How We Scaled Subscription Revenue by 300% in 45 Days (Without Touching CAC)

You’re staring at your dashboard.
CAC is up. Retention is down.
You’ve got 20 tabs open and one question stuck in your head:

“How the hell do we grow without spending more on ads?”

That was us, just 45 days ago.

Until we found a lever hiding in plain sight:
Not a new ad platform. Not a viral video. Not a killer promo.

It was our subscription funnel.

But not the kind of funnel everyone talks about. This one was purpose-built for LTV.
And it quietly 3X’d our monthly recurring revenue — without touching CAC.

In this breakdown, we’ll show you exactly how we did it:
From offer design to upsell logic to the tech stack that made it scale.

Let’s dive in.

🧠 The Problem Most Ecom Brands Miss

If you’re running a DTC brand, especially in health and wellness, you probably obsess over acquisition.
Meta, TikTok, Google — you’re in there daily.

But scaling subscription isn’t about more ad spend.
It’s about making the most of every customer who already said yes.

Most brands send traffic to a product page and call it a day.
But that’s leaving serious revenue — and retention — on the table.

We wanted to turn every first-time buyer into a long-term subscriber.
So we rebuilt our funnel from the ground up with one goal:

Maximize AOV and retention without hurting conversion.

🧩 Step 1: Start with a Quiz Funnel That Personalizes the Journey

We launched with a simple but effective quiz funnel using Checkout Champ and Zipify OneClickUpsell (OCU).

The quiz asked a few targeted questions to direct customers to our hero product — a supplement designed for thyroid support.

Why a quiz?

Increases engagement (visitors answer instead of bouncing)
Guides to the right product (less decision fatigue)
Boosts opt-ins and warm leads, even if they don’t buy right away

We then drove traffic straight from Meta and Google ads to the quiz landing page.

🔑 Step 2: Make the First Offer Subscription-Ready

Our main offer was a subscription to “Hashi Aid,” a daily thyroid supplement.

But here’s the key:

We didn’t push heavy discounts or bonuses. Instead, we positioned subscription as the default and emphasized convenience and long-term benefits.

First-time buyers got:

A clear value stack (Save 20%, cancel anytime, priority access)
Transparent pricing
Immediate trust with strong social proof

And most importantly…

We resisted the urge to stack more of the same product in upsells.

Why?

Because doing that would kill retention.
People cancel faster when they’re drowning in extra supply.

💰 Step 3: Build the Upsell Flow Around AOV and LTV

Here’s where most funnels break: they go for the easy win (more units of what was just purchased), but that cannibalizes the subscription.

We did the opposite.

After someone subscribed to Hashi Aid:

Upsell #1: Gut Support

We explained the gut-thyroid connection:

“Your gut could be holding your thyroid hostage.”

Relevance = high. Conversion = even higher.

Upsell #2: Omega-3 or Larger Size

A/B tested:
- Cross-sell: Omega-3s
- Bulk offer: 3 more Hashi Aids at 50% off
13% took the bulk offer — after already subscribing!

Downsells:

Smaller quantities or alternatives — still themed around thyroid health.

Each step bridged the gap from interest → action → commitment.
Every click was intentional. Every upsell relevant.

📊 Step 4: Track and Optimize the Right Metrics

We used Funnelytics to map the entire flow and see drop-offs in real time.

Benchmarks:

Opt-in rate on quiz page: 42%
Subscription conversion rate: 18%
AOV lift from funnel: +46%
MRR growth: +300% in 45 days
Blended CAC: unchanged (our paid campaigns stayed flat)

Most brands try to get more people into the top of the funnel.
We made the bottom of the funnel leak-proof.

🔁 Step 5: Keep Retention High with a Smart Subscription Setup

We plugged this funnel into Loop Subscriptions to handle: We also tracked churn and insights using Glew.io, which gave us real-time customer and cohort visibility.

First-order logic
Skipping, pausing, and changing flavors
Email/SMS subscription management
Personalized win-back flows

Instead of locking customers in, we gave them flexibility.

Result: Retention jumped 22%.

🧰 Tools Used in This Funnel

Checkout Champ – fast checkout + upsells
Zipify OCU – post-purchase offers
Loop Subscriptions – flexible recurring logic
Funnelytics – funnel visualization
Meta Advantage+ – optimized campaign structure

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