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Today we unpack a business model that perhaps has the most potential for your business, the SaaS business model. The SaaS, or Software as a Service, is full of all kinds of advantages and perhaps a few challenges, but you can't deny it's earning potential if done right. Join us as we discuss all of this in our final installment of Business Models for WordPress products. SaaS Business Model In the SaaS business model, the processing side of rendering the service is handled by you on your own server(s), and the customer or client accesses your service there. Sometimes the customer or client connects directly to the service, sometimes they install a product or plugin that connects, sometimes they build everything on your site then implement it on their website via a javascript snippet or similar for the service to work. Examples: Optimizely Akismet Optin Monster WordFence Manage WP iTheme Sync Advantages: The key advantage to a SaaS model is that it is not confined to a single space in the market s