Three places almost every small business overpays for software
The average small business runs 20+ subscriptions and wastes roughly a quarter of that spend on overlap and unused tools. Here are the three usual suspects — and how to claw the money back this week.
1. Overlap
You bought a CRM, then a separate email tool, then a booking app — and three of them do the same job. Most small businesses are paying for two or three tools that overlap heavily. Pick one, cut the others.
2. Monthly billing on tools you'll keep all year
Most software gives you 15–25% off for paying annually. If you already know you're keeping a tool for the year, switching from monthly to annual billing is free money — same product, lower price.
3. Plans and seats you've outgrown — in the wrong direction
You upgraded during a busy season and never came back down. Or you're on a "pro" tier using 20% of what it offers, paying for seats nobody logs into. Right-size every plan to what you actually use today.
A one-hour exercise that pays for itself
Spend an hour this week listing every subscription you pay for and what each one actually does. You'll almost certainly find at least one to cut. (Or send me the list and I'll do it — I find this stuff for a living.)
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