# Growth Articles

> Articles about Growth from Dodo Payments, including guides, insights, and best practices.

- **URL**: https://dodopayments.com/blogs/category/growth

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- [Price Skimming Strategy: When and How to Use It (with SaaS Examples)](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/price-skimming-strategy): Learn what price skimming is, when it works for SaaS and AI products, and how to execute step-down pricing without alienating early adopters.
- [SaaS Unit Economics: CAC, LTV, Payback, and the Metrics That Decide Funding](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/saas-unit-economics): A complete guide to SaaS unit economics covering CAC, LTV, LTV:CAC ratio, payback period, gross margin, churn, and NRR with formulas, benchmarks, and a diagnostic scorecard.
- [Revenue Models for SaaS: Subscription, Usage, and Hybrid Compared](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/revenue-models-saas): Compare every SaaS revenue model - subscription, per-seat, usage-based, credit-based, transaction-fee, outcome-based, freemium, and hybrid. Includes a decision flowchart and unit-economics breakdown.
- [LTV to CAC Ratio: The Unit Economics Metric That Decides Funding](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/ltv-cac-ratio): Learn how to calculate your LTV:CAC ratio, what benchmarks investors expect, and practical strategies to improve your SaaS unit economics.
- [CAC Payback Period: How Long Until Customers Pay for Themselves?](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/cac-payback-period): Learn what CAC payback period means, how to calculate it, and how SaaS teams can shorten the time it takes to recover customer acquisition cost.
- [Churn Rate Analysis: How to Measure, Diagnose, and Fix Customer Churn](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/churn-rate-analysis): Learn how to run churn rate analysis for SaaS, diagnose the real drivers of customer loss, and build a retention system that improves recurring revenue.
- [Expansion Revenue: How to Grow Without Acquiring New Customers](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/expansion-revenue-saas): Learn how SaaS companies increase expansion revenue through better pricing, seat growth, usage-based billing, and upgrade design without depending only on new customer acquisition.
- [SaaS Cohort Analysis: Track Retention and Revenue by Cohort](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/saas-cohort-analysis): Learn how to use SaaS cohort analysis to measure retention, expansion, and revenue quality by signup month, plan type, and segment so churn problems become visible early.
- [Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC): How to Calculate for SaaS](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/customer-acquisition-cost-saas): Learn how to calculate customer acquisition cost for SaaS, what to include in CAC, how to benchmark it, and how to improve payback without hurting growth.
- [Customer Lifetime Value (CLV): How to Calculate and Improve It](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/customer-lifetime-value-guide): A practical guide to customer lifetime value for SaaS founders, including CLV formulas, common mistakes, and the billing strategies that increase retention and expansion revenue.
- [Growth Rate Formula: How to Calculate Business Growth](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/growth-rate-formula): Learn the most useful growth rate formulas for SaaS, how to interpret them correctly, and which supporting metrics founders should track alongside growth.
- [MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue): How to Calculate and Grow It](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/mrr-monthly-recurring-revenue): Learn how to calculate MRR, which MRR components matter most, and how SaaS teams can grow monthly recurring revenue without sacrificing retention or margin.
- [SaaS Free Trial vs Freemium: Which Model Converts Better in 2026?](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/saas-free-trial-vs-freemium): Compare free trial and freemium models for SaaS with conversion benchmarks, revenue impact analysis, and guidance on which fits your product.
- [How to Announce a SaaS Price Increase Without Losing Customers](https://dodopayments.com/blogs/how-to-announce-price-increase): Step-by-step guide to announcing a SaaS price increase. Includes email templates, timing strategies, and how to minimize churn during pricing changes.

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