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The freemium model is    cost of service                                                                                     FREE AS A BUSINESS MODEL
                characterized by a large   indicates the average cost
                base of free service users   the company incurs to deliver
                subsidized by a small base   a free or premium service to
                of paying users.         a free or premium user.
                  Users enjoy a free basic                                                                                                 103
                service and can pay for a
                premium service that offers   growth & churn rate
                additional benefits.      specifies how many users                                                                             PATTERNS
                                         defect/respectively join
                                         the user base.




                                          customer acquisition costs
                                          total expenses a company
                                          incurs to acquire new users.



                percent of premium & free users  price of premium service
                specifies how many of all users   indicates the average cost
                are premium paying users or   the company incurs to
                free users.              deliver a premium service
                                         to a premium paying user.

























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