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Today, the average American spends around $273 per month on subscriptions, which is 15% more than three years ago.<\/p>\n

To effectively run a subscription business, you need a billing system that:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca5 Automates recurring payments
\n\ud83d\udca5 Manages customer subscriptions
\n\ud83d\udca5 Provides flexible billing options<\/p>\n

This article examines subscription billing in more detail, outlining its key components and explaining how to set it up yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Subscription e-commerce is on the rise. In our article, we talk about subscription billing and the components you need to ensure payment security and business growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":5290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[583],"article_type":[567],"class_list":["post-2403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-operations","tag-integrated-business-model","article_type-article"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSubscription Billing: Setup, Components & Benefits | Subbly<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about subscription billing for new businesses. 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