Thank you for your participation in this month's Microsoft Marketplace partner office hours! Below is a list of the questions covered during live Q&A, as well as resource links the presenters referenced: 

Question – What do I need from the customer before I send a private offer? – answered at 21:05.

Question – I'm still a little unclear on what type of private offer I should use and when — Customer Private Offer, Multiparty Private Offer, CSP Private Offer, or Resale Enabled Offer? – answered at 22:19.

Question – We accepted the private offer — why isn’t the solution active yet? Shouldn't it be automatic? – answered at 25:15.

Question – You mentioned flexible billing - how does that work and when should I use it? – answered at 26:48.

Question – What are the most common reasons private offers get stuck? – answered at 29:00.

Question – If we are the transacting Partner, we are not the creator of the offer - we are a partner who is adding a managed service to the original offer, (i.e. the middle man between the offer owner and the customer) -- What information do we need to have available in Partner Center to allow the Offer creator to send us the offer, so that we can add our "add on"? – answered at 31:15.

Question – Can private offers be used with trials, pilots, or POCs? (POC = proof of concept) – answered at 32:52.

Question – How flexible can I get with pricing? Can we offer custom discounts, tiered pricing, or custom billing terms? – answered at 33:53.

Question – Are private offers renewable? – answered at 36:51.

Question – Can private offers span multiple regions? Multiple Azure subscriptions? – answered at 37:18.

Resources shared during the presentation 

Creating the solution - review these materials to publish a transactable solution: 

1. Creating offers
2. IP Cosell eligibility
3. Supplemental content

Your next steps for success with Microsoft Marketplace:

1. Get started on Marketplace 
2. Optimize your listing – MarketplaceApp Advisor
3. Create Marketplace private offers
4. Sell through channel partners in Marketplace
5. Marketplace blog and office hours