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    Build a retention practice

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    Understand the value of a retention practice

    Learn about how offering retention services to your clients can help you increase recurring revenue, stabilize profitability, and create stickier clients.

    About retention services

    Ongoing retention services are services provided by an agency to clients on a monthly basis, which can encompass marketing or development services. These services offer a profitable alternative to project-based work and serve as a valuable means to generate recurring revenue.

    In this video, Rachel Jacobs, the leading e-commerce agency expert, shares her insights on making the transition from project-based work to offering monthly retention services and describes the benefits agencies experience after adding a retention practice.

    The main benefits of adding retention services are:

    • Increased recurring revenue
      Generate a reliable stream of revenue instead of relying on one-time project fees, which helps agencies plan for future growth.
    • Stable profitability
      Maintain profitability over a long period, which is particularly important during times of economic uncertainty or market fluctuations.
    • Stickier clients
      Develop stronger relationships with clients and become more integral to their operations, which increases client loyalty and reduces the risk of losing clients to the competition.
    Understand the value of a retention practice