This guide is part two of a three-part series. Just starting out? Refer to the first guide Getting started with the Recharge Checkout on BigCommerce.

You've now gone through the Launch list to get up and running on Recharge. Here are some other steps we recommend to continue growing and enhancing your subscription business.

Track inventory

Inventory is set and managed in BigCommerce directly. Recharge only creates the subscription order if there is available inventory in BigCommerce. If the inventory is not available, the order is marked with an inventory error. 

Offer discounts for your subscriptions

Discount codes (or coupon codes, as BigCommerce refers to them), are one of the many ways to offer value to your customers and to increase customer loyalty. With Recharge, you can offer discount codes for both one-time purchases and recurring subscription orders.

If you plan to offer a discount for both one-time and subscription products, you will need to create the discount code in both BigCommerce and Recharge. Visit Creating discount codes for more information.

Additional discount code resources

• Read about the common use cases for discount codes.
• Want to reduce churn? Consider using discount codes as part of your cancellation and retention strategy.
• Recharge also performs bulk discount imports as a courtesy. Refer to Creating discount codes in bulk for more information.

Use Workflows by Recharge to offer free trials and more

Subscriptions can be further customized through Workflows by Recharge. If you want to learn how to offer free trials, discounts based on subscription length, and more, visit our Workflows by Recharge guide.

Customize Recharge to fit your design needs

While Recharge integrates seamlessly into your storefront, we understand that you might want to further customize the look and feel. From translations to design, Recharge can be customized to suit your needs. For more information on how to modify the subscription experience for your customers, refer to the following articles:

• Language translations
• Customizing the Recharge checkout
• Customizing the storefront customer portal
• Modifying the subscription widget

Developer resources

If you have a developer or want to work with a third-party developer to customize the BigCommerce Integration, see Getting started with BigCommerce from our Developer Documentation.

Add additional staff accounts

Will you have multiple team members working out of Recharge? No problem, you can add additional staff accounts with individual logins:

1. Click Settings in the merchant portal and select Accounts.
2. Click Add account to send email invitations to your team members.

Refer to Enabling Recharge user and account permissions to learn more about adding additional accounts and choosing which sections your users can access in your Recharge account.

Next steps