Software Licensing Glossary

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Offline License Verification

What is Offline License Verification?

Offline License Verification is a software licensing use case where a company implements software licensing in an offline setting, making sure that licensing still works when their customers use a software application without internet access. The way to implement offline license verifications depends on whether you expect the customer to run an application permanently or temporarily offline. If you believe the customer will run the application offline most of the time, an on-premise license server can be set up. Then, you allow one computer to have internet access. The machines without internet access will contact that computer for license verification. That way, the licenses can still be tracked and managed, and you make sure that the customer always has access to their product in a secure way.

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On-Premise License Server

What is an On-Premise License Server?

An On-Premise License Server is a software licensing method where a company allows its software application to run even without internet access. Instead of calling a LaaS provider’s server, the customer allows one computer with internet access to run on their site, and the other machines will contact that one computer for their license key verification.

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Organic Channel

What is an Organic Channel?

An Organic Channel is any marketing channel where visibility is gained thanks to non-paid self-created content. For example, website traffic coming in through a blog article, social media post, or YouTube video, will be coming in through the organic channel. Working with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is usually a good way to grow the organic channel. Website traffic can also come in through Paid and Earned Channels.

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Paid Channel

What is a Paid Channel?

A Paid Channel is a marketing channel where money is invested to gain visibility among your target audience. A common paid channel for modern businesses is Google Ads. Website traffic coming in thanks to Google Ads would be classified as paid traffic, coming from the paid channel. Traffic can also come in through the Organic and Earned Channels.

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Pricing Plan

What is a Pricing Plan?

A Pricing Plan is a set of features that is sold at a specific price. Companies offering subscriptions can set up different pricing plans to attract more customers. For example, software products can set up a basic pricing plan that includes the most basic of the software product’s features at a cheaper price. The company can then charge extra for an unlimited pricing plan that unlocks all of the features.

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Product-Market Fit

What is Product-Market Fit?

The Product-Market Fit often describes how well a product fits the needs of the market. For example, a product that is able to supply the market with the features the market needs has a good product-market fit. If the company develops features that the customers do not see any value in, the product-market fit is not improved.

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