study your target market and define your customer persona.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is your software intended for? For what types of businesses?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What tasks can users complete by using it?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where can you find these people?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, don\u2019t capitalize on being \u201cfree\u201d and \u201ccheap\u201d in your marketing campaigns because you risk drawing \u201cfreebies\u201d collectors. Such customers are not looking for the value you provide and are the most likely to leave.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Entice people into a longer subscription <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offer a good bargain for the annual subscriptions as opposed to the monthly plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If people have committed to a longer contract, they are much more likely to get deeply familiar with the product or service, put it into everyday practice, and - if they like it - stick to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/app.buzzsumo.com\/account\/plans\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buzzsumo<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers people to save 20% on yearly subscriptions. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are their monthly plans:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans--550x257.jpg\" alt=\"Buzzsumo monthly plans\" width=\"550\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans--550x257.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans--150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans--768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans--700x327.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans--250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-monthly-plans-.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And these are billed yearly. Encouraging, eh?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111192 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans-550x263.jpg\" alt=\"Buzzsumo yearly plans\" width=\"550\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans-550x263.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans-700x335.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans-250x120.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-Buzzsumo-yearly-plans.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. Personalize your onboarding emails<\/h3>\n<p>Segment your users and personalize every message you send them. Employ action-based email campaigns, which take into consideration not only the users\u2019 current time on the trial but their interactions with your product.<\/p>\n<p>This way, different people will receive different messages tailored to their current needs (for example, depending on whether they activated your software or not, are using it actively or are showing low activity, upgraded to a paid plan at the end of the trial or not etc).<\/p>\n<p><i>An example of a post-trial email:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111193 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example-550x332.jpg\" alt=\"Post-trial email example\" width=\"550\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example-550x332.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example-700x423.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example-250x151.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3-Post-trial-email-example.jpg 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can use standard email automation tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/\">MailChimp<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aweber.com\/welcome.htm\">AWeber<\/a> or opt for all-in-one solutions that combine email automation with other communication tools like live chat and help desk (for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intercom.com\/\">Intercom<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcrunch.com\/why-helpcrunch.html?utm_medium=helpcrunch&amp;utm_campaign=saas_churn&amp;utm_source=smartinsights&amp;HelpCrunchOpenChat\">HelpCrunch<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drift.com\/\">Drift<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Optimize your customer service<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple studies indicate that poor customer service is the <\/span>major cause<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of customer churn. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superoffice.com\/blog\/customer-experience-strategy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey by Oracle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showed that almost 80% leave a company move to a competitor because of bad customer service experience<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer service is a key player in improving retention. If you can\u2019t differentiate between the product - you can differentiate either with the business model or with the superior service. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what is a good customer service in 2018?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Be swift, available 24h and multichannel<\/strong>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> People should be able to reach you anywhere, anytime - via live chat, email, social media or instant messengers, on the web or via mobile.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Be proactive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Don\u2019t wait until the users contact you: proactively offer assistance, inquire about their specific requirements, expectations, and experience with using your product.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Build relationships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Treat your customers like humans, not like success numbers: show empathy and personalize your approach to every client. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Invite feedback, opinions, suggestions.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make customers feel important and their opinions count.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Provide highly targeted tips,<\/b> free training or even a personal assistant according to client\u2019s specific business nature and needs<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Follow-up on every interaction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. G<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o extra mile after the customer\u2019s problem has been resolved. Get in touch after some time and inquire how things are going.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111198 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example-550x268.jpg\" alt=\"Follow up example\" width=\"550\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example-550x268.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example-150x73.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example-700x341.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example-250x122.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Follow-up-example.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To cover all these requirements, use a good all-in-one customer service tool for managing all customer interactions in one place, like <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcrunch.com\/why-helpcrunch.html?utm_medium=helpcrunch&amp;utm_campaign=saas_churn&amp;utm_source=smartinsights&amp;HelpCrunchOpenChat\">HelpCrunch<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intercom.com\/\">Intercom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to instantly answer all customer questions in the live chat, trigger automated proactive chat messages when they are most likely to need help, organize all your multichannel communication in one dashboard, automate your emailing, collect feedback and analyze your teams\u2019 performance.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Build useful resources for your customers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The customers that are using your software on the regular basis most likely won\u2019t abandon you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teach them about the functionality of your products, provide content that answers their questions and concerns. This could be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehensive FAQ section or knowledge base - available only for the paying customers<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos instructions and tutorials, webinars, ebooks, whitepapers, case studies, etc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Company blog addressing customers\u2019 pain points<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emails with \u201cPro Tips\u201d to paying customers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How-to tips, quick guides, link to any useful resources for high-risk customers<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A training center or even a YouTube channel<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A set of high-value personalized educational materials available only to subscribed customers. This will be yet another reason for them to keep the subscription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good and trendy idea is to apply <\/span>gamification elements<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make using or learning about your product fun. Have a look how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salesforce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does it. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Show appreciation in a personalized way<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Personalized thank-you or \u201cyou\u2019re awesome\u201d emails. \u00a0People will feel even more valued if they receive a personal email from the company\u2019s CEO expressing gratitude for staying with the brand.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade subscribers that are doing well automatically. Surprise your most active customers by upgrading their membership, at no charge, to a higher plan to let them get even more bang from your software.<\/p>\n<p>That won\u2019t cost you much but makes an unforgettable impression and skyrockets the probability that such users won\u2019t slip away.<\/p>\n<p>Incentives <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like coupons, promo codes, special offers, tickets to an exclusive event or an upcoming conference. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An example from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/feedly.com\/i\/welcome\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedly:<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Feedly-example.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111203 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Feedly-example-550x474.png\" alt=\"Feedly example\" width=\"550\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Feedly-example-550x474.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Feedly-example-150x129.png 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Feedly-example-250x215.png 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Feedly-example.png 586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Acknowledge any social mentions<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Every mention by your customers can spur a conversation and gives you an opportunity to strengthen your relationship. To track those mentions, you can use services like Mention or Awario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By expressing the appreciation to your customers in different contexts, you immediately<\/span> differentiate yourself <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from other brands that don\u2019t show much interest in their customers\u2019 success stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Identify at-risk users <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevention is better than cure. Become aware of the signs that help you identify which customers are in danger of churning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look out for the following <\/span>red-flag metrics<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indicating that a customer may not have the best experience with our product:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">low activity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incomplete feature implementation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">poor customer\u2019s results<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complaints<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">irregular payments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a low response rate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reaction from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/siftery.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siftery<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111229 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery-550x420.jpg\" alt=\"Example-from-Siftery\" width=\"550\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery-550x420.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery-700x535.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery-250x191.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Example-from-Siftery.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When a user has been identified with some of these indicators, contact him\/her personally (ideally jump on a call), find out what\u2019s going on and fix it asap.Your solution will depend on the situation: from a discount to walking them through using your software.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Retain customers during the cancellation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you should not obstruct canceling the subscription to your software.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But it doesn't imply just letting customers go:)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Permit customers to self-cancel but point out what they are losing. Show them the success data they've achieved with your product, e.g. customer data, sales data, etc.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look how <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/app.grammarly.com\/?network=g&amp;utm_source=google&amp;matchtype=e&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7_bCgNLD2QIVxoeyCh32_gWjEAAYASAAEgKOMPD_BwE&amp;placement=&amp;q=brand&amp;utm_content=76996511046&amp;utm_campaign=brand_f1&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=grammarly\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grammarly<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wisely reminds users of their achievement<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Grammarly-example.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111230 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Grammarly-example-550x1030.png\" alt=\"Grammarly example\" width=\"550\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Grammarly-example-550x1030.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Grammarly-example-80x150.png 80w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Grammarly-example-214x400.png 214w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Grammarly-example.png 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ask what made them cancel, for example, through an exit survey. You can provide preset options (they are quicker and ensure a higher response rate) and\/or include an open answer field too. Make it obligatory to fill in.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An example from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/baremetrics.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baremetrics<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111231 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"Baremetrics\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Baremetrics.jpg 1494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For example, if your software is too costly for them, give a possibility to downgrade to a lower level of subscription or even to a free plan because just keeping their account gives you a possibility to re-win them and persuade them into subscribing to a paid plan later.<\/p>\n<p>As another alternative, you can put their plan on hold and postpone the payments for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>If customers were not able to get good use of your product, offer a free consulting session that will allow them to get more power out of your software. <i>\u200d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what practices are you applying to lower your customer churn rate? Have you tried the above techniques? We\u2019ll be thrilled to hear about your experience!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"postauthor\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080; margin: 5px 10px 5px 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Liudmila_Ganzha-550x589.jpg\" alt=\"Liudmila_Ganzha\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/> Thanks to Liudmila Ganzha for sharing their advice and opinion in this post. Liudmila is a Content Creator at HelpCrunch. Her writing expertise spans across customer success, startups, SaaS tools, live chats, content marketing, e-commerce etc.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churn is a growth and revenue killer but it\u2019s not something that occurs when the customer is abandoning you. 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