◆ Tutorials
Practical, no-fluff guides for SaaS buyers.
Save money, pick the right tool, and build a stack that scales. Each one is a working procedure you can run this week — not a vendor explainer.
Topic 01
Saving money
Tactics to lower your SaaS bill.
The 5-minute SaaS audit: find the subscriptions you forgot you're paying for
7 minA five-minute audit using bank statements, browser autofill, and email search that surfaces every active SaaS subscription the team has lost track of.
BeginnerReading SaaS pricing pages: 7 traps to spot before you sign up
8 minSeven recurring patterns SaaS pricing pages use to obscure the real annual cost — and the questions a buyer should ask before clicking the credit card field.
IntermediateWhen to switch from a free tier to paid
7 minFive concrete signals that justify upgrading a SaaS tool from the free tier to a paid plan, and three signals that look urgent but actually do not.
BeginnerHow to negotiate annual SaaS contracts with vendors directly
9 minA six-step playbook for negotiating annual SaaS contracts directly with vendor sales teams, including the email templates, the timing, and the specific concessions worth asking for.
AdvancedTopic 02
Comparing tools
Frameworks for picking the right tool.
How to choose between two SaaS tools when both look the same on paper
9 minA six-step decision framework that pulls the buyer past the marketing site and into the differences that actually matter once a tool is live in production.
IntermediateThe SaaS replacement playbook: how to swap tools without losing data
11 minA seven-step playbook for swapping out a SaaS tool — from initial export through cutover and decommission — without losing customer data, historical context, or workflow continuity.
AdvancedTopic 03
Building your stack
Putting tools together that work.
Stack-building for solo founders: which tools to buy first
10 minA five-stage SaaS stack that grows with a bootstrapped solo founder from pre-revenue to first hire, with the exact tools and price points each stage demands.
BeginnerBuilding your agency stack: 3 tiers depending on client volume
10 minThree structured agency stacks calibrated to client volume — solo at 5 clients, growing at 25 clients, established at 75+ clients — with the exact tools and price points each tier demands.
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